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Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound materials for use in civil engineering
work and road construction
Gesteinskörnungen für ungebundene und hydraulisch gebundene Gemische für den
Ingenieur- und Straßenbau
Granulats pour matériaux traités aux liants hydrauliques et matériaux non traités utilisés
pour les travaux de génie civil et pour la construction des chaussées
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 13242
ICS:
91.100.15 Mineralni materiali in izdelki Mineral materials and
products
93.080.20 Materiali za gradnjo cest Road construction materials
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
prEN 13242
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

June 2015
ICS 91.100.15 Will supersede EN 13242:2002+A1:2007
English Version
Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound materials for
use in civil engineering work and road construction
Granulats pour matériaux traités aux liants hydrauliques et Gesteinskörnungen für ungebundene und hydraulische
matériaux non traités utilisés pour les travaux de génie civil gebundene Baustoffe für Ingenieur- und Straßenbau
et pour la construction des chaussées
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 154.

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stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

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Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.


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Contents Page
Foreword .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .6
4 General requirements .9
5 Geometrical requirements .9
5.1 General .9
5.2 Aggregate sizes .9
5.3 Grading . 10
5.3.1 General . 10
5.3.2 Coarse aggregates. 11
5.3.3 Fine aggregates . 12
5.3.4 All-in aggregates . 12
5.3.5 Special use aggregates and declared grading categories . 12
5.4 Fines content . 13
5.5 Fines quality . 14
5.6 Particle shape of coarse and all-in aggregates . 15
5.6.1 Flakiness index and shape index . 15
5.6.2 Percentage of crushed particles . 17
5.6.3 Angularity of fine and all-in aggregates . 17
6 Physical requirements . 18
6.1 General . 18
6.2 Resistance to fragmentation . 18
6.3 Resistance to wear . 19
6.4 Particle density and water absorption . 20
6.4.1 Particle density . 20
6.4.2 Water absorption . 20
6.4.3 Bulk density . 20
6.5 Water suction height . 20
7 Chemical requirements . 20
7.1 General . 20
7.2 Petrographic description . 20
7.3 Classification of the constituents of coarse and all-in recycled aggregates . 20
7.4 Sulfur containing compounds . 23
7.4.1 Acid-soluble sulfate . 23
7.4.2 Total sulfur . 23
7.4.3 Water-soluble sulfate content of recycled aggregates . 24
7.5 Other constituents . 24
7.5.1 Constituents which alter the rate of setting and hardening of hydraulically bound
mixtures . 24
7.5.2 Constituents which affect the volume stability of blast furnace and steel slag for unbound
aggregates . 25
7.6 Dangerous substances . 26
8 Durability . 26
8.1 General . 26
8.2 Resistance to weathering . 26
8.3 Freeze-thaw resistance . 27
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8.3.1 Water absorption as a screening test for freeze-thaw resistance . 27
8.3.2 Resistance to freezing and thawing . 28
8.3.3 Resistance to freezing and thawing in the presence of salt (extreme conditions) . 28
8.4 “Sonnenbrand” of basalt . 29
9 Assessment and verification of constancy of performance . 29
10 Designation . 29
10.1 Designation and description . 29
10.2 Additional information for the description of an aggregate . 30
11 Marking and labelling . 30
Annex A (normative) Source materials considered in the development of EN 13242 and their
status in respect of the scope of this standard . 31
Annex B (informative) Procedure for the incorporation of new sources . 33
B.1 General procedure . 33
B.2 Format. 33
Annex ZA (informative)  Clauses of this European Standard addressing the provisions of the EU
Construction Products Regulation . 34
ZA.1 Scope and relevant characteristics . 34
ZA.2 Procedure for AVCP of aggregates and filler aggregates . 36
ZA.2.1 Systems of AVCP . 36
ZA.2.2 Declaration of performance (DoP) . 37
ZA.2.2.1 General . 37
ZA.2.2.2 Content . 38
ZA.2.2.3 Examples of DoP . 39
ZA.3 CE marking and labelling . 44

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Foreword
This document (prEN 13242:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 154 “Aggregates”,
the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This document is currently submitted to CEN Enquiry
This document supersedes EN 13242:2002+A1:2007.
