Designation:C1560−03(Reapproved2016)StandardTestMethodforHotWaterAcceleratedAgingofGlass-FiberReinforcedCement-BasedComposites1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1560;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodprovidesawayofacceleratingtheagingofglassfiberreinforcedcementitiouscompositesinordertodevelopdatathatwillindicatereal-lifenaturalweatheringperformance.1.2ThecouponspreparedforthistestmethodwillbetestedusingTestMethodC947.1.3Thistestmethodcanbeusedtoagecouponsforothertestmethods.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C947TestMethodforFlexuralPropertiesofThin-SectionGlass-Fiber-ReinforcedConcrete(UsingSimpleBeamWithThird-PointLoading)C1228PracticeforPreparingCouponsforFlexuralandWashoutTestsonGlassFiberReinforcedConcrete3.SignificanceandUse3.1Thebasisforthistestasanindicatorofthelongtermbehavioroffiberreinforcedcompositesisthatelevatedtem-peratureandmoisturecontentacceleratetheformationoftheproductsofhydrationofthecementinthematrix,particularlycalciumhydroxide.3.1.1Itisknownthattheinteractionoftheseproductsofhydration,particularlycalciumhydroxide,withthefiberscanhaveamajoreffectonthelong-termpropertiesofthecompos-ites.3.1.2Theprincipalmechanismthatoccursisthatthecalciumhydroxideformswithinthebundlesoffilamentsthatformtheglassfiberstrand.Thisgraduallybondsthefilamentstogether,whichreducesfilamentp...
