BRITISH STANDA! BS EN 12350-2:2009 Testing fresh concrete Part 2: Slump-testBS EN 12350-2:2009 National foreword “This British Standard isthe UK implementation of BN 12960-22000, Teaupersoes BS HN 12350-22000 which sides "The UK partcpatan inte proparation wns ontnsted 19 Torna Commitee BUSI 7M, Conerete preuetion aa testing ‘ist of organizations represented on this committe can be obained on Fequen tit steretary. "This publication dos not purport to iselude al ihe mesary povisions a enteact- Users ae mpl fo its cnet application Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity ‘rom legal obligations. Amendmentsleorrigenda issued since publeation Dare CommentsBS BN 12350-2:2009 EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 12350-2 NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM Mare 2009 ———— ee cena 108 9510030 ‘Siprsoses 1280-21000 English Version Testing tresh concrete - Part 2: Slump-test sets parton Pate 2 Es dsm PuhngvonFttn Tek Seto en en ets an Seacrest ne ce eee SE ence zt ty ett a i nc de Defame race Gary mee, nou et tay nt, an Las a es We Fake ‘ama, Svat, Sorin Span, Seer. Sud Ue age a CEN At pia am aya mr ot Neen zaso22008 €BS EN 12850-2:2000 EN 12360-2:2009 (E) Contents Page ‘Test report Precision...Foreword Tis document (EN 12360-22009) has been prepared by Technical Commitee CENVTC 104 "Concrete and ‘late produc" the Secretariat of which held by IN ‘This Europesn Standard shal be given tho status of @ national standard, eter by publstion of an ident test & by endorsement, atthe latest by September 2008, and conficng natonal standards, shall be ‘wosrawn atthe atest by September 2008 ‘Attn is drawn to the passat that sore of the elements ofthis document maybe he subject of patent "ahs. CEN andioe CENELEC} sat nol be held responsi or atti any oa such patent ihe “Ts document supersedes EN 1236021000, ‘Ts standard is one ofa series concemed wth esting concrete, ‘This series EN 12350 includes me fosowing parts Par: Samping Pat 2: Siete; Past 3: Vebo test Par 4: Degree of compacabity Pat 5: Flow abe ts Pn 6: Density, Part 7: Ar content - Pressure metoos; Part: Settcompactng concrete - Slump-ow etn preparation Pat: Set-compacng concrea- Vsfurn test (in preparation): Par 10: Se-compacing concrete box est (in preparation) Pat 1: Set-compactng concrete - Sieve segregation test (in preparaton Pant 12: Set-compactng concrete - ng ttn preparation [CAUTION — When coment is mixed with water, alkalis released, Take precautions to avoid dry cement entering the eyes, mouth and nose whist mixing concrete, Prevent skin contact wit wet cement of concrete by wearing sutable protective clothing, H cement or conerete enters the cye, immediatly wash it out thoroughly with clean water and seek medical teatrment without delay. Wash wet concrete ofthe skin immediatly.BS EN 12350-2:2009 EN 12360-2:2009 (E) “The folowing amendments have been made tothe 1980-10 eon ots standare — extra revsion: — me stowed for raising te mad changed tom between Ss and 10510 batwoen 2s ands ‘According tothe CENICENELEC intemal Keguatons, me atonal stands oyetations of te flowing Coonties are bound 10 implement is. European Sandard: Austia Belpum, ugar, Cyps, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Find, Francs, Germany. Greece, Hungary. sand, Ireland, Maly, Latva Uihuena, Lonemtou, Mata. Netheriands, Norway, Poland, Perogal, Romana, Shveka, Slovenia, Span ‘Sweden, Switzerland andthe Une KingsomBS EN 12850-2:2009, EN 12350-2:2008,€) 1 Scope ‘This European standard species a method for determing tha erasistence of ech conerto by the shun Toe slump tosis sensitive to changes inthe consistence of concrete, which correspon to sls between 10 mm and 210 mm. Beyond these extremes the measursment of sum can be unautable aes nie ‘methods of determining the consistency shouldbe Conslted le sump continues t change over a period of“ min ater de-mosking the samp test isnt suitable as 9 ‘The testis not subi when the maximum size of aggregate in the cone gear than 40 mm, 2. Normative references The folowing referenced documents are inaspensable for the appeaton ofthis document. For dated ‘eterences, ony ine edsan cid apples. For undated Yterenct the lahat edion of fe reoronees ‘document (ncuding any amendmen) appies. EN 12850-1 Testing tosh concrete — Part 1: Sampling 3. Principle “The ffesh concrete fs compacted into mould inthe shape of a fustum of @ cone. When the cone is awn upwards he dance the concrete has slumped provides @ measure of he consistency oe Concrete 4 Apparatus ‘41 Mould to form the test specimen, made of met not ready atacked by cement paste and not inner {han 15 mm, The inter ofthe mould shal be smoot and re tom projechon. such as prouuai rcs ad shal be te om dents. The mous shal bein the frm of a Polow stun of@ cone having te folowing intemal mensions = dametor of base: (200+ 2} mm — ameter of op (100+ 2) mem, helt (300 2) 9m ‘The base and tho op of the mou shal be open and para! to eachother anda right angles tote ais. The mould shal be provided wih two hanes near he top and hana clamps or fot pees arte btm ts He steady. A mould which can be camped o the base fs acceptable proved the camping aTangemont coro ‘uty released wrthout movement of tne meuld er terterence wi ie smpng cones[BS EN 12850-2:2008 EN 12350-2:2008 (E) 42 Compacting rod, of cxcuarcross-secon, straight, made of steel, having a ameter of (16 £1) mm ‘Sra eng of 600 +5) mm, and wih rounded ends, 142 Funnel (optiona, made of non-absorbent material nt realy attacked by cement paste and having @ Cota to enable he neo Be focated onthe mould specifi in 4.1 “44. Rule, atuated fom 0 mm to 300 mn, a itervae not excoeding 5m, the zero mark beng atthe fenteme endo te le. 48 ea platelsurtace. non-absorbet i, at plate or ater sutace on which lace the mould 148 Remixing container, fat ray of ad consction and made fom a norsbsorbent materia not ready ‘Stacked by cement pate, itshal be of sppropratecmensions such tha he soneete can be thoroughly mre using he square-mauthod shovel a sc000. 