IS 15388 (2003): Specification for Silica Fume

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2 > 0 B Bhart hari N ti atakam Knowledge is such a treasure which cannot be stolen Invent a New India Using Knowledge IS 15388 (2003): Specification for Silica Fume [CED 2:Cement and Concrete]IS15388:2003 IndianStandardSILICAFUME ,9 BAHADURSHAHZAFARMARGNEWDELHI110002 August2003 PriceGroup4 CementandConcreteSectionalCommittee,CED2 FOREWORDThisIndianStandardwasadoptedbyth eBureauofIndianStandards, ,amorphousglassysphere(averagediameter, ~m)ofsilicondioxide(Si02)producedduringt hemanufactureofsiliconorferro-siliconbye lectricarcfurnacesattemperatureofover200 0 ,oxidizestoSi02, ,inviewofitsincreasinguseinthecountry.[n thepreparationofthisstandard, ,assistancehasbeenderivedfromthefollowin g:a)ASTMC1240-2000 Standardspecificationforuseofsilicafumea samineraladmixtureinhydrauliccementconcr ete,mortarandgrout ;issuedbytheAmericanSocietyforTestingand Materialb)EN197-1:2001 Cement Part1:Composition,specificationsandconfo rmitycriteriaforcommoncements ,thefinalvalue,observedorcalculated,expr essingtheresultofatest,shallberoundedoff inaccordancewithIS2:1960 Rulesforroundingoffnumericalvalues(revis ecf).]

3 Thenumberofsignificantplacesretainedinth eroundedoffvalueshou]dbethesameasthatoft hespecifiedvalueinthisstandard. IS15388:2003 IndianStandardSILICAFUME Veryfinepozzolanicmaterial, Ahomogeneous,liquidsuspensionofsilicafum eparticlesinwater,typicallywithadryconte ntof50percentbymass,correspondingtoabout 700 (Clause4)s]CharacteristicRequirementsTes tMethodN(2)(3)(4)i)SiOz,percentbymass, )Moisturecontent, ,MaxNote1iii)Lossonignition, ,J&xiv)AlkaliesasNalO,percent, ,dryaweighedsampleasreceivedtoconstantma ssinanovenat105 Cto11O , , ~ , , IS15388:2003 Table2 PhysicalRequirements(Clause5)SICharacter isticRequi~ ,Reftor-!AnnexISNo.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)i)Spec ificsurfacem:/g,15 AMirf(seeNoteI)11)Oversizepercent10 1727retainedon45micronISSieve,Max(seeNot eI)iii)Oversizepercent5 1727retainedon45micronISSieve,variationf romaveragepercent,Max(seeNotesIand2)w) ,Mirr(seeNote3)NOTESIA nyoqeofthetestsspecifiedin(i)or(ii)and(i ii) ,eitheratthesourceoratthesiteofwork, , , ~ ,thematerialshallbesuppliedinbags(jutela minated,multiplypaperorpolyethylenelines ).

4 2 For(iii) SCERTIFICATE3 Inthetestmethodfordeterminationofcompres sivestrengthThesupplier/manufacturershal lsatisfyhimselfthattheOfsilicafumecement mortarinaccordancewithIS1727,thesilicafu meconformstotherequirementsofthis\ ,ifrequestedbythepurchaser,shallfurnisha certificatetothiseffect, , , + ,<ollowinginformation:..a)Identification softhesourceofsilicafume,b)Netmassofsili cafume,c)Batch/Controlunitnumber,d)Month andyearofpacking,ande) , :,, IS15388 , , , (Table2)DETERMINATIONOFSPECIFICSURFACEAR EABYGASADSORPTIONUSINGTHEBETMETHODA-1 SCOPET hismethodofte stspecifiesthedeterminationofthetotalspe cificexternalandinternalsurfaceareaofdis perseorporoussolidsbymeasuringtheamounto fphysicallyadsorbedgasaccordingtothemeth odofBrunauer,EmmettandTeller(BETmethod).

