Case 1
- Introduction
- Causes of Defects
- Good Practices
- Standards
- Maintenance and Diagnostics
- Remedial
- Similar Cases
- References
Standards
Waterproofing
AS 3740 – Waterproofing of domestic wet areas
ASTM D5295 / D5295M – Standard Guide for Preparation of Concrete Surfaces for Adhered (Bonded) Membrane Waterproofing Systems
ASTM D5957 – Standard Guide for Flood Testing Horizontal Waterproofing Installations
BS 8000-0: Workmanship on construction sites. Introduction and general principles.
CP 82: Code of practice for waterproofing of reinforced concrete buildings
Concrete
AS 1012: Methods of testing concrete
- Part 1: Sampling of concrete
- Part 2: Preparing concrete mixes in the laboratory
- Part 3.1: Determination of properties related to the consistency of concrete – Slump test
- Part 3.2: Determination of properties related to the consistency of concrete – Compacting factor test
- Part 3.3: Determination of properties related to the consistency of concrete – Vebe test
- Part 3.4: Determination of properties related to the consistency of concrete – Compactibility index
- Part 3.5: Determination of properties related to the consistency of concrete – Slump flow, T500 and J-ring test
- Part 4.1: Determination of air content of freshly mixed concrete – Measuring reduction in concrete volume with increased air pressure
- Part 4.2: Determination of air content of freshly mixed concrete – Measuring reduction in air pressure in chamber above concrete
- Part 4.3: Determination of air content of freshly mixed concrete – Measuring air volume when concrete is dispersed in water
- Part 5: Determination of mass per unit volume of freshly mixed concrete
- Part 6: Determination of bleeding of concrete
- Part 8.1: Method for making and curing concrete – Compression and indirect tensile test specimens
- Part 8.2: Method for making and curing concrete – Flexure test specimens
- Part 10: Determination of indirect tensile strength of concrete cylinders (‘Brasil’ or splitting test)
- Part 13: Determination of the drying shrinkage of concrete for samples prepared in the field or in the laboratory
- Part 14: Method for securing and testing cores from hardened concrete for compressive strength
- Part 15: Method for the estimation of portland cement content of hardened concrete
- Part 16: Determination of creep of concrete cylinders in compression
- Part 17: Determination of the static chord modulus of elasticity and Poisson’s ratio of concrete specimens
- Part 18: Determination of setting time of fresh concrete, mortar and grout by penetration resistance
- Part 19.1: Accelerated curing of concrete compression test specimens – Hot water method
- Part 19.2: Accelerated curing of concrete compression test specimens – Warm water method
- Part 20: Determination of chloride and sulfate in hardened concrete and concrete aggregates
- Part 20.1: Determination of chloride and sulfate in hardened concrete and aggregates – Nitric acid extraction method
- Part 20.2: Determination of water-soluble chloride in aggregates and hardened concrete
- Part 21: Determination of water absorption and apparent volume of permeable voids in hardened concrete / Methods of testing concrete – Determination of the drying shrinkage of concrete for samples prepared in the field or in the laboratory
AS 1379 – Specification and supply of concrete
AS 1478: Chemical admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout
- Part 1: Admixtures for concrete
- Part 2: Methods of sampling and testing admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout
AS 2550.15 – Cranes – Safe use – Concrete placing equipment
AS 3600 – Concrete structures
AS 3648 – Specification and methods of test for packaged concrete mixes
ASTM C33 / C33M – Standard Specification for Concrete Aggregates
ASTM C94 / C94M – Standard Specification for Ready-Mixed Concrete
ASTM C136 / C136M – Standard Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates
ASTM C150 / C150M – Standard Specification for Portland Cement
ASTM C597 – Standard Test Method for Pulse Velocity Through Concrete
ASTM C642 – Standard Test Method for Density, Absorption, and Voids in Hardened Concrete
ASTM C805 / C805M – Standard Test Method for Rebound Number of Hardened Concrete
BS EN 197-1: Cement. Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for common cements
BS EN 206: Concrete. Specification, performance, production and conformity
BS EN 480: Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout. Test methods
- Part 1: Reference concrete and reference mortar for testing
- Part 2: Determination of setting time
- Part 4: Determination of bleeding of concrete
- Part 5: Determination of capillary absorption
- Part 6: Infrared analysis
- Part 8: Determination of the conventional dry material content
- Part 10: Determination of water soluble chloride content
- Part 11: Determination of air void characteristics in hardened concrete
- Part 12: Determination of the alkali content of admixtures
BS 812: Testing aggregates
- Part 2: Methods for determination of density
- Part 103.2: Method for determination of particle size distribution. Sedimentation test
- Part 104: Method for qualitative and quantitative petrographic examination of aggregates
- Part 109: Methods for determination of moisture content
