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Grout for prestressing tendons

Basic requirements

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Nasjonalt forord National foreword
Den engelskspråklige versjonen av europeisk The English language version of European
standard EN 447:2007 er fastsatt som Norsk Standard EN 447:2007 has been adopted as
Standard NS-EN 447:2007 i februar 2008. Norwegian Standard NS-EN 447:2007 in February
2008.
Denne standarden erstatter NS-EN 447:1996.

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This standard supersedes NS-EN 447:1996.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 447
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM October 2007

ICS 91.100.30 Supersedes EN 447:1996

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English Version

Grout for prestressing tendons - Basic requirements

Coulis pour câble de précontrainte - Prescriptions pour les Einpressmörtel für Spannglieder - Allgemeine
coulis courants Anforderungen

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 June 2007.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as the
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Contents Page

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Foreword..............................................................................................................................................................3
Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................4
1 Scope ......................................................................................................................................................6
2 Normative references ............................................................................................................................6
3 Terms and definitions ...........................................................................................................................6
4 Materials .................................................................................................................................................6
4.1 Cement ....................................................................................................................................................6
4.2 Water .......................................................................................................................................................7
4.3 Admixtures .............................................................................................................................................7
4.4 Additions ................................................................................................................................................7
5 Batching and mixing of grout...............................................................................................................7
6 Properties of grout.................................................................................................................................8
6.1 General....................................................................................................................................................8
6.2 Sieve test ................................................................................................................................................8
6.3 Fluidity ....................................................................................................................................................8
6.4 Bleeding ..................................................................................................................................................9
6.5 Volume change ......................................................................................................................................9
6.6 Strength ..................................................................................................................................................9
6.7 Setting time ............................................................................................................................................9
6.8 Density ....................................................................................................................................................9
7 Evaluation of conformity.....................................................................................................................10
7.1 Production control...............................................................................................................................10
7.2 Initial type testing ................................................................................................................................10
7.3 Audit testing .........................................................................................................................................11
Bibliography ......................................................................................................................................................13

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Foreword
This document (EN 447:2007) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 104 “Concrete and

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related products”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the
latest by April 2008.

This document supersedes EN 447:1996.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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Introduction
In post-tensioned prestressed concrete construction, the grouting of tendons is an important operation. The

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intention of this European Standard is to provide basic requirements for the approval of cement grouts,
compliance with which will satisfy the requirements in prEN 13670.

The main function of grouting is to:

• Provide protection to the prestressing steel against corrosion;

• Provide a bond between the prestressing steel and the ducts where required for the design of the
structure;

• Allow transfer of compressive stresses in the structure in a direction transverse to internal tendons;

• Fill all voids where water may accumulate and cause frost damage.

The testing regimes anticipated by this European Standard include three levels:

(1) Initial type and audit testing in accordance with this European standard;

(2) Suitability testing for confirmation of the selected grout for a specific project in accordance with EN 446;

(3) Inspection during grouting works on a specific project in accordance with EN 446.

The test methods for each of the regimes are given in EN 445.

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EN 1992
Eurocode 2:Design of concrete structures

prEN 13670
Execution of concrete structures

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ETAG 013
Post-tensioning kits for prestressing
of structures

EN 446
Grout for prestressing tendons
CEN Workshop Agreement
Grouting procedures
CWA 14646
Requirements for the installation of post-tensioning kits
for prestressing of structures and qualification of
EN 447
specialist company and its personnel.
Grout for prestressing tendons
Basic requirements

EN 445
Grout for prestressing tendons
Test methods

System of CEN and EOTA documents as basis for design, execution and materials selection for protective
measures of prestressing systems (only main modules).

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1 Scope
This European Standard covers the materials that may be used in the manufacture of cement grouts and the
required properties and composition of the grout. It is applicable to grouting of tendons in all types of

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structures including bridges and buildings.

2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

EN 196-3, Methods of testing cement – Part 3: Determination of setting times and soundness

EN 197-1, Cement – Part 1: Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for common cements

EN 206-1:2000, Concrete – Part 1: Specification, performance, production and conformity

EN 445, Grout for prestressing tendons – Test methods

EN 446, Grout for prestressing tendons – Grouting procedures

EN 934-2, Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout – Part 2: Concrete admixtures - Definitions,
requirements, conformity, marking and labelling

EN 934-4, Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout – Part 4: Admixtures for grout for prestressing tendons –
Definitions, requirements, conformity, marking and labelling

EN 1008, Mixing water for concrete – Specification for sampling, testing and assessing the suitability of water,
including water recovered from processes in the concrete industry, as mixing water for concrete

EN 13263 (all parts), Silica fume for concrete

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

3.1
grout
homogeneous mixture of cement and water, it may contain admixtures and additions

3.2
tendon
assembly of prestressing steel and sheath with anchorages and all necessary auxiliary components to permit
grouting, either placed internally or externally to the concrete structure

4 Materials

4.1 Cement

Cement shall comply with EN 197-1 type CEM I (portland cement) or any other type of cement permitted for
grouting of tendons in the place of use of the grout. The cement type shall be declared.

