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Is 9013 1978
Is 9013 1978
Indian Standard
METHOD OF MAKING, CURING AND DETER-
MINING COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF
ACCELERATED-CURED CONCRETE
TEST SPECIMENS
(Fourth Reprint DECEMBER 1998)
( Incorporating Amendment No.1 )
© Copyright 1998
Gr 3 April 1979
IS I 1013• 1978
Indian Standard
METHOD OF MAKING, CURING AND DETER-
MINING COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF
ACCELERATED-CURED CONCRETE
TEST SPECIMENS
CluJirrMlI ltI/W,unJilil
Da H. C. VIIVEIVABAVA Cement Researcb Inltitute of Indi., New Delhi
MIfIlMS
ADDITIONAL DIRZCTOll, ST..L~D.AaD. Research. Designl It Standarda Orlanizatioa
( BatS) ( Ministry of Railways), Lucknow
DEPUTY DIRKOTOR. STAlfDARD8
( BatS) (.AllIr1lil11)
SUBI K. C.AOOAR\VAL Hindu.tan Prefab Ltd, New Delhi
Snnr C. L. KAtU41WAL (All.""')
Sunl D. C. BANRAJEE Cement Corporation of India Ltd. New Delhi
Sn m A. U. RIJHSfNOnANI ( AI,,,,..,,)
SHnI K. P. 8ANEUJJ::)o; Larsen It Toubro Ltd, Bombay
SUBI HA1U8H N. t.1ALANI ( Altnlld")
StiRI R. N. BAN8AL Beas Designs Organization, NaDIa. Township
SaRI T. C. GAno ( .41l,rrualt )
DR N. S. BHAL Structural Engineering Research Centre ( CSIR ),
Roorkee
CUIEr ESOINEEI\ ( Pno.JJ·:cT8) Irrigation Department, Government of Puojab,
Chandigarh
DlnECT<JR. I PRI (..4ltmUJlI)
DIRECTOR ( CSMRS ) Central Water CommiaaioD, New Delbi
DEPUTY DIRECTOR. ( CSMRS ) (ltllmual4 )
ENGINEER-IN-eRIEI' Central Public Woru Dep&l1meat, New Delhi
SUPSRJIITBNDING ENGINUR.
DBLHI CS:-FTRAL CIBCL. No.2 (.Al'''''''' )
SaBI AKITABHA GH08R N.tioaal Teat HOUle, Calcutta
SHBI E. K. RAIIACBAlfD. . . . ( A"."." )
( Cotll;"tl 1M"" 2)
MIIn/wrs R,pru.,.,ill,
DB Ro. K. OHOIR Central Road Research Institute (CS1R). ~ew
Delhi; Grad Indian Roads Congress, New Delhi
SSRI Y. R. PauLL (AII"u" I) Central Road Research Institute (CSIR), New
Delhi
S H R I M . DIN A K A nAN Central Road Research Institute (<;SIR), New
(AI'Ir"Gt, 11 ) Delhi
SHRI B. R. GOVllfD Enlineer-in-ChieC's Branch, Army Headquarters,
New Delhi
SURI G. R. MrBCHANDANI ( AI'muJu )
SH.I A. K. GunA Hyderabad Asbestol Cement Products Ltd,
Hyderabad
DB R. R. HATTIAlfOADI The Associated Cement Companies I.. td, Bombay
Saal P. J. JA008 ( AII"MI, )
DR IQBAL ALI EnlineeriDI Research Laboratories, Hyderabad
SHAI M. T. K •••• Directorate General of Supplies It Disposals,
New Delhi
SRBI S. R. KULKA• •I M. N. Dutur It Co (Pvt) Ltd. Calcutta
SaBI S. K. LASA The Institution of Enlineerl ( India ). Calcutta
S•• I B. T. UXWALLA (AI'ImIJ")
DR MOBAX RAJ Central Building Re.earcb Institute (CSIR),
Roorkee
DR S. S. R.BII ( Altmaal, )
Sa.l K. K. NAIIBIAB personal capacity (. RauJ.I.YIJ' J1 First
In
DR A. V. R. R40
C"$c"" Parle Ro"d, C",."",a"
Ad.",." M4d,tu )
National Building. Organaation. New Delhi
SR1\1 K. S. SRINIVA8AN (Alt"nat,)
S.nJ R. V. CHALAPATHJ RAO Geological Survey of India, Calcutta
SHRJ S. Roy ( Altlrut, )
SaBI T. N. S. RAO Gammon Indi. Ltd, Bombay
8Bal S. R. PurBEIBO (AI,.,..,.)
