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Standards

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 196: Method of testing cement

• Part 1: Determination of strength
• Part 2: Chemical analysis of cement
• Part 3: Determination of setting times and soundness
• Part 5: Pozzolanicity test for pozzolanic cement
• Part 6: Determination of fineness

BS EN 197-1: Cement. Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for common cements

BS EN 206: Concrete. Specification, performance, production and conformity

BS 812: Testing aggregates

• Part 2: Methods for determination of density
• Part 5: Tests for general properties of aggregates. Common equipment and calibration
• 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 934-3: Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout. Admixtures for masonry mortar. Definitions, requirements, conformity and marking and labelling

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
• Part 4: Strength of hardened concrete
• Part 5: Properties of hardened concrete other than strength
• Part 10: Determination of static modulus of elasticity in compression

BS EN 1992-1-1: Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures. General rules and rules for buildings

BS ISO 3766: Construction drawings – Simplified representation of concrete reinforcement

BS ISO 3893: Concrete – Classification by compressive strength

BS ISO 4103: Concrete – Classification of consistency

BS 4550: Methods of testing cement

• Part 0: General introduction
• Part 1: Aerospace series. Pipe coupling, 37°. Design configuration. Inch series. Male sealing ends, spherical
• Part 3: Aerospace series. Pipe coupling 37°. Design configuration. Inch series. Port connection
• Part 3.1: Physical tests. Introduction
• Part 3.8: Physical tests. Test for heat of hydration
• Part 4: Aerospace series. Pipe coupling, 37°. Design configuration. Inch series. Female sealing ends
• Part 6: Standard sand for mortar cubes

BS ISO 4635: Rubber, vulcanized – Preformed joint seals for use between concrete paving sections of highways – Specification

BS ISO 6274: Concrete – Sieve analysis of aggregates

BS ISO 6782: Aggregates for concrete – Determination of bulk density

BS ISO 6783: Coarse aggregates for concrete – Determination of particle density and water absorption – Hydrostatic balance method

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: Aggregates for concrete

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 7033: Fine and coarse aggregates for concrete – Determination of the particle mass-per-volume and water absorption – Pycnometer method

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

Plaster

ASTM C1063 – Standard Specification for Installation of Lathing and Furring to Receive Interior and Exterior Portland Cement-Based Plaster

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 19: Determination of water vapour permeability of hardened rendering and plastering mortars

BS 4551+A2: Mortar. Methods of test for mortar and screed. Chemical analysis and physical testing

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 D5683 / D5683M – Standard Test Method for Flexibility of Roofing and Waterproofing Materials and Membranes

ASTM D5957 – Standard Guide for Flood Testing Horizontal Waterproofing Installations

ASTM D6135 – Standard Practice for Application of Self-Adhering Modified Bituminous Waterproofing

BS 8000-0: Workmanship on construction sites. Introduction and general principles

SS CP 82: Code of practice- waterproofing of reinforced concrete buildings

Paints

AS/NZS 1580: Paints and related materials – Methods of test

• Part 101.1: Conditions of test – Temperature, humidity and airflow control
• Part 107.2: Determination of wet film thickness from wet film mass
• Part 408.5- Adhesion – Pull-off test
• Part 481.1.9: Coatings – Exposed to weathering – Degree of blistering
• Part 481.1.10: Coatings – Exposed to weathering – Degree of flaking and peeling
• Part 481.1.13: Coatings – Exposed to weathering – Degree of fungal or algal growth

AS/NZS 2310: Glossary of paint and painting terms

AS/NZS 2311: Guide to the painting of buildings

AS 3730: Guide to the properties of paints for buildings

• Part 0: General information on the specification, purchasing and testing of paints
• Part 100: Introduction and list of guides

ASTM D279 – Standard Test Methods for Bleeding of Pigments

ASTM D1640 / D1640M – Standard Test Methods for Drying, Curing, or Film Formation of Organic Coatings

ASTM D2574 – Standard Test Method for Resistance of Emulsion Paints in the Container to Attack by Microorganisms

ASTM D4258 – Standard Practice for Surface Cleaning Concrete for Coating

ASTM D5098 – Standard Specification for Artists’ Acrylic Dispersion Paints

ASTM D5146 – Standard Guide to Testing Solvent-Borne Architectural Coatings

ASTM D5324 – Standard Guide for Testing Water-Borne Architectural Coatings

ASTM D6237 – Standard Guide for Painting Inspectors (Concrete and Masonry Substrates)

