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MARTA SÁNCHEZ DE JUANDr. Civil Engineer
Head of the Technical Regulation Area
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTSPAIN
TAIEX expert mission
on the Resource Efficiency of Construction and Concrete Materials
European research of aggregates for concrete: current
status and developments in progress
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HARMONISED STANDARDS
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- European standard related to products
- Developed by CEN
- Created following a request from the European Commission
- Manufacturers, other economic operators, or conformity assessment bodies can use harmonized standards to demonstrate that products, services, or processes comply with relevant EU legislation
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CE Marking
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� Products made according to harmonised EuropeanStandards carry the CE marking
� Such products have access to the European Unionmarket
� The CE marking affixing falls under the responsibilityof the relevant manufacturers
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Harmonised European Standards of aggregates
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� EN 12620: Aggregates for concrete� EN 13043: Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface
treatments for roads, airfields and other trafficked areas� EN 13055-1: Ligthweight aggregates – Part 1: Ligthweight
aggregates for concrete, mortar and grout� EN 13055-2: Ligthweight aggregates – Part 2: Ligthweight
aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatmentsand for unbound and bound applications
� EN 13139: Aggregates for mortar� EN 13450: Aggregates for railway ballast� EN 13242: Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound
materials for use in civil engineering work and roadconstruction
� EN 13383-1: Armourstone – Part 1: Specification
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� EN 12620: Aggregates for concrete� EN 13043: Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface
treatments for roads, airfields and other trafficked areas� EN 13055-1: Ligthweight aggregates – Part 1: Ligthweight
aggregates for concrete, mortar and grout� EN 13055-2: Ligthweight aggregates – Part 2: Ligthweight
aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatmentsand for unbound and bound applications
� EN 13139: Aggregates for mortar� EN 13450: Aggregates for railway ballast� EN 13242: Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound
materials for use in civil engineering work and roadconstruction
� EN 13383-1: Armourstone – Part 1: Specification
Harmonised European Standards of aggregates
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EN 12620: Aggregates for concrete
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SCOPE
� Aggregates and filler aggregates
� Obtained by processing natural, manufactured orrecycled materials and mixtures of these aggregates
� Use in concrete, in buildings, roads and civilengineering works
� Aggregates having an oven dried particle densitygreater than 2000 kg/m3
� Recycled aggregates (coarse and fine) having an ovendried particle density greater than 1500 kg/m3
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SCOPE
� Unfamiliar materials form secondary sources,must comply fully with this standard and nationalregulations for dangerous substances
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EN 12620: Aggregates for concrete
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Classification
Geometrical characteristics
Physical characteristics
Chemical characteristics
Durability
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Classification
�Fines: under 0,063 mm
�Coarse aggregate: D>4 mm and d>1 mm
�Fine aggregate: D≤4 mm and d=0 mm
�Natural gradded 0/8 mm aggregate
�All-in aggregate
�Filler aggregate
�Added filler
�Mixed filler
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Geometrical characteristics
� Aggregate size
� Grading (coarse and fine aggregate)
� Fines content
� Fines quality (fine and all-in aggregate)
� Harmful fines of fillers
� Particle shape
� Percentage of crushed particles
� Shell content
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Geometrical characteristics: AGGREGATE SIZE
Sieve sizes for specifying aggregates sizes
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Geometrical characteristics: GRADING (EN 933-1)
Aggregate Size Percentage passing by mass Category
2D 1,4D D d d/2
Coarse D/d≤2 or D≤11,2 mm 100
100
98 to 100
98 to 100
85 to 99
80 to 99
0 to 20
0 to 20
0 to 5
0 to 5
GC85/20
GC80/20
D/d> 2 and D> 11,2 mm 100 98 to 100 90 to 99 0 to 15 0 to 5 GC90/20
Fine D≤4 mm and d= 0 100 95 to 100 85 to 99 - - GF85
Natural
graded 0/8
D= 8 mm and d= 0 100 98 to 100 90 to 99 - - GNG85
All-in D≤45 mm and d= 0 100
100
98 to 100
98 to 100
90 to 99
85 to 99
- - GA90
GA85
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Geometrical characteristics: GRADING FOR FILLER(EN 933-10)
Aggregate Size (mm) Percentage passing by mass
Filler 2 100
0,125 85 to 100
0,063 70 to 100
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Geometrical characteristics: GRADING
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Size (mm)
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Size (mm)
Gc 90/15 SI_14/5
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Geometrical characteristics: SHAPE
Categories for maximum values of flakiness index (EN 933-3)
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Geometrical characteristics: SHAPE
Categories for maximum values of shape index (EN 933-4)
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Geometrical characteristics: SHELL CONTENT
Category for maximum values of shell content of coarse and all-in aggregate (EN 933-7)
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EN 12620: Aggregates for concrete
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Geometrical characteristics: FINES CONTENT
Categories for maximum values of fines content (EN 933-1)
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Geometrical characteristics: FINES QUALITY
Fines of the fine aggregate or all-in aggregate shall be considered non-harmful when any of the four following conditions apply:
a) The fines content of the fine aggregate or all-in aggregate < 3 %or other value according to the provisions valid in the place of useof the aggregate;
b) The sand equivalent value (SE) when tested in accordance with EN933-8 satisfies the national regulation;
c) The methylene blue value (MB) on 0/2 mm fraction and on0/0,125 mm fraction when tested in accordance with EN 933-9satisfies the national regulation;
d) There is evidence of satisfactory use with no experience ofproblems.
