Slump of Hydraulic-Cement Concrete: Standard Test Method For
Slump of Hydraulic-Cement Concrete: Standard Test Method For
Slump of Hydraulic-Cement Concrete: Standard Test Method For
for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
with no individual thickness measurement less than 0.045 in. Tensile strength (Test Method D638) 5670 psi [39 MPa]
[1.15 mm]. Plastic molds shall be ABS plastic or equivalent
(Note 3) with a minimum average wall thickness of 0.125 in. Percent Elongation at Break, 40%
at 73 °F [23 °C]
[3 mm], with no individual thickness measurement less than
0.100 in. [2.5 mm]. The manufacturer or supplier shall certify 5.1.1 Check and record conformance to the mold’s specified
the materials used in mold construction are in compliance with dimensions when it is purchased or first placed in service and
the requirements of this test method. The mold shall be in the at least annually thereafter. To measure the top diameter,
form of the lateral surface of the frustum of a cone with the bottom diameter, and height, perform two measurements for
base 8 in. [200 mm] in diameter, the top 4 in. [100 mm] in each, approximately 90° apart, and record the results of each
diameter, and the height 12 in. [300 mm]. Individual diameters measurement. To verify mold thickness, perform two measure-
and heights shall be within 61⁄8 in. [3 mm] of the prescribed ments approximately 180° apart at 1 6 1⁄2 in. [25 6 10 mm]
dimensions. The base and the top shall be open and parallel to from the top of the mold, two measurements approximately
each other and at right angles to the axis of the cone. The mold 180° apart at 1 6 1⁄2 in. [25 6 10 mm] from the bottom of the
shall be provided with foot pieces and handles similar to those mold, and calculate the average of the four measurements.
shown in Fig. 1. The mold shall be constructed without a seam. 5.2 Tamping Rod—A round, smooth, straight steel rod, with
The interior of the mold shall be relatively smooth and free a 5⁄8 in. [16 mm] 6 1⁄16 in. [2 mm] diameter. The length of the
from projections. The mold shall be free from dents, tamping rod shall be at least 4 in. [100 mm] greater than the
deformation, or adhered mortar. A mold which clamps to a depth of the mold in which rodding is being performed, but not
nonabsorbent base plate is acceptable instead of the one greater than 24 in. [600 mm] in overall length (Note 4). The rod
illustrated, provided the clamping arrangement is such that it shall have the tamping end or both ends rounded to a
hemispherical tip of the same diameter as the rod.
NOTE 4—A rod length of 16 in. [400 mm] to 24 in. [600 mm] meets the
requirements of the following: Practice C31/C31M, Test Method C138/
C138M, Test Method C143/C143M, Test Method C173/C173M, and Test
Method C231.
5.3 Measuring Device—A ruler, metal roll-up measuring
tape, or similar rigid or semi-rigid length measuring instrument
marked in increments of 1⁄4 in. [5 mm] or smaller. The
instrument length shall be at least 12 in. [300 mm].
5.4 Scoop—of a size large enough so each amount of
concrete obtained from the sampling receptacle is representa-
tive and small enough so it is not spilled during placement in
the mold.
6. Sample
6.1 The sample of concrete from which test specimens are
made shall be representative of the entire batch. It shall be
obtained in accordance with Practice C172.
7. Procedure
7.1 Dampen the mold and place it on a rigid, flat, level,
moist, nonabsorbent surface, free of vibration, and that is large
enough to contain all of the slumped concrete. It shall be held
firmly in place during filling and perimeter cleaning by the
operator standing on the two foot pieces or by a clamping
arrangement to a base plate as described in 5.1. From the
Dimensional Units sample of concrete obtained in accordance with Section 6,
in. ⁄
1 16 ⁄
18 12⁄ 1 3 3 1⁄8 4 8 12
mm [2] [3] [15] [25] [75] [80] [100] [200] [300]
immediately fill the mold in three layers, each approximately
one third the volume of the mold (See Note 5). Place the
FIG. 1 Mold for Slump Test concrete in the mold using the scoop described in 5.4. Move
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the scoop around the perimeter of the mold opening to ensure into the remaining concrete to independently produce moderate
an even distribution of the concrete with minimal segregation. and finally high-slump concrete. The concrete mixture that
used a No. 67 crushed limestone aggregate and a washed river
NOTE 5—One third of the volume of the slump mold fills it to a depth
of 25⁄8 in. [70 mm]; two thirds of the volume fills it to a depth of 61⁄8 in. sand, contained 500 lb of cementitious materials per cubic yard
[160 mm]. [297 kg of cementitious material per cubic metre]. The 500 lb
7.2 Rod each layer 25 times uniformly over the cross [227 kg] were equally divided between a C150, Type I/II
section with the rounded end of the rod. For the bottom layer, cement and a Class C fly ash. A double dosage of a chemical
this will necessitate inclining the rod slightly and making retarder was used in an attempt to minimize slump losses and
approximately half of the strokes near the perimeter, and then maintain workability of the concrete. Concrete temperatures
progressing with vertical strokes spirally toward the center. ranged from 86 to 93 °F [30 to 34 °C]. Slump losses averaged
Rod the bottom layer throughout its depth. For each upper 0.68 in. [17 mm] during the 20 min required to perform a series
layer, allow the rod to penetrate through the layer being rodded of 6 tests at 1 slump range. Testing was performed alternately
and into the layer below approximately 1 in. [25 mm]. using metal and plastic molds, which were determined to
produce comparable results. Precision data thus applies to both
7.3 In filling and rodding the top layer, heap the concrete metal and plastic molds. A total of 270 slump tests were
above the mold before rodding is started. If the rodding performed.
