qi Designation: D 1191 - 84 (Reapproved 1994)" Standard Test Methods for Concrete Joint Sealers’ This sands sud under theft designation D 119; the number immesinely folowing he designation indicates the year of gia adoption on te ae of revs, the ser of resin A number in parentheses sates the yor ofa eaprova. A Src elo (endian eitonal change since the la ‘7 Nore— Keywords were added oditonally ia June 1994 1, Scope LLL These test methods cover tests for evaluating concrete joint sealers of the hot poured elastic type. 1.2 Test procedures can be the following: Tet Parag Bond uM Flow 2 Penetration 3 1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. . Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards: C33 Specification for Concrete Aggregat 109 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or 50-mm Cube Speci- mens)? C 150 Specification for Portland Cement? € 192 Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Laboratory? D5 Test Method for Penetration of Bituminous Materials* D217 Test Method for Cone Penetration of Lubricating Grease! ficance and Use 3.1 These test methods establish test procedures for labo- ratory evaluation of materials that will form a resilient and adhesive compound capable of effectively sealing joints against the infiltration of moisture and foreign material throughout repeated cycles of expansion and contraction, with temperature changes. 4. Apparatus . 4.1. Laboratory Melter—The equipment for melting of the joint sealer must be a doublesboiler, oil-acketed melter equipped with a mechanical agitator and thermometers for "These test methods ar under the jurisdiction of ASTM Commitee D- on Rad and Paving Materia and the dct responsi of Subcom ‘D433 on Formet-in-Pace Sslants fr Joints and Cracks in Pavement ‘Curent edition approved June 29,198, Polished August 1984, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 0402 > annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol O41 “+ Annual Book of AST Standards, Vol 0403, annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.0 12 the oil bath and material in the melting vat. The heat soung for the oil bath shall be thermostatically controlled ay capable of maintaining temperatures up to 550°F (288° ‘Mechanical agitator speed of approximately 30 ‘+ 5 rpm’ recommended. See Fig. | and Fig. 2 for typical laborato melters 4.2. Penetrometer—As described in Test Method D 5. 4.3 Cone Penetrometer—As described in Test Mi D217 except that the interior construction may be modifi as desired. The total moving weight of the cone attachments shall be 150.0 + 0.1 g. 44 Forced-drafi Oven—This oven shall be capable uniformly maintaining a temperature of 140 + 2°F (60 LO). 4.5 Bond Extension Equipment—The extension machi used in the bond test shall be so designed that the specin can be extended 0.50 in. (12.7 mm) at a uniform rate approximately Ys in, (3.2 mm)/h. It shall consist essent of one or more screws rotated by an electric motor thro suitable gear reductions. Self-aligning plates or grips, fixed and the other carried by the rotating screw or shall be provided for holding the test specimen in post during the test. A machine suitable for testing three sp ‘mens simultaneously is shown in Fig 3. 4.5.1 The extension machine may be an integral part low temperature environmental chest or capable of & placed in a low temperature chest capable of maintaining! PE (-178 ¢ 11°C), 4.6 Vernier Caliper, with accuracy of +0.25 mm. 5. Standard Conditions for Test 5.1 The: laboratory atmospheric conditions, hereia referred to as standard conditions, shall be a temperata ‘The Safe Heating Temperature shall not be exceeded the melting of the sealer or at the time of preparation 4 specimens. 5.3 After test specimens have been prepared, the ‘mens shall be stored at laboratory standard conditions 2h before the beginning of any test. 6. Preparation for Testing 6.1. Mortar Blocks—Prepare cement mortar blocks 1 by 2 by 3 in. (25 by 50 by 75 mm) in size, using oned high early strength portland cement conforming to of Specification C.150 to two parts by weight of uniformly graded, concrete fine aggregate confor 2DRIVE AND FRAME. Fig. 1 cation C 33, Use sufficient water to produce a flow of z S when tested in accordance with the procedure for determination of consistency of cement mortar described Method C 109. After curing | day in moist air and 6 days Water at 73.4 + 3°F (23 + 1.6°C), surface one 2 by 3 in. (50 mm) face of each block by wet grinding with a silicon ide stone, designated as C-30-Q + — VHD, until the RE sexe is uniformly exposed. Retum the blocks to lime ater Storage until needed. Prior to use, oven-dry the blocks Constant weight at a temperature of 220 to 230°F (104 to ©), c001 to room temperature in a desiccator, and clean Joint Seatant Laboratory Melting Unit the surface of the blocks of film or powder by vigorous brushing with a stiffbristled fiber brush. Store the prepared blocks in the desiccator until ready for the pouring opera- tion 6.2 Melting of the Hot Pour Sealer—Select a sample of the fresh material, weighing approximately 600 , in such a ‘manner as to avoid inclusion ofthe surface layer. Cut sample into approximately 50 g segments by the use of a knife or spatula, Heat 200 g of the sample, with gentle stirring, to a pouring consistency ina clean container placed in an oil bath or similar heating. unit. The temperature of the batch shallESSENTIAL pants FIG. 2 Joint Sealant Laboratory Melting Unit not exceed the Safe Heating Temperature (see 5.2) by more than 75°F (24°C), and in no case shall be more than 50°F (288°C). Add the remaining 400 g, in quantities of approximately 50 g at a time, to the melted materia continuing the gentle stirring. Continue the heating and stirring until the entire sample is at the manufacturer's recommended pouring temperature. Pour specimens for all tests from this sample. 