( Reaffirmed 1997 )

IS : 6441 ( Part IV ) - 1972

METHODS OF TEST FOR AU7‘O~‘LAVl:L.>

CELLULAR CONC~RE’I’L:1’ROl~lJC’I‘S
m4RT IV CORROSION PROTECTIQN O-F STEEL
REINpuRCEME~NT IN -AlJTOCLAVED CELlULAR CONCRETE

Cement and Concrete Sectional Committee, RDC I!

Chairman Refwesenting
DR I-I.
C. VISVESVA~~Y.~ Cemrnt Resrarch Institute of India, New Delhi
Members
DR A. S. BHADURI National Test House, Calcutta
SHRI.E. K. RAXA~AANDXAN ! Alternate )
SHRI A. K. CRATTERJI Central Buildina Research Institute l CSIR 1.
I,
Roorkee -
DR S. S.REHSI ( Alternate
)
DIRECTOR Central Road Research Institute ( CSIR ),
New Delhi
DR R. K. GEOSH ( Alternate ) .
DIRECTOR (CSMRS) Central Water & Power Commission, New Delhi
DEPUTYDI~ECTOR (CSMRS) ( Alternate )
SHRI K.C. GHOSAL Alokudyog Services Ltd, Nrw Delhi
SERI A. K. BISWAR ( Alternate )
DR R.K.GHosE Indian Roads Congress, New Delhi
DRR.R.HATTIANGADI Associated Cement Companies Ltd, Bombay
'SARI P.J. JAWS ( Alternate)
JOINT DIRECTOR, STANDARDS Research, Designs & Standards Organization
Lucknow
(B&s,',~~ DIRECTOR,
STANDARDS ( B & S ) ( Alternate )
SHRI S. B.Josar S. B. Joshi & Co Ltd. Bombay
SHRIM.T.KANSE Directorate General of Supplies & Disposals
SHRIKARTIK PFUSAD Roads Wing, Ministry of Transport & Shipping
SHRI S. L. K_~TNUXIA( A&mate )
SHRI S.R. KIJJXARXI M. N. Dastur & Co ( Private ) Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI M. A. MEHT.~ Concrete .4ssoeiation of India, Bombay
SH~I O.MCTHACHEN Central Public Works Department
SUPERINTENDING ENQINEER,
2xl GIllCLE( Allernale)
SHRI ERACR A. NalX~sn.411 Institution of Engineers ( India ), Calcuita
SHRI K. K. NAVRIAR In personal capacity ( ‘ Ramanalqa’, I1 First Crcscen~
Prrk Road, Gnndhinagar, A&U, Madras )

( Continued on page 2 )

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

MANAK BHAVAN, 9BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002
1~:6441(Part IV j-1972

