1 AS 1012.

1— 1993

Australian Standard
Methods of testing concrete

Method 1: Sampling of fresh concrete

PREFACE
This edition of this Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee on
Methods of Testing Concrete as part of its ongoing program to revise the AS 1012 series
of Standards on the testing of concrete. It supersedes AS 1012.1—1981.
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CONTENTS

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1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4 APPARATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
5 TEST SAMPLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
6 SAMPLING LOCATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
7 SAMPLING PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
8 MIXING THE TEST SAMPLE . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
9 RECORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

APPENDIX A VOLUMES OF CONCRETE REQUIRED FOR TESTS COVERED

BY AS 1012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

METHOD

1 SCOPE This Standard sets out the method for obtaining samples of freshly-mixed
concrete—
(a) directly from mixers;
(b) from agitator or non-agitator units;
(c) from concrete deposited in readiness for casting; and
(d) from concrete deposited in the forms.

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