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ASTM C138 – Standard Test Method for Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete Description: Abstract This test method covers determination of the density of freshly mixed concrete and gives formulas for calculating the unit weight, yield or relative yield, cement content, and air content of the concrete. Yield is defined as …
ASTM C1374 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Installed Thickness of Pneumatically Applied Loose-Fill Building Insulation Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test method was designed to give the manufacturer of loose-fill insulation products a way of determining what the initial installed thickness should be in a horizontal open attic for pneumatic applications. 5.2 The installed …
ASTM C1366 – Standard Test Method for Tensile Strength of Monolithic Advanced Ceramics at Elevated Temperatures Description: Significance and Use 4.1 This test method may be used for material development, material comparison, quality assurance, characterization, reliability assessment, and design data generation. 4.2 High-strength, monolithic advanced ceramic materials are generally characterized by small grain sizes (<50 μm) and …
ASTM C1365 – Standard Test Method for Determination of the Proportion of Phases in Portland Cement and Portland-Cement Clinker Using X-Ray Powder Diffraction Analysis Description: Significance and Use 6.1 This test method allows direct determination of the proportion of some individual phases in cement or portland-cement clinker. Thus it provides an alternative to the indirect estimation …
ASTM C1363 – Standard Test Method for Thermal Performance of Building Materials and Envelope Assemblies by Means of a Hot Box Apparatus Description: Significance and Use 5.1 A need exists for accurate data on heat transfer through insulated structures at representative test conditions. The data are needed to judge compliance with specifications and regulations, for design …
ASTM C1361 – Standard Practice for Constant-Amplitude, Axial, Tension-Tension Cyclic Fatigue of Advanced Ceramics at Ambient Temperatures Description: Significance and Use 4.1 This practice may be used for material development, material comparison, quality assurance, characterization, reliability assessment, and design data generation. 4.2 High-strength, monolithic advanced ceramic materials are generally characterized by small grain sizes (<50 μm) and …
ASTM C1360 – Standard Practice for Constant-Amplitude, Axial, Tension-Tension Cyclic Fatigue of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Advanced Ceramics at Ambient Temperatures Description: Significance and Use 4.1 This practice may be used for material development, material comparison, quality assurance, characterization, reliability assessment, and design data generation. 4.2 Continuous fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites are generally characterized by crystalline matrices and ceramic …
ASTM C136 – Standard Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test method is used primarily to determine the grading of materials proposed for use as aggregates or being used as aggregates. The results are used to determine compliance of the particle size distribution with applicable specification …
ASTM C1359 – Standard Test Method for Monotonic Tensile Strength Testing of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Advanced Ceramics With Solid Rectangular Cross Section Test Specimens at Elevated Temperatures Description: Significance and Use 4.1 This test method may be used for material development, material comparison, quality assurance, characterization, reliability assessment, and design data generation. 4.2 Continuous fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites …
ASTM C1358 – Standard Test Method for Monotonic Compressive Strength Testing of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Advanced Ceramics with Solid Rectangular Cross Section Test Specimens at Ambient Temperatures Description: Significance and Use 4.1 This test method may be used for material development, material comparison, quality assurance, characterization, reliability assessment, and design data generation. 4.2 Continuous fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites …
