New European Standards Replacements for British Standards

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QPA BRMCA Committee Bulletin 3

New European Standards - replace

BSI withdrew BS 5328, BS 3148 and many

parts of BS 1 88 1 on 1 December

2003.

This

information sheet is a summary of the

changes with respect to concrete, constituent

materials for concrete and concrete test

methods. more comprehensive set of

equivalents is given in European

replacements for British standards -

Concrete and its constituent m aterials,

second edition available for free download ing

from http://www.bca.org.uk/activities/

matstand).

European standards

have,

in general,

introduced new ways of describing products

Concrete Standards

and properties and therefore it is essential that

the new standards are read carefully and

products and properties defined in the correct

terms.

National guidance documents often

provide guidance on equivalents, e.g.

PD 6682-1 Aggregates - Part 1 : Aggregates

for concrete - guidance on th e use of

EN 1 2620.

Example 1

The phrase ‘OPC complying with BS

12:

1989’

became ‘PC 42 5 conforming to BS 12: 1996’

and is now ‘CEM I 42 5 conforming to

BS EN

197-1’.

Example 2

The phrase ‘a workability of 50mm slump in

accordance with BS 53 8’ is now ‘consistence

class S2 conforming to BS 8500-2’.

Example 3

The phrase ‘a target air content of 5.5 in

accordance with BS 53 8’ is now ‘a minimum air

content of 3.5 in accordance with BS 8500-2’.

Example 4

The phrase ‘a maximum chloride ion content of

0.40 by mass of cement’ is now ‘chloride class

C10,40’.

Former British Standard

BS 5 3 2 8 -1 : Concrete - Part

1:

Guide to specifying

concrete

BS 532 8-2 : Concrete - Part 2: Methods for specifying

concrete mixes

BS 5328-3 : Concrete - Part 3: Specification for th e

procedures to be used in producing and transporting

concrete

BS 5328- 4: Concrete - Part 4: Specification for th e

procedures to be used in sampling, testing and

assessing compliance of concrete

New European Standard

BS 8 5 00-1 : Concrete - Complementary British Standard

to BS EN

2 0 6 - 1 :

Part 1: Met hod o f specifying and

guidance for the specifier

BS 8 5 00-1 : Concrete - Complementary British Standard

to BS EN 2 0 6 - 1 : Part 1: Met hod o f specifying and

guidance for the specifier

BS EN

2 0 6 - 1 :

Concrete - Part 1: Specification,

performance, production and conformity

BS 850 0-2 : Concrete - Complementary British Standard

to BS EN

2 0 6 - 1 :

Part 2: Specification for cons tituent

materials and concrete

BS EN

2 0 6 - 1 :

Concrete - Part 1: Specification,

performance, production and conformity

BS 850 0-2 : Concrete - Complementary British Standard

to BS EN

2 0 6 - 1 :

Part 2: Specification for cons tituent

materials and concrete

Comments

Annex A

Do no t use BS EN

2 0 6 - 1 :

200 0, clause 6

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Constituent Material Standards

Former British Standard New European Standard Comm ents

Cements

BS 12: Specification for Portland cement

BS 658 8: Specification for Po rtland pulverised-fuel ash

cements

BS 424 6: Specification for high slag blastfurnace

cement

BS 7583: Specification for Portland l imestone cement

Part of the former BS 146: 1996: Specification for

Portland blastfurnace cement

BS 146 : 2002: Specification for blastfurnace cemen ts

with strength properties outside the scope of

BS

E N

1 9 7 - 1

BS 915: Specification for high alumina cement

Metric units)

BS 1370: Specification for low heat Portland cement

BS 402 7: Specification for sulfate-resisting Portland

cement

BS 6610: Specification for Pozzolanic pulverised-fuel

ash cement

Additions

BS

3892 - 1 :

Sp ecification for pulverised-fuel ash for use

with Portland cement

BS 6699: Specification for ground granulated

blastfurnace slag for use with Portland cement

BS 7979: Specification for l imestone fines for use with

Portland cement

BS EN 1 9 7 - 1 : Cement - Part 1 Composition,

specifications and conformity criteria for common

cements

prEN 19 7-4 : Ceme nt: Part 4: Com position, specifications

and conformity criteria for low early strength

blastfurnace cements

prEN 14647: Calc ium aluminate cement - Composi t ion,

specifications and conformity criteria for calcium

aluminate cement

prEN

1 9 7 - 1 :

Amendment A1

No European equivalent

prEN 1421 6: Very low heat special cements -

Composition, specifications and conformity criteria

BS EN 45 0: Fly ash for concrete - Definitions,

requirements and quality control

BS EN

13263 - 1 :

