EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 12504-2 NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM June 2001 Ics 91.10.30 English version Testing concrete in structures - Part 2: Non-destructive testing - Determination of rebound number sale pour béton cane les structures - Patio 2: Essais Priting von Beton in Bauwerken - Tell 2: Zeretirungateie hon destrucis- Determination de Tindice de Prafung - Bestimmung der Ruckpralizahl rebondissement ‘This European Standard was approved by CEN on 17 Api 2000. (CEN members are bound to comply withthe CENICENELEC intemal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for ging this European Standard the status ofa national standard without any alteration. Up-o-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application fo the Management Centre o to any CEN member. ‘Tie European Standrd exo in throe ofcial versione (English, French, Gorman). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibilty of @ CEN member into its own language and noted tothe Management Centre has the same status asthe oficial versions, CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austia, Belg, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iesland, Ireland, Haly, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzeriand and United Kingdom. = a BUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITE EUROPEEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPAISCHES KOMITEE FUR NORMUNG Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels ©2001 CEN Allrights of exploliation in any form and by any means reserved Ret, No. EN 12504-2:2001 E ‘wotlduide for CEN national Members.Page 2 EN 12504-2:2001 Contents: Page Foreword Scope . Normative references ... Principle Apparatus Test area . Procedure Test result .. Test report... ... Precision . Aeare novePage 3 EN 12504-2:2001 Foreword This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committes CEN/TC 104 “Concrete (performance, production, placing and compliance criteria)", the secretariat of which is held by DIN. This European Stendard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2001, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn atthe latest by December 2003. This standard is one of a series of test methods for concrete. Its based on the international Standard ISO (DIS) 8045 ~ Concrete, hardened -Detemmination of rebound number using the rebound hammer, and reference has been made to ASTM C805 — Rebound number of hardened concrete. ‘The standard has been framed around the use of a Type N, spring driven steel hammer, originally designed by Schmit, AA draft for this standard was published in 1996 for CEN enquiry as prEN 12398. It was one of a series of individually ‘numbered test methods for fresh or hardened concrete. For convenience it has now been decided to combine these separate draft standards into three new standards with separate parts for each method, as follows: + Testing fresh concrete (EN 12360) = Testing hardened concrete (EN 12390) + Testing concrete in structures (EN 12504) This series EN 12504 includes the following parts where the brackets give the numbers under which particular test methods were published for CEN enquiry: EN 12504 Testing conorete in structures Part 1: Cored specimens - Taking, examining and testing in compersion (former prEN 12504: 1996) Part 2: Non-destructive testing - Determination of rebound number (former prEN 12398: 1996) Part 3: Determination of pul-out force (former prEN 12398: 1996) Part 4: Determination of ultrasonic pulse velouty (former prEN 12396: 1998) According to the CEN/CENELEC intemal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following counties are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belglum, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Genmany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netheriands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. 1 Scope This standard specifies a method for determining the rebound number of an area of hardened concrete using a spring-driven steel hammer. NOTE 1: The rebound number determined by this method can be used to assess the uniformity of concrete in situ, to delineate zones or areas of poor quailty or deteriorated concrete in structures. NOTE 2: The test method is not intended as an alternative for the compressive strength determina tion of concrete (EN 12390-3), but with suitable correlation, it can provide an estimate of in situ strength, 2 Normative references Not applicable. 3 Principle Amass propelied by a spring strikes a plunger in contact with the surface and the test result Is expressed In terms of the rebound distance of the mass. 4 Apparatus 4.4 Rebound hammer, consisting of a spring-loaded stes! hammer which, when released, strikes a steel plunger in contact with the concrete surface. The rebound distance of the stee! hammer from the steel plunger shall be measured on a linear scale attached to the frame of the instrument. NOTE: Several types and sizes of rebound hammers are commercially available for testing various strength classes and types of concrete. Each type and size of hammer should be used only with the strength class and type of concrete for which ft is intended,Page 4 EN 12504-2:2001 4.2 Calibration anvil, stee! anvil for verification of the hammer, defined with a hardness of minimum 52 HRC and a mass of (16 # 1) kg and a diameter of approximately 150 mm. NOTE: Verification on an anvil will not guarantee that different hammers will yield the same results, at other points on the rebound scale. 4.3 Abrasive stone, @ medium-grain texture silicon carbide stone or equivalent material. 5 Test area 5.1 Selection Concrete elements to be tested shall be at least 100 mm thick and fixed within a structure. Smaller specimens may be tested provided they are rigidly supported. Areas exhibiting honeycombing, scaling, rough texture, or high porosity should be avoided. In selecting an area to be tested the following factors should be considered: a) the strength of the concrete; ») type of surface: ©) type of concrete: 4) moisture condition of the surface; @) carbonation (if appropriate); 4) movement of the concrete under test, 19) direction of test; h) other appropriate factors, A test area shall be approximately 300 mm x 300 mm. 5.2. Preparation Using the abrasive stone, grind heavily textured or soft surfaces, or surfaces with loose mortar, until they are smooth. Smooth-formed or trowelled surfaces may be tested without grinding. Remove any water present on the surface of the concrete, 6 Procedure 6.1 Preliminary preparation 6.4.1 Use the hammer in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions for its operation. 6.4.2 Activate it at least three times before taking any readings, to ensure that itis working correctly. 6.1.3 Before a sequence of tests on a concrete surface, take and record readings using the steel reference anvil and check to ensure thet they are within the range recommended by the manufacturer. If they are not, clean and/or edjust the hammer. 6.1.4 The hammer should be operated at a temperature within the range 10 °C to 36 °C, 6.2 Operations Hold the hammer firmly in a position that allows the plunger to impact perpendicularly to the surface being tested. Gradually increase the pressure on the plunger until the hammer impacts {see 6.1.1) After impact, record the rebound number. Use a minimum of nine readings to obtain a reliable estimate of the rebound number for a test area. Record the position and orientation of the hammer for each set of readings. Ensure that no two impact points are closer than 26 mm and none are within 25 mm of an edge.Page 5 EN 12504-2:2001 NOTE: It is preferable to draw a regular grid of lines 25 mm to 50 mm apart and take the inter- sections of the lines as the test points. Examine each impression made on the surface after Impact and If the impact has crushed or broken through @ near-to-surface void, discount the result. 6.3 Reference checking After tests, take readings using the steel anvil, record them and compare them with those taken prior to the test (see 6.1.3). Ifthe results differ, clean and/or adjust the hammer end repeat the test. 7 Test result ‘The result shall be taken as the median of all the readings, adjusted if necessary to take Into account the orientation of the hammer In accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and expressed as a whole ‘umber. If more than 20 % of all the readings differ from the median by more than 6 units the entire set of readings shall be discarded. NOTE: if more than one hammer is to be used, a sufficient number of tests should be made on similar concrete surfaces, to determine the variation in the results obtained. 8 Test report The report shail include: a) identification of the concrete structure/element; b) location of test area(s); ©) identification of the rebound hammer, d) description of preparation of test area(s); @) details of concrete and its condition: 4) datortime of performance of the test; 4) test result (median value) and hammer orientation for each test area; hy) test results adjusted for hammer orientation. (if appropriate); 1) any deviation from the standard test method; }) declaration by the person technically responsible for the test that it was carried out in accordance with this standard, except as noted in item i). NOTE: The report can Include individual rebound hammer readings, if required. 9 Precision There are no precision data available for this test,