ASTM C1602/C1602M-22

Standard Specification for Mixing Water Used in the Production of Hydraulic Cement Concrete

ABSTRACT
This specification covers mixing water used in the production of hydraulic cement concrete. It defines sources of water and provides requirements and testing frequencies for qualifying individual or combined water sources. Mixing water shall consist of: batch water, ice, water added by truck operator, free moisture on the aggregates, and water introduced in the form of admixtures. Potable and non-potable water is permitted to be used as mixing water in concrete. The following are concrete performance requirements for mixing water: compressive strength and time of set. Density of water shall be tested or monitored with a hydrometer. Optional chemical limits for combined mixing water are given for: chloride, sulfate, alkalis, and total solids.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the compositional and performance requirements for water used as mixing water in hydraulic cement concrete. It defines sources of water and provides requirements and testing frequencies for qualifying individual or combined water sources. In any case where the requirements of the purchaser differ from these in this specification, the purchaser’s specification shall govern.  
1.2 This specification does not purport to cover methods of storage, transportation, or blending of water, or to address the development and maintenance of quality control programs sponsored or managed by the manufacturer.  
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system are not necessarily exact equivalents; therefore, to ensure conformance with the standard, each system shall be used independently of the other, and values from the two systems shall not be combined.  
1.4 The text of this specification references notes and footnotes that provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of the standard.  
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.6 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 14-Jun-2022
• ICS: 91.080.40 - Concrete structures
• Technical Committee: C09 - Concrete and Concrete Aggregates
• Drafting Committee: C09.40 - Ready-Mixed Concrete

Relations

• Refers: ASTM C305-20 - Standard Practice for Mechanical Mixing of Hydraulic Cement Pastes and Mortars of Plastic Consistency
• Effective Date: 15-Jul-2020

Standards Content (Sample)

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation:C1602/C1602M −22
Standard Specification for
Mixing Water Used in the Production of Hydraulic Cement
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Concrete
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1602/C1602M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last
reapproval. A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* 2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.1 This specification covers the compositional and perfor-
C31/C31M Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test
mance requirements for water used as mixing water in hydrau-
Specimens in the Field
lic cement concrete. It defines sources of water and provides
C33/C33M Specification for Concrete Aggregates
requirements and testing frequencies for qualifying individual
C39/C39M Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylin-
orcombinedwatersources.Inanycasewheretherequirements
drical Concrete Specimens
of the purchaser differ from these in this specification, the
C94/C94M Specification for Ready-Mixed Concrete
purchaser’s specification shall govern.
C109/C109M Test Method for Compressive Strength of
1.2 This specification does not purport to cover methods of
Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or [50 mm] Cube
storage, transportation, or blending of water, or to address the
Specimens)
development and maintenance of quality control programs
C114 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic
sponsored or managed by the manufacturer.
Cement
C125 Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Ag-
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
gregates
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
C192/C192M Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test
each system are not necessarily exact equivalents; therefore, to
Specimens in the Laboratory
ensure conformance with the standard, each system shall be
C305 Practice for Mechanical Mixing of Hydraulic Cement
used independently of the other, and values from the two
Pastes and Mortars of Plastic Consistency
systems shall not be combined.
C403/C403M Test Method for Time of Setting of Concrete
1.4 The text of this specification references notes and
Mixtures by Penetration Resistance
footnotes that provide explanatory material. These notes and
C1603 Test Method for Measurement of Solids in Water
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footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be
2.2 ACI Documents:
considered as requirements of the standard.
ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Con-
crete and Commentary
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3. Terminology
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms used in this
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
specification, refer to Terminology C125.
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.6 This international standard was developed in accor- 3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
3.2.1 combined water, n—a mixture of two or more sources
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the of water blended together, before or during introduction into
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom- the mixture, for use as mixing water in the production of
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical concrete.
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
3.2.2 non-potable, adj—water sources that are not fit for
human consumption, or if it contains quantities of substances
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C09 on For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Concrete and ConcreteAggregates and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
C09.40 on Ready-Mixed Concrete. Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Current edition approved June 15, 2022. Published June 2022. Originally the ASTM website.
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approved in 2004. Last previous edition approved in 2018 as C1602/C1602M – 18. Available from American Concrete Institute (ACI), 38800 Country Club Dr.,
DOI: 10.1520/C1602_C1602M-22. Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3439, http://www.concrete.org.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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Designation: C1602/C1602M − 18 C1602/C1602M − 22
Standard Specification for
Mixing Water Used in the Production of Hydraulic Cement
1
Concrete
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1602/C1602M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last
reapproval. A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope*
1.1 This specification covers the compositional and performance requirements for water used as mixing water in hydraulic cement
concrete. It defines sources of water and provides requirements and testing frequencies for qualifying individual or combined water
sources. In any case where the requirements of the purchaser differ from these in this specification, the purchaser’s specification
shall govern.
1.2 This specification does not purport to cover methods of storage, transportation, or blending of water, or to address the
development and maintenance of quality control programs sponsored or managed by the manufacturer.
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each
system are not necessarily exact equivalents; therefore, to ensure conformance with the standard, each system shall be used
independently of the other, and values from the two systems shall not be combined.
1.4 The text of this specification references notes and footnotes that provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes
(excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of the standard.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of
regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.6 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
C31/C31M Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field
C33/C33M Specification for Concrete Aggregates
C39/C39M Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens
C94/C94M Specification for Ready-Mixed Concrete
C109/C109M Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or [50 mm] Cube Specimens)
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C09.40 on
Ready-Mixed Concrete.
Current edition approved Dec. 15, 2018June 15, 2022. Published January 2019June 2022. Originally approved in 2004. Last previous edition approved in 20122018 as
C1602/C1602M – 12.18. DOI: 10.1520/C1602_C1602M-18.10.1520/C1602_C1602M-22.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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C1602/C1602M − 22
C114 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cement
C125 Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Aggregates
C192/C192M Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Laboratory
C305 Practice for Mechanical Mixing of Hydraulic Cement Pastes and Mortars of Plastic Consistency
C403/C403M Test Method for Time of Setting of Concrete Mixtures by Penetration Resistance
C1603 Test Method for Measurement of Solids in Water
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2.2 ACI Documents:
ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms used in this specification, refer to Terminology C125.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.2.1 combined water, n—a mixture of two or more sources of water blended together, before or during introduction into the
mixture, for use as mixing water in the production of concrete.
3.2
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