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Significance and Use

This practice provides standardized requirements for making, curing, protecting, and transporting concrete test specimens under field conditions.

If the specimens are made and standard cured, as stipulated herein, the resulting strength test data when the specimens are tested are able to be used for the following purposes:

Acceptance testing for specified strength,

Checking adequacy of mixture proportions for strength, and

Quality control.

If the specimens are made and field cured, as stipulated herein, the resulting strength test data when the specimens are tested are able to be used for the following purposes:

Determination of whether a structure is capable of being put in service,

Comparison with test results of standard cured specimens or with test results from various in-place test methods,

Adequacy of curing and protection of concrete in the structure, or

Form or shoring removal time requirements.

1. Scope

1.1 This practice covers procedures for making and curing cylinder and beam specimens from representative samples of fresh concrete for a construction project.

1.2 The concrete used to make the molded specimens shall be sampled after all on-site adjustments have been made to the mixture proportions, including the addition of mix water and admixtures. This practice is not satisfactory for making specimens from concrete not having measurable slump or requiring other sizes or shapes of specimens.

1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.

1.4 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. ( Warning Fresh hydraulic cementitious mixtures are caustic and may cause chemical burns to exposed skin and tissue upon prolonged exposure. )

1.5 The text of this standard references notes which provide explanatory material. These notes shall not be considered as requirements of the standard.

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

C138/C138M Test Method for Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete

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

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

C330 Specification for Lightweight Aggregates for Structural Concrete

C403/C403M Test Method for Time of Setting of Concrete Mixtures by Penetration Resistance

C470/C470M Specification for Molds for Forming Concrete Test Cylinders Vertically

C511 Specification for Mixing Rooms, Moist Cabinets, Moist Rooms, and Water Storage Tanks Used in the Testing of Hydraulic Cements and Concretes

C617 Practice for Capping Cylindrical Concrete Specimens

C1064/C1064M Test Method for Temperature of Freshly Mixed Hydraulic-Cement Concrete

C1077 Practice for Agencies Testing Concrete and Concrete Aggregates for Use in Construction and Criteria for Testing Agency Evaluation

American Concrete Institute Publication

Keywords

beams; casting samples; concrete; curing; cylinders; testing;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 91.100.30 (Concrete and concrete products)

DOI: 10.1520/C0031_C0031M-12

ASTM International is a member of CrossRef.

ASTM C31 / C31M