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R O M AN I AN S TAN D AR D STAS 8331-69

Classification index H 36
PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS Supersedes:
Classification and terminology -
PREFABRICATE DIN BETON Previous editions:
Clasificare şi terminologie -
PREFABRIQUES EN BETON Validation date:
Classement Terminlogie 1970-06-01

1 GENERAL

1.1 This standard deals with the classification of precast concrete products for constructions and the related terminology
1.2 The precast concrete products are classified by the following criteria:
- shape;
- field of usage;
- reinforcement degree;
- execution place;
- apparent density of the concrete;
- aggregates used in concrete production;
- concrete compacting procedure;
- concrete stiffening process.

2 CLASSIFICATION

2.1 Classification by shape

Considering their shapes, precast concrete products are classified as follows:
- linear precast concrete products;
- surface precast concrete products;
- spatial precast concrete products.

2.2 Classification by the field of usage

Considering the fields of their usage, precast concrete products are classified in accordance with the constructions they
are ment:
- precast concrete products for civil constructions;
- precast concrete products for industrial constructions;
- precast concrete products agro-zootechnical constructions;
- precast concrete products for special constructions (overhead electric lines, water supplies, sewerage, railway
superstructures, bridges, mine works, aerial and underground for telecommunication lines etc.)

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2.3 Classification by the reinforcement degree

Considering their reinforcement degree, precast concrete products are classified as follws:

2.3.1 Plain precast concrete products

2.3.2 Precast reinforced concrete steel products:

a) constructive reinforcement;
b) resistance reinforcement.

2.3.3 Precast prestressed concrete products:

a) pre-tensioned reinforcement;
b) post-tensioned reinforcement.

2.4 Classification by the execution place

Considering their execution place, precast concrete products are classified as follows:
- precast concrete products made in factories;
- precast concrete products made in special units administrated by construction sites;
- precast concrete products made on construction sites.

2.5 Classification by the apparent density of the concrete

2.5.1 Considering the apparent density of the concrete used in their production them, precast products are classified
in:
- precast products made of extra-heavy concrete (over 2500 kg/m3);
- precast products made of heavy concrete (2201…2500 kg/m3);
- precast products made of semi-heavy concrete (1701…2200 kg/m3);
- precast products made of light concrete (1000…1700 kg/m3);
- precast products made of extra-light concrete (below 1000 kg/m3);

2.5.2 The above mentioned classification is in accordance with the prescriptions from STAS 3622-61.

2.6 Classification by the nature of the aggregates used in concrete production

Considering the aggregates used in concrete production, precast concrete products are classified as follows:
- precast concrete products made of natural aggregates;
- precast concrete products made of artificial aggregates;

2.7 Classification by the concrete compacting procedure

Considering the procedure used for concrete compacting, precast concrete products are classified as follows:
- vibrated precast concrete products;
- centrifugal precast concrete products;
- vibro-pressed precast concrete products;
- vibro-laminated precast concrete products;
- vacuumed precast concrete products;
- air-placed precast concrete products.

2.8 Classification by the concrete stiffening process

Considering the procedure used in accelerating concrete stiffening, precast concrete products are classified as
follows:
- precast concrete products executed by means of free stiffening, with or without admixtures;
- precast concrete products thermally treated with live steam, warm water, hot air, warming form work,
warming bottom, electric heating through reinforcements.
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3 TERMINOLOGY

No. Term Definition

Operation whose purpose is to accelerate the hardening of concrete by the

1 Steam curing
use of steam.

The cohesion formed after precompressing by means of concrete injection

The bound of post-stressed
2 concreting and concrete infection, after the concrete prestressing process;
reinforcement
these measures also secure the reinforcement against corrosion.

Reinforcement placed in channels either inside or outside the element,

without initial concrete bond. After the hardening concrete, the
3 Post stressed reinforcement reinforcement is stressed by means of special devices which prop directly
on the element so that prestressing and transfer would take place
simultaneously.

Reinforcement which is stressed before the element stresseding, between

fixed points, on rigid abutments or moulds that are capable to take over
4 Prestressed reinforcement almost the entire exerted in the stress prestressed reinforcement; in this
case, the reinforcement is adherent, working together with the concrete
during hardening.

Reinforcement which is subjected to initial stretching stresses before the

application of exterior load, these stresses generate the prestressing effect.
5 Prestressed reinforcement There are two categories of prestressed reinforcement:
-prestressed reinforcement
-post stressed

6 Assembly Binding operation of prestressed concrete products within a construction.

Thermally treated concrete inside the air-pressure tank, at high

7 Autoclaving concrete
temperatures and pressures.

8 Cellular expanded concrete Light and extra-light concrete, with a spongy consistence.

Concrete whose compacting is performed by means of high speed

centrifugal actions, around one of the symmetry axis (most usually, the
9 Centrifuged concrete
longitudinal one); in this way, the concrete is pushed towards the exterior
wall of the mould.

