EN 480-5:2005

Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout - Test methods - Part 5: Determination of capillary absorption

This European Standard describes a test method for the determination of the effect of admixtures on the capillary absorption of mortar.

Zusatzmittel für Beton, Mörtel und Einpressmörtel -Prüfverfahren - Teil 5: Bestimmung der kapillaren Wasseraufnahme

Dieses Dokument beschreibt die Prüfung der kapillaren Wasseraufnahme eines Mörtels im Rahmen der
Überprüfung der Übereinstimmung eines wasserabweisenden Zusatzmittels.

Adjuvants pour béton, mortier et coulis - Méthodes d'essai -Partie 5: Détermination de l'absorption capillaire

Le présent document décrit une méthode d'essai permettant de déterminer l'effet des adjuvants sur
l'absorption capillaire des mortiers.

Kemijski dodatki za beton, malto in injekcijsko maso – Preskusne metode – 5. del: Ugotavljanje kapilarnega vpijanja

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 27-Sep-2005
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Mar-2006
• ICS: 91.100.10 - Cement. Gypsum. Lime. Mortar
• ICS: 91.100.30 - Concrete and concrete products
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 104 - Concrete ( performance, production, placing and compliance criteria )
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 104/SC 3 - Admixtures for concrete
• Current Stage: 9093 - Decision to confirm - Review Enquiry
• Completion Date: 18-Jun-2021
• Directive: 305/2011 - Regulation (eu) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 march 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing council directive 89/106/eec
• Directive: 89/106/EEC - Construction products
• Mandate: M/128 - Mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning the execution of standardization work for harmonized standards on products for concrete, mortar and grout
• Ref Project: SIST EN 480-5:2005 - Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout - Test methods - Part 5: Determination of capillary absorption

Relations

• Replaces: EN 480-5:1996 - Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout - Test methods - Part 5: Determination of capillary absorption
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2005
1DGRPHãþD
SIST EN 480-5:1998
Kemijski dodatki za beton, malto in injekcijsko maso – Preskusne metode – 5. del:
Ugotavljanje kapilarnega vpijanja
Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout - Test methods - Part 5: Determination of
capillary absorption
Zusatzmittel für Beton, Mörtel und Einpressmörtel -Prüfverfahren - Teil 5: Bestimmung
der kapillaren Wasseraufnahme
Adjuvants pour béton, mortier et coulis - Méthodes d'essai -Partie 5: Détermination de
l'absorption capillaire
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 480-5:2005
ICS:
91.100.10 Cement. Mavec. Apno. Malta Cement. Gypsum. Lime.
Mortar
91.100.30 Beton in betonski izdelki Concrete and concrete
products
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 480-5
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2005
ICS 91.100.10; 91.100.30 Supersedes EN 480-5:1996
English Version
Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout - Test methods - Part
5: Determination of capillary absorption
Adjuvants pour béton, mortier et coulis - Méthodes d'essai - Zusatzmittel für Beton, Mörtel und Einpressmörtel -
Partie 5: Détermination de l'absorption capillaire Prüfverfahren - Teil 5: Bestimmung der kapillaren
Wasseraufnahme
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 28 July 2005.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
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This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
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Contents
Page
Foreword .3
1 Scope .4
2 Normative references .4
3 Principle.4
4 Apparatus .4
5 Reference mortar .4
6 Test specimens .5
7 Procedure .5
8 Results.6
9 Test report .6

Foreword
This European Standard (EN 480-5:2005) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 104
“Concrete and related products”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by March 2006, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by March 2006.
It has been drafted by Subcommittee 3 (SC 3) of TC 104 "Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout".
This document is part of the series EN 480 "Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout – Test methods" which
comprises the following
Part 1 Reference concrete and reference mortar for testing
Part 2 Determination of setting time
Part 4 Determination of bleeding of concrete
Part 5 Determination of capillary absorption
Part 6 Infrared analysis
Part 8 Determination of the conventional dry material content
Part 10 Determination of water soluble chloride content
Part 11 Determination of air void characteristics in hardened concrete
Part 12 Determination of the alkali content of admixtures
Part 13 Reference masonry mortar for testing mortar admixtures
Part 14 Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout - Test methods - Part 14: Measurement of corrosion
1)
susceptibility of reinforcing steel in concrete - Potentiostatic electro-chemical test method
This document is applicable together with the other standards of the EN 480 series.
This document will supersede EN 480-5:1996.
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