Aiambels Represcntin,o
Indian 1

MET-HODS OF TES:
,
CELLULAR CON
PART IV CORROSlOh
REINFORCEMENT IN AUTO4

0. FOR

0.1 This Indian Standard (Part IV

Institution on 21 February 1972, al
and Concrete Sectional Committ,
Engineering Division Council.
0.2 Autoclaved cellular concrete :
developed commercially abroad al
this country also. A series of I
is being formulated so as to provid
in autoclaved cellular concrete. ‘I
Srrrc~ Y. R. TANXJA it desirable to issue a standard f:
Deputy Director ( Civ Engg ), ISI cellular concrete products for the g
0.3 In the formulation of this sta
international co-ordination among
Precast CJoncrete Products Subcommittee, DIX 2 : 9 in different countries in addition tc
in this country.
Convener :0.4 For convenience of reference,
SHRI M. A. MEI~TA Concrrlr Association of India, Roml)a! autoclaved cellular concrete produ
nine parts:
SlrRI E. T. ASTIR ( Alternate lo Part I Determination
Shri M. A. hichta ) moisture canter
SRRT v. ,,. i\RTlfASOOR
, . .. Neyvcli
I I.ignite Corporation Ltd, Ncyvrli
Part II Determination 1
SHRT ‘r. KA\IA(:IIAXDlL4V ( Alt.?l,ZntC )
S111~1 I-I. B. CIIA’I.Tk:ItJIx IIindustan Block Manufacturing Co Ltd, Calcutta Part III Determination
SHRI S. E;. CIIATTP;KJ1~:1.: Hindustan Housing Factory Ltd, New Delhi
QEP~JJ:Y ~DIRE:~:ToR, STAN~)AIII,~ Rrscarch, Designs & Standards Organization. Part IV Corrosion prote
(H&S) I,ucknow cellular concret
.~SSIS&~NT DIRECTOR, STAND-
Part V Determination 1
AEDY M/C ) ( Alternate )
(
DIRECTOR ( CSMRS ) Central Water & Power Commission, New Delhi Part VI Strength, ~deforl
DEPUTY DIRECTOR ( CSMRS ) ( Al~crrzatc ) subject to bendi
( Confinurd on page 7 ) Part VII Strength, deforr
subject to lxndi
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 -IS t 6441 ( Part IV ) - 1972

Indian Standard
METHODS OF TEST FOR AUTOCLAVED
CELLULAR CONCRETE PRODLJCTS
PART IV CORROSION PROTECTION OF STEEL
REINFORCEMENT IN AUTOCLAVED CELL-ULAR C-ONCRETE

0. FOREWORD
0.1 This Indian Standard ( Part IV ) was adopted by the Indian Standards
Institution on 21 February 1972, after the draft finalized by the Cement
and Concrete Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil
Engineering Division Council.
0.2 Autoclaved cellular concrete is a class of material, which ~has been
developed commercially abroad and is in the process of development *in
this country also. A series of Indian Standards on cellular concrete
is being ~formulated so as to provide guidance in obtaining reliable products
in autoclaved cellular concrete. The Sectional Committee has considered
it desirable to issue a standard for the methods of test for autoclaved
cellular concrete products for the guidance~of manufacturers and users.
-0.3 In the formulation of this standard -due weightage has been given to
international co-ordination among the standards and practices prevailing
in different countries in addition to relating it to the practices in the field
in this country.
0.4 For convenience of reference, ‘Indian Standard methods of test for
autoclaved cellular concrete products ’ has been grouped into the following
nine parts:
Part I Determination of unit weight or bulk density and
moisture content
Part II Determination of drying shrinkage
Part III Determination of thermal conductivity
Part IV Corrosion protection of steel reinforcement in autoclaved
cellular concrete
Part V Determination of compressive strength.
Part VI Strength, deformation and cracking of flexural members
subject to bending-short duration loading test
~PilrtVII Strength, deformation and cracking of flexural members
subject to bending-sustained loading test

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IS : 6441( Part IV ) - 1972

Part \:I11 Loading tests for llexural members in diagonal tension

Part IS Jointing of autoclavdd cellular concrete clcrncnts
0.5 In reporting the result of a test mauc in accortlar~cc Ivith tllis standard,
if the final value, observed or calculatM, is to bc rouqtled OK, it shall be
done in accordance with IS : 2 - 1960*.
TEST

