Percentage of gravel and sand to all aggregates for concrete is decreasing, but yet large amount of them has been used in Japan. In this report, the history of test methods for fines, organic impurities, lightweight particles, clay lumps and soft pebbles as deleterious substances in gravel and sand was investigated. As the result of survey, it was confirmed that above test methods of Japan were established on the basis of ASTM test methods and then they developed in their own way in detail. The test methods for lightweight particles and soft pebbles in JIS were discontinued in 2015.
