1 AS 3583.

6—1995

Australian Standard
Methods of test for supplementary
cementitious materials for use with
portland cement

Method 6: Determination of relative water

requirement and relative strength
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PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee on Supplementary
Cementitious Materials for use with Portland Cement.

METHOD
1 SCOPE This Standard sets out the reference method for determining the relative
water requirement and two methods, one the standard test and the other an accelerated
test, for determining the relative strength of a supplementary cementitious material. Both
properties are determined by comparing results for a test sample mortar with results for a
portland cement mortar. The methods do not provide a basis for comparison between
different types of supplementary cementitious materials because of the differing total
binder volumes used with each. Also since the performance of these materials is affected
by the interaction with the cement, the test results for a given sample are dependent upon
the properties of the cement used.

2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS The following documents are referred to in this

Standard:
AS
2350 Methods of testing portland and blended cements
2350.11 Method 11: Compressive strength of portland and blended cements
2701 Methods of sampling and testing mortar for masonry constructions
2701.7 Method 7: Method for determination of water retention
3582 Supplementary cementitious materials for use with portland cement
3582.1 Part 1: Fly ash
3582.2 Part 2: Slag —Ground granulated iron blast-furnace
3582.3 Part 3: Silica fume
3972 Portland and blended cements

3 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Standard the definitions given below apply.
3.1 Control mortar—a mortar prepared using a selected portland cement without
addition of supplementary cementitious material.
3.2 Test mortar—a mortar prepared using a mixture of the test material and the
portland cement used for the control mortar.

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AS 3583.6-1995, Methods of test for

supplementary cementitious materials for use with
portland cement Determination of relative water
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requirement and relative strength

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