47 shove, win square mou NOTE Tra square mouths equ rare proper meng maton he ening cota 48 Moist cloth 148 Scoop, approximately 100:mm in with 410, Timer, or clock capable of measuring t 1s. 5 Test sample “The sample fhe conecete shal be obtained in accordance wth EN 12350+1 “The sample shal be resmined using the remising container and he square outed shovel before caryng outtne tst NOTE Atersate sampling proces maybe oni nan Sanads or povson inthe pac fuse to 6 Procedure Dampen te mould and baseplate and pace the mould onthe horizontal base patetsurtace. Dung ting of Per rpouis nal femly against the Base platelsutac by clamping sce, or by standing on te two foot proces Fa the mould in tee layers, each approxmtaly one-tid of the height 2f the mou when compacted EEmiact each layer wh 25 sokes of he taping fod. Unley Gstoute te strokes over the cross secton Sretiayer For the btn layer ths wil nesesstat ling the od slighty and pestering approximately cea rss spray loward he coe, Compact te fest ayer Beoughou ts depth aking care not thong {halteoe, Compact the second layer ana the op layer each hyoughout is depth, so that he srokos a cor be mesial undenyng layer n ing and compacing te tp layer, heap the concrete ove te mould beter tamping i started Ire taming operation ofthe top ayer resus in subsdonce of he concrete low the top edge ofthe mous, rar concrete to keep an oxcoss above he top of the mould ata ime. After the top layer as bean Sohpucte. dike othe saacs ofthe concrete by means of saving androling motin of the compactingRemove spied cone fom the base patlsurtace, Remove the mould from the concrete by caretuly na vera cecton ertrm the operation of rasing te mould in 2 to § 5, bya steaty upwar i, wth no lteral or tsional ‘motion being imparted othe cones Gory out he entre operate fe the Sar Ot Hing othe remeval ofthe mou without nterupton and compote wihin 160. Immediate ater removal of the mou, measure and cord the slump h by determining te eterence ‘between the het ofthe mould and Ht of the Pighest point of he smped test spec ab shone Figure 1 NOTE Te sonatncy of cone ix changos wih ine, oration of the ear an, posey ss of iotee Tons on eel saps shou, etre, be cared tH sora be wiows ater an cet 7 Test result Fhe es cnty vai tls tue slurp, this being a sump in wich the conte remain substan Intact and synmeticl a shoun in Firs 28), "ie specimen shears, as shown in Figure 2(), another sample shale aken and the procedure repeated. 1 wo consecutive tests show a parton of te concrete shearing ff rm the mass of he test specimen, the ‘concrete nck the necessary lastly and cohesiveness forte sang tet fo be stable Report the tue sium h, 2 shown in Figure the nearest 10 mim, 8) Tre sump bjshear sump Figure 2— Forms of slumpBS EN 12850-2:2000 EN 12350-2:2009 (E) 8 Test report “The epot shall ince: 14) enncaon of he test same by locaton of pertomance of est ©) date of test 1d) pec sump ~ welsear 1) measured we samp, to nearest 1 1) any deviation rom standard est mato 4) decaraton byte person technical espensibe fr the fst hat twas cared out in scordance wih this ‘document excopt a5 note nem) “The ropot ay include: hy tempera of the concrete sample a time fest: 9) ine ottest 9 Precision precision data are gon in Table 1. These apply fo slump measurements made on concrete fom he same Pr ot aoe Saar test fosul is caine vor a shige stump determination. The velves which Sppy - yn each tt resul obtained 2 the average of dupleste determinations se ven in Table 2 “Table 1 — Precision data for slump measurements (single determination) Rana apentaaiy pains rns (om) (om) er) om) em wee 5 w 30 = “Table 2— Precision data fr slump measurements (dupicat determinations) 7 apes cons apy eanaONS s ? = = ‘my (om om com om aoe a 7 oy = NOTE 1 Th pao date was deloinad apa en experimen ie UX 687m wrieh erection dia was TEE tr Mase ests non decried mB 1081 The experrent vanes 16 opts, The cones ere anes te anand cement Thames Vaity sand ard Trae. vay 70 mm apd 20 ry coarse Soenaton NOTE? The awerceoewoan two ts ets rn the same sample by oe pear wing Pe sae apparsis NOTE ane es eral lescond the rpesaby valu on average not mae an once 2 care Ione: aneaneetoperuen a te ataBS EN 12850-2:2009 EN 12350-2:2009 (E) NOTE 3 Test ests on the same sample blaine within th sorts fase te nal y 40 opertrs each wang ak con apart wil bythe reproduc ake Fon sveage na Mote an sng @ See ‘mal and ect pert oe et NOTE For fuer formation on pression, and for deiniors of the sti toms sed f cemmecton wih Pasion see1S0 725BSEN 12350-2:2009 BSL Group Headquarters 389 Chick High oad Tandon. Wi #AL, UK elt 20 46 9001 Ba 4 (020 96 7001 wwe bsgroup eam BSI - British Standards Institution [tis tho independent national by seaponsble or proaring British SSndands Te presmes the UR view on standards in Burope and athe tnterational fovel. ts ineorparated by Royal Charter. 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