Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout. Test methods Determination of setting time

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29-09-2006

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British Standards Institution

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Test principle
4 General requirements for testing
  4.1 Laboratory
  4.2 Apparatus
  4.3 Materials
5 Setting time test
  5.1 Apparatus
  5.2 Preparation of the mortar
  5.3 Filling the mould
  5.4 Test procedure
    5.4.1 Determination of initial setting time
    5.4.2 Determination of final setting time
    5.4.3 Manual Vicat
6 Test report
Bibliography

Gives a method for determination of the setting time of mortar with and without admixtures, being an adaptation of the setting time specified in EN 196-3. Describes a reference method, also allows alternative apparatus to be used in notes where they do not affect the results.

Committee	B/517/3
DevelopmentNote	Together with BS EN 480-2, BS EN 480-4, BS EN 480-5, BS EN 480-6, BS EN 480-8, BS EN 480-10, BS EN 480-11, BS EN 480-12, BS EN 934-2 and BS EN 934-6 supersedes BS 5075-1(1982), BS 5075-2(1982) and BS 5075-3(1985). Supersedes 91/13170 DC. (11/2004) Supersedes 05/30129418 DC. (10/2006)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	14
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
Supersedes	05/30129418 DC : DRAFT FEB 2005 BS 5075-3:1985 BS 5075-1:1982 91/13170 DC : MAY 91 BS EN 480-2:1997

Standards	Relationship
SN EN 480-2 : 2006	Identical
EN 480-2:2006	Identical
NBN EN 480-2 : 2006	Identical
I.S. EN 480-2:2007	Identical
UNE-EN 480-2:2007	Identical
UNI EN 480-2 : 2007	Identical
NEN EN 480-2 : 2006	Identical
NS EN 480-2 : 2ED 2006	Identical
NF EN 480-2 : 2006	Identical
DIN EN 480-2:2006-11	Identical

BS 8443:2005	Specification for establishing the suitability of special purpose concrete admixtures
BS PAS 8820(2016) : 2016	CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - ALKALI-ACTIVATED CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL AND CONCRETE - SPECIFICATION
05/30099595 DC : DRAFT JUN 2005	BS 8443 - SPECIFICATION FOR ESTABLISHING THE SUITABILITY OF SPECIAL PURPOSE CONCRETE ADMIXTURES

EN 1008:2002	Mixing water for concrete - Specification for sampling, testing and assessing the suitability of water, including water recovered from processes in the concrete industry, as mixing water for concrete
EN 480-1:2014	Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout - Test methods - Part 1: Reference concrete and reference mortar for testing
EN 196-1:2016	Methods of testing cement - Part 1: Determination of strength
EN 413-2:2016	Masonry cement - Part 2: Test methods
EN 196-3:2016	Methods of testing cement - Part 3: Determination of setting times and soundness

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