5 (about77K) ,removephysicallyadsorbedmaterialfromthe samplesurfacebydegassing, , , ,gravimetric, ,Plpo, ~,preferablyexpressedinmolespergram,ispl ottedasordinateagainsttherespectivepress ure, ~ +C lp1 . [ ,l (P/PO)] mC mcP()whereP=Po=n=a3pressureoftheadsorpti veinequilibriumwiththeadsorbate,Pa;satur ationvapourpressureoftheadsorptive,Pa;sp ecificamountadsorbed,molg- ; IS15388:2003?1m=specificmonolayercapacit yofadsorbate;amountofadsorbateneededtoco verthesurfacewithacompletemonolayerofmol ecules;andC= :a)b)c)d)e)Laboratory,typeofequipment,da teofdetermination;Characterizationofthes ample,forexamplesource,chemicalcompositi on,purity,methodofsampling,sampledivisio n;Pre-treatmentanddegassingconditions,fo rexampletemperature,residualpressure,par tialpressures,durationofdegassing,flushi ngwithadsorptiveorhelium,massreduction;M assofdegassedsample,ing;Experimentalproc edureforadsorptionisothermdetermination, forexamplevolumetric,gravimetric,chromat ographic,f-)g)h)j)k)staticorcontinuousga sadmission,single-pointdetermination,cal ibrationofdeadvolumeorbuoyancy.

6 Adsorptive(chemicalnature,purity,moistur econtent);Adsorptionisotherm(n~,expresse d,inmolg-l,plottedagainstrelativepressur e,p/pO),sampletemperatureinkelvin,satura tionvapourpressure,expressedinPa);Evalua tionparameters:multipointorsingle-pointd etermination,BETplotorrangeoflinearity,m onolayercapacityn, expressedinmolg-],Cvalue,molecularcross- sectionalareaamexpressedinsquarenanomete rs;Specificsurfacearea,a,,expressedinm lg;andReferencematerial(s) , ANNEXB(1 oreword)COMMITTEECOMPOSITIONC ementandConcreteSectionalCommittee,CED2 OrganizationInpersonalcapacity( Chandrika at15 hCross,63-64,EastParkRoad,Mallesu,aram,B angalore-560003) ,PuneBuildersAssociationofIndia,MumbaiBu ildingMaterials&TechnologyPromotionCounc il,NewDelhiCementCorporationofIndiaLimit ed,NewDelhiCentralBoardofIrrigationandPo wer,NewDelhiCentralBuildingResearchInsti tute,RoorkeeCentralPublicWorksDepartment , ,NewDelhiDirectorateGeneralofSupplies&Di sposals,BangaloreEngineer-in-Chief sBranch,ArmyHeadquarters,NewDelhiFlyAshM ission,DepartmentofScience&Technology,Ne wDelhiGammonIndiaLimited,MumbaiGeologica lSurveyofIndia,JaipurGrasimIndustriesLim ited,MumbaiGujaratAmbujaCementsLimited,A hmedabadHospitalServicesConsultancyCorpo ration(India)

7 Ltd,NoidaHousingandUrbanDevelopmentCorpo rationLimited,NewDelhiIndianConcreteinst itute,MumbaiIndianInstituteofScience,Ban galore[ndianInstituteofTechnology,Roorkc eIndianInstituteofTechnology,KharagpurIn dianRoadsCongress,NewDelhiInstituteforSo lidWasteResearch&EcologicalBalance,Visha khapatnamRepresentative(s) (Chairman) }{ ( (Alternate) (A/terns/e)MEMBERSECRBTARYDIRECTOR(CIVIL )(Ahernate) (Alternate)CHIEFENGINEER(DESIGN)SUPERINT ENDINGENGINEER(S&S)(Alternate)HEAODIRECT OR(Alternate) (Alternate)DIRECTOR(CMDD)(N&W)DEPUTYDISE CTOR(CMDD)(NW&S)(Ahernate) (Alternafe)MAJGENYASNMALHOTRASHIUMAHFNDR APRASAD(Alternate)DRVIMALKUMARSHRIMUKf3 HMATHUR(Alternate) ~ (Alfernafe) (Alternate) ~COLSUDHIRTAMHANEY(RETD)(A/terns/c) (Alternate) (Alternate) (Alternate) (Alternate) ~ (Alternate) (A/ternate)(Continuedonpage6)5 IS15388.)]