This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of Construction Products
Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011.
For relationship with EU Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
The most significant technical changes compared to the previous edition include:
a) Harmonisation of vocabulary and Annex ZA to be consistent with Construction Products Regulation;
b) Unification of categories which are common across the four main aggregate standards: EN 12620,
EN 13043, EN 13139 and EN 13242;
c) Description of assessment and verification of conformity of performance of aggregates (AVCP) - type
testing and factory production control in a separate new standard EN 16236;
d) Implementing general sentences on dangerous substances and adding a new normative Annex A dealing
with all source materials considered;
e) Unification of definitions which are common across the four main aggregate standards: EN 12620,
EN 13043, EN 13139 and EN 13242, i. e. for coarse, fine, all-in aggregates and natural graded 0/8
aggregates;
f) Adding categories for the sand equivalent value for fines quality;
g) Adding categories for the methylene blue value for fines quality;
h) Adding characteristics for maximum Micro-Deval, angularity and water suction height.
In this document the wordings ‘property’ and ‘characteristic’ have the same meaning.
Requirements for assessment and verification of constancy of performance are given in prEN 16236.
Requirements for other end uses of aggregates are specified in the following European Standards:
— EN 12620, Aggregates for concrete;
— EN 13043, Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatments for roads, airfields and other
trafficked areas;
— EN 13055, Lightweight aggregates;
— EN 13139, Aggregates for mortar;
— EN 13383-1, Armourstone — Part 1: Specification;
— EN 13450, Aggregates for railway ballast.
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1 Scope
This European Standard specifies the properties of aggregates and filler aggregates obtained by processing
natural, manufactured or recycled materials and mixtures of these aggregates for use in hydraulically bound
and unbound materials for civil engineering works and road constructions.
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It covers aggregates having an oven dried particle density greater than 2,00 Mg/m . It also covers recycled
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coarse and all-in aggregates with particle densities greater than 1,50 Mg/m with appropriate caveats and
recycled fine aggregate with appropriate caveats (see Annex A).
NOTE 1 Requirements for lightweight aggregates are specified in EN 13055.
Use of aggregates as soil is not covered by the present standard.
NOTE 2 Due to huge variation of geological and pedological conditions in Europe, precise definition of soil can be
found in the documents related to the application in the place of use.
A list of the source materials that have been considered and indicating those which are within the scope of this
standard is given in Annex A (normative).
Requirements for the Assessment and Verification of the Constancy of Performance (AVCP) of aggregates to
this European Standard are given in prEN 16236.
Aggregates used in construction shall conform to all the requirements of the relevant European Standards for
aggregates. These standards include comprehensive and specific requirements for natural aggregates, iron
and steel making slag and recycled aggregates, dealing with, for example, the stability of certain basalts, the
expansion of certain slags and the constituents of recycled aggregates.
NOTE 3 Requirements for unbound mixtures for road constructions are specified in EN 13285 and are not therefore
covered in this standard. EN 13285 does however call up the general requirements of EN 13242 for the aggregates.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 196-2, Method of testing cement - Part 2: Chemical analysis of cement
EN 932-3, Tests for general properties of aggregates - Part 3: Procedure and terminology for simplified
petrographic description
EN 933-1, Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates - Part 1: Determination of particle size distribution -
Sieving method
EN 933-3, Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates - Part 3: Determination of particle shape - Flakiness
index
EN 933-4, Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates - Part 4: Determination of particle shape - Shape
index
EN 933-5, Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates - Part 5: Determination of percentage of crushed
and broken surfaces in coarse aggregate particles
EN 933-6, Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates - Part 6: Assessment of surface characteristics -
Flow coefficient of aggregates
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EN 933-8, Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates - Part 8: Assessment of fines - Sand equivalent test
