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BS 1881-122-1983 Testing Concrete - Water Absorbtion
BS 1881-122-1983 Testing Concrete - Water Absorbtion
1983
Incorporating
amendment No. 1
Testing concrete —
Part 122: Method for determination of
water absorption
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UDC 666.972.017:691.32:620.1
BS 1881-122:1983
Cooperating organizations
County Surveyors’ Society* Sand and Ballast Hauliers and Allied Trades
Department of the Environment (Building Alliance
Research Establishment)* Sand and Gravel Association Limited*
Department of the Environment (PSA)* Society of Chemical Industry*
Department of the Environment (Transport Stone Federation
and Road Research Laboratory)*
The organizations marked with an asterisk in the above list, together with the
following, were directly represented on the Technical Committee entrusted
with the preparation of this British Standard:
Contents
Page
Cooperating organizations Inside front cover
Foreword ii
1 Scope 1
2 Definitions 1
3 Apparatus 1
4 Test specimens 1
5 Procedure 1
6 Calculation and expression of results 1
7 Test report 2
Figure 1 — Correction factor 3
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BS 1881-122:1983
Foreword
This Part of this standard prepared under the direction of the Cement, Gypsum,
Aggregates and Quarry Products Standards Committee, is a revision of clause 7
of BS 1881-5:1970, which has been deleted by Amendment No. 1 to that standard.
The water absorption test in this Part is basically unchanged from that in
the 1970 edition. No estimate of repeatability or reproducibility is given in this
Part of this British Standard. Reference should be made to BS 5497-1 for further
information on the determination of repeatability and reproducibility.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
from legal obligations.
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Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii,
pages 1 to 4, an inside back cover and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on
the inside front cover.
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BS 1881-122:1983
1 Scope NOTE One end of each specimen should preferably be from one
of the faces which would normally be exposed when the unit is in
This Part of this British Standard specifies a use.
method for the determination of water absorption of 4.2 Measurement of density. Measure the density
concrete specimens cored from a structure or of the specimens in accordance with BS 1881-114.
precast component.
4.3 Measurement of dimensions. Measure the
NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard dimensions of the specimen in accordance with
are listed on the inside back cover.
BS 1881-114.
2 Definitions 4.4 Age of specimens at test. The test for
absorption shall be made when the age of the
For the purposes of this Part of this standard the
concrete is 28 days to 32 days, which means that
definitions given in BS 5328 apply.
drying of the specimens shall begin at an age
3 Apparatus of 24 days to 28 days.
NOTE If the absorption test is carried out on concrete less
3.1 A balance, capable of weighing the specimen up than 28 days old an appreciably higher value may be obtained.
to 5 kg to an accuracy of 0.1 %. Conversely, the absorption at ages greater than 28 days might be
appreciably less. These variations are dependent, amongst other
The balance shall be calibrated on initial factors, on the rate of hydration of the cement.
commissioning and at least annually thereafter
using weights of which the accuracy can be traced to 5 Procedure
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The correction factor related to size is based on the 7.3 Information to be provided by the test
formula laboratory for inclusion in the test report. The
3 following information shall be provided by the test
volume ( mm )
correction factor = ------------------------------------------------------------------------ laboratory for inclusion in the test report:
2
surface area ( mm ) × 12.5
a) identification of the test specimen;
7 Test report b) condition of specimen when received (include
7.1 General. The report shall affirm that the tests poor compaction and honeycombing);
were carried out in accordance with this Part of this c) date of receipt of the specimen;
standard. The report shall also state whether or not d) dimensions of the specimen;
certificates of sampling, specimen preparation and
curing are available. If available, a copy of each e) conditions of storage and curing until test date;
certificate shall be provided. f) date of beginning of tests (placing in oven);
7.2 Information to be provided by the g) density of the specimen (as-received, saturated
producer of the test specimens for inclusion in or oven-dried and method of determining
the test report volume);
7.2.1 Mandatory information. The following h) measured absorption;
information shall be provided by the producer of the i) corrected absorption;
test specimens for inclusion in the test report: j) details of reinforcement (if any);
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a) identification of the test specimen, which k) orientation of the specimen to the structure;
preferably should be marked with indelible
l) certificate that the test has been carried out in
waterproof ink; accordance with this Part of this standard;
b) date of production; m) other remarks.
c) conditions of storage and curing;
d) age of concrete;
e) date test required;
f) type of density to be measured.
7.2.2 Optional information. If requested the
following information shall be provided by the
producer of the test specimens for inclusion in the
test report:
a) building project;
b) part or component of the building;
c) details of concrete mix.
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Figure 1 — Correction factor
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BS 1881-122:1983
Testing concrete
Summary of published British Standards
Due to the present restructuring of BS 1881 Methods of testing concrete and BS 4408 Recommendations for non-destructive methods
of test for concrete, the following information has been published, to help keep readers up-to-date, with the situation so far.
(February 1983).
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