ASTM E1907 – Standard Guide to Methods of Evaluating Moisture Conditions of Concrete Floors to Receive Resilient Floor Coverings

BS ISO 787: Methods for testing pigments for paints

• Part 1 – Methods for testing pigments for paints. Comparison of colour
• Part 22 – Methods for testing pigments for paints. Comparison of resistance to bleeding

BS 2992: Specification for painters’ and decorators’ brushes for local authorities and public institutions (excluding quality of fillings)

BS 3416: Specification for bitumen-based coatings for cold application, suitable for use in contact with potable water

BS 3900-B4, ISO 6503- Methods of test for paints. Tests involving chemical examination of liquid paints and dried paint films. Determination of total lead in paints and similar materials

BS 3900-F2: Methods of test for paint. Durability tests on paint films. Determination of resistance to humidity (cyclic condensation)

BS 3900-F6: Methods of test for paint. Durability tests on paint films. Notes for guidance on the conduct of natural weathering test

BS 3900-F9, BS EN ISO 6270-1: Paints and varnishes. Determination of resistance to humidity. Continuous condensation

BS EN ISO 4618: Paints and varnishes. Terms and definitions

BS EN ISO 4628: Paints and varnishes. Evaluation of degradation of coatings. Designation of quantity and size of defects, and of intensity of uniform changes in appearance

• Part 2: Assessment of degree of blistering
• Part 5: Assessment of degree of flaking

BS 6150: Painting of buildings. Code of practice

BS 6949: Specification for bitumen-based coatings for cold application excluding use in contact with potable water

BS 7664: Specification for undercoat and finishing paints.

BS EN ISO 11998: Paints and varnishes. Determination of wet-scrub resistance and cleanability of coatings

HB 73: Handbook of Australian Paint Standards

• Part 1: General
• Part 2: Test methods

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

SS 7: Paint – Finishing, gloss enamel

SS 34: Undercoat paint for gloss enamel

SS 150: Emulsion paints for decorative purposes

SS 542: Code of practice for painting of buildings

Steel

AS 2832.5 – Cathodic protection of metals – Steel in concrete structures

AS/NZS 4671: Steel reinforcing materials

ISO 1513: Paints and varnishes – Examination and preparation of test samples

ISO 1514: Paints and varnishes – Standard panels for testing

ISO 1516: Determination of flash/no flash – Closed cup equilibrium method

ISO 1518: Paints and varnishes – Determination of scratch resistance

• Part 1: Constant-loading method
• Part 2: Variable-loading method

ISO 1519: Paints and varnishes – Bend test (cylindrical mandrel)

ISO 1520: Paints and varnishes – Cupping test

ISO 1522: Paints and varnishes – Pendulum damping test

ISO 1523: Determination of flash point – Closed cup equilibrium method

ISO 1524: Paints, varnishes and printing inks – Determination of fineness of grind

ISO 2409: Paints and varnishes – Cross-cut test

ISO 2431: Paints and varnishes – Determination of flow time by use of flow cups

ISO 2808: Paints and varnishes – Determination of film thickness

ISO 2810: Paints and varnishes – Natural weathering of coatings – Exposure and assessment

ISO 2811: Paints and varnishes – Determination of density

• Part 1: Pycnometer method
• Part 2: Immersed body (plummet) method
• Part 3: Oscillation method
• Part 4: Pressure cup method

ISO 2812: Paints and varnishes – Determination of resistance to liquids

• Part 1: Immersion in liquids other than water
• Part 2: Water immersion method

ISO 2813: Paints and varnishes – Determination of gloss value at 20 degrees, 60 degrees and 85 degrees

ISO 2815: Paints and varnishes – Buchholz indentation test

ISO 2884-1: Paints and varnishes – Determination of viscosity using rotary viscometers – Cone-and-plate viscometer operated at a high rate of shear

ISO 3231: Paints and varnishes – Determination of resistance to humid atmospheres containing sulfur dioxide

ISO 3233-1: Paints and varnishes – Determination of the percentage volume of non-volatile matter – Method using a coated test panel to determine non-volatile matter and to determine dry film density by the Archimedes principle

