Designation:D1985−13(Reapproved2019)StandardPracticeforPreparingConcreteBlocksforTestingSealants,forJointsandCracks1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1985;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversthepreparationofconcreteblocksusedfortestingofjointandcracksealantsforportlandcementconcreteandasphalticconcretepavements.Therearenumer-ousstandardmaterialspecificationsthatuseconcreteblockspreparedaccordingtothispractice.Refertothespecificstandardmaterialspecificationofinteresttodeterminewhichtestsapplyandrefertothetestmethodsforeachspecifictest.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareprovidedforinformationpurposesonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C33/C33MSpecificationforConcreteAggregatesC150/C150MSpecificationforPortlandCementC192/C192MPracticeforMakingandCuringConcreteTestSpecimensintheLaboratoryE171/E171MPracticeforConditioningandTestingFlexibleBarrierPackaging3.SignificanceandUse3.1Itisintendedthatthispracticemaybeusedbymanufacturers,users,andtestingagencies.Theuseofthispracticeestablishesauniformprocedureforpreparingconcreteblocksforthetestingofsealants.Itisnotintendedtoestablishtestproceduresorconditionsoftestwhichareassociat...
