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BS 1881-208:1996

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Testing concrete Recommendations for the determination of the initial surface absorption of concrete

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-09-1996

$268.61
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Committees responsible
Foreword
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Applications
5 Factors influencing the initial surface absorption
   of concrete
6 Apparatus
7 Calibration of apparatus
8 Procedure
9 Factors affecting test results
10 Precision
11 Test report
List of references

Provides guidance on application, influencing factors and interpretation of results for low pressure assessment of surface absorption of concrete.

Committee
B/517/1
DevelopmentNote
Partially supersedes BS 1881-5(1970). Supersedes 95/106828 DC. (06/2004)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This Part of BS 1881 gives recommendations for a method of determining the initial surface absorption of oven dried concrete, of concrete in the laboratory which cannot be oven dried and of site concrete. Recommendations are given on areas of application of this method and the interpretation of results.

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