BRITISH STANDARD BS 882 : 1992 Specification for Aggregates from natural | sources for concrete uy uf Copyright by the BS7, Fr. 01, Uncontrolled CopyBS 982: 1992 ———————— ‘hi rth Standard, having (deoclonof eee ‘Gommitee B'S, was Dubished under the authority tthe Standards Bon a Sime into effect on {StDecember tobe pst ieee Pint puihed as BS 82, 1201 Pre impor us), Pa plied as 15 882, Heol "rr fhe on, Sco etn, pobinhed as 1S, June 198 Thin eition December 182 he owing ference Gomme reference W522 ‘rat Yor comment 90 13644 DC sm 058021469 x Committees responsible for this British Standard “The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by Technical Cominittoe B’502 Aggregates, to Subcommittee B/502/2 Aggregates for ‘concrete including these for use in roads and other pavements, upon which ‘the following bodies were represented: Association of Consulting Engineers Titish Aggregate Construction Materials Industries British Cement Association British Geological Survey British Precast Conerete Federation British Ready Mixed Conerete Association British Steel Industry Building Employers’ Confederation County Surveyors’ Society Department of the Environment (Building Research Establishuvent) Department of the Environment (Property Services Agency) Department of Transport Sand and Gravel Association Amendments issued since publication ‘md. No, | Date Text affected 700 Copyright by the BSz, Fri Sep 21 10:15:00 200: Uncontrolled CopyBS 882 : 1992 Contents Tage Committees responsible Inside front cover Foreword 2 Specification © Introduction 3 1 Scope 3 2 Definitions 3 3 Sampling and testing 4 4 Quality requirements 4 5 Grading 4 ‘Appendices ‘A Information to be provided by the supplier 7 B Special considerations 7 ‘€__ Guidance on the chloride content of aasrezates 8 ‘Tables 1 Limits on shell content 4 2 Limiting values on mechanical properties for diferent types of conercte 4 3 Coarse aggregate 5 4 Sand 5 5 Albin aggregate 5 6 Fines 8 7._Limies for chloride content of ausregates 8 701 Copyright by the BST, Fri Sep 21 10:15:01 2001, Uncontrolled CopyBS 882 : 1992 ——— Foreword ‘This British Standard has been prepared under the direction of Technical Committee B/502 Aggregates. This edition introduces technical changes but does not reflect a full review or revision of the standard which wil be undertaken in due course, This standard supersedes BS 882 : 1983, which is ‘withdrawn ‘Terminology included in this edition reflects the preliminary work being undertaken on a European Standard, under the auspices of the European ‘Committee for Standardization (CEN), by CEN/TC 104, Aggregates, which will supersede this edition in due course. ‘Fine aguregat’ is replaced by ‘sand’ which now refers to natural unerushed, partially erushed and crushed rocie material. ‘Fines’ replaces ‘clay, silt and fine dust’ and refers to any solid material passing a 75 um sieve. New grading requirements are introduced for coarse aggregates containing 2 mm to 10 mim fractions with the inclusion of limits for material passing a 14 mm ‘ove. This ensures a reasonable fraction of the aggregate will he retained between the 20 mm and 14 mum sieves and eliminates the anomaly that some ‘ominal 14 mum aggregates previously complied with the 20 mm grading requirements, ‘Changes in test methods since the 1983 edition are reflected. The difference in results for mechanical properties dependent on the moisture condition of te aggregate is eliminated by linking limits to tests on oven-dry materials. ‘Another example reflects the change in the test for fines content to the washing land sieving method and limits have been correspondingly increased. Attention is ako drawn to the importance of performance characteristics where doubt exists 1m place of fixing particular limits for fines contents. ‘The appendices give further consideration to provision of information by the “supplier and advice on user concerns. Appendix A is expanded