BS 5328-1:1997:2002 Edition
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Concrete – Guide to specifying concrete
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2002 | 34 |
Choosing mixes and constituents to obtain concrete having the required performance in the fresh and hardened state.
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | BRITISH STANDARD |
| 2 | Committees responsible for this British Standard |
| 3 | Contents |
| 7 | Introduction 1 Scope 2 References 2.1 Normative references 2.2 Informative references 3 Definitions 3.1 batch |
| 8 | 3.2 cement 3.3 cement content 3.4 cement type 3.5 alkali content 3.5.1 certified average alkali content 3.5.2 declared mean alkali content 3.5.3 guaranteed alkali limit 3.6 characteristic strength 3.7 density of fresh concrete 3.8 lightweight concrete 3.9 normal-weight concrete 3.10 heavyweight concrete |
| 9 | 3.11 designed mix 3.12 prescribed mix 3.13 standard mix 3.14 designated mix 3.15 free water/cement ratio 3.16 grade (of concrete) 3.17 equivalent grade 3.18 laitance 3.19 producer 3.20 purchaser 3.21 ready-mixed concrete |
| 10 | 3.22 standard strength class (of cement) 3.23 time of loading 3.24 aggressive chemical environment for concrete (ACEC) 3.25 design chemical class (DC-class) 3.26 design sulfate class 3.27 additional protective measure 3.28 structural performance level |
| 11 | Table 1 |
| 12 | 4 Constituent materials of concrete 4.1 Choice and approval of materials 4.2 Cements 4.3 Aggregates |
| 13 | Table 2 4.4 Admixtures |
| 14 | 4.5 Pigments 4.6 Additional materials 4.7 Water 5 Durability of concrete 5.1 General 5.2 Mix constituents |
| 15 | Table 4 |
| 16 | 5.3 Durability and external environment Table 5 |
| 17 | Table 6 |
| 19 | 5.4 Limitation on mix parameters |
| 20 | Table 7a) |
| 21 | Table 7b) |
| 22 | Table 8 6 Other properties of hardened concrete 6.1 Strength grades Table 9 Table 10 |
| 23 | 6.2 Concrete to meet special requirements 7 Properties of fresh concrete 7.1 General 7.2 Workability |
| 24 | Table 11 7.3 Air content 7.4 Temperature |
| 25 | 7.5 Density of fresh concrete 7.6 Other properties of fresh concrete 8 Basis for specifying concrete 8.1 General 8.2 Types of concrete mix |
| 27 | 8.3 Selection of constituent materials Table 12 |
| 28 | 8.4 Limits on specifying mix parameters |
| 29 | Table 13 |
| 30 | 8.5 Equivalent grades Table 14 9 Sampling for conformity testing 9.1 General |
| 31 | 9.2 Rate of sampling for strength conformity testing Table 15 10 Action to be taken in the event of non�conformity of the concrete with its specification |
