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Immediately wrap each set of cubes in the heavy For reference cubes should be crushed within the
duty tissue or absorbent cloth pre - soaked in following time limits after casting.
water and seal inside the polythene bag. Fold
over the open end and seal it with packing tape, 1 day ±½h
such that a water tight and air tight seal is formed. 3 days ±1h
Repeat the identification marks on a self-adhesive 7 days ±3h
label for sticking on the polythene bag. Store the 28 days ± 12 h
bag containing the cubes carefully ,ensuring that it
has no punctures and cannot be punctured, away The cubes should be crushed in accordance with BS
from sunlight or other operations until ready for 1881, Part 116 ASTM C109 or DIN standards using a
testing. compression test machine with ranges suitable for the
maximum strength and cube size of the material under
- Place the cover plate over the mold (three- test.
gang), taking care that the grout or loose
grains of sand do not prevent seating of the Apply the load to specimen faces that were in contact
plate. with the true plane surfaces of the mold.
- Place a mass of 7 kg (or 15 lb) on each cover
plate or fix the cover plates to the molds with The maximum permissible range between specimens
C-clamps, finger tightened. from the same mortar batch, at the same test age is
8.7 % of the average when three cubes represent a
Grout and normal weight cubes may alternatively be test age and 7.6 % when two cubes represent a test
stored directly in water until ready for test. Follow the age
identification procedures as above prior to immersion.
Ensure the marking medium is water proof. It is
recommended that if the cubes need to be transported
to a testing house, they are wrapped as described
above for the journey.
Clean up
Cube crushing
The cubes should be transported to the testing house
if this is not at the site of the cube manufacture, at
least 1 day prior to the crushing time. Grout cubes and
normal weight mortar cubes should be stripped from
the paper and plastic wrapping and stored in water
until ready for crushing.