Designation:C1017/C1017M−13´1StandardSpecificationforChemicalAdmixturesforUseinProducingFlowingConcrete1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1017/C1017M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.ε1NOTE—CorrectededitoriallyinMay2015.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoverstwotypesofchemicaladmix-turestobeaddedtohydrauliccementconcretemixturesforthepurposeofproducingflowingconcrete.Thetypesareasfollows:1.1.1TypeI—Plasticizing,and1.1.2TypeII—Plasticizingandretarding.1.2Thisspecificationstipulatestestsofachemicaladmix-turewithreferenceconcretingmaterialsorwithconcrete-makingmaterialsproposedforspecificwork.Unlessotherwisespecifiedbythepurchaser,thetestsshallbemadeusingreferenceconcretingmaterials.1.3Ifachemicaladmixturehasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththeprovisionsofthisspecificationusingreferencematerials,andisbeingconsideredforusewithothermaterialsforspecificwork,additionaltestsforsuchuseareallowedifagreeduponbetweenthepurchaserandthesupplierandareallowedtoconsistofaportionofthetestsdescribedherein.1.4Thisspecificationprovidesforthreelevelsoftesting.1.4.1Level1—Duringtheinitialapprovalstage,proofofcompliancewiththeperformancerequirementsdefinedinTable1demonstratesthattheadmixturemeetstherequire-mentsofthisspecification.UniformityandequivalencetestsofthesectiononLotUniformityandEquivalenceshallbecarriedouttoprovideresultsagainstwhichlatercomparisonscanbemade.1.4.2Level2—Limitedretestingdescribedinthesectionrelatingtogeneralrequirementsmayberequestedatintervalsbythepurchaser.ProofofcompliancewiththerequirementsofTable1demonstratescontinuedconformityoftheadmixturewiththerequirementsofthespecification.1.4.3Level3—Foracceptanceofalotorformeasuringuniformitywithinorbetweenlots,w...
