ASTM C856-14
Standard Practice for Petrographic Examination of Hardened Concrete

Standard No.

ASTM C856-14

Release Date

2014

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM C856-17

Latest

ASTM C856/C856M-20

Scope

1.1 This practice outlines procedures for the petrographic examination of samples of hardened concrete. The samples examined may be taken from concrete constructions, they may be concrete products or portions thereof, or they may be concrete or mortar specimens that have been exposed in natural environments, or to simulated service conditions, or subjected to laboratory tests. The phrase “concrete constructions” is intended to include all sorts of objects, units, or structures that have been built of hydraulic cement concrete.

Note 1: A photographic chart of materials, phenomena, and reaction products discussed in Sections 8 – 13 and Tables 1-6 are available as Adjunct C856 (ADJCO856).

TABLE 1 Visual Examination of Concrete (1)5

Coarse Aggregate	+ Fine Aggregate		+ Matrix	+ Air	+ Embedded Items
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