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4.2 Water

Water shall comply with EN 1008.

4.3 Admixtures

Admixtures shall comply with EN 934-4 or EN 934-2. It shall be permissible to use admixtures singly or in

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combination. Admixtures shall only be used according to the admixture manufacturer’s instructions.

4.4 Additions

Grout complying with this standard may contain silica fume. The silica fume shall comply with EN 13263.

If permitted in the place of use grout may contain other additions intended for the use in concrete in
accordance with section 5 of EN 206-1:2000. The type and amount of additions shall be declared.

5 Batching and mixing of grout

Materials may be batched and mixed on site to fabricate grout. Alternatively, the dry materials may be batched
in a factory for ready-mixed grout and mixed with the liquid materials on site to fabricate grout.

All materials shall be batched by mass except the mixing water and liquid admixtures which may be batched
by mass or volume. The accuracy of batching shall be

 ± 2 % for cement, dry admixtures and additions,

 ± 1 % for water and liquid admixtures,

of the quantities specified.

Water contained in liquid admixtures shall be included in the calculation of w/c ratio.

All pozzolanic materials used as separate ingredients shall be included in the calculation of w/c ratio in
accordance with the procedures in EN 206-1.

Mixing shall be carried out mechanically with suitable equipment to obtain a homogeneous and stable grout
with the plastic properties given in Clause 6.

For any grout fabricated in accordance with this European standard the following information shall be declared
by the grout manufacturer:

 mix proportions of materials:

 w/c ratio and its acceptable tolerance;

 sequence of introducing the materials, type of mixer and mixing time;

 range of temperature for which the grout complies with this European standard.

NOTE 1 Grouts complying with this standard will normally have a w/c ratio below 0,4.

NOTE 2 EN 446 requires suitability testing to be carried out using the same type of mixing equipment as to be used for
the actual project operations. Hence, it is preferable to also use the same type of equipment for all testing as far as
possible.

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6 Properties of grout

6.1 General

The grout shall not contain more than:

-
 Chloride (Cl ) ≤ 0,10 % by weight of cement;

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2-
 Sulfate (SO3 ) ≤ 4,5 % by weight of cement;
2-
 Sulfide-ions (S ) ≤ 0,01 % by weight of cement.

These values are the summation of the chloride, sulfates, sulfites and sulfurs occurring in the constituent
materials. Deliberate addition of chloride or sulfate is not permitted.

Grout shall comply with the requirements given in 6.2 to 6.8 for:

 sieve test;

 fluidity;

 bleeding;

 volume change;

 strength;

 setting time;

 fluid density.

Testing shall be in accordance with EN 445.

Other test methods may be used if the correlation or safe relationship between the results of these test
methods and the reference methods of EN 445 have been established.

The performance requirements of 6.2 to 6.8 shall be satisfied for the range of conditions of temperature as
declared by the grout manufacturer.

For pre-bagged grout, the range of temperature shall be stated on the package or accompanying records.

6.2 Sieve test

Grout shall be tested according to EN 445 and no lump shall remain in the sieve.

6.3 Fluidity

The fluidity of the grout during the injection period shall be measured by either one of the methods given in
EN 445 and the grout shall have the values given in Table 1.

Fluidity should not change by more than 20 % from immediately after mixing to 30 min after mixing or any later
time specified by the grout manufacturer.

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Table 1 – Fluidity test requirements

1)
Test method Immediately after 30 min after mixing or at the time
given in EN 445 mixing specified by the grout
manufacturer

Cone Time (in s) t0 ≤ 25 s 1,2 t0 ≥ t30 ≥ 0,8 t0 and t30 ≤ 25 s

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Grout spread a = average spread (in a0 ≥ 140 mm 1,2 a0 ≥ a30 ≥ 0,8 a0 and a30 ≥ 140 mm
mm)

1)
Mixing time shall be measured from the time when all materials are in the mixer.

NOTE Fluidity measurements immediately after mixing are denominated t0 (cone method) and a0 (grout spread
method), fluidity measurements made 30 minutes after mixing, i.e. 30 minutes after the first measurements, are
denominated t30 and a30. Grout shall be kept constantly in motion until sampling for measurement of t30 and a30.

