ASTM C1398-07

1.1 This is a laboratory test method that covers the determination of the time of setting of hydraulic-cement mortars containing additives for shotcrete for comparison with control mixes containing no additives or to compare the performance of shotcrete mixtures which contain additives that produce rapid setting or rapid stiffening of shotcrete.

1.2 The values stated in SI units (see IEEE/ASTM SI 10) are the standard.

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