SignificanceofTestsandPropertiesofConcreteandConcrete-MakingMaterialsSTP169DJosephF.LamondandJamesH.Pielert,EditorsASTMStockNo.:STP169DASTMInternational100BarrHarborDrivePOBoxC-700WestConshohocken,PA19428-2959PrintedintheU.S.A.Copyright©2006ASTMInternational,WestConshohocken,PA.Allrightsreserved.Thismaterialmaynotbereproducedorcopied,inwholeorinpart,inanyprinted,mechanical,electronic,film,orotherdistributionandstoragemedia,withoutthewrittenconsentofthepublisher.PhotocopyRightsAuthorizationtophotocopyitemsforinternal,personal,oreducationalclassroomuse,ortheinternal,personal,oreducationalclassroomuseofspecificclients,isgrantedbyASTMInternational(ASTM)providedthattheappropriatefeeispaidtotheCopyrightClearanceCenter,222RosewoodDrive,Danvers,MA01923;Tel:978-750-8400;online:http://www.copyright.com/.NOTE:TheSocietyisnotresponsible,asabody,forthestatementsandopinionsexpressedinthispublication.PrintedinBridgeport,NJApril2006ForewordTHISPUBLICATIONisarevisionandexpansionofSignificanceofTestsandPropertiesofConcreteandConcrete-MakingMaterials(STP169C)publishedin1994.Thatpublicationinturnreplacededitionspublishedin1956,1966,and1978.Thepresentpublicationincludesanumberofnewmaterialsandtestmethodsthathavebeendeveloped,ormaterialsthathaveincreasedinimportancesincethe1994edition.Twomostusefuladditionsarethechaptersonslagasacementitiousmaterialandself-consolidatingconcrete.Asinthepreviouseditions,chaptershavebeenauthoredbyindividualsselectedontheba-sisoftheirknowledgeoftheirsubjectareas,andinmostcasesbecauseoftheirparticipationinthedevelopmentofpertinentspecificationsandtestmethodsbyASTMCommitteeC09onConcreteandConcreteAggregatesand,insomecases,ASTMCommitteeC01onCement.Theauthorsdevelopedtheirchaptersinconformancewithgeneralguidelinesonly.Eachchapterhasbeenreviewedand,wherenecessary,coordinatedwithchaptersinwhichoverlapofsub-jectmattermightoccur.ThislatesteditionhasbeendevelopedunderthedirectionoftheExecutiveCommitteeofASTMCommitteeC09bycoeditorsJosephF.Lamond,ConsultingEngineer...