6.4 Bleeding

The bleeding of the grout shall be sufficiently low to prevent excessive segregation and sedimentation of the
grout materials.

When tested by the wick induced method given in EN 445 for the average of three results the bleeding shall
not exceed 0,3 % of the initial volume of the grout after 3 h kept at rest.

When tested by the inclined tube test method given in EN 445 the bleeding shall not exceed 0,3 % of the initial
volume of the grout after 3 h kept at rest.

6.5 Volume change

The volume change assessed may be either an increase or decrease. When tested in accordance with the
method given in EN 445 the volume change of the grout at rest for 24 h shall be within the range of - 1 % and
+ 5 %.

6.6 Strength
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The compressive strength of grout assessed according to EN 445 shall be not less than 30 N/mm at 28 days
2
or 27 N/mm at 7 days if it is proposed to estimate the likely 28 day strength at 7 days.

6.7 Setting time

Setting time of grout shall be measured according to EN 196-3 and shall comply with the following:

 Initial set of the grout; ≥ 3 h.

 Final set of the grout; ≤ 24 h.

6.8 Density

Fluid density shall be measured in accordance with the method given in EN 445 and shall be declared.

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7 Evaluation of conformity

7.1 Production control

The grout manufacturer shall exercise internal control of the grout fabrication. The requirements shall be
documented. This requirement applies to grout dry-batched in a factory and to grout batched on site. Type
and frequency of checks shall be considered as a function of the production process.

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Incoming materials shall be checked for compliance with the specification. CE marked materials shall be
assumed satisfactory and need, except in case of justified doubt, no further checking.

Products, which are considered as not conforming, shall be immediately marked and separated from such
products, which comply.

7.2 Initial type testing

Initial type testing shall be performed for any grout well before any use on a project under the following
conditions:

 for each new grout mix design;

 when there is a change in the materials used for the grout which is likely to have a significant effect on the
performance of the grout;

 if the grout is intended to be used in a temperature range for which no prior initial testing has been
performed.

The properties, test methods and the minimum number of tests for the initial type testing are specified in
Table 2.

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Table 2 – Extent of initial type testing

Property Test Method 1) Minimum number of tests

Homogeneity Sieve test 1 test

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Fluidity Cone method
1 test immediately after mixing
Grout Spread 2 tests 30 min after mixing

2)
Bleeding Wick Induced 3 tests
Inclined Tube 1 test (two tubes)
2)
Volume Wick Induced 3 tests
Change
Compressive Broken halves of 1 test (two halves)
strength prisms
Setting time EN 196-3 1 test
Density Weight to volume 1 test immediately after mixing
1)
Testing shall be in accordance with EN 445. Other test methods may be used if the
correlation or safe relationship between the results of these test methods and the
reference methods of EN 445 have been established.
2)
Tests for bleeding and volume change are performed on the same sample.

Fluidity, wick-induced bleeding, setting time and density shall be tested for the minimum and
maximum temperature of the declared temperature range, and for the reference temperature of
(20 ± 3) °C. However, if the minimum and maximum are within 15 °C or less and centred
approximately around 20 °C, then testing at the reference temperature of (20 ± 3) °C shall be
considered sufficient. Other tests are carried out only at the reference temperature.

7.3 Audit testing

During ongoing fabrication of a particular grout, audit testing shall be performed in regular intervals to
confirm the validity of the results of the initial type testing. Audit testing of grout at the reference
temperature of (20 ± 3) °C shall be considered acceptable.

Results of suitability testing of the same grout on projects in accordance with EN 446 may be
considered as part of the audit testing.

The properties, test methods and the minimum test frequencies for the audit testing are specified in
Table 3.

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Table 3 – Extent of audit testing

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Property Test Method 1) Minimum test frequency
Number of tests per year 3)
Homogeneity Sieve test 4 tests
Fluidity Cone method
4 tests immediately after mixing
Grout Spread 8 tests 30 min after mixing

2)
Bleeding Wick Induced 6 tests
Inclined Tube 1 test (two tubes)
2)
Volume Wick Induced 6 tests
Change
Compressive Broken halves of 3 tests (two halves)
strength prisms
Setting time EN 196-3 1 test
Density Weight to volume 4 tests immediately after mixing
1)
Testing shall be in accordance with EN 445. Other test methods may be used if the
correlation or safe relationship between the results of these test methods and the
reference methods of EN 445 have been established.
2)
Tests for bleeding and volume change are performed on the same sample.
3)
Tests shall be done at reasonably regular intervals during the year.

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