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Physical characteristics
� Resistance to fragmentation
� Resistance to wear
� Particle density and water absorption
� Constituents of coarse recycled aggregates
� Related to durability:
� Freeze-thaw resistance of coarse aggregate
� Volume stability-drying shrinkage
� Alcali-silica reactivity
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Physical characteristics: RESISTANCE TOFRAGMENTATION
Categories for maximum values of Los Angeles coefficient (EN 1097-2)
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Physical characteristics: RESISTANCE TOFRAGMENTATION
Los Angeles coefficient test method (EN 1097-2)
� Test on fraction 10/14 mm
� In addition, following requirements:
a) between 60% and 70% passing a 12,5 mm test sieve; orb) between 30% and 40% passing a 11,2 mm test sieve.
� Additional grading created from product sizes other than 10/14 mm
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Physical characteristics: RESISTANCE TOFRAGMENTATION
Categories for maximum values of resistance to impact (EN 1097-2)
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Physical characteristics: RESISTANCE TOFRAGMENTATION
Resistance to impact test method (EN 1097-2)
� Sample shall contain:
� at least 5 kg of the size fraction 8/10 mm and
� 2,5 kg of each of the size fractions 10/11,2 mmand 11,2/ 12,5 mm.
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Physical characteristics: RESISTANCE TO WEAR
Categories for maximum micro deval coefficient (EN 1097-1)
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Physical characteristics: RESISTANCE TO WARE
Micro deval coefficient test method (EN 1097-1)
� Test on fraction 10/14 mm
� In addition, following requirements:
a) between 60% and 70% passing a 12,5 mm test sieve; orb) between 30% and 40% passing a 11,2 mm test sieve.
� Additional grading created from product sizes other than 10/14 mm
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Physical characteristics: DENSITY AND WATER ABSORTION
� No classification or categories
� Test method EN 1097-6
� a wire basket method for aggregate particles retained on the31,5 mm sieve
� a pyknometer method for aggregate particles passing the 31,5mm test sieve and retained on the 4 mm test sieve (clause 8);
� a pyknometer method for aggregate particles passing the 4mm test sieve and retained on the 0,063 mm test sieve(clause 9).
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Physical characteristics: CONSTITUENTS OFCOARSE RECYCLED AGGREGATES
Categories for constituents of coarse recycled aggregates (EN 933-11)
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Physical characteristics: DURABILITY
Categories for maximum magnesium sulphate soundness (EN 1367-2)
� Freeze-thaw resistance of coarse aggregate
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Physical characteristics: DURABILITY
� Volume stability-drying shrinkage
Where disruptive shrinkage cracking of concrete might occurdue to the properties of the aggregates, the drying shrinkageassociated with aggregates to be used in structural concreteshall, when required, not exceed 0,075 % when tested inaccordance with EN 1367-4 and the results declared as apass or fail.
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Physical characteristics: DURABILITY
� Alcali-silica reactivity
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Chemical characteristics
� Chloride ion content� Sulfur compounds� Other constituents:
� That alter the rate of setting and hardening of concrete� That affect the volume stability
� Petrographic description� Classification of constituents of recycled aggregate� Carbonate content
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Chemical characteristics: CHLORIDE ION CONTENT
� Different test methods for natural and recycled aggregates
o Natural aggregates: water-soluble chloride ion content(EN 1744-1)
o Recycled aggregates: acid-soluble chloride ion content(EN 1744-5)
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Chemical characteristics: ACID-SOLUBLE SULFATE
Categories for maximum values of acid-soluble sulfate content (EN 1744-1)
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Chemical characteristics: TOTAL SULFUR
� It is determined in accordance with EN 1744-1, shall notexceed:
o 2% S by mass for air-cooled blastfurnace slag
o 1% S by mass for aggregates other than air cooled blastfurnace
� Special precautions are necessary if pyrrhotite, (an unstableform of iron sulfide FeS), is present in the aggregate. If thismineral is known to be present, a maximum total sulfur contentof 0,1 % as S shall apply.
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Chemical characteristics: WATER SOLUBLE SULFATECONTENT OF RECYCLED AGGREGATES
Categories for maximum values of water soluble sulfate content of recycled aggregates (EN 1744-1)
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Chemical characteristics: CONSTITUENTS THATALTER THE RATE OF SETTING AND HARDEINING OFCONCRETE
� Organic material (EN 1744-1): The proportions of suchmaterials shall be such that they do not:
o Increase the setting time of mortar test specimens by morethan 120 min;
o Decrease the compressive strength of mortar test specimensby more than 20% at 28 days.
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Chemical characteristics: CONSTITUENTS THATALTER THE RATE OF SETTING AND HARDEINING OFCONCRETE
� Lightweight organic material (EN 1744-1)
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Chemical characteristics: CONSTITUENTS THATALTER THE RATE OF SETTING AND HARDEININGOF CONCRETE
Categories for influence of water-soluble materials from recycled aggregates on the initial setting time of cement paste (EN 1744-6)
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CONCLUSIONS
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� A very extensive standard
� Classification of most of the properties
� Declared value for:
�Water absorption and density
�chloride ion content
� Limited value for:
�Total sulfurs
�Constituents that alter the rate of setting andhardening of concrete
�Volume stability-drying shrinkage
�Grading of filler
� Under revision (future publication in 2018-2019)
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Chemical characteristics: CONSTITUENTS THATAFFECT THE VOLUME STABILITY OF AIR-COOLEDBLASTFURNACE SLAG
o Air-cooled blastfurnace slag aggregate shall be free fromdicalcium silicate disintegration (EN 1744-1, 19.1.)
o Air-cooled blastfurnace slag aggregate shall be free fromiron disintegration (EN 1744-1, 19.2.)
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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MARTA SÁNCHEZ DE JUAN
Dr. Civil EngineerHead of the Technical Regulation Area
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTSPAIN