Case 1

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 Materia

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

SS 5 Series – Methods of test for paints, varnishes and related materials

SS 7 Paint – Finishing, gloss enamel

SS 18 Part 1 Cold-reduced steel wire for the reinforcement of concrete and the manufacture of welded fabric – Steel grade 500

SS 32 Welded steel fabric for the reinforcement of concrete

• Part 1 : Steel grades 300 and 500
• Part 2 : Steel grade 485

SS 34 Undercoat paint for gloss enamel

SS 150 Emulsion paints for decorative purposes

SS 542 Code of practice for painting of buildings

SS 544 Concrete – Complementary Singapore Standard to SS EN 206

• Part 1 + A1 : Method of specifying and guidance for the specifier
• Part 2 + A1: Specification for constituent materials and concrete

SS 566 Specification for steel for the reinforcement of concrete – Plain bars

SS 580 Code of practice for formwork

SS 637 Code of practice for waterproofing of reinforced concrete buildings

SS EN 197 Cement

• Part 1 : Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for common cement
• Part 2 : Conformity evaluation

SS EN 206 Concrete. Specification, performance, production and conformity

SS EN 934 Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout

• Part 1 : Common requirements
• Part 2 : Definitions, requirements – Concrete admixtures – Definitions, requirements, conformity, marking and labelling
• Part 6 : Sampling, conformity control and evaluation of conformity

SS EN 12620 Specification for aggregates for concrete

International Organization for Standardization

ISO 20290 Aggregates for concrete — Test methods for mechanical and physical properties

Plaster

• 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)