tandard Method of Test Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Chace Indicator AASHTO DESIGNATION: T 199-82 i. SCOPE fn depth, and conisins 2 volume of 3.6 the quantity of liquid contained in the IL. When the stovper and cup are 3p- bow) and in 10 graduations on the stem LA This method of test coves the #eFed mo the giss ube the volome of 23 Alcohol—70 percent isoprenl deicrmination ofthe ar content of freshly’ We Jats ang stems about 27 ml, aleahot ee er ae Sein Ba te fr high ai content, and whether the ait content i reasonably constant from batch to batch of concrete 2.1 Indicotor—The indicator as shown in Figure 1 consists of three pieces: a glats tube about 75 mm (3 in.) Jong and 25 mn (1 in.) in diameter with 4 stem 75 mm (3 in.) long and 6.4 min (025 in.) in diameter at one end resem- bling a fier te for Goceh crucibles, a rubber stopper 10 fit the lager end of the glass tube, and a metal cup mounted fon the smaller end of the stopper. The Siem of the glass tube is scribed with : 1 Tins, each pair indicating an approxi- yi imate volume of 0.08 mL, A reference line is also seribed on the large portion ofthe ube, The exact stem factor should be determined in accordance with Sec sion 2.2. The brase cup is 19 mum (0.75 in) im inside diameter, 13 mm (05 it.) FIGURE} Chace Indicator 3219 METHODS OF SAMPLING AND TESTING TABLE Mort Correcthin Factors Monae Content mim’ yd) 1s 109 a7) ry 180 9750 1G Lasa3H e700) = Las) 1as(4ay ees) — tornon Lan a0) ogc overtan tuscan 055 (1s) "088 095) a9 (ton 9305) 001089) a90.(L00) Ds5C4) 072 (043) 8 (O98, 9403) ase or) O72 (a8 035012) 056,071) 053 (080) 030 08 065) 0.54 073), 03510) 9401059) 0.5 105) Chae Fier 20 2 2 200 20 ao LSI 165063) Lat Housh 13235) L868) 1301133) 143 a) 156 1080) 10038) 13203) Lasts, ow) 2103) Tae Hoos napa 1204038 Deo (Los) ase erie) aR (rae, 9801096) os (105) 0961136), 701089) 977 (098) aga (Ln, 960/081) 0661090) on (om 050.4 O35 (oat) 068 (039), excluding panicles of sand which would be retained on 2.00 mm (No. 10) seve A narrow knife blade is most suitable {0 pick up the mort, Rod the mortar in the cup using « thin stiff wire! and surike off the morar flush with the top of the cup. Clean the sides of the cap and siopper of mora if necessary. Close the smaller end of the indicator with a finger and fll the tbe with alcohol to the reference line. Insert the stopper into the tobe. invert che indicator, and bring the level ofthe alcohol ta the upper mari af the stem by pushing the soppee in further or by adding aleobot sith the ‘medicine deopper. Be certain that no ai bubbles are inthe stem of the indicator, Sil Close the opening in the stem witha finger and gemly roll he indicator from 2 vertical o a horizontal postion ‘while tapping the side of the indicator swith a finger of the other hand. Care shall be taken not to change the seting of the stopper. Continue the rolling aod tapping unt all ofthe mortars dispersed in the aleohol and no more bubbles of air appeae. With the indicator held in a TABLE2 Curve Corrections comes Conese At Cane A Cure CConent Comes Content Covrection ae eae 10 TT? 2 08 so 92 at 33s 40003903 3300888 so oso 356g so oT) oae 658 ots ‘etical postion, zemove the Finger from. the ead of the stem and read the level of the aleohol in the stem wo the nearest half. graduation, 4. COMPUTATION OF AIR ‘CONTENT AA The ale content can be deters ‘mined from Tables 1 and 2 or Figure 2. By sting the morar content of the concrete and the Chace factor the stem 393 ‘eading can be multiplied by the appro priate mortar correction factor shown in Table 1 t0 provide the monarcorrected air content. The moras-corrected air con- tent should be ineteated or decreased by the curve corrections shown in Table ? to provide the actual air content. For example, if the morar conten is 0.556 (anf), the Chace factor is 2.3. and the stem reading is 6.0 percent. multiply the stem reading by 1.26 (1.28) as indicated by Table 1 (based on average of values for Chace faciors of 22 and 2.) to give amoriar-corrected air content of 7.6 (7.1) percent. The 7.6 (7.7) percent is in creased by 0.9 percent, as indicated by Table 2, to give an alr coatent of 85 (8.5) percent ‘As an altematve, the air cootent can bbe determined from the Chace conver. sion nomograph shown in Figure 2. For example, enter the nomograph a the Tower left side at te Chace factor, which is 23, move horizontally to the right to intersect the mortar content, which is 0.556 mm’, move verically to intersect the stem reading, whit is 60 percent, and move honzonally to the let edge Gf the aomograph to read the air content, which is 85 (8.6) percent 5. LIMITATIONS 3.1 Because of the small amount of ‘mortar used ina test the Chace indicator will not give the air content of concrete 4s accurately a5 wll the cher methods ‘mentioned in Section 1.2. However. a reasonably accurate indication of the ait content can be obtained by taking the average of the results of tests on wo samples. The average of tex on five samples provides the same statistical level of confidence as one test by T 152 (pressure method)+ 395 ACTUAL AIR CONTENT, PERCENT Factor cnace FACTOR cHace METHODS OF SAMPLING AND TESTING cnace-FacroR-Base >A MOR TER CORRECTION 1 : “os. 0810 zie CHECE FACTOR-BSEO MORTAR CDARECTION (SH) FIGURE? Chase Conversion Nemograph