ASTM C185-15a PDF

Scope: 4.1 The purpose of this test method is to determine whether or not the hydraulic cement under test meets the air-entraining or non-air-entraining requirements of the applicable hydraulic cement specification for which the test is being made. The air content of concrete is influenced by many factors other than the potential of the cement for air entrainment.

1.1 This test method covers the determination of the air content of hydraulic cement mortar under the conditions hereinafter specified.

1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.3 Values in SI shall be obtained by measurement in SI units or by appropriate conversion, using the Rules for Conversion and Rounding in IEEE/ASTM SI 10, of measurements made in other units.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.5 Warning—Fresh hydraulic cementitious mixtures are caustic and may cause chemical burns to skin and tissue upon prolonged exposure.2

ASTM C185-15a Referenced Document

ASTM C1005 Standard Specification for Reference Masses and Devices for Determining Mass and Volume for Use in Physical Testing of Hydraulic Cements
ASTM C109/C109M Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Specimens)
ASTM C1157 Standard Performance Specification for Hydraulic Cement
ASTM C1328 Standard Specification for Plastic (Stucco) Cement
ASTM C1329 Standard Specification for Mortar Cement
ASTM C150 Standard Specification for Portland Cement
ASTM C183 Standard Practice for Sampling and the Amount of Testing of Hydraulic Cement
ASTM C230/C230M Standard Specification for Flow Table for Use in Tests of Hydraulic Cement
ASTM C305 Standard Practice for Mechanical Mixing of Hydraulic Cement Pastes and Mortars of Plastic Consistency
ASTM C595 Standard Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements
ASTM C778 Standard Specification for Standard Sand
ASTM C91 Standard Specification for Masonry Cement
ASTM E438 Standard Specification for Glasses in Laboratory Apparatus
ASTM E694 Standard Specification for Laboratory Glass Volumetric Apparatus
IEEE/ASTM SI 10 American National Standard for Metric Practice

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