Specification for designed concrete

6.2.1 General
(1) Designed concrete shall be specified by means of basic requirements from 6.2.2, to be given in all cases, and
additional requirements from 6.2.3, to be specified where required. (2) Abbreviations to be used in specifications are
given in Clause 11.

6.2.2 Basic requirements

(1) The specification of concrete shall contain: a) a requirement to conform to this standard; b) compressive strength
class; c) exposure classes (see Clause 11 for the abbreviated format); d) Dupper and Dlower; NOTE 1 Dupper should not be
greater than dg according to EN 1992-1-1. e) chloride content class in accordance with Table 15. (2) In addition, for
lightweight concrete: f) density class or target density. (3) In addition, for heavy-weight concrete: g) target density.
(4) In addition, for ready-mixed concrete and site-mixed concrete: h) consistence class or a target value for
consistence.
NOTE 2 See Annex G for guidance on specifying the consistence of self-compacting concrete.

6.2.3 Additional requirements

(1) The following items may be specified using performance requirements and test methods where they are
appropriate: specific types or classes of cement; specific types or categories of aggregate; NOTE In these cases,
concrete composition to minimise deleterious alkali-silica reaction is the responsibility of the specifier (see 5.2.3.5). type,
function (i.e. structural or non-structural) and minimum content of fibres or performance classes of fibre reinforced
concrete.
In the case of performance classes, the classes, the test methods and the conformity criteria shall be specified;
characteristics required to resist freeze/thaw attack (e.g. minimum air content, see 5.4.3).
NOTE 2 For further information see Annex L, line 13.