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AS 3972—1997
(Incorporating Amendment No. 1)
Australian Standard®
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Published by Standards Australia GPO Box 476, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia
ISBN 0 7337 0885 4
AS 3972—1997 2
PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by Standards Australia Committee BD-010 on Cement. It
supersedes AS 3972—1991, Portland and blended cements, which was first issued in 1991
to supersede AS 1315—1982, Portland cement and AS 1317—1982, Blended cements.
Background to the first edition: A number of important amendments were made in this
revision of the Standard for portland and blended cements.
This Standard incorporates Amendment No. 1 (July 2007). The changes required by the
Amendment are indicated in the text by a marginal bar and amendment number against the
clause, note, table, figure or part thereof affected.
First, a deliberate policy of attempting to define both portland and blended cements in terms
of their performance characteristics was adopted. All but essential prescriptive limits were
eliminated, and therefore, cements covered by this Standard were designated as general
purpose or special purpose. By definition, general purpose cements may be portland
cements (Type GP) or blended cements (Type GB). Special purpose cements may be
portland or blended cements with restrictions being placed on their composition.
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Secondly, in keeping with world-wide practice, portland cements have been permitted to
contain up to 5% mineral additions, including ground limestone containing more than 80%
calcium carbonate. By definition, blended cements are those containing fly ash or
granulated iron blast-furnace slag or a mixture of these. Other materials are not permitted in
blended cements in this revision because data on the testing and performance of blended
cements containing such other materials was limited in Australia.
Thirdly, the properties of both portland and blended cements were divided into two
categories: those to which limits apply and those for which no limits are specified but for
which test results must be reported if requested by a purchaser. This requirement was
included to ensure that purchasers are as fully advised as practicable of the properties and
characteristics of cement being used.
Background to the second edition: After careful consideration by the Committee,
Amendment No. 1 to the Standard was issued in February 1995 to include a new cement
type—Type SL, shrinkage limited cement. Completion of work on a test procedure for
sulfate resisting cement has enabled the Committee to replace limits on chemical
composition with a physical test and the associated criteria. Amendment No. 2 to the
Standard was issued in August 1996 to include the test method and the specification for
Type SR cement. The maximum limit on sulfate expansion of 900 microstrain has been
A1 established, based on the best available data presented to the Committee. The Committee
agreed to review the specification limit for Type SR cement in 12 months time from the
date of publication of this amendment, based on the additional test data that will be
accumulated during this period. Amendment No. 2 also permitted the use of silica fume in
blended cements up to a maximum of 10%.
Work on a test procedure for low heat cement to replace the heat of solution method and the
associated limits which were only appropriate for portland cement, is also complete. The
new test method and the associated limit are appropriate for both portland and blended
cements.
The Committee recommended that, rather than issuing Amendment No. 3, a second edition
of AS 3972 be published which incorporated all published and approved amendments.
The term ‘informative’ has been used in this Standard to define the application of the
appendix to which it applies. An ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and
guidance.
3 AS 3972—1997
CONTENTS
Page
1 SCOPE........................................................................................................................ 4
2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS.................................................................................. 4
3 MATERIALS.............................................................................................................. 5
4 CEMENT TYPES AND COMPOSITION .................................................................. 6
5 SAMPLING AND TESTING...................................................................................... 6
6 REQUIREMENTS...................................................................................................... 6
7 PACKING, MARKING AND DELIVERY OF BAGGED CEMENT ........................ 7
STANDARDS AUSTRALIA
Australian Standard
Portland and blended cements
1 SCOPE
This Standard specifies requirements for hydraulic cements consisting of portland cement
or of mixtures of portland cement and one or more of fly ash, ground granulated iron blast-
furnace slag or silica fume.
It does not purport to provide for all the requirements which may be needed in specific
applications of such cements.
NOTE: Background information on the development of this Standard as a performance-based
specification of cement is given in Appendix A.
2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
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