7. Procedure 7.1 Penetration 7.1.1 Preparation—Make the test specimens in accor- dance with Test Method D 5. 7.1.2 After conditioning, test in accordance with Test Method D 5 except use a penetration cone described in 4.3, 1m place of the standard penetration needle. 7.2 Flow: 7.2.1 Preparation—Pour a portion of the sample into a suitable mold 40 mm wide by 60 mm long by 3.2 mm deep placed on a bright tin panel. Fill the mold with an excess of. ‘material. Allow the test specimen to cool at room tempera- ‘ture for atleast Ys h; then trim the specimen flush with the face of the mold with a heated knife or spatula. Remove the ‘mold and seribe a line on the panel at one end of the specimen, 0.005 in Nove—A release agent should be vied where it it neesary 1 fl Blocks | separate the mateal beng tested from the metal, Prepare a nomtox ends 50 Srater-washble release agent recommended for his purpose by edie M3099 into a smooth pase a mitre of approumatey 50% ule. 258g feet and 15% by weigh ofa waersone medal abreant® 13 mr 7.2.2 Afier conditioning place the panel, with the scribed Smitar” end down, in an oven maintained at 140 2°F (60 1.1'OMM position, for 5 h mounted such that the longitudinal axis of eH blocks | specimen is at an angle of 75 + 1° withthe horizontal, dil thet the transverse axis horizontal. During the 5-b test peiod MMP arnt observe the temperature in the oven where the specimen i located; the temperature is not to exceed 140 + 2°F (60 1.1°O). ; 7.2.3 After the S-h test period, scribe a line at the bot ‘end of the specimen, Measure the distance between the scribed lines with a caliper, and record as flow. 7.3. Bond: - prea 7.3.1 Preparation—Mold the test specimen between re mortar blocks, as follows: Place four brass spacer StF not Jes which have been treated with release agent, approximately 44 mount, in. (64 mm) thick, on a teated metal plate base to encom cant fan open space 1 in. (25 mm) wide and 2 in. (50 mm) OMG in. (19 >, Pace the blocks on the spacer strips and space them 1.000 Emmy} Pending RY Jy, vali at dig sores, at een ound suitable or his puro tin 2es a ‘g st ay 0.005 in. (25.40 + 0.13 mm) apart by means of treated metal ssary 1 fF blocks ¥ in. (13 mm) thick placed at such distances from the ontoxic, ends so that an opening 1.000 + 0.005 by 2.000 + 0.005 by tind J 2.000 + 0.005 in, (25.40 = 0.13 by $0.80 = 0.13 by $0.80 = “ua fF 0.13 mm) is formed between the blocks. with a Vein. (64 svibed 2) opening below the blocks. Rubber bands, clamps, or Tring) Billa suitable means may be used to hold the blocks in Of th Position. Place treated brass side walls | in. high on top of the OF tht BP Blocks. Pour material prepared in accordance with 6.2 into ant F_ the space between the blocks in sufficient quantity to bring it ers feast flush with the top of the spacer strips. Afler the cd. f ‘Bitimen has cooled for at least 2 h, remove the excess ‘material protruding beyond the top and the bottom of the ottom fp YOcks by cutting with a heated metal knife or spatula, If eal inkage of the material upon cooling reduces its level the top ofthe mortar blocks, or if other casting defects. ‘M apparent, discard the specimen. niyo Be yguae, PHS thre test specimens in an atmosphere main- a atthe specified temperature within =2°F (1.1°C) for ay ot les than 4 h; then remove the metal spacer blocks and close ml the specimens immediately in te staining Tong f E3225 ofthe extension machine, Extend the specimens 100 ff 32.(12.7 mm) at a uniform rate of approximately i in. (3.2 TMH. During this period, maintain the atmosphere sur- weanling the test specimens at the specified temperature in *2°F (11°C), @ b.1191 FIG. 3 Joint Sealant Extension Machine 7.33 After extension remove the specimens from the extension machine and return them to storage at room temperature for 2 h, Replace in [-in, (25-mm) metal spacer blocks between the mortar blocks and rest each specimen on fone mortar block so that the weight of the. top block recompresses the sealing material. If at the end of 2 h at room temperature the specimen has not recompressed t0 its original thickness, place it in the extension machine and recompress at the approximate rate of 0.1 in, (3 mm)/min. Five cycles of extension followed by recompression shall constitute one complete test for bond. 7.3.4 Inspect specimens for any rack, separation, or other opening that at any point is over & in. (6.4 mm) deep in the sealer or between the sealer and mortar block measured Perpendicular to the side of the sealer showing the defect. Two out of three specimens showing this defect shall constitute failure of the bond requirement 8, Precision and Bias 8.1 Repeatability and reproducibility tests have not been established in accordance with standard ASTM practice. However, a series of on-going round robin testing is in progress and data will be reported when available. 9. Keywords 9.1 last + hot-applied: joint sealanthb D191 the American Society fr Testing and Matera tte no poston regpecting tho wavy o any patent ahs asserted in conection wn ny tom mentioned nthe standard sere ft standard are expressly ceed tht Getarraton 2 the vay of any ue Dutet lights, and to risk of ingemant of seh righ, ae ante the own rsponsty. ‘Thi standard i subject to ein at any tie by te responsible tecnical cme and must be reviewed every ve years and ‘toot reed eta reaproved er drawn. 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