Sil ica fume for concrete

Part 1: Definitions, requirements and conform ity criteria

Part 2: Conform ity evaluation

In 2004 the BS wil l be superseded by BS EN 197-4

In the fu ture th e BS wil l be superseded by

BS EN 14 647

In 2004 Amendm ent A1 to BS EN 197 -1 wi l l cover low

heat Portland cements

Current Standard

In 200 4 BS EN 1421 6 w il l supersede this BS

Wh en BS EN 450 is revised, the BS wil l be w ithdrawn

Under revision as a harmonised standard and it m ay

include co-combustion fly ashes

Work has recently started on a European standard

Current standard

European standard has been for public comment


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Constituent Material Standards con t)


Aggregates

BS 882: Specification for aggregates from natural

sources for concrete

BS 1047: Specification for air-cooled blastfurnace slag

aggregate for use in construction

BS 3797: Specification for l ightweight aggregates for

masonry units and structural concrete

Other constituents

BS 5075: Concrete admixtures

BS 1014: Specification for pigments for Portland

cement and Portland cement products

BS 314 8: Methods of test for water for making

concrete including notes on the suitabil i ty of the

water)

BS EN 1262 0: Aggregates for concrete

BS EN 1262 0: Aggregates for concrete

BS EN 13055-1 Lightweight Aggregates - Part 1:

Lightweight aggregates for concrete, mortar and grou t

BS EN 934-2 Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout

Part 2: Concrete admixtures - Definitions, requirements,

conformity, marking and labell ing

BS EN 12878: Pigments for the colouring of building

materials based on cement and l ime . Specifications and

methods of test

BS EN 1008 : Mixing water for concrete - Specification

for sam pling, testing and assessing the su itabil i ty of

water, including water recovered from processes in th e

concrete industry, as mixing water for concrete

BS 882 to be withdraw n June 2004. See also

PD 6 6 8 2 -1 : Aggregates - Part

1:

Aggregates for

concrete - Guidance on the use of BS EN 12620

BS 104 7 to be withdraw n June 2004. See also

PD 6 6 8 2 -1 : Aggregates - Part 1: Aggregates for

concrete - Guidance on the use of BS EN 12620

BS 104 7 to be withdraw n June 2004. See also

PD 6682 -4: Aggregates - Part 4: Lightweight

aggregates for concrete, mortar and grout -

Guidance on the use of BS EN 1 305 5-1

A new BS is being developed for adm ixtures that are

outside the scope of BS EN 932-2

Concrete Testing Standards


BS

1 8 8 1 :

Testing Concrete - Part 5 M ethods of te sting

hardened concrete for other than strength

BS 1 8 8 1 : Testing Concrete - Part 101 : Method of

sampling fresh concrete on site

BS

1 8 8 1 :

Testing Concrete - Part 10 2: Metho d for

determinat ion of s lump

BS

1 8 8 1 :


determination of compacting factor

BS EN 1 2 3 5 0-1 : Testing fresh concrete -

BS EN 1235 0-2 : Testing fresh concrete -

test

BS EN 1235 0-4 : Testing fresh concrete -

of compactibil i ty

Part 1: Sampling

Part 2: Slump

Part 4: Degree

Result now reported to the nearest 10mm

Not the same test, but used on the same types of

concrete


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Concrete Testing Standards con t)


BS 1 8 8 1 : Testing Concrete - Part 10 4: Meth od for

determinat ion of Vebe t ime

BS

1 8 8 1 :

Testing Concrete - Part 10 5: Meth od for

determinat ion of f low

BS 1 8 8 1 : Testing Concrete - Part 10 6: Methods fo r th e

determination of air content of fresh concrete

BS

1 8 8 1 :

Testing Concrete - Part 107: Metho d for th e

determination of density of compacted fresh concrete

BS

1 8 8 1 :


making test cubes from fresh concrete

BS

1 8 8 1 :


making test beams from fresh concrete

BS

1 8 8 1 :


making test cylinders from fresh concrete

BS

1 8 8 1 :

Testing Concrete Part

111 :

Method of normal

curing of test specimen 20

o

C method)

BS

1 8 8 1 :

Testing Concrete - Part 112 : Methods of

accelerated curing of test cubes.