S.cRftAay Central Board of Irrigation and Power, New Delhi
DRuTY SJ:O• •T.AJlY ( I ) ( MImuJI,)
S.BI N. S.. Roads Winl. Ministry of Shipping and Transport
S•• IJ. R. K. PB.AIAD (AI-,..,.)
SR"! K. A. Subramaniam The India Cements Ltd, Madras
S.BI P. S. RAMAOHANDRAN ( AltlrratJ', )
S V P • • I If T I: If DIN Q ElfOINBER Public Works Department, Government of
( DUIGNa ) Tamil Nadu, Madras
E%BCt1S'IVI: El'tJU'.J:R (SM&R
DJVI.IOK) (AI'mlGI, )
SHill L. SWAROOP Dalmia Cement ( Bbarat ) Ltd) New Delhi
SSRI A. V. RAMANA (
SHRI B. T. UNWALLA
AI,.,.." )
,
S«;,~
SSRI M. N. NBBLAltAlfDBAN
Assistant Director (Civ Engg), lSI
( C.n,i"".tI Oil /M" 12)
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IS I 901S • 1978
Indian Standard
METHOD OF MAKING, CURING AND DETER-
MINING COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF
ACCELERATED-CURED CONCRETE
TEST SPECIMENS
o. FOREWORD
0.1 This Indian Standard was adopted by the Indian Standards Institution
on 30 November 1978, after the draft finalized by the Cement and Concrete
Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil Engineering Division
Council.
0.2 Traditionally, quality of concrete in construction works is calculated
in terms of its 28 days compressive strength, This procedure requires 28
days of moist curing before testing, which is too long a period to be of any
value for either concrete construction control or applying timely corrective
measures. If after 28 days. the quality of concrete is found to be dubious,
it would have considerably hardened by that time and also might have
been buried by subsequent construction. Thus replacement of the concrete
mass of questionable attributes becomes very difficult and often impracti-
cal. On the other hand, if the concrete is found to possess excessive strength
than required, it would be too late to prevent wasteful use of cement on
uneconomical mix proportioning. Hence, standard 28 days cube testing
of concrete is not feasible for quality control.
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1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard lays down the method for making, curing and testing in
compression, specimens of concrete stored under conditions intended to
accelerate the development of strength.
The following two methods of accelerated curing have been covered
in this standard:
a) Warm-water method, and
b) Boiling-water method.
2. APPARATVS
2.1 Moald - The mould shall conform to IS: 516-1959·.
2.2 Mould Cover Plate - Each mould shall be provided with a flat steel
cover plate, rigid enough so as to avoid distortion during usc and of
dimensions such that the plate completely covers the top edge of the
mould.
2.3 CariDI Tank
2.3.1 The curing tank shall be constructed from any material of
suitable strength that will resist the effects of corrosion. The internal
dimensions of the tank shall be adequate to accommodate the required
number and size of the test specimens such that test specimens can be
easily removed.
2.3.2 The tank shall contain sufficient water and be controlled so that
the temperature of the water around the specimens immersed in the tank
is maintained at the desired level at all times except for a period not
exceeding 15 minutes immediately after the immersion of a freshly made
specimen into the tank.
2.3.3 A typical diagrammatic layout of a tank suitable for accelerated
curing of test specimens is given in F ig , 1.
3. PREPARATION OF TEST SPECIMENS
3.1 The preparation of test specimen including sampling of materials,
preparation of materials, proportioning, weighing, mixing, testing for
workability, choice of the size of test specimens, compacting, and capping
of specimen sh.all be in accordance with IS: 516-1959*, jf tests are
intended to draw correlation curve between the results from compressive
strength tests on specimens cured by normal curing method and accelerated
curing method.
