1. Scope

1.1 This guide is intended to be used by architects, engineers, specifiers, contractors, and material suppliers who design, select, specify, install, purchase, fabricate, or supply natural stone products for construction applications.

1.2 Consensus Standard This guide is an industry consensus standard drafted in a cooperative effort among engineers, architects, geologists, producers, and installers of natural stone.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

C97 Test Methods for Absorption and Bulk Specific Gravity of Dimension Stone

C99 Test Method for Modulus of Rupture of Dimension Stone

C119 Terminology Relating to Dimension Stone

C120 Test Methods of Flexure Testing of Slate (Breaking Load, Modulus of Rupture, Modulus of Elasticity)

C121 Test Method for Water Absorption of Slate

C170 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Dimension Stone

C217 Test Method for Weather Resistance of Slate

C241 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Stone Subjected to Foot Traffic

C295 Guide for Petrographic Examination of Aggregates for Concrete

C406 Specification for Roofing Slate

C503 Specification for Marble Dimension Stone

C568 Specification for Limestone Dimension Stone

C615 Specification for Granite Dimension Stone

C616 Specification for Quartz-Based Dimension Stone

C629 Specification for Slate Dimension Stone

C856 Practice for Petrographic Examination of Hardened Concrete

C880 Test Method for Flexural Strength of Dimension Stone

C1201 Test Method for Structural Performance of Exterior Dimension Stone Cladding Systems by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference

C1242 Guide for Selection, Design, and Installation of Dimension Stone Attachment Systems

C1352 Test Method for Flexural Modulus of Elasticity of Dimension Stone

C1353 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Dimension Stone Subjected to Foot Traffic Using a Rotary Platform, Double-Head Abraser

C1354 Test Method for Strength of Individual Stone Anchorages in Dimension Stone

C1526 Specification for Serpentine Dimension Stone

C1527 Specification for Travertine Dimension Stone

C1721 Guide for Petrographic Examination of Dimension Stone

D2203 Test Method for Staining from Sealants

Keywords

dimension stone; dimension stone testing; finishes; granite; limestone; marble; natural stone; natural stone finishes; quartz-based; selection; slate; stone; stone evaluation; stone selection;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 91.100.15 (Mineral materials and products)

DOI: 10.1520/C1528-12

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