Designation:D4832−10StandardTestMethodforPreparationandTestingofControlledLowStrengthMaterial(CLSM)TestCylinders1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4832;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversproceduresforthepreparation,curing,transportingandtestingofcylindricaltestspecimensofcontrolledlowstrengthmaterial(CLSM)forthedeterminationofcompressivestrength.1.2ThistestmethodcoversCLSMmaterialsthathaveahigherstrengththanthesoilbutlessthan8400kPa(1200psi).Typicalstrengthsformostapplicationsfallbetween350to700kPa(50to100psi).1.3TheCLSMusedtomakethemoldedspecimensshallbesampledafterallon-siteadjustmentshavebeenmadetothemixtureproportions,includingtheadditionofmixwaterandanyadmixtures.1.4Thistestmethodmaybeusedtoprepareandtestcylindricalspecimensofothermixturesofsoilandcementi-tiousmaterials,suchasself-cementingflyashes.1.5CLSMisalsoknownasflowablefill,controlleddensityfill,soil-cementslurry,soil-cementgrout,unshrinkablefill,K-Krete,andothersimilarnames.1.6AllobservedandcalculatedvaluesshallconformtotheguidelinesforsignificantdigitsandroundingestablishedinPracticeD6026.1.6.1Theproceduresusedtospecifyhowdataarecollected/recordedandcalculatedinthisstandardareregardedastheindustrystandard.Inaddition,theyarerepresentativeofthesignificantdigitsthatshouldgenerallyberetained.Theproce-duresuseddonotconsidermaterialvariation,purposeforobtainingthedata,specialpurposestudies,oranyconsider-ationsfortheuser’sobjectives;anditiscommonpracticetoincreaseorreducesignificantdigitsofreporteddatatobecommensuratewiththeseconsiderations.Itisbeyondthescopeofthisstandardtoconsidersignificantdigitsusedinanalysismethodsforengineeringdesign.1.7ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Theinch-poundequivalentsgiveninbracketsare,inmostca...