3.2 If the tests are intended for control purposes, sampling shall be done
in accordance with IS: 1199-1959t and choice of the size of test specimens,
compacting, and capping of specimen shall be in accordance with
IS : S16-1959·.
3.3 Immediately after moulding, each specimen shall be covered with a
steel plate thinly coated with mould oil to prevent adhesion of concrete.
4. ACCELERATED CURING BY WARM WATER METHOD
4.1 After the specimens have been made, they shall be left to stand
undisturbed in their moulds in a place free from vibration at a temperature
.Method. of tests for strength of concrete.
tMethods of sampling and analysis of concrete.
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SPECIMEN MOULD
SWITCH GEAR
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INLET TAP
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HEATING ELEMENTS
WITH THEROMOSTATS
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REMOVABLE
SUPPORTS
NOT. - The dimensionaG. 6 and f of curing tank luitable for accommodatiDI twelve, 150 mm cuba are 1-60 BI,
.()·SO m and 0-65 Dl r.pectively.
FlO. 1 DIAOIlAlOlATIC LAYOUT OP SUITABLB CUlliNG TANK
lie 1111 .1171
of27 ± 2f1!C for at leut one hour, prior to immenion in the curiDr taDk.
The time between the addition of water to the insredientl and immenioD
orthe teat apecimens in the curing tank shall be at le.lt Ii houn but aball
not exceed 31 houn.
4.2 The specimens in their moulds ahall be ,endy lowered into the c:uriq
tank and shall remain totally immersed at 55 ± 2°C for. period of Dot
less than 19 houn 50 minutes. The specimens shall then be removed from
the water, marked for identification. removed from the mould. and
immersed in the cooling tank at 27 ± 2°C before the completion of
20 hours 10 minutes from the start of immenion in the curing tank. They
shall remain in the cooling tank for a period of not leu than one hour.
NOT. - For control purposes, the above time tolerance. may be relaxed aDd
an appropriate correction factor applied.
I. TESTING
6.1 The specimens shall be tested in accordance with IS: 516.1959·.
8.2 In the warm water method specimens shall be tested while stiD wet,
not more than 2 hours from the time of immerslon in the cooling tank.
6.3 In the boiling water method. the age at the time of teat .haI1 be 2B~
haull :t. 20 miaUIa.
• J,fetbod. of tel" for ,eren,th of concrete.
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III illS • 1171
7. CALCULATION
7.1 The calculation of compressive strength shaJJ be done in accordance
with IS: 516-1959-.
I. REPORT
8.1 The following information shall be included in the report on each test
specimen:
a) Identification mark (including the size and type) of test speci-
mens and date of casting;
b) Date and time of test and age of specimen;
c) Particulars of concrete from which test specimen was made;
d) Method of compaction;
e) Size of specimen;
f) Mass of specimen;
g) Defects, if any, in specimen;
h) Time of adding water to concrete materials;
j) Time of making test specimen;
k) Time of immersion of test specimen into curing tank;
m) Time of removal of test specimen from curing tank;
n) Time of immersion of test specimen into cooling tank;
p) Time of removal of test specimen from cooling tank;
q) Thermographic record of temperature of water in curing tank;
r) Maximum load at crushing;
s) Compressive strength; and
t) Description of fractured face.
9. PRECAUTIONS
9.1 The following precautions shall be taken:
a) The curing tank shall be cleaned and the water renewed periodi-
cally so as to prevent accumulation of detritus which may impair
the heating or circulating system,
b) The use of boiling water imposes the need for safety measures to
prevent scalding or eye-burns. resulting from sudden escape of
steam, upon opening the cover. Also care shall be exercised when
immersing the specimens to avoid splashing of hot water.
-Method! of t~st:. for strength of concrete.
8
III 1111. 1171
c) Strict attention .hall be liven to the protection and Itorap of the
apecimens during the initial period of curing.
d) Suitable aafety devices and indicators ahall be provided with the
set up. A separate panel or switch-board .hall be provided
incorporating the thermograph and related heating equipment
controls.