to include provision of information on request from tests in accordance with BS 812 for acid soluble sulphate contents and drying shrinkage. Additionally in several cases the time period is reduced from which test results are to be provided, Appendix B identifies the potential damaging effect of mundie mine waste specifically in Comwall and Devon, Finally appendix C includes tighter guideline limits on| chloride content in the total combined aauregate whilst stressing the need to calculate the ehloride content of the eanerete mix from the total of the measured values for each of the constituents Compliance with a British Standard doe legal obligations. of itself confer immunity from 2702 Copyright by the BSz, Fri Sep 21 10:15:01 200 Uncontrolled CopyCopyright by the BSz, BS 882 : 1992 eee Specification 0 Introduction When specifying aggregates in compliance with this standard, there may be a need tn specify or approve certain additional quality requirements or narrower grading limits within one of those in table 4 for sands, o suit special applications, for ‘example, the production of concrete having an especially fine finish or suitable for very severe conditions of exposure. Certain machine-formed ‘conerote oF preeast products may nlso require _agaregate gradings outside those given in tables 3, 4 and 5. In these cases appropriate grading should be agreed between the purchaser and the suppller When narrower grading limits are required, sands should be obtained from sources which demonstrate from test data no more variability than a gracing width (see appendix A). Guidance is siven in appendix B on special factors to be ‘considered in the selection of aggreaates for which limits cannot be specified and determined by testing the aggregate itself in accordance with an accepted method of test. Guidance on chloride content is given in appendix C. In general it will not be necessary to test exch, ‘aggregate for all of the requirements specified in this standard. Consideration of the nature of the saygregate and its source will normally indicate which charzeteristies will need periodic examination, particularly in respect of those properties for which different requirements are {ven for specific uses. The suitability of an ‘aggregate for the required use can be assessed initially by reference to data provid by the supplier in necordance with appendix A, Some variation in the measured quality of material ‘rom any source can be expected due to sampling and testing in addition to the variability of the material itself, Data provided in aecordance with appendix A may not be strictly applieable to the material in a single sample or consignment, 1 Scope ‘This British Standard specifies the quality and grading requirements for aggregates obtained by [processing natural materials for use in concrete. (or lightweight aggregates, see BS 3797.) NOTE, The ts fe pubs fered on tha sad 2709 Fri Sep 21 10:15:02 200: 2 Definitions For the purposes of thi British Standard the following definitions apply 2.1 aggregate {A gramular material obtained by processing natural materials. 2.2 coarse aggregate ‘Ageregate mainly retain om » 8 0:mm BS 410 test sieve and coataiting no moze fer material than i permitted for the various sizes inthis specification, NOTE. Cw sappy be decried pe (merce, ued tly Ene as Senet in 3 scr Sos dete in 22.3 as ened cost agate a ‘hited nS 2.2.1 gravel (@) unerushed gravel Coarse aggregate resulting from the natural disintegration of rock (©) crashed gravel ‘Coarse agaregate produced by crushing grave (6) partially erushed gravel Coarse agaregate produced from a mixture of crushed and uncrushed gravel 2.2 crushed rock ‘Course aguregate produced by crushing rock 2.2.8 blended coarse aggregate Coarse agaregato produced by the controlled blending of gravel and crusted rock 2.3 sand Aggregate mainly passing 5.0 mum 188410 test Sieve and containing no more coarser material than fs permitted forthe various gradings in tis specification NOTE. Sand maybe deeb n crust pari crushed Stetgndim Bt ar cruod gael an deed in ‘Scr rok sand Oofoedn B83 rt eed ands ‘detain 2 2.8.1 uncrushed or partally crushed sand (@) uncrushed Sand resulting fom the natural disintegration of reek. (b) partially crushed Sand produced from a mixture of uncrushed sand and crushed sand resulting from the crushing of fo2ociated particles during product nonin, Uncontrolled CopyCopyright by the BSz, BS 882 : 1992 2.8.2 crushed gravel sand Sand produced by crushing gravel. 