1 - AS 1379 Supp1-1997 SPECIFICATION AND SUPPLY OF CONCRETE-COMMENTARY (SUPPLEMENT 1 TO AS 1379-1997)
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - SECTION C1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
6 - C1.1 SCOPE
6 - C1.3 OTHER MATERIALS, PLANT OR METHODS
6 - C1.4 DEFINITIONS
6 - C1.4.4 Cement
6 - C1.4.7 Customer
6 - C1.4.11 Project assessment
7 - C1.4.16 Supply
7 - C1.4.17 Total free water
7 - C1.4.18 Water-cement ratio (w/c)
7 - C1.6 SPECIFICATION OF CONCRETE
7 - C1.6.1 General
7 - C1.6.2 Standard strength grades
8 - C1.6.3 Normal-class concrete
10 - C1.6.4 Special-class concrete
11 - C1.7 METHODS OF ORDERING
15 - C1.8 BASIS OF SUPPLY
15 - C1.8.2 Volume of plastic concrete
15 - C1.8.3 Identification certificate
16 - SECTION C2 CONCRETE MATERIALS AND CONSTITUENT LIMITATIONS
16 - C2.2 CEMENT CONSTITUENTS
16 - C2.3 AGGREGATES
16 - C2.4 MIXING WATER
16 - C2.6 BULK STORAGE OF MATERIALS
16 - C2.6.1 Cement constituents
17 - C2.7 LIMITATIONS ON CHEMICAL CONTENT OF CONCRETE
18 - SECTION C3 PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
18 - C3.1 BINS AND SILOS
18 - C3.1.1 General
18 - C3.2 WEIGHING EQUIPMENT
18 - C3.2.2 Accuracy
18 - C3.3 LIQUID DISPENSING EQUIPMENT
18 - C3.3.2 Accuracy of metering
18 - C3.4 MIXERS
20 - SECTION C4 PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY
20 - C4.1 GENERAL
20 - C4.1.2 Method of measuring quantities of ingredients
20 - C4.2 BATCH PRODUCTION
20 - C4.2.1 Tolerances on batch ingredients
22 - C4.2.2 Batch mixing
23 - C4.2.3 Addition of water or admixtures to a mixed batch
24 - C4.2.4 Period for completion of discharge
24 - C4.3 CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION
24 - C4.3.1 Batching
24 - C4.4 DELIVERY
24 - C4.4.2 Temperature at point of delivery
25 - SECTION C5 SAMPLING AND TESTING OF CONCRETE
25 - C5.1 GENERAL
25 - C5.1.2 Grouping of plants
25 - C5.2 SLUMP
25 - C5.2.1 Frequency of testing
25 - C5.2.2 Determination of slump
26 - C5.3 STRENGTH
26 - C5.3.4 Action to be taken on noncompliance for strength
27 - C5.5 CHLORIDE AND SULFATE CONTENT
27 - C5.6 DRYING SHRINKAGE
27 - 5.6.1 Drying shrinkage of normal-class concrete
28 - SECTION C6 SAMPLING, TESTING AND ASSESSMENT FOR COMPLIANCE OF CONCRETE SPECIFIED BY COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
28 - INTRODUCTION
30 - C6.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
30 - C6.2 SAMPLING AND TESTING
30 - C6.2.2 Sampling
30 - C6.2.5 Test strength of samples
31 - C6.3 PRODUCTION ASSESSMENT
31 - C6.3.1 Basic requirements of production control
32 - C6.3.2 Grade being assessed
32 - C6.3.3 Sampling frequency
32 - C6.3.4 Production interval
33 - C6.3.6 Grouping of plants to determine nc and s
33 - C6.3.7 Action on noncompliance
33 - C6.3.8 Early age assessment of controlled grades
34 - APPENDIX CB - GUIDE TO THE SPECIFICATION OF SPECIAL-CLASS CONCRETE
34 - CB1 GENERAL
37 - REFERENCES