BS

1 8 8 1 :


making and curing no-fines cubes

BS

1 8 8 1 :

Testing Concrete Part 114 : Methods for the

determination of density of hardened concrete

BS

1 8 8 1 :

Testing Concrete - Part 1 15: Specification for

compression testing machines for concrete

BS EN 1235 0-3 : Testing fresh concrete - Part 3:

Vebe test

BS EN 1235 0-5: Testing fresh concrete - Part 5: Flow

table test

BS EN 123 50-7 : Testing fresh concrete - Part 7: Air

content - Pressure methods

BS EN 123 50-6 : Testing fresh concrete - Part 6: Density

BS EN 1 2 3 9 0-1 : Testing hardened concrete - P art 1:

Shape, dimensions and other requirements for

specimens and moulds

BS EN 12390 -2: Testing hardened concrete - Part 2:

Making and curing specimens for strength tests

BS EN

1 2 3 9 0-1 :

Testing hardened concrete - P art 1:

Shape, dimensions and other requirements for specimens

and moulds



BS EN 1 2 3 9 0-1 : Testing hardened concrete - P art 1:

Shape, dimensions and othe r requireme nts for specimens

and moulds





No European equivalents


BS EN 123 90-7 : Testing hardened concrete - Part 7 -

Density of hardened concrete


Compressive strength - S pecification for testing

machines

Result now reported to the nearest 10mm

A minimum container size of 5 l i tres is specified

Current Standard

Current Standard


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Former British Standard

BS

1 8 8 1 :


determination of compressive strength of concrete

cubes

BS

1 8 8 1 :


determination of tensile splitt ing strength

BS

1 8 8 1 :


determination of flexural strength

BS

1 8 8 1 :


determination of compressive strength using portions

of beams broken in flexure equivalent cube method )

BS

1 8 8 1 :


determination of the compressive strength of concrete

cores

BS

1 8 8 1 :

Testing Concrete - Part 1 2 1 : Method for

determination of static modulus of elasticity in

compression

BS

1 8 8 1 :


determination of water absorption

BS

1 8 8 1 :

Testing Concrete - Part 124 : Methods for

analysis of hardened concrete

BS

1 8 8 1 :


mixing and sampling fresh concrete in the laboratory

BS

1 8 8 1 :


verifying the performance of a concrete cube

compression machine using the comparative cube test

BS

1 8 8 1 :


analysis of fresh concrete

BS 1 8 8 1 : Testing Concrete - Part 129: Meth od for the

determination of density of partial ly compacted

semi-dry fresh concrete

BS 1 8 8 1 : Testing Concrete - Part 13 0: Metho d for

temperature matched curing of concrete specimens

New European Standard


Compressive strength of test specimens

BS EN 12390 -6: Testing hardened concrete - Part 6 -

Tensile splitt ing strength of test specimens

BS EN 12390 -5: Testing hardened concrete - Part 5 -

Flexural strength of test specimens

BS EN 12390 -8: Testing hardened concrete - Part 8

Depth of penetration of water under pressure


BS EN 1 2 5 04 -1 : Testing concrete in structures - Part 1

Cored specimens - Taking examining and testing in

compression








Comments

Instead of a fixed loading rate, a range of permissible

loading rates is given

This is not a measure of permeabil i ty, but more an

assessment of whether the con crete has a closed

structure

Current Standard

No guidance on interpretation of the results is given.

Follow guidance given in superseded BS unti l a nation al

annex to BS EN 12504-1 is provided.

Current Standard

Work has started o n a European standard

Current Standard

Current Standard

Current Standard

Current Standard

Current Standard

Current Standard

Current Standard


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BS

1 8 8 1 :

Testing Concrete

Part

131 :

Methods

for

testing cement in a reference concrete

BS

1 8 8 1 :

Testing Concrete Part 201 : Guide to the use

of non-destructive methods of test for hardened

concrete

BS

1 8 8 1 :

Testing Concrete Part 202:

Recommendations for surface hardness testing by

rebound hammer

BS

1 8 8 1 :


Recommendations for measurement of velocity of

ultrasonic pulses

in

concrete

BS

1 8 8 1 :

Testing Concrete

Part 204:

Recommendations on the use of electromagnetic

covermeters

BS 1 8 8 1 : Testing Concrete Part 205:

Recommendations for radiography in concrete

BS

1 8 8 1 :


Recommendations for determinat ion of strain in

concrete

BS

1 8 8 1 :

Testing Concrete Part 207

Recommendations for the assessment of concrete

strength by near-to-surface tests

BS

1 8 8 1 :

Testing Concrete Part 208

Recommendations for the initial surface absorption

of concrete

BS 1 8 8 1 : Testing Concrete Part 209:

Recommendations for the measurement of dynamic

modulus of elasticity of concrete



BS EN 1250 4-2 : Testing concrete in structures - Part 2:

Non-destructive testing Determinat ion of rebound

number

pr EN 12504-4: Testing concrete in structures

Determinat ion of ultrasonic pulse velocity







BS EN 1250 4-3 : Testing concrete in structures

Determinat ion of pull-out force

Part 4:

- Part 3:

Current Standard

Current Standard

A national annex is being prepared to provide

guidance on this test

This Part of EN 12504 has been sent for formal vote

Current Standard

Current Standard

Current Standard

Current Standard

Current Standard

Current Standard

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