2.8.8 crushed rock sand Sand produced by crashing rock. 2.8.4 blended sand Sand produced by the controled blending of two or more of the types of sand defined in 2.3.1, 23.2 oF 2.3.8, 2.3.5 fines Any solid material passing a 75 wm BS 410 sieve. 2.4 all-in aggregate Aggregate consisting of a mixture of coarse ‘aggregate and sand, It may be produced without Separating into coarse and fine fractions, or it may be produced by combiring coarse aggregate and sand, 2.5 heavy duty concrete floor finishes Concrete made with specially selected aggregate of hardness, surface texture and particle shape fultable for use as a wearing finish, for floors. 2.6 pavement wearing surfaces Concrete made with specially selected ageregate of ‘a hardness, surface texture and particle shape Suitable for use in conerete pavements and similar surfaces, ‘Sampling and testing of aggregates shall be carried ‘out in accordance with the requirements of the Appropriate Purts of BS 812. 4 Quality requirements 4.1 General ‘Aggregite for concrete shall consist of any types of onto aguregate anor any (ypes of sand or of fllin aggregite, as defined In danse 2 ‘Aggreente supplied asa misture of different sizes ‘or types shal be proportioned and mixed in such @ sray as to ensure reasonable consistency OTP, Lye ding of tres wth erent woe res of Mat Tunnels gee tees mc 4.2 Fakiness index When determined in accordance with BS 812 : Section 108.1, the fakines index of the combined ‘coarse agzregite shall ot exceed 50 for unerushed faved ane 0 for erusned rock or eros! pve NOTE 1. Fr pc eeumstances, paneer ent Mies hte flee ace ay bo pect NOTE infra on he grea tr ater ry Mca en BS Sa ah TT 42 Shell content When determined in accordance with BS 812 Far 106, the al content shall not exceed the tales given in table Table I, Limits on shell content Size font (2) Fractions of 10 mm single size, |20 or of graded or alkin aggregate that are finer than 10 man and coarser than 5 ram Fractions of single sizes or of | | 8 praded or alhin aggregate that fre coarser than 10 mun Aggregates finer than 5 mm No requirement 4.4 Mechanical properties When determined in accordance with 6.4 and 7.4 of BS 812 : Part 111 : 1900, the oven-dry 10 % fines value shall not be less than the appropriate value in table 2. As an alternative to the 10 % fines test, the aguregate impact value may be ‘carried out in accordance with BS 812 : Part 112, ‘The oven-dry aggregate impact value shall not ‘exceed the appropriate value given in table 2 Table 2, Limiting values on mechanical properties for different types of concrete “Type of concrete [10% fines | Alternatively alee (min) | egereate impact ale (me) Heavy éumty 150 5 ‘concrete floor finishes Pavement wearing | 100 30 surfaces Others 50 ey 4.5 Aeld soluble sulphate content When requested, the producer shall provide the acid soluble sblphate content of the aggregate determined in accordance with BS 812 : Part 118. NOTE, BS 5226 Part Land BS S110: Pat 1 give gieance om {head sleep cortent ofthe concrete tom al mi 5 Grading 5.1 Coarse aggregate ‘When determined in accordance with BS 812 ‘Section 103.1 using test sloves of the sizes wi table, complying with BS 410, foll taleramee trading of the coarse aggregate shall be within the Appropriate limits given in table 3. 