- Part 110: Methods for determination of aggregate crushing value (ACV)
- Part 111: Methods for determination of ten per cent fines value (TFV)
- Part 112: Method for determination of aggregate impact value (AIV)
- Part 114: Method for determination of the polished-stone value
- Part 119: Method for determination of acid-soluble material in fine aggregate
- Part 121: Method for determination of soundness
- Part 123: Method for determination of alkali-silica reactivity. Concrete prism method
- Part 124: Method for determination of frost heave
BS EN 932-5: Tests for general properties of aggregates. Common equipment and calibration
BS EN 934: Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout
- Part 2: Concrete admixtures. Definitions, requirements, conformity, marking and labelling
- Part 3: Admixtures for masonry mortar. Definitions, requirements, conformity and marking and labelling
- Part 6: Sampling, conformity control and evaluation of conformity
BS EN 998: Specification for mortar for masonry
- Part 1: Rendering and plastering mortar
- Part 2: Masonry mortar
BS 1881: Testing concrete
- Part 113: Method for making and curing no-fines test cubes
- Part 119: Method for determination of compressive strength using portions of beams broken in flexure (equivalent cube method)
- Part 121: Method for determination of static modulus of elasticity in compression
- Part 122: Method for determination of water absorption;
- Part 124: Methods for analysis of hardened
- Part 125: Methods for mixing and sampling fresh concrete in the laboratory
- Part 129: Method for determination of density of partially compacted semi-dry fresh concrete
- Part 130: Method for temperature-matched curing of concrete specimens
- Part 131: Methods for testing cement in a reference concrete
- Part 204: Recommendations on the use of electromagnetic covermeters
- Part 206: Recommendations for determination of strain in concrete
- Part 207: Recommendations for the assessment of concrete strength by near-to-surface tests
- Part 208: Recommendations for the determination of the initial surface absorption of concrete
- Part 209: Recommendations for the measurement of dynamic modulus of elasticity
BS ISO 1920: Testing of concrete
- Part 1: Sampling of fresh concrete
- Part 2: Properties of fresh concrete
- Part 3: Making and curing test specimens
BS EN 1992-1-1+A1: Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures. General rules and rules for buildings
BS ISO 3310: Test sieves. Technical requirements and testing
- Part 1: Test sieves of metal wire cloth
- Part 2: Test sieves of perforated metal plate
BS 4550-6: Methods of testing cement. Standard sand for mortar cubes
BS 6319: Testing of resin and polymer/cement compositions for use in construction
- Part 3: Methods for measurement of modulus of elasticity in flexure and flexural strength
- Part 12: Methods for measurement of unrestrained linear shrinkage and coefficient of thermal expansion
BS 6949: Specification for bitumen-based coatings for cold application excluding use in contact with potable water
BS 7543: Guide to durability of buildings and building elements, products and components
BS 8000-0: Workmanship on construction sites. Introduction and general principles
BS EN 12504-2: Testing concrete in structures. Non-destructive testing. Determination of rebound number
BS EN 12620+A1: Aggregates for concrete
BS EN 12878: Pigments for the colouring of building materials based on cement and/or lime. Specifications and methods of test
BS EN 13139: Aggregates for mortar
BS EN 13791: Assessment of in-situ compressive strength in structures and pre-cast concrete components
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
ISO 3893: Concrete – Classification by compressive strength
ISO 4103: Concrete – Classification of consistency
ISO 6274: Concrete – Sieve analysis of aggregates
PD 6678: Guide to the specification of masonry mortar
SS 32 Series – Welded steel fabric for the reinforcement of concrete
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
Steel
AS 2832.5- Cathodic protection of metals – Steel in concrete structures
AS/NZS 4671: Steel reinforcing materials
ASTM A933/A933M – Standard Specification for Vinyl-Coated Steel Wire and Welded Wire Reinforcement
ASTM A1022 / A1022M – Standard Specification for Deformed and Plain Stainless Steel Wire and Welded Wire for Concrete Reinforcement
ASTM A1064 / A1064M – Standard Specification for Carbon-Steel Wire and Welded Wire Reinforcement, Plain and Deformed, for Concrete
ISO 6934: Steel for the prestressing of concrete
- Part 1: General requirements
- Part 2: Cold-drawn wire
- Part 3: Quenched and tempered wire
- Part 4: Strand
- Part 5: Hot-rolled steel bars with or without subsequent processing
ISO 6935: Steel for the reinforcement of concrete
- Part 1: Plain bars
- Part 2: Ribbed bars
- Part 3: Welded fabric
ISO 14654: Epoxy-coated steel for the reinforcement of concrete
ISO 14656: Epoxy powder and sealing material for the coating of steel for the reinforcement of concrete
SS 18 – 1: Cold-reduced steel wire for the reinforcement of concrete and the manufacture of welded fabric – Steel grade 500
SS 566: Specification for steel for the reinforcement of concrete – Plain bars
SS 580: Code of practice for formwork