MALAYSIAN MS 26-1-2:2009

STANDARD

TESTING OF CONCRETE - PART 1:

FRESH CONCRETE - SECTION 2:
SLUMP TEST
(SECOND REVISION)

ICS: 91.100.30
Descriptors: testing, fresh concrete, apparatus, procedure, slump test, test result and report, precision

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Committee representation

The Industry Standards Committee on Building, Construction and Civil Engineering (ISC D) under whose authority
this Malaysian Standard was adopted, comprises representatives from the following organisations:

Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia

Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia
Department of Irrigation and Drainage
Department of Standards Malaysia
Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers
Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia
Jabatan Kerajaan Tempatan
Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia
Malaysian Timber Industry Board
Master Builders Association Malaysia
Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
National Housing Department
Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia
SIRIM Berhad (Secretariat)
The Chartered Institute of Building Malaysia
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The Technical Committee on Concrete and Concrete Products which supervised the adoption of the EN Standard
consists of representatives from the following organisations:

Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia

Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia
Department of Irrigation and Drainage
IKRAM QA Services Sdn Bhd
Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia
Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia (Cawangan Kejuruteraan Awam, Struktur dan Jambatan)
Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia (Cawangan Pangkalan Udara dan Maritim)
Master Builders Association Malaysia
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association of Malaysia
Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia
SIRIM Berhad (Secretariat)
SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd
The Cement and Concrete Association of Malaysia
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi MARA

The Working Group on Revision of MS 26: Part 1 which recommended the adoption of the EN Standard consists of
representatives from the following organisations:

Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association of Malaysia
SIRIM Berhad (Secretariat)
SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd
The Cement and Concrete Association of Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi MARA

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FOREWORD

The adoption of the EN Standard as a Malaysian Standard was recommended by the

Working Group on Revision of MS 26: Part 1 under the authority of the Industry Standards
Committee on Building, Construction and Civil Engineering.

This Malaysian Standard is the second revision of MS 26: Part 1, Methods of testing concrete
- Part 1: Methods of sampling fresh concrete (First revision).

This Malaysian Standard is identical with EN 12350-2:1999, Testing fresh concrete - Part 2:
Slump test, published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) with the
exceptions as listed below.

MALAYSIAN STANDARD EXCEPTIONS

a) in the source text, "this European Standard" should read "this Malaysian Standard";

b) the comma which is used as a decimal sign (if any), to read as a point; and

c) reference to EN Standards should be replaced by equivalent Malaysian Standards as

follows:

Referenced EN Standards Corresponding Malaysian Standards

EN 12350-1:1999, Testing fresh concrete - MS 26-1-1, Testing of concrete - Part 1:

Part 1: Sampling Fresh concrete - Section 1: Sampling

This MS 26-1 consists of the following sections, under the general title, Testing of concrete -
Part 1: Fresh concrete:

Section 1: Sampling

Section 2: Slump test

Section 3: Vebe test

Section 4: Degree of compactability

Section 5: Flow table test

Section 6: Density

Section 7: Air content - Pressure methods

Section 8: Compacting factor test

Section 1 specifies the methods to be used on site for obtaining representative samples from
a batch of fresh concrete, which would then be used for various tests. Besides establishing
important definitions, this part also includes guidance of temperature measurement, transport
and handling and report of sampling.

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FOREWORD (continued)

Section 2 specifies the methods to determine the slump test. The procedure is detailed
including measurements and the types of slump.

Section 3 describes the method for determination of vebe test of fresh concrete for which
applies to fresh concrete having between 5 s and 30 s vebe time. The procedures are well
detailed. Special attention is paid to procedures for remoulding depending on different types
of slump.

Section 4 gives guidance on the method for determination of degree of compatibility which
applies to fresh concrete having degree of compatibility from 1.04 and not more than 1.46.
Besides figures on the apparatus, photographs of examples of flows are included.

