T 37 METHODS OF SAMPLING AND TESTING

Standard Method of Test for

Sieve Analysis of Mineral Filler For Road and Paving Materials

AASHTO DESIGNATION: T 37-911

(ASTM DESIGNATION: D 546-88)

1. SCOPE1 4. APPARATUS NOTE 2--Care shall be taken not to let water

accumulate on the 75-µm (Nº 200) sieve,
because it may become clogged and the
1.1 This method of test covers the sieve 4.1 Balance, conforming to the requi- operation cannot be completed within a
analysis of mineral fillers used in road rements of AASHTO M231, Class G2. reasonable period. If excess water is decanted
and paving materials. from the pan containing the washed aggregate
4.2 Sieves, square-hole, woven wire prior to drying, care should be taken to avoid
1.2 This standard may involve hazardous cloth 75-µm (Nº 200), 300-µm, (Nº 50), the loss of fines. The excess water should be
materials, operations, and equipment. and 600-µm (Nº 30) sieves conforming to decanted through a 75-µm sieve and any
This standard does not purport to address M 92. material on the sieve should be returned to the
all of the safety problems associated with 4.3 Oven-An oven of sufficient size, sample with minimal washing.
its use. It is the responsibility of whoever capable of maintaining a uniform NOTE 3-Some material passes the 75µm
uses this standard to consult and establish temperature of 110 ± 5°C (230 ± 9°F). sieve on dry sieving that did not pass during
appropriate safety and health practices the washing operation. When desired, a sieve
and determine the applicability of analysis may be made on the portion of the
regulatory limitations prior to use. 5. TEST SAMPLE sample retained on the 75-µm sieve, in
accordance with T 88.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be
regarded as the standard. 5.1 Obtain the sample for test in
accordance with the requirements of 7. REPORT
AASHTO M 17 and reduce to testing
2. REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
size in accordance with T 248. Use a
minimum of 100 g of dry material for 7.1 Report the results of the sieve
2.1 AASHTO Standards: each sieve analysis. analysis as the total percentage passing
each sieve, expressed to the nearest 0.5
M 17 Mineral Filler for Bituminous percent.
Paving Mixtures 6. PROCEDURE
M 92 Wire-Cloth Sieves for
Testing Purposes 8. PRECISION AND BIAS
6.1 Dry the test sample to constant mass
M 231 Balances Used in the Testing at a temperature of 110 ± 5°C (230 ±
of Materials 9°F) and determine the mass to the 8.1 Precision-The estimates of precision
T 88 Particle-Size Analysis of nearest 0.1 g. for this test method are shown in Table 1.
Soils They are based on results of an
6.2 After drying and mass determination, interlaboratory testing program where
T 248 Reducing Field Samples of place the dry test sample on the 600-µm replicable samples of four different
Aggregate to Testing Size (Nº 30) sieve, which shall be nested mineral fillers were tested in 20
2.2 ASTM Standard: above the 300-µm (Nº 50) and 75-µm (Nº laboratories using this test method. The
200) sieves. Wash the material by means materials tested ranged from a coarse
C 670 Practice for Preparing of a stream of water from a faucet (Note
Precision and Bias mineral filler, that had about 7 percent
1). Continue the washing until the water retained on the 600-µm (Nº 30) sieve and
Statements for Test Methods coming through the sieve is clear (Note
for Construction Materials 51 percent passing the 75-µm (Nº 200)
2). Dry the residue from each sieve to sieve, to fine mineral fillers that had
constant mass at a temperature of 110 ± about 95 percent passing the 75-µm (Nº
3. SIGNIFICANCE AND USE 5°C (230 ± 9°F) (Note 3). Calculate the 200) sieve and only about one percent
mass of material retained on each sieve coarser than the 300-µm (Nº 50) sieve.
as a percentage of the original sample.
3.1 The method is used to determine 8.2 Bias-Since there is no accepted
compliance of mineral fillers with the NOTE 1-A spray nozzle or a piece of rubber reference material suitable for
grading requirements of M 17. tubing attached to a water faucet may be used determining the bias for this test method,
for the washing. The velocity of the water, no statement on bias is being made.
which may be increased by pinching the
1
Except for the requirements for the balance, tubing, shall not be sufficient to cause any
precision of weighing and SI units, this method splashing of the sample over the sides of the
corresponds to ASTM D 546-88. sieve.

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T 37 METHODS OF SAMPLING AND TESTING

TABLE 1 Average Precision

Test Result Value, Percent in Size Acceptable Standard Deviation, (IS),
Precision Range of Test Results, (D2S), PercentB
FractionA PercentB
Single Operator Less than 2 0.14 0.5C
More than 2 0.7 2.0
Multilaboratory Less than 2 0.17 0.5
More than 2 1.0 2.8
A
The percent between consecutive sieves, or percent retained on the largest sieve, 600-µm (Nº 30), or percent passing the smallest sieve, 75-µm (Nº 200).
B
These numbers represent, respectively, the (IS) and (D2S) limits as described in Practice C 670.
C
The minimum D2S is 0.5 percent in this case since results of the test are expressed to the nearest 0.5 percent.

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