5.2 Sand 5.2.1 General When determined in accordance with BS 812 Section 103.1, using test sieves of the sizes given in table 4 complying with BS 410, full tolerance, the 708 Fri Sep 21 10:15:02 200 Uncontrolled CopyCopyright by the BSz, “Table 3. Coarse agaregate BS 882 : 1992 [Sew ane—[ercentgs by mass ping BS dvs for nomial ai - Grad erence Sines ernie Bante [Semi |itane [aan [9mm |idmm [am [oma soo fio |- J-—faoof= a - - 376 | 100 |~ as toto fro J - = ‘co 200 |35%070 /90% 100 Jom25 |s5 10100 |100 | — - 100 140 254055 |40t080 |90t0 |= 01070 | 85t0100 | 100 10 100 102040 |s0t060}501085 Jos — |or025 for50 | s5t0100 | 100 50 0%08 Joto10 |oro10 |— ot05 — |or10 |oto25 | 45t0 100 am | f - S 0105 |oto20 Ti ay RES ne pO srading ofthe sand shal comply withthe overall 6.3 All-innggregate limits given in table 4. Additionally, not more than ‘one in ten consecutive samples shall have a grading ‘outside the limits for any one of the gradings C, M for F, given in table 4 5.2.2 Heavy duty concrete floor finishes For heavy duty concrete floor finishes, the sand shall comply with C or M given in table 4. ‘When determined in accordance with BS 812 Section 103.1 using test sieves of the sizes given in table 6 complying with BS 410, full tolerance, the srading of alkin aggregate for concrete shall be ‘within the appropriate limits given in table 5. [Table 5. All-in aggregate 2708 Fri Sep 21 10:15:03 200 [Bewe aze | Texcemtage iy mass pain BD sieves Br Table &. Sand eaten es) : . [Steve wine [Percentage by mass passing BS sieve Sam (Mmm | mm | Emm ‘Overall | Additional limits for grading | 50.0 mm [100 — = r= 37.5 mm|95t0 100 |= = je ™ ¥ 100 10.00 mm [100 |= = = 120.0 mm | 45 t0 80 9510 |— - 5,00 mm | sto |— - - Boa) 100 14.0 mm | — - 100 |- 2.96 mm|60t0 6010 |65t0 |80t0 | |10.0 mm|— 5 95 to | 100 100/100 fico | 100 100 118mm }30t0 |30t090/45t |70t0 | | 6.00 maj 25 to 50 |35 to 35 | 30 to 65 | 70 to 100 100 | 100 | 300 600 um —|15t0 |15t054|25 1080/55 to | | 2.96 mm — 20 40 60 | 25 to 100 100 100 300m |5t070 |5t040 |5t048 [5070] | 1.18 mm — - 15 to 40 |15 to 45, 150.um_[ot0 159] — - = 1600 nn | 8t 30 | 1000.35 | 10 10 30 |5 to 25 Tom nm Sr ted te ewan ay] [000 mn | — 3 5015 |9t020 | aed Tr avy duty Bears ) 108 [oto NOTE nddl sande may comply with te requirements ot | 202Hm ]Oto 8 |Oto8? lots) oto 1s yore hn one gang Alemany some nny att | [Ue mally proc concn poi {he cvera te bt ay al wt any 908 othe > heramad to 10% to eremned 30 ‘onal tC, Mur Fs th cave and wes sn do = | et comply wt table tan agreed wading envelope may also ‘sed provided that de pp Fan sty the purchase thot sch meters ean produce coneete of the required wai 6 Uncontrolled Copy5.4 Fines ‘When determined in accordance with 7.2.1 of BS 812 : Section 103.1 1985, the amount of material passing the 75 um sieve shall not exceed the quantities given in tabe 6. ‘NOTE, The nate of he nce ff Nero lower ra 2708 Copyright by the BSz, Fri Sep 21 10:15:03 200 ‘ble 6. Fines Anarenatecrpe ‘eveentage by mam reine thu ve tna Unerushed, partially 2 crushed, of crushed gravel coarse aggregate Crushed rock aggregate | 4 Unerushed, partially 4 crushed or crushed gravel ‘sand | Crushed rock sand | 16 (9 for use im heevy ‘duty floor finishes) Gravel all-in aggregate | 3 Crushed rock alin n aggreante an van between diferent ‘gegutes, Te nite gen show are appropriate for meat ‘Speers found inthe UK. valence of perterance i se rth esl of tre mixes maybe ued 0 js the adoption | Uncontrolled CopyCopyright by the BSz, BS 882 : 1992 Appendices Appendix A. Information to be provided by the supplier When requested, the supplier shall provide any of the following information for the puxpose of inital assessment of the suitability of an agaregate for a particular use. Test result information shall be determined in accordance with the relevant Parts of BS 812, (a) Source of supply: () name and location of quarry or pit (arid reference); (©) county or region; (8) for materials dredged from the seas, estuaries or rivers, the address of the wharf at which