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ASTM C1609 – Standard Test Method for Flexural Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (Using Beam With Third-Point Loading) Description: Significance and Use 5.1 The first-peak strength characterizes the flexural behavior of the fiber-reinforced concrete up to the onset of cracking, while residual strengths at specified deflections characterize the residual capacity after cracking. Specimen toughness is a measure …
ASTM C1604 – Standard Test Method for Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores of Shotcrete Description: Significance and Use 4.1 This test method provides standardized procedures for obtaining cored specimens to determine the compressive strength and splitting tensile strength of shotcrete during pre-construction, during construction, and from older shotcrete structures. 4.2 Generally, test specimens are obtained in situ when doubt …
ASTM C1601 – Standard Test Method for Field Determination of Water Penetration of Masonry Wall Surfaces Description: Significance and Use 4.1 This non-destructive test method contains procedures and equipment requirements to quantitatively determine the surface penetration of water at a single location on a masonry wall. The test method is not designed to determine the overall …
ASTM C1600 – Standard Specification for Rapid Hardening Hydraulic Cement Description: Abstract This specification covers performance requirements for rapid hardening hydraulic cements. There are no restrictions on the compositions of the cement or its constituents. The specification classifies cements by type based on specific requirements for very early compressive strength development. The following are the …
ASTM C1589 – Standard Practice for Outdoor Weathering of Construction Seals and Sealants Description: Significance and Use 4.1 Tests conducted in accordance with this practice are used to evaluate the weatherability of construction seals and sealant materials when they are exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The weatherability of seals and sealants in actual outdoor use can …
ASTM C1585 – Standard Test Method for Measurement of Rate of Absorption of Water by Hydraulic-Cement Concretes Description: Significance and Use 4.1 The performance of concrete subjected to many aggressive environments is a function, to a large extent, of the penetrability of the pore system. In unsaturated concrete, the rate of ingress of water or other …
ASTM C1583 – Standard Test Method for Tensile Strength of Concrete Surfaces and the Bond Strength or Tensile Strength of Concrete Repair and Overlay Materials by Direct Tension (Pull-off Method) Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test method determines the tensile strength of concrete near to the prepared surface, which can be used as an indicator …
ASTM C1582 – Standard Specification for Admixtures to Inhibit Chloride-Induced Corrosion of Reinforcing Steel in Concrete Description: Abstract This specification covers material for use as chloride-corrosion-inhibiting admixtures for concrete. Concrete must meet the physical requirements such as compressive strength and flexural strength. The test admixture must show corrosion-inhibiting performance with the required mean integrated macrocell …
ASTM C1581 – Standard Test Method for Determining Age at Cracking and Induced Tensile Stress Characteristics of Mortar and Concrete under Restrained Shrinkage Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test method is for relative comparison of materials and is not intended to determine the age at cracking of mortar or concrete in any specific type of …
ASTM C158 – Standard Test Methods for Strength of Glass by Flexure (Determination of Modulus of Rupture) Description: Significance and Use 4.1 For the purpose of this test, glasses and glass-ceramics are considered brittle (perfectly elastic) and to have the property that fracture normally occurs at the surface of the test specimen from the principal tensile …