EN 933-9, Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates — Part 9: Assessment of fines — Methylene blue
test
EN 933-11, Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates - Part 11: Classification test for the constituents of
coarse recycled aggregate
EN 1097-1, Tests for mechanical and physical properties of aggregates - Part 1: Determination of the
resistance to wear (micro-Deval)
EN 1097-2, Tests for mechanical and physical properties of aggregates - Part 2: Methods for the
determination of resistance to fragmentation
EN 1097-3, Tests for mechanical and physical properties of aggregates - Part 3: Determination of loose bulk
density and voids
EN 1097-6: 2013, Tests for mechanical and physical properties of aggregates - Part 6: Determination of
particle density and water absorption
EN 1097-10, Tests for mechanical and physical properties of aggregates - Part 10: Determination of water
suction height
EN 1367-1, Tests for thermal and weathering properties of aggregates - Part 1: Determination of resistance to
freezing and thawing
EN 1367-2, Tests for thermal and weathering properties of aggregates - Part 2: Magnesium sulfate test
EN 1367-3, Tests for thermal and weathering properties of aggregates - Part 3 : Boiling test for "Sonnenbrand
basalt"
EN 1367-6, Tests for thermal and weathering properties of aggregates - Part 6: Determination of resistance to
freezing and thawing in the presence of salt (NaCl)
EN 1744-1, Tests for chemical properties of aggregates — Part 1: Chemical analysis
EN 1744-6, Tests for chemical properties of aggregates - Part 6: Determination of the influence of recycled
aggregate extract on the initial setting time of cement
prEN 16236, Assessment and Verification of the Constancy of Performance (AVCP) of aggregates —Type
Testing and Factory Production Control
ISO 565, Test sieves — Metal wire cloth, perforated metal plate and electroformed sheet — Nominal sizes of
openings
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
aggregate
granular material of natural, manufactured or recycled origin used in construction
3.2
natural aggregate
aggregate from mineral sources that has been subjected to nothing more than mechanical processing
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3.3
manufactured aggregate
aggregate of mineral origin resulting from an industrial process involving thermal or other modification
3.4
recycled aggregate
aggregate resulting from the processing of inorganic or mineral material previously used in construction
3.5
level
result of the assessment of the performance of an aggregate in relation to its essential characteristics,
expressed as a numerical value
EXAMPLE WA = 0,5 %
24 Declared
3.6
class
range of levels, delimited by a minimum and a maximum value, of performance of an aggregate
EXAMPLE G 85/15
c
3.7
category
level or class of a property of an aggregate expressed as a range of values (class) or a limiting value (level for
individual value or declared category)
Note 1 to entry: There is no relationship between the categories of different properties.
EXAMPLES FI 50, f 25 (Declared category)
Declared
3.8
declared value
level of a property declared by the manufacturer
EXAMPLE ρ 1,5 (Declared value)
rd Declared
3.9
aggregate size
designation of aggregate in terms of lower (d) and upper (D) sieve sizes expressed as d/D
Note 1 to entry: This designation accepts the presence of some particles which are retained on the upper sieve
(oversize) and some which pass the lower sieve (undersize).
3.10
grading
particle size distribution expressed as the percentages by mass passing a specified set of sieves
Note 1 to entry In this standard grading categories are used and expressed as G X/Y in which:
n
n: type of grading defined below:
C = coarse;
CA = coarse for aggregates for bituminous mixtures only;
G = grit (D = 4 and d ≥ 1);
F = fine;
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A = all-in
X: lower limit passing D
Y: upper limit passing d
3.11
fines
particle size fraction of an aggregate that passes the 0,063 mm sieve
3.12
coarse aggregate
designation given to the larger aggregate sizes with D greater than 4 mm and d greater than or equal to 1 mm
Note 1 to entry: Aggregates that do not fit the definitions for fine or coarse (like grit – see 3.10) are treated as coarse
aggregate.
3.13
fine aggregate
designation given to the smaller aggregate sizes with D less than or equal to 4 mm and d = 0
Note 1 to entry Fine aggregates can be produced from natural disintegration of rock or gravel and/or by the crushing
of rock or gravel or processing of manufactured aggregates.
3.14
natural graded 0/8 mm aggregate
designation given to natural aggregate of glacial and/or fluvial origin with D less than or equal to 8 mm
Note 1 to entry: This aggregate can also be produced by blending processed aggregate.
3.15
all-in aggregate
aggregate consisting of a mixture of coarse and fine aggregates with D greater than 4 mm and d = 0
Note 1 to entry: It can be produced without separating into coarse and fine fractions or it can be produced by
combining coarse and fine aggregates.