ISO 3248: Paints and varnishes – Determination of the effect of heat

ISO 3251: Paints, varnishes and plastics – Determination of non-volatile-matter content

ISO 4618: Paints and varnishes – Terms and definitions for coating materials

• Part 2: Special terms relating to paint characteristics and properties
• Part 3: Surface preparation and methods of application

ISO 4624: Paints and varnishes – Pull-off test for adhesion

ISO 4628: Paints and varnishes – Evaluation of degradation of coatings – Designation of quantity and size of defects, and of intensity of uniform changes in appearance

• Part 1: General introduction and designation system
• Part 2: Assessment of degree of blistering
• Part 3: Assessment of degree of rusting
• Part 4: Assessment of degree of cracking
• Part 5: Assessment of degree of flaking
• Part 6: Assessment of degree of chalking by tape method

ISO 6270-1: Paints and varnishes – Determination of resistance to humidity – Continuous condensation

ISO 6272: Paints and varnishes – Rapid-deformation (impact resistance) tests

• Part 1: Falling-weight test, large-area indenter
• Part 2: Falling-weight test, small-area indenter

ISO 6441: Paints and varnishes – Determination of micro-indentation hardness

• Part 1: Knoop hardness by measurement of indentation length
• Part 2: Knoop hardness by measurement of indentation depth under load

ISO 6503: Paints and varnishes – Determination of total lead – Flame atomic absorption spectrometric method

ISO 6504: Paints and varnishes – Determination of hiding power

• Part 1: Kubelka-Munk method for white and light-coloured paints
• Part 3: Determination of contrast ratio of light-coloured paints at a fixed spreading rate

ISO 6713: Paints and varnishes — Preparation of acid extracts from paints in liquid or powder form

ISO 6744: Binders for paints and varnishes – Alkyd resins

• Part 1: General methods of test
• Part 2: Determination of phthalic anhydride content
• Part 3: Determination of unsaponifiable matter content
• Part 4: Determination of fatty acid content

ISO 6860: Paints and varnishes – Bend test (conical mandrel)

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 paints

ISO 7142: Binders for paints and varnishes – Epoxy resins – General methods of test

ISO 7143: Binders for paints and varnishes – Methods of test for characterizing water-based binders

ISO 7783: Paints and varnishes – Determination of water-vapour transmission properties – Cup method

ISO 7784: Paints and varnishes – Determination of resistance to abrasion

• Part 1: Method with abrasive-paper covered wheels and rotating test specimen
• Part 2: Method with abrasive rubber wheels and rotating test specimen
• Part 3: Method with abrasive-paper covered wheel and linearly reciprocating test specimen

ISO 8501-1: Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products – Visual assessment of surface cleanliness – Rust grades and preparation grades of uncoated steel substrates and of steel substrates after overall

ISO 9117-3: Paints and varnishes – Drying tests – Surface-drying test using ballotini

ISO 9514: Paints and varnishes – Determination of the pot life of multicomponent coating systems – Preparation and conditioning of samples and guidelines for testing

ISO 11503: Paints and varnishes – Determination of resistance to humidity (intermittent condensation)

ISO 11668: Binders for paints and varnishes – Chlorinated polymerization resins – General methods of test

ISO 11890: Paints and varnishes – Determination of volatile organic compound (VOC) content

• Part 1: Difference method
• Part 2: Gas-chromatographic method

ISO 11908: Binders for paints and varnishes – Amino resins – General methods of test

ISO 11909: Binders for paints and varnishes – Polyisocyanate resins – General methods of test

ISO 11997: Paints and varnishes – Determination of resistance to cyclic corrosion conditions

• Part 1: Wet (salt fog)/dry/humidity
• Part 2: Wet (salt fog)/dry/humidity/UV light

ISO 11998: Paints and varnishes – Determination of wet-scrub resistance and cleanability of coatings

ISO 12137: Paints and varnishes – Determination of mar resistance

ISO 14680: Paints and varnishes – Determination of pigment content

• Part 1: Centrifuge method
• Part 2: Ashing method
• Part 3: Filtration method

ISO 15184: Paints and varnishes – Determination of film hardness by pencil test

ISO 16474-1: Paints and varnishes – Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources – General guidance