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  • BS 12:1996

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    Specification for Portland cement

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  15-05-2002

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-05-1996

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 References
    3 Definitions
    4 Cement
    5 Constituents
    6 Composition and notation
    7 Compressive strength
    8 Physical properties
    9 Chemical properties
    10 Marking
    11 Information to be provided
    12 Sampling and testing for acceptance
       inspection at delivery
    13 Special Portland cements
    Annex A (informative) - Conformity criteria
            (cement manufacturers autocontrol)
    Annex B (informative) - Compositional requirements
            for all cement types
    Annex C (informative) - Product guidance
    List of references

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    Requirements for composition, strength, physical and chemical properties of four strength classes.

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    Committee B/516/6
    Development Note Supersedes BS 12(1991). (10/2014)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Withdrawn
    Superseded By

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

    BS 8000-3:1989 Workmanship on building sites Code of practice for masonry
    BS EN 196-2:2013 Method of testing cement Chemical analysis of cement
    BS 8000-2.1:1990 Workmanship on building sites. Code of practice for concrete work Mixing and transporting concrete
    BS 8000-2.2:1990 Workmanship on building sites. Code of practice for concrete work Sitework with in situ and precast concrete
    BS 5262:1991 Code of practice for external renderings
    BS 1014:1975 Specification for pigments for Portland cement and Portland cement products
    BS 915-2:1972 Specification for high alumina cement Metric units
    BS 1370:1979 Specification for low heat Portland cement
    BS EN 196-3 : 2005 METHODS OF TESTING CEMENT - PART 3: DETERMINATION OF SETTING TIMES AND SOUNDNESS
    BS 6610:1996 Specification for Pozzolanic pulverized-fuel ash cement
    DD ENV 197-1:1995 Cement Composition, specifications and conformity criteria. Common cements
    BS 6588:1996 Specification for Portland pulverized-fuel ash cements
    BS 5628-3:1985 Code of practice for use of masonry Materials and components, design and workmanship
    BS EN 196-7:2007 Methods of testing cement Methods of taking and preparing samples of cement
    BS 5328-1:1991 Concrete Guide to specifying concrete
    BS EN 196-1:2016 Methods of testing cement Determination of strength
    BS 6100-6.1:1984 Glossary of building and civil engineering terms. Concrete and plaster Binders
    BS 4027:1996 Specification for sulfate-resisting Portland cement
    BS EN 196-21:1992 Methods of testing cement Determination of the chloride, carbon dioxide and alkali content of cement
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