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(b) Prior to use, the Designer shall confirm the ity of Carbonate Rocks for Concrete Aggregate (Rock
similarity and compatibility of the alternate constituent Cylinder Method), as applicable.
with the other previously qualified constituents. (f) The water soluble chloride content of the aggre-
(c) Prior to use, the Designer shall establish the need gate shall be established by the methods described in
for and extent of testing required by CC-2230. ASTM D 1411, Water Soluble Chlorides Present as
Admixes in Graded Aggregate Road Mixes.
(g) For reinforced concrete containment designed in
CC-2220 CONCRETE CONSTITUENTS accordance with CC-3521.1.1, the maximum loss of
weight of the coarse aggregate, when tested in accord-
CC-2221 Cement ance with ASTM C 131, Resistance to Degradation of
CC-2221.1 Material Requirements. Cement shall Small-Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact
conform to the requirements of ASTM C 150, Spec- in the Los Angeles Machine, shall not exceed 40%.
ification for Portland Cement, Type I, Type II, Type (h) The maximum size of coarse aggregate shall not
IV, Type V, or ASTM C 595, Specification for Blended be larger than one-fifth of the narrowest dimension of
Hydraulic Cements, Type IP, Type IP (MS) or Type the finished wall or slab, nor larger than three-fourths
IP (MH). of the minimum clear spacing between individual rein-
forcing bars or wires, bundles of bars, or prestressing
ducts, or embedments.
CC-2222 Aggregates
CC-2222.2 Heavy Weight Aggregates. Heavy aggre-
CC-2222.1 General. Aggregates shall conform to gates required for concrete denser than 160 lb /cu ft
the requirements of ASTM C 33, Specification for shall conform to one of the following:
Concrete Aggregates, with the following additional re- (a) ASTM C 637, Specification for Aggregates for
quirements. Radiation Shielding Concrete; or
(a) Gradation may be adjusted in the Construction (b) requirements as provided in the Construction
Specification provided the requirements of CC-2231.1 Specification for steel punchings, sheared reinforcing
are met. Coarse aggregate gradations must require at steel, iron shot, or materials containing boron used as
least two separate gradation sizes if aggregate larger concrete aggregate.
than 1 in. is specified.
(b) Coarse and fine aggregate for normal weight
concrete, placed by the preplaced aggregate method, CC-2223 Mixing Water
shall meet the gradation requirements specified in ACI CC-2223.1 General Requirements. Water for mix-
304, Recommended Practice for Measuring, Mixing, ing and for manufacturing ice shall be clean, with a
Transporting, and Placing Concrete. total solids content of not more than 2000 ppm as
(c) Coarse aggregate shall be rounded or cubical and measured in accordance with ASTM D 1888 tests for
shall contain less than 15% (by weight) flat and elon- particulate and dissolved matter in water. The mixing
gated particles as determined by CRD-C 119, Method water and ice shall be tested for chlorides (C1) as
of Test for Flat and Elongated Particles in Coarse determined by ASTM D 512, Chloride Ion in Industrial
Aggregate. Water and Industrial Waste Water.
NOTE: A flat particle is defined as one having a ratio of width to CC-2223.2 Additional Requirements. A comparison
thickness greater than three; an elongated particle is defined as one of the proposed mixing water properties shall be made
having a ratio of length to width greater than three.
with distilled water by determining compressive strength
(d) A petrographic examination in accordance with in accordance with ASTM C 109, Compressive Strength
ASTM C 295, Recommended Practice for Petrographic of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2 in. or 50 mm
Examination of Aggregates for Concrete, shall be per- Cube Specimens). The results obtained for the proposed
formed. mixing water shall not be lower by more than 10%
(e) Based upon the petrographic examination results, of those obtained for distilled water.
additional tests may be required using ASTM C 227,
Potential Alkali Reactivity of CementAggregate Com-
CC-2224 Admixtures
binations (Mortar-Bar Method); ASTM C 289, Potential
Reactivity of Aggregates (Chemical Method); ASTM CC-2224.1 General Requirements for Admixtures.
C 342, Potential Volume Change of CementAggregate When admixtures are to be used, the Construction
Combinations; or ASTM C 586, Potential Alkali Reactiv- Specification shall specify the type, quantity, and any
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