Section 5 gives guidance on the method for determination of flow table test which only
correspond to flow values of fresh concrete between 340 mm and 600 mm. Figures on the
apparatus, photographs of examples of flows are included.

Section 6 describes the method for determination of density of fresh concrete. Guidance on
the apparatus, procedures and calculation are included.

Section 7 gives guidance on the method for determination air content of fresh concrete by
pressure methods, which applies to compacted fresh concrete, made with normal weight or
relatively dense aggregate of maximum 63 mm. It does not apply to concretes made with
lightweight aggregates, air cooled blast-furnace slag, or aggregates with high porosity,
because of the magnitude of the aggregate correction factor, compared with the entrained air
content of the concrete.

Section 8 describes the method for determination of compacting factor of fresh concrete. It
specifies the apparatus required and the procedure including final compaction.

CAUTION: When cement is mixed with water, alkali is released. Take precautions to avoid dry cement entering
eyes, mouth and nose whilst mixing concrete. Prevent skin contact with wet cement or concrete by wearing suitable
protective clothing. If cement or concrete enters the eye, immediately wash it out thoroughly with clean water and
seek medical treatment without delay. Wash wet concrete off the skin immediately.

This standard is published with the permission of the European Committee for
Standardization. Such permission is hereby acknowledged.

This Malaysian Standard cancels and replaces MS 26: Part 1:1991.

Compliance with a Malaysian Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal
obligations.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 12350-2
NORME EUROPEENNE
EUROPAISCHE NORM October 1999

Ics 01.100.30

English version

Testing fresh concrete - Part 2: Slump test

Essais pour beton frais - Prafung von F' ischbeton -

Partie 2: Essais d'affaissement Tell 2: SetzmaB

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 5 September 1999.

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 standards may be obtained on application to
the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a
CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the
same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and
United Kingdom.

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© 1999 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national
Members.
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EN 12350-2:1999

Foreword Contents
This European Standard has been prepared by Page
Technical Committee CEN/TC 104, Concrete
Foreword 2
(performance, production, placing and compliance
criteria), the Secretariat of which is held by DIN. 1 Scope 3
'Phis European Standard shall be given the status of a 2 Nonnative references 3
national standard, either by publication of an identical
3 Principle 3
text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2000, and
conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at 4 Apparatus 3
the latest by December 2003. 5 Test sample 3
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, 6 Procedure 3
the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European 7 Test result 4
Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, 8 Test report 4
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, 9 Precision 5
Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
This standard is one of a series concerned with testing
fresh concrete.
It is based on the International Standard ISO 4109:
Fresh Concrete - Determination of the consistency -
Slump test.
A draft for this standard was published in 1996 for
CEN enquriy as prEN 12382. It was one of a series of
individually numbered test methods for fresh or
hardened concrete. For Convenience it has now been
decided to combine these separate draft standards into
three new standards with separate parts for each
methods, as follows:
- Testing fresh concrete (EN 12350:1999);
-Testing hardened concrete (prEN 12390:1999);
-Testing concrete in structures (prEN 12504:1999).
This series EN 12350 includes the following parts
where the brackets give the numbers under which
particular test methods were published for CEN
enquiry:
EN 12350 Testing fresh concrete
Part 1: Sampling (former prEN 12378:1996).
Part 2.' Slump test (former prEN 12382:1996).
Part S: Vebe test (former prEN 12350:1996).
Part k: Degree of compactability
(former prEN 12357:1996).
Part 5: Flow table test (former prEN 12358:1996).
Part 6: Density (former prEN 12383:1996).
Part 7: Air content - Pressure methods
(former prEN 12395:1996).
CAUTION. When cement is mixed with water, alkali is
released. Take precautions to avoid dry cement
entering the eyes, mouth and nose whilst mixing
concrete. Prevent skin contact with wet cement or
concrete by wearing suitable protective clothing. If
cement or concrete enters the eye, immediately wash it
out thoroughly with clean water and seek medical
treatment without delay. Wash wet concrete off the
skin immediately.

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