Designation:C943−10StandardPracticeforMakingTestCylindersandPrismsforDeterminingStrengthandDensityofPreplaced-AggregateConcreteintheLaboratory1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC943;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thispracticecoversproceduresformakingstandardtestcylindersusedtodeterminethecompressivestrengthanddensityofpreplaced-aggregate(PA)concrete.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C125TerminologyRelatingtoConcreteandConcreteAg-gregatesC192/C192MPracticeforMakingandCuringConcreteTestSpecimensintheLaboratoryC219TerminologyRelatingtoHydraulicCementC637SpecificationforAggregatesforRadiation-ShieldingConcreteC937SpecificationforGroutFluidifierforPreplaced-AggregateConcreteC938PracticeforProportioningGroutMixturesforPreplaced-AggregateConcreteC939TestMethodforFlowofGroutforPreplaced-AggregateConcrete(FlowConeMethod)C940TestMethodforExpansionandBleedingofFreshlyMixedGroutsforPreplaced-AggregateConcreteintheLaboratory3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1Fordefinitionsoftermsusedinthistestmethod,refertoTerminologiesC125andC219.4.SummaryofPractice4.1Coarseaggregateisplacedinastandardcylindermoldhavingendplatestowhichpipefittingshavebeenattached.Groutispumpedintothemolduntilfull.Thetestcylinder,demoldedafterhardening,maybecuredandusedfordeter-minationofstrengthorcutintoprismsforthedeterminationofunitweight.5.SignificanceandUse5.1ThispracticeisusedformakingtestcylindersorprismsofPAconcret...
