All ossoneton.c 40-22 Standard Test Method for Organic Impurities in Fine Aggregates for Concrete’ ‘io nd inl ee eg {Che nes med aoneg eden ie he et {heal soptan oy ne ee arse yo fn A aterm penn death ee apt ‘Speco dss eon uae se he enone rears 1h tnd hs Ben anv fr a ace of Dg doe Coal hy BoD ks of Ss ‘Bundchen eh pm re 1, Scope 1.1 This test method covers procedures for an approxi- mate determination of the presence of injurious organic Impuriis im fine ageregaes that are to be used in hydraulic 112k pound waits ar tbe regarded as standard, 13 The mandord doce not purport to adress all of the safety probioms, f anys associated with Ws use, At 5 the responsibly of the user ofthis standard to establish appro pris safes and health practices and determine the applica billy of regulatory limitations prior 1 use 2. Referenced Documents 2 ASEM Standards: C3 Specification for Concrete Apgregates? (C87 Test Method for Elect of Organic impurities in Fine Aggregate on Strength of Mocar? (© 102 Practice for Reducing Field Samples of Aggregate to Testing Size! 1D75 Pracice for Sampling Aggregates? D544 Test Method for Color of Transparent Liquids (Gandner Cobor Sealey* 3. Siquticsnee and Use 3.4 This test method is used in making 2 preliminary determination of the- acceptability of fine agaregates with respect 1 the requirements of Specification 33 tha rela to organic impurities. 32 The principal value of this test method 1 1 Furnish a warning that injurious amounts of organic impurities may’ be present’ When a sample subjecied to this est produces @ ‘olor darker than the reference color solution it advisable ta pesform the tes forthe effect of oceanic impurities on the sieogth of mortar in accordance with Test Method C 87 4. Apparatus 4.1 Glass Boules—Approsimatcl weve or 16-02 (US. uid) (380 or 470-mL) nominal capaciyy colorless glass graduated bottles of approximately. oval c10ss_ section, equipped with watertight stoppers or caps, not soluble in the pated ne eA T Lat evn chan COS MCDBIE 2 nul 26 AST Sr, Ved Specified reagents. Jn no cas° shall the maximum outside thickness ofthe botles, measured along the line of sight used for the color comparison, be greater than 2% in. (60 mm) or less than 15 in. (40 mm). The graduations on the bolle shall be in ounces (U.S. uid), oF rillilies, except shat ‘Unmarked botles may be calibrated and seibed with gradu Blions by the user. In such case, graduation marks are Fequired at only thee points a follows ALL Reference Color Soltion Level—2% 02 (US, uid) smb), 4.1.2 Fine Aggregate Level—4h ox (US. Mud) (130 mL), and 4.3 NaOH Solution Level—7 02 (U.S. Quid) (200 mL). 5. Reagent and Reference Standard Color Solution 3.1 Reagent Sodium Hydroxide Solution (3 %)—Dissolve 3 parts by mass of reagent grade sodium hydroxide (NaOH) in 97 pans of water. 8.2 Refevnce Standard Color Solion—Dissolve reagent grade potassium dichromate (KyCr.0,) in concentrated Sulfuric acid isp gr 1-84) at the rate of 0.250 g/100 mL. of acid, The solulion must be freshly made for the color ‘comparison using gentle heat if necessary to effect solution. 6. Sampling 6.1 The sample shall be selccied in general accordance with Practice D'S 7. Vest Suimple 1A The test sample stall have a mass of about 1 tb {approximately 480 g) and be taken from the larger sample in accordance with Practice C 702 8 Procedure 1 Fill a pass boule to the 4¥s-Duid 0 (approximately 130: level with the simple of he fine aggregate 10 be tested 2 Add the sodium hydroxide soluion unt the volume ‘of the fine aggregate and lguid, indicated after shaking. is 7 Nid 02 tapprosimately 200 ml. 183 Siopper the boil, shake vigorously, and then allow to stand for 28, 9, Determination of Color Vlas 9.1 Standard Procedure—At the end ofthe 244 standing peiod, ila glass botle to tue 2% uid 2 (approximately "SsniL) level withthe fesh reference color solution, prepared snot longer than 2h previously, 3s prescribed in 52hc 40 Then compote the color af he supernatant ii save the tex sample wil that! the eterence standard eo ststinn an record whether ii ghee, datker of of equal color to ‘hat nf the eeerence standard, Make the color comparison by Tuning. the to battles elnte together atl looking through hem 92 stheenative Procedine—To define more peeciely the toler of the liquid oF the est sample, five gle standard colors may he used as described in Table | ef Test Method, 1544, using the following color inne Coe Ori Pe Ne, : Sen ‘The comparison procedure deseribed in 9.1 shall be vse ‘xcept thatthe organic plate nuember which is acaest the ‘nine nf the rapermatant liq soe the test spines hall he reported. When using this altetive procedure isnot necessary to prepate the reference standstd color sation. Novt—A wine losses comin ofthe wa coor ssn one in pie heer The Invest proved he 1, toterpretation of Reso 10.1 IF the color ofthe supernatant qui is darker than that of the relerence standard color solution, the fine paregate under tet shall he considered to posibly contain injurious organic impunties, and further tests shold be ‘made before approving the fine apsregate for use in concrete recision and ins 11.1 Since this test produces no numerical values, dete: mination of the precision and bias i nat posible, 12, Keywords 12.1 colorimetric test: fine apgregite: organi impurities nyt manana stress Haus es tes connie somo cao ook