Designation:E1512−01(Reapproved2015)StandardTestMethodsforTestingBondPerformanceofBondedAnchors1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1512;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscoverinstructionsformakingavarietyoftestsforthestrengthoftheadhesivebonddevelopedbetweenasteelanchorandthesurfaceofaholeinconcreteormasonry(includingmasonryunitsandmortarjoints)andforassessingtheeffectsonsuchbondofavarietyoffactorsincludingelevatedtemperature,fire,moisture,andfreezingandthawingaction.Thespecifierormanufacturershallselectthoseteststhatareappropriateforthegivenanchoringsystemandintendedapplication.1.2Theadhesive-bondedanchorsystemreferstoasmoothordeformedsteelbarorthreadedrod,setinapredrilledholecontainingchemicalbondingcompounds.Loadsaretrans-ferredmainlybythebondoftheadhesivebothtotheanchorandthesurroundingelementsalongthesidesofthehole.Foranchoringsystemsmadeofsignificantlydifferentmaterials,thesetestmethodsshallbetakenasaguideline.1.3Thesetestmethodsapplytoalladhesivesusedtobondsteelanchorsorsteelreinforcementbars(rebar)toconcreteormasonry.Thesetestmethodsapplytoanchoragesusedinuncrackedconcreteormasonry.Theydonotapplytotheuseoftheanchorintheconcretetensionzone.Theusualforcesappliedduringthetestsareintension,shear,andunderacombinationofbothtensionandshear.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesandtodeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C666/C666M...
