Designation:D4016−14StandardTestMethodforViscosityandGelTimeofChemicalGroutsbyRotationalViscometer(LaboratoryMethod)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4016;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofviscosityofcatalyzedchemicalgroutswitharotationalviscometer(laboratorymethod),overtherangefrom1.0mPa·sto1000mPa·s(1.0to1000cP).1.2AllobservedandcalculatedvaluesshallconformtotheguidelinesforsignificantdigitsandroundingestablishedinPracticeD6026.1.2.1Theproceduresusedtospecifyhowdataarecollected/recordedorcalculated,inthisstandardareregardedastheindustrystandard.Inaddition,theyarerepresentativeofthesignificantdigitsthatgenerallyshouldberetained.Theproce-duresuseddonotconsidermaterialvariation,purposeofobtainingthedata,specialpurposestudies,oranyconsidera-tonsfortheuser’sobjectives;anditiscommonpracticetoincreaseorreducesignificantdigitsofreporteddatatobecommensuratewiththeseconsiderations.Itisbeyondthescopeofthisstandardtoconsidersignificantdigitsusedinanalysismethodsforengineeringdesign.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsarethestandard.Otherunitsprovidedinparenthesesarefortheconvenienceoftheuser.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyproblems,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D653TerminologyRelatingtoSoil,Rock,andContainedFluidsD6026PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinGeotechnicalDataE1SpecificationforASTMLiquid-in-GlassThermometersE1142TerminologyRelatingtoThermophysicalProperties3.Terminology3.1Forcommondefinitionsoftermsusedinthisstandard,refertoTerminologiesD653andE1142.4.SummaryofTestMethod4.1Arotatingsp...
