BS EN 13383-2:2013

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Armourstone
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National foreword
This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 13383-2:2013.
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ICS 91.100.15
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 13383-2

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
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May 2013

ICS 91.100.15 Supersedes EN 13383-2:2002

English Version

Armourstone - Part 2: Test methods

Enrochements - Partie 2: Méthodes d'essai Wasserbausteine - Teil 2: Prüfverfahren

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 29 July 2011.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
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under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same
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Contents Page

Foreword ..............................................................................................................................................................4
1 Scope ......................................................................................................................................................5
2 Normative references ............................................................................................................................5
3 Terms and definitions ...........................................................................................................................5
4 Methods for sampling ...........................................................................................................................7
4.1 General ....................................................................................................................................................7
4.2 Principles of sampling ..........................................................................................................................7
4.3 Sampling plan ........................................................................................................................................8
4.4 Apparatus ...............................................................................................................................................8
4.5 Sampling methods .................................................................................................................................8
4.6 Sample reduction ................................................................................................................................ 11
4.7 Sample preparation for Micro-Deval test where aggregate sample not available ....................... 13
4.8 Marking, packaging and dispatch of samples ................................................................................. 13
4.9 Sampling report .................................................................................................................................. 14
5 Determination of the particle size distribution of coarse gradings ............................................... 14
5.1 Principle ............................................................................................................................................... 14
5.2 Apparatus ............................................................................................................................................ 14
5.3 Preparation of test portion ................................................................................................................. 15
5.4 Procedure ............................................................................................................................................ 15
5.5 Calculation and expression of results .............................................................................................. 15
5.6 Test report ........................................................................................................................................... 16
6 Determination of the mass distribution of light and heavy gradings ............................................ 16
6.1 Principle ............................................................................................................................................... 16
6.2 Apparatus ............................................................................................................................................ 17
6.3 Preparation of test portion ................................................................................................................. 17
6.4 Procedure ............................................................................................................................................ 17
6.5 Calculation and expression of results .............................................................................................. 18
6.6 Test report ........................................................................................................................................... 18
7 Determination of the percentage of pieces of armourstone with a length-to-thickness
ratio greater than 3 ............................................................................................................................. 19
7.1 Principle ............................................................................................................................................... 19
7.2 Apparatus ............................................................................................................................................ 19
7.3 Preparation of test portion ................................................................................................................. 20
7.4 Procedure ............................................................................................................................................ 21
7.5 Calculation and expression of results .............................................................................................. 22
7.6 Test report ........................................................................................................................................... 23
8 Determination of particle density and water absorption .................................................................. 23
8.1 Principle ............................................................................................................................................... 23
8.2 Apparatus ............................................................................................................................................ 23
8.3 Materials .............................................................................................................................................. 24
8.4 Preparation of test portion ................................................................................................................. 24
8.5 Test procedure .................................................................................................................................... 24
8.6 Calculation and expression of results .............................................................................................. 24
8.7 Test report ........................................................................................................................................... 25
9 Determination of resistance to freezing and thawing ....................................................................... 26
9.1 Principle ............................................................................................................................................... 26
9.2 Apparatus ............................................................................................................................................ 26

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9.3 Materials ............................................................................................................................................... 28

9.4 Test portions ........................................................................................................................................ 28
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9.5 Procedure ............................................................................................................................................. 29

9.6 Calculation and expression of results .............................................................................................. 30
9.7 Test report ............................................................................................................................................ 30
10 Determination of signs of “Sonnenbrand" and disintegration of steel slags ............................... 31
10.1 Principle................................................................................................................................................ 31
10.2 Apparatus ............................................................................................................................................. 31
10.3 Materials ............................................................................................................................................... 31
10.4 Preparation of test portions ............................................................................................................... 31
10.5 Procedure ............................................................................................................................................. 32
10.6 Calculation and expression of results .............................................................................................. 32
10.7 Test report ............................................................................................................................................ 33
Annex A (informative) Example of a sampling report ................................................................................... 34
Annex B (informative) Example of a particle size distribution of a coarse grading.................................. 36
Annex C (informative) Example of a mass distribution: reference method .............................................. 38
Annex D (informative) Example method for determination of mass distribution (employing bulk
weighing) .............................................................................................................................................. 40
Annex E (informative) Density of water ........................................................................................................ 44
Annex F (informative) Precision for determination of particle density and water absorption (see
Clause 8) ............................................................................................................................................... 45
Annex G (informative) Guidance on sampling for testing .......................................................................... 46
Annex H (informative) Guidance on sampling for testing ........................................................................... 51
Bibliography ...................................................................................................................................................... 56

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Foreword
This document (EN 13383-2:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 154 “Aggregates”,
the secretariat of which is held by BSI.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2013, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by November 2013.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 13383-2:2002.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association.

In comparison with the previous version, the following changes have been made.

• changes and clarifications to the sampling and sample reduction clauses, including a new informative
annex on sampling from waterborne plant;
• introduction of requirements for sample preparation for the Micro-Deval test previously in EN 13383-1;
• deletion of an unused wet sieving method for the determination of particle size distribution of coarse
gradings of armourstone.
• removal to an informative annex of a previously normative alternative to the reference method for
determination of mass distribution of light and heavy gradings.
Otherwise the majority of the changes from the previous version are editorial.

EN 13383 Armourstone consists of the following parts:

Part 1: Specifications

Part 2: Test methods

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.