Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Adhesion (Pull-Off) Strength of Concrete Repair and Overlay Mortar

ASTM C1857/C1857M

1. Purpose
The test method
1.1 Theisbond
suitable for laboratory
strength use
of a repair orto
andetermine one or to
overlay material more of the following :
a1.2
specific concrete substrate
The tensile strength of a repair or overlay material
after the material has been applied to the concrete substrate
1.3 The change in bond strength when applying a bonding agent or other bond modifying treatment to the concret

2. Reference
2.1 ASTM C1857/C1857M Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Adhesion (Pull-Off) Strength of Concrete Repair

3. Apparatus
3.1 Rigid Disk, steel or aluminum cylindrical disk at least
50 mm [2.03.1.1
in.] diameter
Steel Disk,with
thethickness
thicknessas
offollows
a rigid disk made from
steel shall be at least 50 % of the
from aluminum shall be at least 60 diameter
% of theofdiameter
the disk of the
disk
3.2 Tensile Loading Device or Pull Off Tester, with a load-indicating system capable of applying a concentric load to
verlay Mortar

ying treatment to the concrete substrate.

ff) Strength of Concrete Repair and Overlay Mortar

applying a concentric load to the disk at the specified rate. The loading device must couple to the disk and align to apply tension normal t
align to apply tension normal to the test surface. The device shall be capable of measuring the load to the nearest 0.1 kN [20 lbs] and captu
arest 0.1 kN [20 lbs] and capturing the peak load.
Standard Test Method for Tensile Strength of Concrete Surfaces and the Bond Strength or Tensile Strength of Concrete Repair
ASTM C 1583/C 1583M – 04

1. Purpose
This test method
1.1 Theisnear-surface
suitable for both field
tensile and laboratory
strength use to determine
of the substrate as an one or more of the following:
indicator of the adequacy of surface preparation before
1.2 The bond strength of a repair or an overlay material to application of a repair or overlay material
the substrateused in repairs, after the material has been applied
an adhesive
to a surface

2. Standard Reference
2.1 ASTM C 1583/C 1583M – 04 Standard Test Method for Tensile Strength of Concrete Surfaces and the Bond Stre

3. Apparatus and Materials

3.1 Core Drill- For preparation of test specimen
3.2 Steel
3.3 Core Barrel, with diamond
Disk-nominal impregnated
inside diameter of 50bits-
mm nominal inside
[2.0 in.] and at diameter of 50 mm (2.0 inch)
least 25 mm
a tripod [1.0 in.]
or bearing thick
ring for distributing the force to the
supporting
the surfac of Specification C 881/C 881M for Type IV,
requirements
Grade 3, except that a shorter gel time is permitted

4. Sampling/Test Specimen
4.1 The
4.2 Three individual
test site shallresult
be atwith
leastthe same
1 by 1 m mode
[3 by 3offt].
failure shall be obtained on one site
It
locate test specimens directly over bars in the layer of conditions
shall be selected to be representative of actual field
reinforcement
center of a testnearest
specimen to the
andsurface
a free edge of the test object shall
be at least one disk diameter

5. Procedure
5.1 Surface Preparation
5.1.1 Preparation to Determine Tensile Strength of Substrate
5.1.1.1
5.1.1.2 Remove all surface
Prepare the surfacecontaminants
using the same and loose or
method to deteriorated
be used concrete to obtain a clean
in the full-scale
5.1.1.3 repair
The surface or overlay
must be in the same condition regarding
dryness and cleanliness
5.1.2 Preparation to Determine Bond as specified
or Tensilefor the actual
Strength of work.
the Repair or Overlay Material
5.1.2.1
5.1.2.2 Remove
Apply and allcure
surface contaminants
the repair andmaterial
or overlay loose orindeteriorated concrete to obtain a clean
accordance with specifications for the repair or overlay operation.
5.2 Preparation of Test Specimen
5.2.1 Drill a circularr cut perpendicular to the surface (for substrate concrete drill a depth of 10 mm, for r
5.2.2 Measureany
5.2.3 Remove thestanding
diameterwater;
of testclean
specimenin 2 directions
the surface of any right angle with each other. Record the aver
debris from the drilling operation and allow to dry
5.2.4 Attached the steel disk to the top of specimen using the epoxy adhesive. Allowed adhesive to cure
5.2.4 If the temperature is below 20 degrees C, Heat the steel disk to a temperature of 50 degrees C, to
5.3 Testing Procedure
5.3.1 Attached the Tensile loading device (Pull-off Tester) to the steel disk using the coupling device
5.3.2 Apply tensile load to the test specimen at a constant rateof 35 +/- 15 kPa/s
5.3.3 Record the failure load
5.3.4.Record the failure
perform mode
another test
between the substrate and the repair or overlay material,

6. Calculations
 6.4.1 To calculate for the the Bond strength or Tensile Strength, divide the tensile load at failure by the area of test
𝐵𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑟 𝑇𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ(𝑀𝑃𝑎 𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑠𝑖)=(𝑇𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝐿𝑜𝑎𝑑 (𝑁 𝑜𝑟 𝑙𝑏𝑓))/(𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓
𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑛 (𝑚𝑚2 𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑛2))

7. Report
The test report shall contain the following:
7.1 Purpose of the test
7.2
7.3 Identification of all materials
Test conditions—location usedweather
of test, in the test
conditions,
andThe
7.4 surface temperatures
failure mode and the tensile or bond strength for
each individual test reported to the nearest 0.01 MPa [1 psi]
e Strength of Concrete Repair and Overlay Materials by Direct Tension (Pull-off Method)

rlay material

te Surfaces and the Bond Strength or Tensile Strength of Concrete Repair and Overlay Materials by Direct Tension (Pull-off Method)

ted concrete to obtain a clean, undamaged surface

ted concrete to obtain a clean, undamaged surface

te drill a depth of 10 mm, for repair of overlay material drill to at least 10mm depth below the concrete overlay.
th each other. Record the average diameter to the nearest 0.2 mm

ive. Allowed adhesive to cure based on the manufacturers instruction

mperature of 50 degrees C, to accelerate curing ( Test Specimen should not be heated directly)

using the coupling device

d at failure by the area of test specimen. Record the individual strengths to the nearest 0.01 MPa [1 psi]
𝑑 (𝑁 𝑜𝑟 𝑙𝑏𝑓))/(𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓
ension (Pull-off Method)