ASTM D5918-13
Standard Test Methods for Frost Heave and Thaw Weakening Susceptibility of Soils

Standard No.

ASTM D5918-13

Release Date

2013

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced 2013-01

Replace By

ASTM D5918-13e1

Latest

ASTM D5918-13e1

Scope

5.1 These test methods can be used to determine the relative frost-susceptibility of soils used in pavement systems. Both the frost heave susceptibility and the thaw weakening susceptibility can be determined.

5.2 These test methods should be used only for seasonal frost conditions and not for permanent or long-term freezing of soil. These test methods also have not been validated for anything other than pavement systems.

5.3 These test methods cannot be used to predict the amount of frost heave or thaw weakening in the field. Its purpose is to determine the relative frost-susceptibility classification for use in empirical pavement design methods for seasonal frost regions.

Note 1—The quality of the result produced by this standard is dependent on the competence of the personnel performing it, and the suitability of the equipment and facilities used. Agencies that meet the criteria of Practice D3740 are generally considered capable of competent and objective testing/sampling/inspection/etc. Users of this standard are cautioned that compliance with Practice D3740 does not in itself assure reliable results. Reliable results depend on many factors; Practice D3740 provides a means of evaluating some of those factors.

1.1 These laboratory test methods cover the frost heave and thaw weakening susceptibilities of soil that is tested in the laboratory by comparing the heave rate and thawed bearing ratio² with values in an established classification system. This test was developed to classify the frost susceptibility of soils used in pavements. It should be used for soils where frost-susceptibility considerations, based on particle size such as the limit of 38201;% finer than 20 mm in Specification D2940, are uncertain. This is most important for frost-susceptibility criteria such as those used by the Corps of Engineers,³ that require a freezing test for aggregates of inconclusive frost classification. The frost heave susceptibility is determined from the heave rate during freezing. The thaw weakening susceptibility is determined with the bearing ratio test (see Test Method D1883).

1.2 This is an index test for estimating the relative degree of frost-susceptibility of soils used in pavement systems. It cannot be used to predict the amount of frost heave nor the strength after thawing, nor can it be used for applications involving long-term freezing of permafrost or for foundations of refrigerated structures.

1.3 The test methods described are for one specimen and uses manual temperature control. It is suggested that four specimens be tested simultaneously and that the temperature control and data taki......

ASTM D5918-13 Referenced Document

• ASTM C670 Standard Practice for Preparing Precision and Bias Statements for Test Methods for Construction Materials
• ASTM D1587 Standard Practice for Thin-Walled Tube Sampling of Soils for Geotechnical Purposes*， 2024-04-22 Update
• ASTM D1883 Standard Test Method for CBR (California Bearing Ratio) of Laboratory-Compacted Soils
• ASTM D2216 Standard Test Method for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass
• ASTM D2940 Standard Specification for Graded Aggregate Material For Bases or Subbases for Highways or Airports
• ASTM D3550 Standard Practice for Thick Wall, Ring-Lined, Split Barrel, Drive Sampling of Soils
• ASTM D3740 Standard Practice for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Engaged in the Testing and/or Inspection of Soil and Rock as Used in Engineering Design and Construction
• ASTM D4083 Standard Practice for Description of Frozen Soils (Visual-Manual Procedure)
• ASTM D420 Standard Guide to Site Characterization for Engineering Design and Construction Purposes
• ASTM D6026 Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Geotechnical Data
• ASTM D653 Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids
• ASTM D698 Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Standard Effort (12 400 ft-lbf/ft³ (600 kN-m/m³))*， 2024-04-22 Update
• ASTM D75 Standard Practice for Sampling Aggregates
• ASTM E105 Standard Practice for Probability Sampling Of Materials*， 2024-04-22 Update
• ASTM E122 Standard Practice for Calculating Sample Size to Estimate, With a Specified Tolerable Error, the Average for Characteristic of a Lot or Process

ASTM D5918-13 history

• 2013 ASTM D5918-13e1 Standard Test Methods for Frost Heave and Thaw Weakening Susceptibility of Soils
• 2013 ASTM D5918-13 Standard Test Methods for Frost Heave and Thaw Weakening Susceptibility of Soils
• 2006 ASTM D5918-06 Standard Test Methods for Frost Heave and Thaw Weakening Susceptibility of Soils
• 1996 ASTM D5918-96(2001) Standard Test Methods for Frost Heave and Thaw Weakening Susceptibility of Soils
• 1996 ASTM D5918-96 Standard Test Methods for Frost Heave and Thaw Weakening Susceptibility of Soils