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DevelopmentofEuropeanStandardsforConcrete,
Cements,AggregatesandConcreteRepair

concrete
concrete
testing
cements
cement
testing
flyash
silicafume
aggregates

aggregatetesting
concreteprotection&repair
concretestructures
mixingwater
admixtures
pigments

BRErepresentsGovernmentonmanyBSIcommitteesinthe
concreteandconcretematerialsfieldsandiscontributingto
thedevelopmentofEuropeanstandardswithinCEN,the
EuropeanCommitteeforStandardisation.Thefollowing
paragraphsdetailthelatestpositionwithsomeofthekey
Europeanstandardsalreadypublishedandthosecurrentlyin
preparationandtheeffectoncurrentBritishstandards.For
furtherinformationcontact:
DrJDMatthews
CentreforConcreteConstruction
Tel:+44(0)1923664753
Fax:+44(0)1923664786
Email:matthewsj@bre.co.uk

1.Concrete
TheEuropeanstandardforconcrete,EN2061Concrete
Part1:Specification,performance,productionandconformity
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wasapprovedbyCENon12May2000andpublishedbyBSI
astheofficialEnglishlanguageversion,BSEN2061,
comingintoeffecton15February2001.
AcomplementaryBritishstandard,BS8500,toaccompany
BSEN2061iscurrentlyinpreparationandisexpectedtobe
completedandpublishedearlyin2002.ThispackageofBS
EN2061andBS8500willcoexistwiththecurrentBritish
standardforconcrete,BS5328,untilthelatteriswithdrawn
on1December2003.
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2.ConcreteTesting
ThefollowingEuropeanstandardtestmethodsforconcrete
havealreadybeenpublishedasBSENs:
BSEN12350Testingfreshconcrete
Part1:Sampling
Part2:Slumptest
Part3:Vebetest
Part4:Degreeofcompactability
Part5:Flowtabletest
Part6:Density
Part7:AircontentPressuremethods
BSEN12390Testinghardenedconcrete
Part1:Shape,dimensionsandotherrequirementsfor
specimensandmoulds
Part2:Makingandcuringspecimensforstrengthtests
Part4:CompressivestrengthSpecificationfortesting
machines
Part5:Flexuralstrengthoftestspecimens
Part6:Tensilesplittingstrengthoftestspecimens
Part7:Densityofhardenedconcrete
Part8:Depthofpenetrationofwaterunderpressure
EN12390:Part3Compressivestrengthoftestspecimens
hasbeenapprovedatsecondformalvoteandwillbe
publishedbyBSIinduecourse.
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ThosecurrentBritishstandardsthatconflictwiththeabove
willalsobewithdrawnon1December2003.
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3.Cements
TheEuropeanstandardforcommoncements,EN197,
consistsoftwoParts:
EN1971CementPart1:Composition,specificationsand
conformitycriteriaforcommoncements
EN1972CementPart2:Conformityevaluation
Part1wasapprovedbyCENon21May2000andPart2on
26May2000.ThetwoPartswerepublishedbyBSIasthe
officialEnglishlanguageversions,BSEN1971andBSEN
1972,comingintoeffecton15September2000.CEmarking
toEN197becamepossibleon1April2001andconflicting
Britishstandardswillbewithdrawnon1April2002.Those
standardstobewithdrawnwillbeBS12Portlandcement,BS
4246Highslagblastfurnacecement,BS6588Portland
pulverizedfuelashcementsandBS7583Portlandlimestone
cement.Inaddition,BS146Portlandblastfurnacecementsis
intheprocessofbeingrevisedwithaselfexplanatorynew
titleofBlastfurnacecementswithstrengthpropertiesoutside
thescopeofBSEN1971.
