1. Scope

1.1 This test method covers the determination of the time of setting of concrete, with slump greater than zero, by means of penetration resistance measurements on mortar sieved from the concrete mixture.

1.2 This test method is suitable for use only when tests of the mortar fraction will provide the information required.

1.3 This test method may also be applied to prepared mortars and grouts.

1.4 This test method is applicable under controlled laboratory conditions, as well as under field conditions.

1.5 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units shall be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other, without combining values in any way.

1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

C125 Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Aggregates

C143/C143M Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic-Cement Concrete

C172 Practice for Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete

C173/C173M Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method

C192/C192M Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Laboratory

C231 Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method

C670 Practice for Preparing Precision and Bias Statements for Test Methods for Construction Materials

D1558 Test Method for Moisture Content Penetration Resistance Relationships of Fine-Grained Soils

E11 Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and Test Sieves

E2251 Specification for Liquid-in-Glass ASTM Thermometers with Low-Hazard Precision Liquids

Keywords

concrete; mortar; penetration resistance; time of final setting; time of initial setting; Concrete; Mortar; Penetration--cement/concrete; Setting time;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 91.100.30 (Concrete and concrete products)

DOI: 10.1520/C0403_C0403M-99

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