DIN Standards Committee Building and Civil Engineering
Methods of testing cement - Part 13: Effective alkali content
Abstract
This document specifies the apparatus and procedure for determining the effective alkali content of cements and other hydraulic binders. The method determines the effective alkali content after 28 days of hydration by extracting pore water from cement stone and determining the concentration of sodium and potassium (method A) or hydroxyl ions in the solution (method B).
Begin
2026-04-20
WI
00051165
Planned document number
DIN EN 196-13
Project number
00519820
Responsible national committee
NA 005-07-13 AA - Cement (national mirror committee for CEN/TC 51 and ISO/TC 74)
Responsible european committee
CEN/TC 51/WG 15 - Test methods of cement and its constituents