AnumberofotherEuropeanstandardsfordifferentcement
andbindertypesarecurrentlyatvariousstagesof
preparationbytheresponsibleCENcommitteeTC51
Cementsandbuildinglime:
Formalvotestage
prEN4591Buildinglime
Part1:Definitions,specificationsandconformitycriteria
Part2:Testmethods
Part3:Conformityevaluation
ThesewillreplaceBS890Buildinglimesandthe1995
versionofBSEN4592
CENenquirystage
prEN1973CementPart3:Composition,specifications
andconformitycriteriaforlowheatcommoncements
prEN14216CementComposition,specificationsand
conformitycriteriaformassiveconcretelowheatcements
prEN14217CementComposition,specificationsand
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conformitycriteriaforlowearlystrengthlowheatcements
ThesewilleventuallyreplaceBS1370LowheatPortland
cement
SecondCENenquiry
prEN4131MasonrycementPart1:Specification
ThiswillreplaceBS5224Masonrycement
InpreparationforCENenquiry
prENXXXXX(numbernotyetallocated)Calciumaluminate
cement:Composition,specificationsandconformitycriteria
ThiswilleventuallyreplaceBS915Highaluminacement
prENV13282Hydraulicroadbinders:Composition,
specificationsandconformitycriteria
ThereisnocorrespondingBritishstandard
Inpreparation
prEN1974CementPart4:Composition,specifications
andconformitycriteriaforsulfateresistingcommoncements
Difficultieshavebeenencounteredinachievingagreementon
thecontentsofthispotentialCENstandard.Atpresent,itis
proposedtoprepareaCENreportlistingnationalprescriptive
welltriedandprovenprovisionsforsulfateandseawater
resistanceasanintermediatesteptowardsafinalstandard.
Atthenationallevel,thefollowingstandardhasrecentlybeen
published:
BS7979limestonefinesforusewithPortlandcement
ThefollowingBritishstandardisiscurrentlyoutforpublic
comment:
8402Expansivehydrauliccement
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4.CementTesting
ThefollowingCENstandardshavebeeninexistencefora
numberofyears:
BSEN196Methodsoftestingcement
Part1:Determinationofstrength
Part2:Chemicalanalysisofcement
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Part3:Determinationofsettingtimeandsoundness
Part5:Pozzolanicitytestforpozzolaniccements
Part6:Determinationoffineness
Part7:Methodsoftakingandpreparingsamplesofcement
Part21:Determinationofthechloride,carbondioxideand
alkalicontentofcement
RevisionsofParts1,2,3,5and21havebeenapprovedto
goforCENenquiry.Atestmethodforchemicalanalysisof
cementbyXrayfluorescenceisinpreparationandwill
eventuallybecomeintegratedintoPart2.
AfurtherCENstandard,prEN13639Determinationoftotal
organiccarboninlimestoneiscurrentlyoutforformalvote.
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5.FlyAsh
TheexistingCENstandardforflyash,EN450Flyashfor
concreteDefinitions,requirementsandqualitycontrolis
currentlyunderrevisiontoprepareafullyharmonised
standard.ThedraftrevisedstandardconsistsoftwoParts:
prEN450Flyashforconcrete
Part1:Definition,specificationsandconformitycriteria
Part2:Conformityevaluation
Completionofthesestandardsisnotexpectedbefore2002.
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6.SilicaFume
ThefollowingdraftCENstandardshavebeenapprovedtogo
forCENenquiry:
prEN132631Silicafumeforconcrete
Part1:Definitions,requirementsandconformitycriteria
Part2:Conformityevaluation
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7.Aggregates
Thefollowingseriesofdraftstandardsiscurrentlyawaiting
formalvote:
prEN12620Aggregatesforconcrete
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prEN13043Aggregatesforbituminousmixturesandsurface
treatmentforroadsandothertraffickedareas
prEN130551Lightweightaggregates
Part1:Lightweightaggregatesforconcreteandmortar
prEN13139Aggregatesformortar
prEN13242Aggregatesforunboundmaterialsforuseincivil
engineeringworkandroadconstruction
prEN13383Armourstone
Part1:Specification
Part2:Methodsoftest
prEN13450Aggregatesforrailwayballast
prEN12620andprEN130551arepartofthepackageof
standardsrequiredforEN2061tobeabletooperateandthe
dateofwithdrawalofconflictingBritishstandardsisthesame
asforEN2061,i.e.1December2003.Thestandardstobe
withdrawnwillbeBS882Aggregatesfromnaturalsources
forconcrete,BS1047Aircooledblastfurnaceslagaggregate
foruseinconstructionandBS3797Lightweightaggregates
formasonryunitsandstructuralconcrete.
