Designation:C953−10StandardTestMethodforTimeofSettingofGroutsforPreplaced-AggregateConcreteintheLaboratory1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC953;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thismethodcoversthedeterminationtestoftimeofsettingofhydrauliccementgroutmixturesusedinpreplaced-aggregate(PA)concreteusingthevicatapparatus.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C125TerminologyRelatingtoConcreteandConcreteAg-gregatesC191TestMethodsforTimeofSettingofHydraulicCementbyVicatNeedleC219TerminologyRelatingtoHydraulicCementC938PracticeforProportioningGroutMixturesforPreplaced-AggregateConcreteC511SpecificationforMixingRooms,MoistCabinets,MoistRooms,andWaterStorageTanksUsedintheTestingofHydraulicCementsandConcretes3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1Fordefinitionsoftermsusedinthistestmethod,refertoTerminologiesC125andC219.4.SummaryofMethod4.1Thetimeofsetting,initialandfinal,ofasampleoffluidgroutisdeterminedusingtheVicatapparatus.5.SignificanceandUse5.1ThistestmethoddeterminesthesettingtimeofgroutmixedtothefluidconsistencyrequiredforitsuseinPAconcrete.5.2ThetimeofsettingisalsousefulindeterminingtheacceptabilityofcomponentsofgroutthatmustbemixedtothefluidconsistencyrequiredforproductionofPAconcrete.6.Apparatus6.1VicatApparatus,inaccordancewithTestMethodC191.6.2MoistRoom,maintainedinaccordancewithSpecifica-tionC511.7.TestSample7.1Thetestsampleshallconsistofatleast300mLofgrouttakenfromafreshly-mixedbatch...