APPENDIX A
( Clauses 0.5 and 10.3 )
CORRELATION OF RESULTS FROM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
TESTS ON SPECIMENS CURED BY NORMAL AND
ACCELERATED CURING METlfODS
9
1& I toiS. 1978
A-2. The variability ariling (rom the curing regime to be adopted. is
eliminated by standardizing them. al is -done in this standard. Figures 2
and 3 (I" Note) show typical results on the correlation of com pressive
strength of concrete specimens normaJly cured and accelerated-cured by
the Boiling Water Method and the Warm Water Method respectively. It
is found that a correlation exists between the results obtained on concrete
specimens, cured by accelerated method and cured by normal method, for
mixes employing different material. and mix proportions. It is also found
that the strength of concrete after accelerated curing (by either method)
is of the order of 50 percent of that obtained on normaJly cured, 28 days
old specimens. When results of concrete with specific ingredients and mix
proportions are considered, the dispersion of results is considerably
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fS I 9013 • 1978
( CtnaIi".df,.. /NI". 2 )
Concrete Subcommittee, BDC 2: 2
M",,6n s R,p,tsmtinl
Sum C. R. ALJMCHANDANJ Stup Consultants Ltd, Bombay
SURI M. C. TANDON (Altertlat,)
SHRf D. CHAXRAVAltTY Engineers India J..td, New Delhi
D E PUT Y DUlECTon, STANDARDS Research Designs and Standard. Ora_Di••doD
(B& S) ( Ministry of Railway. ) J LuckDOW
A 88'18 TAN T D IRE C TOft.
STANDARDS ( M/C) ( AII.rMt,)
DIRECTOR Engineering Research Laboratories, Hyder.bad
DIREcTon ( C & MDD ) Central Water Commission. New Delhi
DEPUTY DIRECTOR ( C & MOD)
( Alltrnal, )
SHRI V. K. GSANEKAR. Structural Engineering Research Centre ( CSIJl ),
Roorkee
Sunr A. S. PRASADA RAO ( Altemat« )
DR R. K. GHOSH Central Road Research Inatitute (CSIR), New
Delhi
Snnr M. R. CR~TTEJtJEB ( Altemat« )
SHRI V. K. GUPTA Engineer..i n-Chief'. Branch, Army Headquarters,
New Delhi
SItRI S. V. TIGARE (Alternal, )
Snn r J. S. I-lfNoORANI Associated Consulting Services, Bombay
SItKr A. P. REMl!:lHOS ( Allernat,)
SURI P.]. JAOUS The Associated Cement Oompanics Ltd, Bombay
SHUI ~1. R. \'.NAYAlCA ( Alternate )
Sunr G. C. l\fATllun National Buildings Organization, New Delhi
Sn n r G. 'I". BJlJDE ( Alternat« )
Snnr K. K. NAMBIAH. In personal capacity (C RamanalaYd' 11 First
Crescent Park Road, Gandhinogar, AdYllr, Mat/ras)
SHRIN.S.RAMASWAMY Roads Wing ( Ministry of Shipping and
Transport )
S JlRI R. P. SIKKA ( Alternate)
SUR1 T. N. S. RAO Gammon India Lrd, Bombay
SURI S. R. PINlIJl:JUO ( Alternate)
SO&1 M. P. GAJAPATHY RAO Public \\·orks and Housing Department, Bombay
SUPERINTKNIlINO E N' 0 1 :N P.: E R, Central Public Works Department, New Delhi
Df:LJU CENTRAL CIRCLE No.2
SIIRI S. G. V AIDYA ( Altemat« )
DR C. A. TANEJA Cfntral. Building Research Institute (CSIR),
Roorkee
88ftI B. S. GUPTA ( AluNI4t, )
SHBt B. T. UNWALLA The Concrete Association of India, Bombay
SBRI T. M.
MENON (AltmuJl,)
DB H. C. VIS.E8VARAVA Cement Research Inatitute of India, New Delhi
DR A. K. MULLICK: ( Allm"d, )
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