8 2003(Colftinued,flompage5)OrganizationLa rsen&ToubroLimited,MumbaiMadrasCementsLt d,ChennaiMinistryofRoadTransport&Highway s,NewDelhiNationalCouncilforCementandBui ldingMaterials,BallabgarhNationalTestHou se,KolkataOCLI ndiaLimited,NewDelhiPublicWorksDepartmen t,ChennaiResearch,Design&StandardsOrgani zation,LucknowSardarSaro\arNarmadaNigamL imited,DistrictNarmadaStructuralEngineer ingResearchCentre,ChemraiTheAssociatedCe mentCompaniesLimited,MumbaiTheIndiaCemen tsLimited,ChennaiTheIndianHumePipeCompan yLimited,Mumbaif heInstitutionofEngineers(India),Bangalor eInpersonalcapacity(F-12,NarainaVihar,Ne wDelhi)BISD irectorateGeneraloRepresentative(s) (A[ternOte) (A/ternate) (SHRIMATI) (Afternate) ~A(Alternate) (DESIGN)EXECUTIVEENOINEER(Alternate)JOIN TDIRECTOR(STD)(B&S)/CB-11 JOINTDIRECTOR(STD)(B&S)/CB-I(A1/ernate)C HIEFENGINEER(NAVGAMDAM)SUPEIUNTENDINGENG tNEER(Alternate) (Alternate) (Alternate) (Alternate) (Alternate) (Alternate) ,DirectorandHead(CED)[RepresentingDirect orGeneral(Ex-oficio)]MemberSecretariesSH RISANJAYPANTJ ointDirector(CED),BISSHRIALOKKESARID eputyDirector(CED),BISC ement,PozzolanaandCementAdditivesSubcomm ittee,CED2.]

9 1 Inpersonalcapacity( Chandrika at15 hCross,63-64,EastParkRoad,Mu{lesu,aram,B angalore-560003)AllInciiaMiniCementManuf acturers Association,HyderabadButldlngMaterials&T echnologyPromotionCouncil,NewDelhiCement CorporationofIndiaLtd,NewDelhiCementManu facturersAssociation,KolkataCentralBuild ingResearchInstitute,RoorkeeCentralElect ricityAuthority,NewDelhiCentmlPublicWork sDepartment, (Convener) (Alternate) (Alternate) (Alternate)CHIEFENGINEER(CDO)SUPERINTEND INGENGINEER(S&S)(Alternate)(Contittuedon page7)6 IS15388:2003 OrganizatiOtlCentralRoadResearchInstitut e,NewDelhiCentralSoilandMaterialsResearc hStation,NewDelhiCentralWaterCommission, NewDelhiDalmiaCement(Bharat)Limited,NewD elhiEngineer-in-ChiefsBranch, ,NewDelhiGammonIndiaLimited,MurnbaiCimsi mIndustriesLimited,MumbaiGu~aratAmbujaCe mentsLtd,AhmedabadGujaralEngineeringRese archInstitute,VadodaralndlanConcreteInst itute,ChennaiIndianInstituteofScience,Ba ngaloreIndianInstnuteofTechnology,Kharag purIodoramaCementLimited,MumbaiLarsen&To ubroLimited,MumbaiMadrasCementsLtd,Chenn aikMaharashtraEngineeringResearchInstitu te,NasikMinistryofCommerce&Industry,NewD elhiMinistryofRoadTransport&Highways,New DelhiNationalCouncilofCementandBuildingM aterials,BallabgarhNationalTestHouse(WR) }

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