Designation:C117−17StandardTestMethodforMaterialsFinerthan75-µm(No.200)SieveinMineralAggregatesbyWashing1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC117;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftheamountofmaterialfinerthana75-µm(No.200)sieveinaggregatebywashing.Clayparticlesandotheraggregateparticlesthataredispersedbythewashwater,aswellaswater-solublematerials,willberemovedfromtheaggregateduringthetest.1.2Twoproceduresareincluded,oneusingonlywaterforthewashingoperation,andtheotherincludingawettingagenttoassistthelooseningofthematerialfinerthanthe75-µm(No.200)sievefromthecoarsermaterial.Unlessotherwisespecified,ProcedureA(wateronly)shallbeused.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.4Thetextofthisstandardreferencesnotesandfootnoteswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes(excludingthoseintablesandfigures)shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthestandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C136TestMethodforSieveAnalysisofFineandCoarseAggregatesC670PracticeforPreparingPrecisionandBiasStatementsforTestMethodsforConstructionMaterialsC...
