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Designation:C170911Standard Guide forEvaluation of Alternative Supplementary CementitiousMaterials(ASCM)for Use in Concrete1This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1709;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This Guide is intended to provide a technical approachto the evaluation of alternative supplementary cementitiousmaterials such as pozzolans and hydraulic materials that falloutside the scope of Specifications C618,C989,and C1240.This Guide provides the initial steps for a comprehensiveevaluation of an ASCM that provides due diligence for itsspecific intended uses in concrete;however,it does notevaluate conformance to all possible performance criteria forall types of concrete mixtures.1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.3 Performing the tests or meeting the test limits in thisguide should not imply that the material tested meets therequirements of Specifications C618,C989,and C1240.Thesematerials should not be represented as such and each specificsource is to be evaluated separately.1.4 This guide does not purport to address all environmen-tal and safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this guide to establish the appro-priate environmental,health,and safety issues,and identifyappropriate risk management procedures.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C39/C39M Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylin-drical Concrete SpecimensC78 Test Method for Flexural Strength of Concrete(UsingSimple Beam with Third-Point Loading)C109/C109M Test Method for Compressive Strength ofHydraulic Cement Mortars(Using 2-in.or 50-mm CubeSpecimens)C114 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of HydraulicCementC125 Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Ag-gregatesC138/C138M Test Method for Density(Unit Weight),Yield,and Air Content(Gravimetric)of ConcreteC143/C143M Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic-CementConcreteC157/C157M Test Method for Length Change of HardenedHydraulic-Cement Mortar and ConcreteC186 Test Method for Heat of Hydration of HydraulicCementC204 Test Methods for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement byAir-Permeability ApparatusC231/C231M Test Method forAir Content of Freshly MixedConcrete by the Pressure MethodC232/C232M Test Method for Bleeding of ConcreteC311 Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Fly Ash orNatural Pozzolans for Use in Portland-Cement ConcreteC403/C403M Test Method for Time of Setting of ConcreteMixtures by Penetration ResistanceC430 Test Method for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement by the45-m(No.325)SieveC457/C457M Test Method for Microscopical Determinationof Parameters of the Air-Void System in Hardened Con-creteC469 Test Method for Static Modulus of Elasticity andPoissons Ratio of Concrete in CompressionC618 Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or CalcinedNatural Pozzolan for Use in ConcreteC666/C666M Test Method for Resistance of Concrete toRapid Freezing and ThawingC672/C672M Test Method for Scaling Resistance of Con-crete Surfaces Exposed to Deicing ChemicalsC989 Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete andMortarsC1012/C1012M Test Method for Length Change ofHydraulic-Cement Mortars Exposed to a Sulfate SolutionC1064/C1064M Test Method for Temperature of FreshlyMixed Hydraulic-Cement ConcreteC1202 Test Method for Electrical Indication of ConcretesAbility to Resist Chloride Ion Penetration1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C09 on Concrete andConcrete Aggregates and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C09.24 onSupplementary Cementitious Materials.Current edition approved Aug.1,2011.Published September 2011.DOI:10.1520/C1709-11.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 C1218/C1218M Test Method for Water-Soluble Chloride inMortar and ConcreteC1240 Specification for Silica Fume Used in CementitiousMixturesC1293 Test Method for Determination of Length Change ofConcrete Due to Alkali-Silica ReactionC1543 Test Method for Determining the Penetration ofChloride Ion into Concrete by PondingC1556 Test Method for Determining the Apparent ChlorideDiffusion Coefficient of Cementitious Mixtures by BulkDiffusionC1567 Test Method for Determining the Potential Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Combinations of Cementitious Mate-rials and Aggregate(Accelerated Mortar-Bar Method)C1585 Test Method for Measurement of Rate of Absorptionof Water by Hydraulic-Cement ConcretesC1679 Pr