operation results in subsidence of the concrete below the top 9.1.1 Inch-Pound [SI]—The data used to develop the preci-
edge of the mold, add additional concrete to keep an excess of sion statement were obtained using metric units (millimetres).
concrete above the top of the mold at all times. After the top The precision values shown in inch-pound units are conver-
layer has been rodded, strike off the surface of the concrete by sions from the millimetre measurements, which were recorded
means of a screeding and rolling motion of the tamping rod. to the nearest 1 mm.
Continue to hold the mold down firmly and remove concrete 9.1.2 Measure of Variability—The standard deviation was
from the area surrounding the base of the mold to preclude determined to be the most consistent measure of variability and
interference with the movement of slumping concrete. Remove was found to vary with the slump value.
the mold immediately from the concrete by raising it carefully 9.1.3 Single-Operator Precision—The single-operator stan-
in a vertical direction. Raise the mold a distance of 12 in. [300 dard deviation represented by (1s) is shown in Table 1 by
mm] in 5 6 2 s by a steady upward lift with no lateral or average slump values. The reported results for the replicate
torsional motion. Complete the entire test from the start of the readings apply to tests conducted by the same operator
filling through removal of the mold without interruption and performing successive tests, one immediately following the
complete it within an elapsed time of 21⁄2 min. other. Acceptable results of two properly conducted tests by the
7.4 Immediately measure the slump by determining the same operator on the same material (Note 7) will not differ
vertical difference between the top of the mold and the from each other by more than the (d2s) value of the last column
displaced original center of the top surface of the specimen. If of Table 1 for the appropriate slump value and single-operator
a decided falling away or shearing off of concrete from one precision.
side or portion of the mass occurs (Note 6), disregard the test 9.1.4 Multilaboratory Precision—The multilaboratory stan-
and make a new test on another portion of the sample. dard deviation represented by (1s) is shown in Table 1 by
average slump values. The reported results for the replicate
NOTE 6—If two consecutive tests on a sample of concrete show a falling
away or shearing off of a portion of the concrete from the mass of the readings apply to tests conducted by different operators from
specimen, the concrete probably lacks necessary plasticity and cohesive- different laboratories performing tests less than 4 min apart.
ness for the slump test to be applicable. Therefore, acceptable results of two properly conducted slump
tests on the same material (Note 7) by two different laborato-
8. Report ries will not differ from each other by more than the (d2s) value
8.1 Report the slump in terms of inches [millimetres] to the of the last column of Table 1 for the appropriate slump value
nearest 1⁄4 in. [5 mm] of subsidence of the specimen during the and multilaboratory precision.
test.
9. Precision and Bias4 TABLE 1 Precision
9.1 Precision—The estimates of precision for this test Slump and Type Index Standard Acceptable
Deviation (1s)A Range of Two
method are based upon results from tests conducted in Results (d2s)A
Fayetteville, Arkansas by 15 technicians from 14 laboratories Single-Operator Precision: in. [mm] in. [mm]
representing 3 states. All tests at 3 different slump ranges, from Slump 1.2 in. [30 mm] 0.23 [6] 0.65 [17]
1.0 in. [25 mm] to 6.5 in. [160 mm], were performed using one Slump 3.4 in. [85 mm] 0.38 [9] 1.07 [25]
Slump 6.5 in. [160 mm] 0.40 [10] 1.13 [28]
load of truck-mixed concrete. The concrete was delivered and
tested at a low slump, with water then being added and mixed Multilaboratory Precision:
Slump 1.2 in. [30 mm] 0.29 [7] 0.82 [20]
Slump 3.4 in. [85 mm] 0.39 [10] 1.10 [28]
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The test data used to develop this precision statement were based on tests Slump 6.5 in. [160 mm] 0.53 [13] 1.50 [37]
performed in September 1997. Supporting data have been filed at ASTM Interna- A
These numbers represent, respectively, the (1s) and (d2s) limits as described in
tional Headquarters and may be obtained by requesting Research Report RR:C09- Practice C670.
1022.
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NOTE 7—“Same materials,” is used to mean freshly mixed concrete 10. Keywords
from one batch.
10.1 concrete; concrete slump; cone; consistency; plasticity;
9.2 Bias—This test method has no bias since slump is slump; workability
defined only in terms of this test method.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Committee C09 has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue
(C143/C143M – 15) that may impact the use of this standard. (Approved Dec. 15, 2015.)
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