EN 480-15:2013

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2013
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Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout - Test methods - Part 15: Reference concrete
and method for testing viscosity modifying admixtures
Zusatzmittel für Beton, Mörtel und Einpressmörtel - Prüfverfahren - Teil 15:
Referenzbeton und Prüfverfahren zur Prüfung von viskositätsmodifizierenden
Zusatzmitteln
Adjuvant pour béton, mortier et coulis - Méthodes d'essai - Partie 15 : Béton de
référence et méthode d'essai des adjuvants modificateurs de viscosité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 480-15:2013
ICS:
91.100.30 Beton in betonski izdelki Concrete and concrete
products
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 480-15
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2013
ICS 91.100.30
English Version
Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout - Test methods - Part
15: Reference concrete and method for testing viscosity
modifying admixtures
Adjuvant pour béton, mortier et coulis - Méthodes d'essai - Zusatzmittel für Beton, Mörtel und Einpressmörtel -
Partie 15: Béton de référence et méthode d'essai des Prüfverfahren - Teil 15: Referenzbeton und Prüfverfahren
adjuvants modificateurs de viscosité zur Prüfung von viskositätsmodifizierenden Zusatzmitteln
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 19 January 2013.

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Contents Page
Foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Constituent materials . 4
3.1 Cement . 4
3.2 Aggregate . 4
3.3 Mixing water . 5
4 Reference concrete . 5
5 Preparation of reference concrete . 6
5.1 Mix proportions . 6
5.2 Mixing and testing . 6
6 Test report . 7

Foreword
This document (EN 480-15:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 104 “Concrete and
related products”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2013, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by September 2013.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been drafted by Subcommittee 3 (SC 3) of CEN/TC 104 “Admixtures for concrete, mortar
and grout”.
This draft European Standard is part of the series EN 480, Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout — Test
methods which is comprised of the following parts:
 Part 1: Reference concrete and reference mortar for testing
 Part 2: Determination of setting time
 Part 4: Determination of bleeding of concrete
 Part 5: Determination of capillary absorption
 Part 6: Infrared analysis
 Part 8: Determination of the conventional dry material content
 Part 10: Determination of water soluble chloride content
 Part 11: Determination of air void characteristics in hardened concrete
 Part 12: Determination of the alkali content of admixtures
 Part 13: Reference masonry mortar for testing mortar admixtures
 Part 14: Determination of the effect on corrosion susceptibility of reinforcing steel by potentiostatic
electro-chemical test
 Part 15: Reference concrete and method for testing viscosity modifying admixtures (the present
document)
This European Standard is applicable together with the other standards of the EN 480 series and for testing
admixtures in accordance with the EN 934 series of standards.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
1 Scope
This European Standard specifies the constituent materials, the composition and the mix procedure to
produce a reference concrete with a prescribed consistency and segregated portion for testing
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