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AS 1012.14–1991
Australian StandardR

Methods of testing concrete

Method 14: Method for securing and

testing cores from hardened concrete for
compressive strength

PREFACE
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This Standard supersedes AS 1012, Methods of testing concrete, Part 14–1973, Method for
securing and testing cores from hardened concrete for compressive strength or indirect
tensile strength.
The format of the Standard has been re–arranged to comply with AS 2929, Guide to the
layout and preparation of standard methods of chemical analysis and with Standards
Australia Format B, which is the preferred method for a series of test methods as it reduces
the amount of common content and precludes the need for separate covers.
The major differences from the 1973 edition are the deletion of the test method for indirect
tensile strength and the reduction of the minimum required length/diameter ratio of the cores
from 1.5 to 1.0.

CONTENTS
Page
1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4 PRINCIPLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
5 APPARATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
6 PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
7 CALCULATION AND EXPRESSION OF RESULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
8 PRECISION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
9 RECORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
10 REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

APPENDICES

A GUIDANCE ON SECURING CORES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

B INTERPRETATION OF CORE TEST RESULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

METHOD
1 SCOPE This Standard sets out a method for the securing and testing of cylindrical cores
from hardened concrete for the determination of compressive strength for an estimate of the
in–service strength of a structure or part thereof.
NOTE: Because of the increased variability associated with core strengths, it is not recommended that concrete
cores be used for direct quality control purposes.
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AS 1012.14-1991, Methods of testing concrete

Method for securing and testing cores from
hardened concrete for compressive strength
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