Concrete whose compacting is performed by stresseding the fluid paste

10 Air-placed concrete
under the pressure of compressed air.

Concrete which is improved by drawing excess water by inducing

11 Vacuumed concrete subpressures on the surface of the concrete element with special devices.
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No. Term Definition

Concrete whose compacting is performed by imparting to the concrete

12 Vibrated concrete
mass high speed oscillations generated by a vibrator.

Concrete whose compacting is performed by both vibrations and laminar-

13 Vibro-laminated concrete
drawing.

14 Vibro-pressed concrete Concrete whose compacting is performed by both vibrations and pressing.

Prestressed concrete product, displaying a simple geometric shape,

15 Big block weighing over 30 kg, and used for mechanized assembly of the building
walls.

Concrete or reinforced concrete prestressed product, with a prismatic

16 Arch brick
shape, which is a part of a column, beam or arch.

Prestressed concrete product having the appearance of a room, and being

17 Spatial booth
built and delivered as a distinct element.

Prestressed concrete product with the appearance of a reinforcing ribbed

18 Caisson plate, be them peripheral or intermediary ribs, and used as supporting
element for roofs and platforms.
Caisson that in the assembly position has the plate underneath and the ribs
19 Reversed caisson
on top.

Prestressed concrete product which is part of constructions such as bins,

20 Clavon
chimneys or towers.

Operation of increasing the density of fresh concrete, performed either

21 Compacting
manually or mechanically.

Prestressed product which fills the gaps between platform beams in order
22 Filling element
to form a flat surface.

Prestressed concrete product used on the surface mainly to cover culverts,

23 Slab
to build pavements or to pave margins.

Group of cold drawn wires for prestressed concrete, spun together and
24 Strand
simultaneously stressed.

Prestressed product which is represented by a fixed frame around the

25 Reinforced concrete window
empty space within an exterior wall of the building.

Prestressed product used for roofs, made of reinforced concrete and

26 Reinforced concrete truss
resembling to a frame braced.

Resistance prestressed concrete product, displaying plane and continuous

27 Decking sides, both inferior and superior, of 2…6 m in length and 0,4 and 1,5 m in
width, used for platforms and roofs.
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No. Term Definition

Reinforced concrete prestressed product used in supporting the prestressed

28 Fork
irrigation gutters for assembly.

The total amount of Reinforced concrete within a prestressed product

29 Reinforcement ratio
pertained to its volume.

Prestressed Reinforced concrete product with an approximately horizontal

30 Beam
assembly position, subject of dominant bending stresses.

The process of increasing the mechanical strength of the concrete, after the
31 Hardening binder set. This phenomenon depends on both the type of the binder and
the subsequent treatment procedures of the stressed concrete.

Prestressed Reinforced concrete product used in transporting the water for

32 Gutter
irrigations.

Prestressed Reinforced concrete product resembling to a beam and used in

33 Templet
supporting the plates of the roof.

Prestressed Reinforced concreteproduct which forms by itself either a wall

34 Big panel
or a resistance element (stair, platform, landing).

Prestressed Reinforced concreteproduct used when executing deep

35 Pile
foundations.

Operation which imposes an original stress state upon an element within

36 Prestressing
the construction.

Resistance or self-supporting construction element made of concrete and

37 Prestressed concrete product produced as a distinctive element, which needs to be assembled in order to
be exploited.

Prestressed Reinforced Prestressed concrete product whose structure also contains reinforcements
38
concreteproduct as resistance factors.

Prestressed concrete product

Prestressed concrete product whose structure contains reinforcements
39 with constructive
without resistance attributes.
reinforcement

Prestressed prestressed Prestressed concrete product on which an original state of stresses is

40
concrete product exerted before the application of exterior load.

Prestressed plain concrete Prestressed concrete product whose structure does not contain
41
product reinforcements.
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No. Term Definition

Linear prestressed concrete
42 Prestressed concrete product built mainly on one direction, the length.
product
Prestressed concrete product executed on the construction site, nearby the place
43 Prefabricat preturnat
where it is going to be assembled.

Three dimensional prestressed Prestressed concrete product which displays an equilibrum of the three dimensions:
44
concrete product length, height or thickness , and width.

Surface prestressed concrete Prestressed concrete product having two dominant dimensions, length and width or
45
product height.

46 Column Prestressed Reinforced concreteproduct with a linear shape and a vertical position.

47 LEA pole Prestressed concrete pole used to support electricity transmission lines.

Prestressed Reinforced concreteproduct whose surface displays empty spaces of

48 Trafor different shapes and dimensions, and which has functional or architectonical
purposes.

The action of transmitting the stress from the prestressed reinforcement to

the construction element. The transfer is performed after the prescribed
49 Transfer
resistance of the concrete is achieved, slowly or suddenly (by cutting the
reinforcement).

Prestressed concrete product which consists of a body and four feet and used in the
50 Lectern
execution of dams.

Two or more wire threads for prestressed concrete, twisted or braided, which serve as
51 Prestressing strand
prestressed reinforcement.

Operation of introducing fresh concrete in the moulds of the construction elements, in

52 Stresseding
foundation excavations, or in the forms of prestressed products.

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