they were landed. (8) Aggregate type (€) Typicat properties: ) shape; (2) surface texture; (8) Makiness index; (8) 10 % fines value; (6) agaresate impact value; Data provided from test results Is to be not more than five years old for properties (1) 1 (6) (6) particle density (7) water absorption values; Data provided from test results isto be not more than one year old for properties (6) and (7). (8) grading: (©) fines; (20) shell content; (CLD acid soluble sulphate content, Data provided from test results Is to be not more than 3 months ol for properties (8), (9), (0) and (11) The guding of sand is to be ‘described and ifthe sand is substantially less variable than either C, Mor F of table 4, the supplier may state the grading envelope within which 90 % of test results may be expected to fall (22) chloride ion content; Data provided isto be from the most recent series of weekly test results for property (12). If, however, the supplier can show that the (plea ehioride content of the processed material is less than 0.01 % then annual testing will be sufficient. (13) drying shrinkage. For aggregate sources in which the aggregate shrinkage is consistently less than 0.05 % the data from the test results are to he no more than 5 years old provided the essential ‘character of the material daes not change, For aggregate sources in which the aggregate shrinkage is consistently 0.08 % or greater, the data from test results is to be no more than year old ‘The supplier i to notify the purchaser of any ‘changes in production likely to affeet the validity of the information given, [NOTE, The ne peo ven stove ar not intended 0 be ‘efor perpone of sen complance with ts Sardar, Appendix B. Special considerations Reference should be made to the appropriate British Standard code of practice for advice on the quality of aggregate to be specified for making conerete according to its type and use. Particular attention should be given to the following in addition to complying with the appropriate requirements of this standard (a) If there is reason to suspect the presenee of material that could accelerate or retard the hydration of cement to an unacceptable degree (of cause undue air entrainment, the possible effects should be determined by performance tests on conerete made with the aggregate in uestion, unless evidence of general performance is available which is satisfactory to the purchaser. Such tests should be carried out in accordance With the requirements of the appropriate Parts of TBS 1881. The details of such concrete tests, Including mix proportions, type of cement, type and grading of any reference aggregate, the properties of concrete to be determined, the age of test and criteria of acceptance should be agreed Letween the purchaser and the supplier before the tests are started. (b) Where appearance is an essential feature of the concrete, aygregates should be selected having regard for their freedom from materials such as iron pyrites or particles of coal tat could mar the surface. In such cases the only guide is & knowledge of the source and of similar work that, Jhas been carried out with the aggregate in question. (©) No simple tests for the durability and resistance to frost or wear of concrete can be applied; henee experience of the properties of ‘concrete made with the type of aggregate in ‘question and a knowledge of their source are the only reliable means of assessment. [NOTE 1. Advice on alkalragaregate reaction i given in Bo sas Pare 1,68 S110 "Fart 1 Concrete Society ‘echnical Hoport No. 90 and BAE Digest 0. [NOTE 2. Advice on dying shrinkage gin in BS 6328 Part 1, 88 S10 : Par 1 and BRE Digest 57 [NOTE 3. Deterioration of ubiing hocks and some other ceonerts made sing ine waste gencraly own a nde ‘has ora in Corral a Devon Tis apace ‘end th ty one pri anos ack ‘eri arund rock aapeastes cor in Cael and ioe erate he nme, nim, ery 2707 Fri Sep 21 10:15:04 200 Uncontrolled Copy