Designation:C1567−13StandardTestMethodforDeterminingthePotentialAlkali-SilicaReactivityofCombinationsofCementitiousMaterialsandAggregate(AcceleratedMortar-BarMethod)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1567;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodpermitsdetectionwithin16daysofthepotentialfordeleteriousalkali-silicareactionofcombinationsofcementitiousmaterialsandaggregateinmortarbars.Thecementitiousmaterialsarecomposedofvariousproportionsofhydrauliccement,pozzolansandgroundgranulatedblast-furnaceslag.1.2Thetestresultsareonlyvalidforthespecificcombina-tionsofpozzolan,slag,andreactiveaggregatestested.1.3Thistestisnotsuitableforevaluatingthepotentialfordeleteriousreactionofcombinationsofhydrauliccementandaggregate(thatis,intheabsenceofpozzolansorgroundgranulatedblast-furnaceslag).1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Aspecificprecau-tionarystatementisgiveninthesectiononReagents.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C109/C109MTestMethodforCompressiveStrengthofHydraulicCementMortars(Using2-in.or[50-mm]CubeSpecimens)C125TerminologyRelatingtoConcreteandConcreteAg-gregatesC127TestMethodforDensity,RelativeDensity(SpecificGravity),andAbsorptionofCoarseAggregateC128TestMethodforDensity,RelativeDensity(SpecificGravity),andAbsorptionofFineAggregateC150SpecificationforPortlandCementC151TestMethodforAutoclaveExpansionofHydraulicCementC305PracticeforMechanicalMixingofHydraulicCementPastesandMortarsofPlasticConsistencyC490Practice...
