ASTM C1567-04 - 1.7.2004
 
1. Scope

1.1 This test method permits detection within 16 days of the potential for deleterious alkali-silica reaction of combinations of cementitious materials and aggregate in mortar bars. The cementitious materials are composed of various proportions of hydraulic cement, pozzolans and ground granulated blast-furnace slag.

1.2 The test results are only valid for the specific combinations of pozzolan, slag, and reactive aggregates tested.

1.3 This test is not suitable for evaluating the potential for deleterious reaction of combinations of hydraulic cement and aggregate (that is, in the absence of pozzolans or ground granulated blast-furnace slag).

1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard.

This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. A specific precautionary statement is given in the section on Reagents.

 
2. Referenced Documents

C127-25

Standard Test Method for Relative Density (Specific Gravity) and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate

C1260-23

Standard Test Method for Potential Alkali Reactivity of Aggregates (Mortar-Bar Method)

C125-26

Standard Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Aggregates

C109/C109M-26a

Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 50 mm [2 in.] Cube Specimens) (Includes all amendments and changes 7/30/2026).

C1437-26

Standard Test Method for Flow of Hydraulic Cement Mortar

E11-24

Standard Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and Test Sieves

D1193-24

Standard Specification for Reagent Water

C494/C494M-24

Standard Specification for Chemical Admixtures for Concrete

C128-25

Standard Test Method for Relative Density (Specific Gravity) and Absorption of Fine Aggregate

C150-07

Standard Specification for Portland Cement

C151-05

Standard Test Method for Autoclave Expansion of Hydraulic Cement

C670-24ae1

Standard Practice for Preparing Precision and Bias Statements for Test Methods for Construction Materials (Includes all amendments and changes 2/21/2025).

C989-10

Standard Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete and Mortars

C1240-20

Standard Specification for Silica Fume Used in Cementitious Mixtures

C1293-20

Standard Test Method for Determination of Length Change of Concrete Due to Alkali-Silica Reaction

C511-21

Standard Specification for Mixing Rooms, Moist Cabinets, Moist Rooms, and Water Storage Tanks Used in the Testing of Hydraulic Cements and Concretes

C618-26

Standard Specification for Coal Ash and Raw or Calcined Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete

C305-20

Standard Practice for Mechanical Mixing of Hydraulic Cement Pastes and Mortars of Plastic Consistency

C490-07

Standard Practice for Use of Apparatus for the Determination of Length Change of Hardened Cement Paste, Mortar, and Concrete