IS 1199 : 1959
Methods of sampling and analysis of concrete
Current edition: 1959
Sectional committee: CED 02 · BIS department: Civil Engineering (CED)
What this standard covers
This standard covers the methods of taking samples of concrete and their analysis.
Scope, quoted from IS 1199 : 1959. Read the full standard
Requirements and tests, as the standard names them
- 4.2 Apparatus
- 4.4 Procedure
- 4.5 Measurement of Drilled Core Specimens
- 5.1 Slump Test
- 5.2 Compacting Factor Test
Sub-clause names as printed under the headings “SECURING AND PREPARING TEST SPECIMENS”, “TESTS FOR WORKABILITY” in IS 1199 : 1959. Values and limits are deliberately not reproduced here — read them in the standard itself.
How the standard is organised
- 3 SAMPLING OF FRESH CONCRETE IN THE FIELD
- 4 SECURING AND PREPARING TEST SPECIMENS
- 5 TESTS FOR WORKABILITY
- 6 ANALYSIS OF FRESHLY MIXED CONCRETE
- 9 CEMENT CONTENT OF HARDENED
Test methods it refers to
- IS 1199
Edition history (per the BIS registry)
- IS 1199 : 1959 — current edition (last reviewed by BIS 2023-06-01)
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