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  • BS 1370:1979

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    Specification for low heat Portland cement

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-10-2015

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-07-1979

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Cooperating organizations
    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 References
    3 Composition and manufacture of low heat
       Portland cement
    4 Tests
    5 Fineness
    6 Chemical composition
    7 Compressive strength
    8 Setting times
    9 Soundness
    10 Heat of hydration
    11 ManufacturerÆs certificate
    12 Independent tests
    13 Sampling
    14 Facilities for sampling and identifying
    15 Compliance
    16 Cement in tropical climates
    17 Marking
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    Composition, manufacture and requirements for fineness, strength, setting times, soundness and heat of hydration. Refers to tests in BS 4550.

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    Committee B/516/6
    Development Note Supersedes 77/14421 DC. (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2009. (11/2009)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 4550-0:1978 Methods of testing cement General introduction
    BS 1881-124:1988 Testing concrete Methods for analysis of hardened concrete
    BS 8204-2(2003) : 2003 SCREEDS, BASES AND IN SITU FLOORINGS - PART 2: CONCRETE WEARING SURFACES - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 8204-1:1999 Screeds, bases and in-situ floorings Concrete bases and cement sand levelling screeds to receive floorings. Code of practice
    BS 8204-1(2003) : 2003 SCREEDS, BASES AND IN SITU FLOORINGS - PART 1: CONCRETE BASES AND CEMENTITIOUS LEVELLING SCREEDS TO RECEIVE FLOORINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 8204-2:1999 Screeds, bases and in-situ floorings Concrete wearing surfaces. Code of practice
    BS 2484:1985 Specification for straight concrete and clayware cable covers
    BS 5328-1:1997 Concrete Guide to specifying concrete
    BS 4975:1990 Specification for prestressed concrete pressure vessels for nuclear engineering
    BS 12:1996 Specification for Portland cement
    BS 6349-1:2000 Maritime structures Code of practice for general criteria
    BS 3148:1980 Methods of test for water for making concrete (including notes on the suitability of the water)
    BS 5400-7:1978 STEEL, CONCRETE AND COMPOSITE BRIDGES - PART 7: SPECIFICATION FOR MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP, CONCRETE, REINFORCEMENT AND PRESTRESSING TENDONS
    BS 4027:1996 Specification for sulfate-resisting Portland cement
    BS 882:1992 Specification for aggregates from natural sources for concrete
    BS 6610:1996 Specification for Pozzolanic pulverized-fuel ash cement
    BS 1197-2:1973 Specification for concrete flooring tiles and fittings Metric units
    03/312993 DC : DRAFT SEP 2003 BS 8204-1 - SCREEDS, BASES AND IN SITU FLOORINGS - PART 1: CONCRETE BASES AND CEMENT FINE AGGREGATE LEVELLING SCREEDS TO RECEIVE FLOORINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    03/312994 DC : DRAFT SEP 2003 BS 8204-2 - SCREEDS, BASES AND IN SITU FLOORINGS - PART 2: CONCRETE WEARING SURFACES - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 8081:1989 Code of practice for ground anchorages

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 4550-1:1978 Methods of testing cement. Sampling
    BS 4550-3.4:1978 Methods of testing cement. Physical tests Strength tests
    BS 4550-3.7(1978) : 1978 METHODS OF TESTING CEMENT - PHYSICAL TESTS - SOUNDNESS TEST
    BS 4550-3.8:1978 Methods of testing cement. Physical tests Test for heat of hydration
    BS 4550-3.5(1978) : 1978 METHODS OF TESTING CEMENT - PHYSICAL TESTS - DETERMINATION OF STANDARD CONSISTENCE
    BS 4550-3.6(1978) : 1978 METHODS OF TESTING CEMENT - PHYSICAL TESTS - TEST FOR SETTING TIMES
    BS 4550-2:1970 Methods of testing cement Chemical tests
    BS 4627(1970) : LATEST GLOSSARY OF TERMS RELATING TO TYPES OF CEMENTS, THEIR PROPERTIES AND COMPONENTS
    BS 4550-3.3(1978) : 1978 METHODS OF TESTING CEMENT - PHYSICAL TESTS - FINENESS TEST
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