This document specifies a method of determining the carbonation rate of a concrete, expressed
in mm/√a.
This document establishes a procedure where a standardized climate controlled chamber is
used and where specimens are placed on a natural exposure site protected from direct rainfall.
The standardized climate controlled chamber procedure is the reference method.
These procedures are applicable for the initial testing of concrete, including those manufactured
with slowly reacting binders. In this last case, alternative curing regimes may be used, and the
ages at which the carbonation depth is to be measured, the number of measurements required
to calculate the carbonation rate, as well as the length of exposure to CO2, should be
appropriately selected. These procedures are not applicable for factory production control.
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This document specifies a method of determining the carbonation rate of a concrete, expressed
in mm/√a.
This document establishes a procedure where a standardized climate controlled chamber is
used and where specimens are placed on a natural exposure site protected from direct rainfall.
The standardized climate controlled chamber procedure is the reference method.
These procedures are applicable for the initial testing of concrete, including those manufactured
with slowly reacting binders. In this last case, alternative curing regimes may be used, and the
ages at which the carbonation depth is to be measured, the number of measurements required
to calculate the carbonation rate, as well as the length of exposure to CO2, should be
appropriately selected. These procedures are not applicable for factory production control.