AlsoinpreparationisprEN130552Lightweightaggregates
Part2:Lightweightaggregatesforbituminousmixturesand
surfacetreatmentsandforboundandunboundapplications,
excludingconcrete,mortarandgrout
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8.AggregateTesting
ThosetestmethodsalreadypublishedasBSENsareas
follows:
BSEN932Testsforgeneralpropertiesofaggregates
Part1:Methodsforsampling
Part2:Methodsforreducinglaboratorysamples
Part3:Procedureandterminologyforsimplifiedpetrographic
description
Part5:Commonequipmentandcalibration
Part6:Definitionsofrepeatabilityandreproducibility
BSEN933Testsforgeometricalpropertiesofaggregates
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Part1:DeterminationofparticlesizedistributionSieving
method
Part2:DeterminationofparticlesizedistributionTest
sieves,nominalsizeofapertures
Part3:DeterminationofparticleshapeFlakinessindex
Part4:DeterminationofparticleshapeShapeindex
Part5:Determinationofpercentageofcrushedandbroken
surfacesincoarseaggregateparticles
Part7:DeterminationofshellcontentPercentageofshells
incoarseaggregates
Part8:AssessmentoffinesSandequivalenttest
Part9:AssessmentoffinesMethylenebluetest
Part10:AssessmentoffinesGradingoffillers(airjet
sieving)
BSEN1097Testsformechanicalandphysicalpropertiesof
aggregates
Part1:Determinationoftheresistancetowear(microDeval)
Part2:Methodsforthedeterminationofresistanceto
fragmentation
Part3:Determinationofloosebulkdensityandvoids
Part4:Determinationofthevoidsofdrycompactedfiller
Part5:Determinationofthewatercontentbydryingina
ventilatedoven
Part6:Determinationofparticledensityandwater
absorption
Part7:Determinationoftheparticledensityoffiller
Pyknometermethod
Part8:Determinationofthepolishedstonevalue
Part9:Determinationoftheresistancetowearbyabrasion
fromstuddedtyresNordictest
BSEN1367Testsforthermalandweatheringpropertiesof
aggregates
Part1:Determinationofresistancetofreezingandthawing
Part2:Magnesiumsulfatetest
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Part3:BoilingtestforSonnenbrandbasalt
Part4:Determinationofdryingshrinkage
BSEN1744Testsforchemicalpropertiesofaggregates
Part1:Chemicalanalysis
BSEN13179Testsforfilleraggregateusedinbituminous
mixtures
Part1:Deltaringandballtest
Part2:Bitumennumber
ThefollowinglinktothewebpageTestingofindustrial
products:AggregatesforConstructionprovidesaccessto
theresultsofaprogrammeofcrosstestingexperiments,
carriedoutaspartoftheECDGXIIMeasurementand
Testingprogrammeovertheperiod1993to1997,onsomeof
theabovetestmethods.
