ASTM C1757-13

Standard Test Method for Determination of One-Point, Bulk Water Sorption of Dried Concrete (Withdrawn 2022)

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 The durability of concrete largely depends on the ease with which fluids, both liquids and gases can enter into and move through, the concrete.3 Adsorption and absorption of a liquid into empty or partially empty pores occur by capillary attraction.4 The continuity of the pores and their size, as well as the volume of the voids, are factors that affect the sorptivity.4  
5.2 This test method is intended to compare the relative performance of concrete mixtures exposed to wetting and drying. It is not intended to compare the performance of concrete mixtures that will be submerged continuously.  
5.3 This test method tests a concrete that is essentially dry, as contrasted to the condition of the concrete in Test Method C1585, in which much of the capillary water is retained.  
5.4 This test method determines the water absorbed into dried concrete in the first 30 minutes as an indicator of the susceptibility of the concrete to water intrusion. This test method subjects all of the surfaces of the specimen to water thereby giving a value for bulk sorption of the specimen which gives an indication of the potential durability of the concrete mixture.  
5.5 This test is applicable to hydraulic cement concrete mixtures with or without supplementary cementitious materials or admixtures.  
5.6 This test method permits for the use of both cores and cast specimens. The results for cast specimens are not equivalent to those obtained from cores. Results can differ because, compared with cores, cast specimens have smoother surface texture, no damage from coring, and a greater amount of paste exposed at the surface.  
5.7 This test is a measurement of the bulk sorption of concrete and has not been evaluated as a technique to assess the effectiveness of surface treatments applied to the concrete.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers the determination of water ingress into the bulk (mass) of a hardened, dried concrete specimen after being submerged for 30 minutes.  
1.2 The text of this test method references notes that provide explanatory information. These notes and footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of this standard  
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.  
1.4 This test method 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.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This test method covers the determination of water ingress into the bulk (mass) of a hardened, dried concrete specimen after being submerged for 30 minutes.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates, this test method was withdrawn in January 2022 in accordance with section 10.6.3 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 31-Jul-2013
• Withdrawal Date: 11-Jan-2022
• ICS: 91.100.30 - Concrete and concrete products
• Technical Committee: C09 - Concrete and Concrete Aggregates
• Drafting Committee: C09.66 - Concrete's Resistance to Fluid Penetration

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: C1757 − 13
Standard Test Method for
Determination of One-Point, Bulk Water Sorption of Dried
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Concrete
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1757; 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 Testing of Hydraulic Cements
C1585 Test Method for Measurement of Rate ofAbsorption
1.1 This test method covers the determination of water
of Water by Hydraulic-Cement Concretes
ingress into the bulk (mass) of a hardened, dried concrete
specimen after being submerged for 30 minutes.
3. Terminology
1.2 Thetextofthistestmethodreferencesnotesthatprovide
3.1 Definitions:
explanatory information. These notes and footnotes (excluding
3.1.1 Refer to Terminology C125 for definitions of terms
those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as require-
used in this test method.
ments of this standard
3.2 Definitions:
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
3.2.1 sorption, n—the change in mass divided by the prod-
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
uct of the surface area of the test specimen and the density of
standard.
water, expressed in millimetres.
1.4 This test method does not purport to address all of the
4. Summary of Test Method
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
4.1 A cylindrical concrete specimen is dried at 50°C to
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
constant mass, and then placed in a sealed container for one
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
day. After immersion in water for 30 minutes, the specimen’s
gain in mass is measured and the depth to which water is
2. Referenced Documents
absorbed in millimetres is calculated.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
5. Significance and Use
C31/C31M Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test
5.1 The durability of concrete largely depends on the ease
Specimens in the Field
with which fluids, both liquids and gases can enter into and
C42/C42M Test Method for Obtaining and Testing Drilled
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move through, the concrete. Adsorption and absorption of a
Cores and Sawed Beams of Concrete
liquid into empty or partially empty pores occur by capillary
C125 Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Ag-
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attraction. Thecontinuityoftheporesandtheirsize,aswellas
gregates
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the volume of the voids, are factors that affect the sorptivity.
C192/C192M Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test
Specimens in the Laboratory
5.2 This test method is intended to compare the relative
C511 Specification for Mixing Rooms, Moist Cabinets,
performance of concrete mixtures exposed to wetting and
Moist Rooms, and Water Storage Tanks Used in the
drying. It is not intended to compare the performance of
Testing of Hydraulic Cements and Concretes
concrete mixtures that will be submerged continuously.
C1005 Specification for Reference Masses and Devices for
5.3 This test method tests a concrete that is essentially dry,
Determining Mass and Volume for Use in the Physical
as contrasted to the condition of the concrete in Test Method
C1585, in which much of the capillary water is retained.
1 5.4 This test method determines the water absorbed into
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C09 on
Concrete and ConcreteAggregates and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
dried concrete in the first 30 minutes as an indicator of the
C09.66 on Concrete’s Resistance to Fluid Penetration.
Current edition approved Aug. 1, 2013. Published September 2013. DOI:
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10.1520/C1757-13 Properties of Concrete, A. M. Neville, Fourth Edition, Pearson Education
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or Limited, Essex. England, p 483.
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contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Construction Materials: Their Nature and Behavior, Edited by J. M. Illston
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on and P. L. J. Domone, Third Edition 2001, Spoon Press, 29 W 35th St., New York,
the ASTM website. New York 1000, pp192-194.
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susceptibility of the concrete to water intrusion. This test 7.2 Specimens cast in the laboratory shall be made and
method subjects all of the surfaces of the specimen to water cured in accordance with Practice C192/C192M. Specimens
thereby giving a value for bulk sorption of the specimen which cast in the field shall
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