3.16
filler aggregate
aggregate, most of which passes a 0,063 mm sieve
3.17
added filler
filler aggregate that has been produced separately and which can be added to construction materials to
provide certain properties
3.18
mixed filler
filler aggregate of mineral origin, which has been mixed with calcium hydroxide
3.19
particle size fraction
fraction of an aggregate passing the larger of two sieves and retained on the smaller
Note 1 to entry: The lower limit can be zero.
3.20
oversize
part of the aggregate retained on the larger of the limiting sieves used in aggregate size description
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undersize
part of the aggregate passing the smaller of the limiting sieves used in aggregate size description
3.22
batch
production quantity, a delivery quantity, a partial delivery quantity (railway wagon, load, lorry load, ship’s
cargo) or a stockpile produced at one time under conditions that are presumed uniform
Note 1 to entry: With a continuous process the quantity produced during a specified period should be treated as a
batch.
4 General requirements
The tables in this standard include categories which are common across the four main aggregates standard:
EN 12620, EN 13043, EN 13139 and EN 13242. Categories, NOTES, comments etc., which are grey shaded,
are not used for bound and unbound materials for civil engineering works and road constructions.
NOTE: Guidance on selection of appropriate categories for specific applications can be found in provisions in the
place of use of the aggregate.
Where conformity with a category is based on a value of a property being less than or equal to a given value,
conformity with a more severe category (lower value) automatically confers conformity with all less severe
categories (higher values). Similarly for categories based on the value of a property being greater than or
equal to a given value, conformity with a more severe (higher value) automatically confers conformity with all
less severe categories (lower values).
When the value of a property is required but not defined by specified limits the value should be declared as an
XX category, e.g., a value of say 55 for the flakiness index corresponds to FI 55 (Declared
Declared Declared
category).
When a property is not required, a “No requirement” category may be used.
5 Geometrical requirements
5.1 General
The necessity for testing and declaring all properties specified in Clause 5 shall be limited according to the
particular application at end use or origin of the aggregate. When required, the tests specified in Clause 5
shall be carried out to determine appropriate geometrical properties.
5.2 Aggregate sizes
All aggregates shall be described in terms of aggregate sizes using the designations d/D, and shall comply
with the grading requirements specified in 5.3, except for aggregates added as fillers which shall be specified
as filler aggregate.
Aggregate sizes shall be described by the pair of sieve sizes in millimetres selected from the basic set or the
basic set plus set 1 or the basic set plus set 2 in Table 1 with d as the lower limit designation and D as the
upper limit designation sieve between which most of the particle size distribution lies (e.g. 0/4 mm, 0/2 mm,
2/4 mm etc.).
A combination of sizes from set 1 and set 2 is not permissible.
Aggregate sizes shall have D/d not less than 1,4.
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Table 1 — Sieve sizes for specifying aggregate sizes
Basic set Basic set plus set 1 Basic set plus set 2
mm mm mm
0 0 0
1 1 1
2 2 2
4 4 4
a
– 5,6 (5) –
a
– – 6,3 (6)
8 8 8
– – 10
a
– 11,2 (11) –
a
– – 12,5 (12)
– – 14
16 16 16
– – 20
a
– 22,4 (22) –
a a a
31,5 (32) 31,5(32) 31,5 (32)
– – 40
– 45 –
– 56 –
63 63 63
– – 80
b
– 90 –
a
Rounded sizes shown in parentheses can be used as simplified descriptions of
aggregate sizes.
b
Greater than 90 mm sieve sizes can be used for particular applications.
5.3 Grading
5.3.1 General
The grading of the aggregate, when determined in accordance with EN 933-1, shall conform to the
requirements of 5.3.2 to 5.3.5 as appropriate to its aggregate size d/D.
Aggregates may comprise single sizes, all-in aggregates or combinations of two or more than two sizes.
Aggregates supplied as a mixture of different sizes or types should be uniformly blended. When aggregates of
significantly different density are blended, caution is necessary to avoid segregation.
Size designations and grading categories are essentially categories of convenience a
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