ASTM C185-01

Standard Test Method for Air Content of Hydraulic Cement Mortar

SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the air content of hydraulic cement mortar under the conditions hereinafter specified.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
1.3 Values in SI shall be obtained by measurement in SI units or by appropriate conversion, using the Rules for Conversion and Rounding in IEEE/ASTM SI 10, of measurements made in other units.
1.4 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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.4 Warning- Fresh hydraulic cementitious mixtures are caustic and may cause chemical burns to skin and tissue upon prolonged exposure.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Jan-2001
• ICS: 91.100.10 - Cement. Gypsum. Lime. Mortar
• Technical Committee: C01 - Cement
• Drafting Committee: C01.21 - Air Entrainment

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM C185-99 - Standard Test Method for Air Content of Hydraulic Cement Mortar
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2001
• Replaced By: ASTM C185-02 - Standard Test Method for Air Content of Hydraulic Cement Mortar
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM C226-22 - Standard Specification for Air-Entraining Additions for Use in the Manufacture of Air-Entraining Hydraulic Cement
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C91/C91M-23 - Standard Specification for Masonry Cement
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C1603-23 - Standard Test Method for Measurement of Solids in Water
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C1810/C1810M-22 - Standard Guide for Comparing Performance of Concrete-Making Materials Using Mortar Mixtures
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C150/C150M-22 - Standard Specification for Portland Cement
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C10/C10M-19 - Standard Specification for Natural Cement
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C482-20 - Standard Test Method for Bond Strength of Ceramic Tile to Portland Cement Paste
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C827/C827M-23 - Standard Test Method for Change in Height at Early Ages of Cylindrical Specimens of Cementitious Mixtures
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C110-20 - Standard Test Methods for Physical Testing of Quicklime, Hydrated Lime, and Limestone
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C780-23 - Standard Test Methods for Preconstruction and Construction Evaluation of Mortars for Plain and Reinforced Unit Masonry
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C183/C183M-23 - Standard Practice for Sampling and the Amount of Testing of Hydraulic Cement
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C311/C311M-22 - Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Fly Ash or Natural Pozzolans for Use in Portland-Cement Concrete
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C359-21 - Standard Test Method for Early Stiffening of Hydraulic-Cement (Mortar Method)
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

American Association State
Designation:C185–01 Highway and Transportation Officials Standard
AASHTO No.: T137
Standard Test Method for
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Air Content of Hydraulic Cement Mortar
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 185; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope C 1005 Specification forWeights andWeighing Devices for
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Use in the Physical Testing of Hydraulic Cements
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the air
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E 438 Specification for Glasses in Laboratory Apparatus
content of hydraulic cement mortar under the conditions
E 694 Specification for Laboratory Glass Volumetric Appa-
hereinafter specified.
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ratus
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
IEEE/ASTM SI 10 Standard for Use of the International
standard.
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System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System
1.3 Values in SI shall be obtained by measurement in SI
units or by appropriate conversion, using the Rules for Con-
3. Summary of Test Method
version and Rounding in IEEE/ASTM SI 10, of measurements
3.1 Prepare a mortar with standard sand and the cement to
made in other units.
be tested, using a water content sufficient to give a required
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
flow. Compact the mortar into a measure of known volume and
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
determine mass. Calculate the air content from the measured
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
density of the mortar, the known densities of the constituents,
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
and the mixture proportions.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 Warning— Fresh hydraulic cementitious mixtures are
4. Significance and Use
caustic and may cause chemical burns to skin and tissue upon
2 4.1 The purpose of this test method is to determine whether
prolonged exposure.
or not the hydraulic cement under test meets the air-entraining
or non-air-entraining requirements of the applicable hydraulic
2. Referenced Documents
cement specification for which the test is being made. The air
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3 contentofconcreteisinfluencedbymanyfactorsotherthanthe
C 91 Specification for Masonry Cement
potential of the cement for air entrainment.
C 109 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic-
Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Speci-
5. Apparatus
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mens)
5.1 Flow Table, Flow Mold, and Caliper, shall conform to
C 183 Practice for Sampling and the Amount of Testing of
3 Specification C 230.
Hydraulic Cement
5.2 Measure—A cylindrical measure having an inside di-
C 230 Specification for Flow Table for Use in Tests of
3 ameter of 76 6 2 mm and a depth (approximately 88 mm)
Hydraulic Cement
adjusted by standardization with water to contain 400 61mL
C 305 PracticeforMechanicalMixingofHydraulicCement
3 at 23.0 6 2.0°C (Note 1). For the purposes of this test, the
Pastes and Mortars of Plastic Consistency
capacity of the measure in millilitres is the mass of the water
C 511 Specification for Moist Cabinets, Moist Rooms, and
content of the measure, in grams, divided by 0.9976, no
Water Storage Tanks Used in the Testing of Hydraulic
3 correctioninmassbeingmadeforthebuoyant effectofair.The
Cements and Concretes
3 measure shall have a uniform wall thickness. The thickness of
C 778 Specification for Standard Sand
the wall and bottom shall not be less than 2.9 mm. The total
mass of the empty measure shall not be more than 900 g. The
measure shall be made of a metal not attacked by the cement
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This test method is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee C01 on Cement mortar.
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C01.21 on Air Entrainment.
NOTE 1—Calibrate the 400-mL measure by filling with distilled water
Current edition approved Jan. 10, 2001. Published January 2001. Originally
published as C 185 – 44 T. Last previous edition C 185 – 99.
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Refer to the section on Safety Precautions, “Manual of Cement Testing,”
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.01. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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at 23.06 2.0°C to a point where the meniscus extends appreciably above
a plane surface, flush with the top of the mold, by drawing the
the top of the measure, placing a clean piece of plate glass on the top of
straightedge with a sawing motion across the top of the mold.
the measure, and allowing the excess water to be squeezed out. The
Wipe the flow table top clean and dry, being
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