Case 3
- Introduction
- Causes of Defects
- Good Practices
- Standards
- Maintenance and Diagnostics
- Remedial
- Similar Cases
- References
Standards
British Standards
Plaster
BS 4551 + A2 Mortar. Methods of test for mortar and screed. Chemical analysis and physical testing
BS 8000 Part 0 Workmanship on construction sites. Introduction and general principles
BS EN 197 Part 1 Cement. Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for common cements
BS EN 459 Part 1 Building lime. Definitions, specifications and conformity criteria
BS EN 998 Part 1 Specification for mortar for masonry. Rendering and plastering mortar
BS EN 1015 Methods of test for mortar for masonry.
- Part 1: Determination of particle size distribution (by sieve analysis)
- Part 2: Bulk sampling of mortars and preparation of test mortars
- Part 3: Determination of consistence of fresh mortar (by flow table)
- Part 4: Determination of consistence of fresh mortar (by plunger penetration)
- Part 6: Determination of bulk density of fresh mortar
- Part 7: Determination of air content of fresh mortar
- Part 9: Determination of workable life and correction time of fresh mortar
- Part 10: Determination of dry bulk density of hardened mortar
- Part 12: Determination of adhesive strength of hardened rendering and plastering mortars on substrates
- Part 18: Determination of water absorption coefficient due to capillary action of hardened mortar
- Part 19: Determination of water vapour permeability of hardened rendering and plastering mortars
- Part 21: Determination of the compatibility of one-coat rendering mortars with substrates
BS 7543 Guide to durability of buildings and building elements, products and components
BS EN 13139 Aggregates for mortar
BS EN 13279 Gypsum binders and gypsum plasters.
- Part 1: Definitions and requirements
- Part 2: Test methods
BS EN 13658 Metal lath and beads. Definitions, requirements and test methods.
- Part 1: Internal plastering
- Part 2: External rendering
BS EN 13914 Part 1 Design, preparation and application of external rendering and internal plastering. External rendering
BS ISO 15686 Buildings and constructed assets. Service life planning.
- Part 1 General principles and framework
- Part 2 Service life prediction procedures
- Part 3 Performance audits and reviews
American Society for Testing and Materials
Plaster
ASTM C40 / C40M Standard Test Method for Organic Impurities in Fine Aggregates for Concrete
ASTM C136 / C136M Standard Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates
ASTM C150 / C150M Standard Specification for Portland Cement
ASTM C847 Standard Specification for Metal Lath
ASTM C897 Standard Specification for Aggregate for Job-Mixed Portland Cement-Based Plasters
ASTM C926 Standard Specification for Application of Portland Cement-Based Plaster
ASTM C932 Standard Specification for Surface-Applied Bonding Compounds for Exterior Plastering
ASTM C1063 Standard Specification for Installation of Lathing and Furring to Receive Interior and Exterior Portland Cement-Based Plaster
ASTM C1328 / C1328M Standard Specification for Plastic (Stucco) Cement
ASTM C1506 Standard Test Method for Water Retention of Hydraulic Cement-Based Mortars and Plasters
ASTM D75 / D75M Standard Practice for Sampling Aggregates
ASTM E96 / E96M Standard Test Methods for Water Vapor Transmission of Materials
ASTM E119 Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials
ASTM F710 Standard Practice for Preparing Concrete Floors to Receive Resilient Flooring
Australian Standards
Plaster
AS 1141 Part 1 Methods for sampling and testing aggregates – Definitions
AS 1141 Method 11.1 Methods for sampling and testing aggregates, Method 11.1: Particle size distribution — Sieving method
AS 5101 Method 3.1 Methods for preparation and testing of stabilized materials – Lime or cement content of uncured stabilized pavement materials (EDTA method)
Singapore Standards
Plaster
CP 56 Code of practice for internal plastering
Concrete
SS EN 197 Cement
- Part 1 : Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for common cement
- Part 2 : Conformity evaluation
SS EN 12620 Specification for aggregates for concrete
International Organization for Standardization
Plaster
ISO 20290 Aggregates for concrete — Test methods for mechanical and physical properties
- Part 1: Determination of bulk density, particle density, particle mass-per-volume and water absorption
- Part 2: Method for determination of resistance to fragmentation by Los Angeles Test (LA-Test)
- Part 3: Determination of aggregate crushing value (ACV)