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9.ConcreteProtection&Repair
ThekeyseriesofCENstandards,atvariousstagesof
preparation,istheEN1504series:
EN1504Productsandsystemsfortheprotectionandrepair
ofconcretestructuresDefinitions,requirements,quality
controlandevaluationofconformity
EN1504Part1:Definitions(approvedbyCENon20
December1997,publishedbyBSIasBSENcominginto
effecton15June1998)
prEN1504Part2:Surfaceprotectionsystems(CENenquiry
2000)
prEN1504Part3:Structuralandnonstructuralrepair(CEN
enquiry2001)
prEN1504Part4:Structuralbonding(CENenquiry2000)
prEN1504Part5:Concreteinjection
prEN1504Part6:Groutingtoanchorreinforcementortofill
externalvoids
prEN1504Part7:Reinforcementcorrosionprotection
prEN1504Part8:Qualitycontrolandevaluationof
conformity(approvedforCENenquiry2001)
ENV1504Part9:Generalprinciplesfortheuseofproducts
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andsystems(approvedbyCENon22November1996and
publishedbyBSIasDDENV,comingintoeffecton15
December1997)
prEN1504Part10:Siteapplicationofproductsandsystems
andqualitycontroloftheworks(CENenquiry1999)
Otherrelatedstandards:
BSEN12696Cathodicprotectionofsteelinconcrete
prENYYY(numbernotyetallocated)Sprayedconcretefor
repairandupgradingofstructures
prEN140381Electrochemicalrealkalisationandchloride
extractiontreatmentsforreinforcedconcrete
Part1:Realkalisation
Part2:Chlorideextraction
Thereare,inaddition,oversixtymethodsoftestassociated
withthesestandards.ThosealreadypublishedasBSENs
areasfollows:
BSEN1542Measurementofbondstrengthbypulloff
BSEN1543Determinationoftensilestrengthdevelopment
forpolymers
BSEN1766Referenceconcretesfortesting
BSEN1767Infraredanalysis
BSEN1770Determinationofthecoefficientofthermal
expansion
BSEN1799Teststomeasurethesuitabilityofstructural
bondingagentsforapplicationtoconcretesurface
BSEN1877Reactivefunctionsrelatedtoepoxyresins
Part1:Determinationofepoxyequivalent
Part2:Determinationofaminefunctionsusingthetotal
basicitynumber
BSEN12188Determinationofadhesionsteeltosteelfor
characterisationofstructuralbondingagents
BSEN12189Determinationofopentime
BSEN12190Determinationofcompressivestrengthof
repairmortar
BSEN121922GranulometryanalysisPart2:Test
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methodforfillersforpolymerbondingagents
BSEN12615Determinationofslantshearstrength
BSEN12636Determinationofadhesionconcreteto
concrete
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10.Otherstandards

10.1ConcreteStructures
Alreadypublished:
BSEN12504Testingconcreteinstructures
Part1:CoredspecimensTaking,examiningandtestingin
compression
Part2:NondestructivetestingDeterminationofrebound
number
Inpreparation:
Part3:Determinationofpulloutforce
Part4:Determinationofultrasonicpulsevelocity
Otherstandardsinpreparation:
prEN13791Assessmentofconcretecompressivestrengthin
structuresorinstructuralelements
prENV13670ExecutionofconcretestructuresPart1:
Commonrules
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10.2MixingWater
prEN1008MixingwaterforconcreteSpecificationfor
sampling,testingandassessingthesuitabilityofwater,
includingwaterrecoveredfromprocessesintheconcrete
industry,asmixingwaterforconcrete
ThiswilleventuallyreplaceBS3148Methodsoftestforwater
formakingconcrete(includingnotesonthesuitabilityofthe
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10.3Admixtures
Alreadypublished:
BSEN934Admixturesforconcrete,mortarandgrout
Part2:ConcreteadmixturesDefinitionsandrequirements
Part4:Admixturesforgroutforprestressingtendons
Definitions,requirementsandconformity
Part6:Sampling,conformitycontrol,evaluationof
conformity,markingandlabelling
Inpreparation:
Part3.AdmixturesformasonrymortarDefinitions,
requirementsandconformity
Part5.Admixturesforsprayedconcrete.Definitions,
specificationsandconformitycriteria
Testmethodsforadmixturesalreadypublished:
BSEN480Admixturesforconcrete,mortarandgroutTest
methods
Part1:Referenceconcreteandreferencemortarfortesting
Part2:Determinationofsettingtime
Part4:Determinationofbleedingofconcrete
Part5:Determinationofcapillaryabsorption
Part6:Infraredanalysis
Part8:Determinationoftheconventionaldrymaterial
content
Part10:Determinationofwatersolublechloridecontent
Part11:Determinationofairvoidcharacteristicsinhardened
concrete
Part12:Determinationofthealkalicontentofadmixtures
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10.4Pigments
BSEN12878Pigmentsforthecolouringofbuildingmaterials
basedoncementand/orlimeSpecificationsandmethodsof
test
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