1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard ( Part l\- i covers the method for de!ermining the
effectiveness of corrosion protection of the reinforcement bars embeddetl
in autoclavcd cellular concrete. In t&s ‘method of test the eiFectivcness
of corrdsion protection of reinforcemenU bars is determined by exposure Of
samples to humid conditions at two rtidely diflercnt temperatures alter-
natively. ‘I‘he method is au accelerated test for corrosion under conditions,
which arc as close as possible to those cppericnccd in practice.
2. TEST SPECIMENS
2.1 Location of Specimens - -- ‘l’hree tifist speciincns shall bc cut from a
complete elcrncllt of the autoclaved cc~lular concr.ete product taken from
the current production after exposure tdl the designccl load. ‘I’he specimens
shall preferably be evenly distributed over the ~vhole \vidth of the cleincnl;
the position of tile test specimens is illutitrated in l’ig. I.
2.2 Shape and Size of Test Specim$ns -The test specimem shal! 1~
40 X 40 :< 130 113rn prisins with Ihe steel bar positioned centrallv in the
TEST SPECIMEN
prisms. The sljccimens shall 1~ prepared lay careful sa\\ing. i’he end
faces :I GO X -&On1rr1) of the l)ris17is shall be coated with a moisture and
vapour barrier, such as cold asphalt or bitumen emulsion ,la);cr coated with
a layer of melted asphalt.
2.3 Reference Samples - i:ur each of the test specimen there shall be a
All dimemion
reference specimen of the same size as the test specimen and cut from the
same reinforcement 1)~ and from a position a’djacent to the test specimen FIG. 1 TEST SPECIMENS AND REI
(see Fig. 1 j. ‘I‘llus there sh;lll be three test specimens, cut and treatctl as PROTECTION 01: ST
in 2.1 and 2.2 and three corresponding reference specimens. For reference
samples, the concrete around the steel bar and the protective coating on
4. PROCEDURE
the surface of the bar shall be crushed and removed until the tvhole surface
of the steel bar can 1~ \-isually inspected and classified according to 4.1. 4.1 Inspection of Reference Sam]
of the reference samples, the wht
3. TESTING EQUIPMENT examined from all sides and the a;
3.1 Climatic cabinet where the specimens can he exposed to moisture- noted.
saturated air ’ reIntile humidity 90 f 5 percent ,‘: at temperatures alternat-
ing every 3 h Setwcen 2.5 & jQC and 55 -+ YC, wth warming-up period of 4.2 Rust Exposure of Test Specin
one hour for each temperature. be placed in the humidit). cabinet an
25 + 5’C and 55 + 5’C. l~:\wv 24
four cycles \vitll caclk q.clc consisiing

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.rn
REF ERkNCE
SPECIMEN

TEST SPECIMEN J I
1-e REFERENCE BAR AFTER
REMOVAL OF CONCRETE
AND PROTECTIVE COATING

All dimensions in millimeta_s.

FIG. 1 TEST SPECIMENS
AND REFERENCESPECIMEXSFOICCORROSION
PI~OTECTION
OP STEELREINIWRCEMEXT

4. PROCEDURE
4.1 Inspection of Reference Samples - ~rllmcdiatdy a<kr lJqxLrati(Jll
of the reference samples, the whole surface of the steel bars shal’l be
examined from all sides and the amount of rust present on 1111:surfxc
noted.

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IS : 6441 ( Part IV ) - 1972

4.2.1 Afier 21) cla),s esposurc oC the sl~ecinlerrs in the humidity cabinet,
111~celluktr concrete material around the reinforcement bars and coating
1~11 the’bars shall be removed, aud the surface of the b;:rs examined in the
same hshion in w.hich the reference samples’have been examined.

4.3 Assessing Corrosion -- The corrosion (or the efficacy of rust pro-
tecting agent ) of test sl?ecirnen bars shall be estimated by comI)aring with
reinforceincnt bars of corresponding reference slIecimens. When the
:1ssessn:cnt is made tile bars shall be rotated around their longitudinal axis
20 tllat the entire surface is checked. If reinforcing bars of the test speci-
mens are free fro~u rust or show only slight rust ( not rust flakes ) distributed
unili)i~nll~ over the bars and do not occu])y rnore than 0 percent of its
surf:lcct the ruhl i:rotccting agent is considered s;kti&ctory.

5. REPORT
5.1 ‘l’hc report sllali include the follo:viiig information:
;L: Code designation;
1)) Place, tirue anrl method of s:rinpling; and
~1: Pcrccntitge of rust formation.

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