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ASTM A882/A882M-02a

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Standard Specification for Filled Epoxy-Coated Seven-Wire Prestressing Steel Strand

Standard Specification for Filled Epoxy-Coated Seven-Wire Prestressing Steel Strand

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1.1 This specification covers ASTM Specification A 416 low-relaxation Grade 250 and Grade 270 seven-wire prestressing steel strand with protective fusion-bonded epoxy coating applied by the electrostatic deposition method or other method that will meet the coating requirements in Section 7.
Note 1—The manufacturer as identified throughout this specification is the coating applicator.
1.2 Supplementary Requirements S1 contains requirements for epoxy-coated and filled strand. Epoxy-coated and filled strand shall not be furnished unless ordered, or by arrangement between purchaser and manufacturer.
Note 2—This standard is a product specification and it does not delineate requirements regarding the use of epoxy-coated strand. Proper use of epoxy-coated strand includes design considerations, handling, installing, and stressing of strands, permissible concrete curing temperature, and procedures for repairing damaged coating and protection of the ends of strands. Information and procedures for such items are presented in a report by the PCI Ad Hoc Committee on Epoxy-Coated Strand.
1.3 This specification is applicable for orders in either inch-pound units (as Specification A 882) or SI units [as Specification A 882M].
1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound or SI units are to be regarded as standard. Within the test, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with this specification.

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Status
Historical
Publication Date
09-Jun-2002
ICS
77.140.65 - Steel wire, wire ropes and link chains
Technical Committee
A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
Drafting Committee
A01.05 - Steel Reinforcement
Current Stage
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Replaces
ASTM A882/A882M-01 - Standard Specification for Epoxy-Coated Seven-Wire Prestressing Steel Strand
Effective Date
10-Jun-2002
Replaced By
ASTM A882/A882M-04 - Standard Specification for Filled Epoxy-Coated Seven-Wire Prestressing Steel Strand
Effective Date
01-Jan-2004
Referred By
ASTM F432-19 - Standard Specification for Roof and Rock Bolts and Accessories
Effective Date
10-Jun-2002

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Designation: A 882/A882M – 02a
Standard Specification for
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Filled Epoxy-Coated Seven-Wire Prestressing Steel Strand
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 882/A882M; 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.
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1. Scope Coatings by Falling Abrasive
G 12 Test Method for Nondestructive Measurement of Film
1.1 This specification covers ASTM Specification A 416
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Thickness of Pipeline Coatings on Steel
low-relaxation Grade 250 and Grade 270 seven-wire prestress-
G 14 Test Method for Impact Resistance of Pipeline Coat-
ing steel strand with protective fusion-bonded epoxy coating
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ings (Falling Weight Test)
applied by the electrostatic deposition method or other method
G 20 Test Method for Chemical Resistance of Pipeline
that will meet the coating requirements in Section 8, and,
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Coatings
except as allowed by 1.2, with the interstices of the seven wires
2.2 Federal Highway Administration Report:
filled with epoxy to minimize migration of corrosive media,
FHWA-RD-74-18 Nonmetallic Coatings for Concrete Rein-
either by capillary action or other hydrostatic forces.
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forcing Bars (February 1974)
NOTE 1—The manufacturer as identified throughout this specification is
the coating applicator.
3. Terminology
1.2 Upon special request by the purchaser, the interstices are
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
left unfilled.
3.1.1 disbonding—loss of adhesion between the fusion-
bonded epoxy coating and the steel strand wires.
NOTE 2—Unfilled strand can corrode from the inside and its application
3.1.2 fusion-bonded epoxy coating—a product containing
for prestressing tendons in concrete or for rock and soil anchors is not
pigments, thermo-setting epoxy resins, cross-linking agents,
recommended.
and other substances, which is applied in the form of powder
1.3 This specification is applicable for orders in either
onto a clean, heated metallic substrate and fuses to form a
inch-pound units (as Specification A 882) or SI units [as
continuous barrier coating.
Specification A 882M].
3.1.3 grit—inert particles impregnated on the outer surface
1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound or SI units are to
of the epoxy coating for improving bond with cement grout.
be regarded as standard. Within the test, the SI units are shown
3.1.4 holiday—a discontinuity in the coating that is not
in brackets. The values stated in each system must be used
discernible to a person with normal or corrected vision.
independently of the other. Combining values from the two
3.1.5 patching material—a liquid coating used to repair
systems may result in nonconformance with this specification.
damaged or uncoated areas.
2. Referenced Documents
4. Ordering Information
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.1 The purchaser should specify:
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing
4.1.1 Diameter, grade, and type of uncoated strand in
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of Steel Products
accordance with Specification A 416/A 416M (latest edition).
A 416/A 416M Specification for Steel Strand, Uncoated
4.1.2 Smooth or grit impregnated coating (see 7.3).
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Seven-Wire for Prestressed Concrete
4.1.3 Quantity (in feet [metres]).
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B 117 Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus
4.1.4 Requirements for certification (see Section A1.2.3).
D 968 Test Methods for Abrasion Resistance of Organic
4.1.5 Requirements for material samples (see 5.3).
4.1.6 Requirements for patching material (see 5.4).
NOTE 3—A typical ordering description for epoxy-coated strand is as
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follows: 84 000 feet [2560 m] of grit-impregnated epoxy-coated strand,
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.05 on Steel Reinforcement.
Current edition approved June 10, 2002. Published July 2002. Originally
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published as A 882/A 882M – 91. Last previous edition A 882/A 882M – 02. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.03. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.02.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.04. Available from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.02. Rd., Springfield, VA 22161.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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