ASTM_C_1222_-_13e1.pdf

Designation:C1222131Standard Practice forEvaluation of Laboratories Testing Hydraulic Cement1This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1222;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1NOTEEditorially revised Footnotes 4 and 6 in April 2015.1.Scope*1.1 This practice covers the technical training and experi-ence of laboratory testing personnel and identifies the mini-mum technical requirements for laboratory equipment used intesting of hydraulic cement as prescribed by ASTM.1.2 This practice provides minimum criteria for evaluatingthe capability of a laboratory to perform chemical or physicaltests listed in the various specifications on hydraulic cement(see Note 1).NOTE1Relevant hydraulic cement specifications are SpecificationsC91,C150,C595,C845,and Performance Specification C1157.1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C91 Specification for Masonry CementC109/C109M Test Method for Compressive Strength ofHydraulic Cement Mortars(Using 2-in.or 50-mm CubeSpecimens)C114 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of HydraulicCementC115 Test Method for Fineness of Portland Cement by theTurbidimeterC125 Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Ag-gregatesC150 Specification for Portland CementC185 Test Method for Air Content of Hydraulic CementMortarC187 Test Method for Amount of Water Required for Nor-mal Consistency of Hydraulic Cement PasteC191 Test Methods for Time of Setting of Hydraulic Cementby Vicat NeedleC204 Test Methods for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement byAir-Permeability ApparatusC219 Terminology Relating to Hydraulic CementC230/C230M Specification for Flow Table for Use in Testsof Hydraulic CementC266 Test Method for Time of Setting of Hydraulic-CementPaste by Gillmore NeedlesC305 Practice for Mechanical Mixing of Hydraulic CementPastes and Mortars of Plastic ConsistencyC451 Test Method for Early Stiffening of Hydraulic Cement(Paste Method)C595 Specification for Blended Hydraulic CementsC845 Specification for Expansive Hydraulic CementC1157 Performance Specification for Hydraulic CementC1506 Test Method for Water Retention of HydraulicCement-Based Mortars and PlastersE4 Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines2.2 Other Documents:ACI 116R Cement and Concrete Terminology33.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 inspection,na process of measuring,examining,testing,gaging,or using other procedures to ascertain thequality or state,detect errors or defects,or otherwise appraisematerials,products,services,systems,or environments whencompared to preestablished criteria.3.1.2 Additional definitions may be found in TerminologiesC125 and C219,Practices E4,and ACI 116R.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 evaluation authority,nan independent entity,apartfrom the organization being evaluated,that can provide an1This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee C01 on Cement andis the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C01.95 on Coordination of Standards.Current edition approved Aug.1,2013.Published September 2013.Originallyapproved in 1991.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as C1222 09.DOI:10.1520/C1222-13E01.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from American Concrete Institute(ACI),P.O.Box 9094,FarmingtonHills,MI 48333-9094,http:/www.aci-int.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 unbiased evaluation of the organization and shall have thecapability to assess the technical activities of testing laborato-ries(see Discussion).3.2.1.1 DiscussionOne such evaluation authority is theCement and Concrete Reference Laboratory(CCRL).4Labo-ratory inspection is broadened into accreditation programs bysuch independent authorities as the National Voluntary Labo-ratory Accreditation Program(NVLAP),5American Associa-tion for Laboratory Accreditation(A2LA)6AASHTO Accredi-tation Program(AAP),7and others established.3.2.2 laboratory technician,nan employee of the labora-tory who is assigned to perform the actual testing operationsprimarily conducted in the laboratory.3.2.3 quality systems,nthose interna