Designation:E1907–97AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticesforDeterminingMoisture-RelatedAcceptabilityofConcreteFloorstoReceiveMoisture-SensitiveFinishes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1907;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesepracticesincludebothquantitativeandqualitativeproceduresusedtodeterminetheamountofwaterorwatervaporpresentinoremittingfromconcreteslabsandcriteriaforevaluatingthemoisture-relatedacceptabilityofconcreteslabstoreceivemoisture-sensitivemanufacturedfinishproducts,includingcertaintypesofresilientflooring(seeTerminologyF141),carpettiles,carpet,andwoodflooring,aswellasrelatedadhesives.1.2Althoughcoatings,films,andpaintsarenotspecificallyintendedtobeincludedinthecategoryof“moisturesensitivefinishes”theproceduresincludedinthesepracticesmaybeusefulforevaluatingthemoisture-relatedacceptabilityofconcreteslabsforsuchfinishes.1.3Thesepracticesdonotcovertheadequacyofaconcretefloortoperformitsstructuralrequirements.1.4Thesepracticesdonotincludeprocedurestodeterminethepresenceofnon-moisturerelatedimpedimentstotheapplicationoffinishes.1.5Thesepracticesdonotsupersedethespecificinstruc-tionsorrecommendationsofmanufacturersfortheirflooringfinishes.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:C33SpecificationforConcreteAggregates2C125TerminologyRelatingtoConcreteandConcreteAggregates2C168TerminologyRelatingtoThermalInsulatingMateri-als3C330SpecificationforLightweightAggregateforStruc-turalConcrete2C332SpecificationforLightweightAggregateforInsulat-ingConcrete2D2216TestMethodforLabo...