STANDARDS AND PRACTICES

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Standards and Practices: List

STANDARDS

CONCRETE

CSA A23.2-1C Sampling Plastic Concrete
CSA A23.2-3C Making and Curing Concrete Compression and Flexural Strength Specimens
CSA A23.2-4C Air Content of Plastic Concrete by the Pressure Method
CSA A23.2-5C Slump of Concrete
LS-407 Compressive Strength of Moulded Concrete Cylinders
CSA A23.2-9C Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens
LS-426 Testing Compressive Strength of High-Performance Concrete Cylinders
CSA A23.2-14C Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores for Compressive Strength Testing
Evaluation of concrete aggregates, supplementary minerals and cement
Mix design for concrete, grout, shotcrete and mortars
Curing technologies, architectural concrete mix designs, operations facilitation, concrete shrinkage elimination, etc.) for pre-cast concrete plants

SOIL AND AGGREGATES

LS-601 Materials Finer than 75 Î¼m Sieve in Mineral Aggregates by Washing
LS-602 Sieve Analysis of Aggregates
LS-607 Percent Crushed Particles in Processed Coarse Aggregate
LS-621 Amount of Asphalt-Coated Particles in Coarse Aggregate
LS-604 Relative Density and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate
LS-605 Relative Density and Absorption of Fine Aggregate
LS-606 Soundness of Aggregates by Use of Magnesium Sulphate
LS-608 Percent Flat and Elongated Particles in Coarse Aggregate
LS-609 Petrographic Analysis of Coarse Aggregate
LS-616 Petrographic Analysis of Fine Aggregate
LS-614 Freezing and Thawing of Coarse Aggregate
LS-617 Percent Crushed Particles with Two or More Crushed Faces and Uncrushed Particles in Processed Coarse Aggregate
LS-618 The Resistance of Coarse Aggregate to Degradation by Abrasion in the Micro-Deval Apparatus
LS-619 The Resistance of Fine Aggregate to Degradation by Abrasion in the Micro-Deval Apparatus
LS-623 One Point Proctor Test (OPT)
AASHTO T 84 Specific Gravity and Absorption of Fine Aggregate
AASHTO T 85 Specific Gravity and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate
AASHTO T 176 Plastic Fines in Graded Aggregates and Soils by Use of the Sand Equivalent Test
AASHTO T 304 Uncompacted Void Content of Fine Aggregate (Method A)
ASTM D4791 Flat Particles, Elongated Particles, or Flat and Elongated Particles in Coarse Aggregate
ASTM D5821 Determining the Percentage of Fractured Particles in Coarse Aggregate
LS-701 Determination of Moisture Content of Soils (ASTM D2216)
LS-702 Determination of Particle Size Analysis of Soils
LS-703/704 Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit and Plasticity Index of Soils
LS-705 Determination of Specific Gravity of Soils
LS-706 Moisture-Density Relationship of Soils Using 2.5 kg Rammer and 305 mm Drop

BITUMINOUS, EMULSIONS AND HOT-MIX ASPHALT

LS-200 Penetration of Bituminous Materials
LS-204 Solubility of Bituminous Materials in Trichloroethylene
LS-207 Float of Bituminous Materials
LS-217 Determination of Oil Portion of Distillate of Emulsified Asphalts
LS-219 Viscosity of Emulsified Asphalts
LS-220 Demulsibility of Emulsified Asphalts
LS-223 Sieve Test for Emulsified Asphalts
LS-226 High Float Emulsified Asphalt
LS-284 Recovery of Asphalt from Solution by Abson or Rotavapor
LS-200 Penetration of Bituminous Materials
Hot Mix Asphalt Mix Design and Verification Testing (Marshall Mixes)
LS-261 Preparation of Marshall Specimens
LS-262 Bulk Relative Density of Compacted Bituminous Mixtures
LS-263 Resistance to Plastic Flow of Bituminous Mixtures Using Marshall Apparatus
LS-264 Theoretical Maximum Relative Density of Bituminous Paving Mixtures
LS-265 Determination of Percent Air Voids in Compacted Dense Bituminous Pavement Mixtures
LS-283 Resistance to Stripping of Asphalt Cement in Bituminous Mixture by Marshall Immersion
LS-600 Dry Preparation of Aggregates for the Determination of Physical Constants
LS-602 Sieve Analysis of Aggregates
LS-604 Relative Density and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate
LS-605 Relative Density and Absorption of Fine Aggregate
LS-262 Bulk Relative Density of Compacted Bituminous Mixtures
LS-263 Resistance to Plastic Flow of Bituminous Mixtures Using Marshall Apparatus
LS-264 Theoretical Maximum Relative Density of Bituminous Paving Mixtures
LS-265 Determination of Percent Air Voids in Compacted Dense Bituminous Pavement Mixtures
LS-282 Quantitative Extraction of Asphalt Cement and Analysis of Extracted Aggregate from Bituminous Paving Mixtures
LS-291 Quantitative Extraction of Asphalt Cement and Mechanical Analysis of Extracted Aggregate from Bituminous Paving Mixtures – Ontario Procedure Superpave Mix designs and Verifications
AASHTO T 84 Specific Gravity and Absorption of Fine Aggregate
AASHTO T 85 Specific Gravity and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate
AASHTO T 166 Bulk Specific Gravity of Compacted Asphalt Mixtures Using Saturated Surface-Dry Specimens
AASHTO T 176 Plastic Fines in Graded Aggregates and Soils by Use of the Sand Equivalent Test
AASHTO T 209 Theoretical Maximum Specific Gravity and Density of Bituminous Paving Mixtures
AASHTO T 283 Resistance of Compacted Asphalt Mixtures to Moisture-Induced Damage
AASHTO T 304 Uncompacted Void Content of Fine Aggregate (Method A)
AASHTO T 312 Preparing and Determining the Density of Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) Specimens using the Superpave Gyratory Compactor
ASTM D4791 Flat Particles, Elongated Particles, or Flat and Elongated Particles in Coarse Aggregate
ASTM D5821 Determining the Percentage of Fractured Particles in Coarse Aggregate
AASHTO T 166 Bulk Specific Gravity of Compacted Asphalt Mixtures Using Saturated Surface-Dry Specimens
AASHTO T 209 Theoretical Maximum Specific Gravity and Density of Bituminous Paving Mixtures
AASHTO T 283 Resistance of Compacted Asphalt Mixtures to Moisture-Induced Damage
AASHTO T 312 Preparing and Determining the Density of Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) Specimens using the Superpave Gyratory Compactor