ASTM F1869-11

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Designation:F1869 −11
StandardTest Method for
Measuring Moisture Vapor Emission Rate of Concrete
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Subfloor Using Anhydrous Calcium Chloride
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1869; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope 2.2 Resilient Floor Covering Institute Standard:
Recommended Work Practices
1.1 This test method covers the quantitative determination
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2.3 Military Standard:
of the rate of moisture vapor emitted from below-grade,
MIL-PRF-131 Barrier Materials, Waterproof, Greaseproof,
on-grade, and above-grade (suspended) bare concrete floors.
Flexible, Heat-Sealable
1.2 This test shall not be used to evaluate the rate of
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2.4 ICRI Guide:
moisture vapor emitted by lightweight or gypsum concrete
ICRI Technical Guideline 310.1-1997 Selecting and Speci-
floors containing lightweight aggregate.
fying Concrete Surface Preparation for Sealers, Coatings,
1.3 This test shall not be used to evaluate moisture vapor
and Polymer Overlays
emissions over coatings on concrete or through reactive
penetrants or over patching or leveling compounds. 3. Terminology
1.4 This quantity of moisture shall be expressed as the rate 3.1 Definitions:See Terminology F141 for definitions of the
of moisture vapor emission, measured in pounds of moisture terms, above-grade (suspended), below-grade, concrete, on-
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over a 1000 ft area during a 24-h period. grade, and resilient flooring.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
3.2.1 moisture vapor emission rate (MVER)—amount of
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
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water vapor in pounds emitted from a 1000 ft area of concrete
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
flooring during a 24-h period (multiply by 56.51 to convert to
and are not considered standard.
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µg/s m ).
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4. Significance and Use
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
4.1 Use this test method to obtain a quantitative value
priate safety and health practices, and determine the applica-
indicating the rate of moisture vapor emission from the surface
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
of a concrete floor and whether or not that floor is acceptable
toreceiveresilientfloorcovering.Themoisturevaporemission
2. Referenced Documents
rate only reflects the condition of the concrete floor at the time
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
of the test. All concrete subfloors emit some amount of
E1745 Specification for Plastic Water Vapor Retarders Used
moisture in vapor form. Concrete moisture emission is a
in Contact with Soil or Granular Fill under Concrete Slabs
natural process driven by environmental conditions. All floor
E1993 Specification for Bituminous Water Vapor Retarders
coverings are susceptible to failure from excessive moisture
UsedinContactwithSoilorGranularFillUnderConcrete
vapor emissions. The moisture vapor emitted from a concrete
Slabs
slabismeasuredinpounds.Thismeasurementistheequivalent
F141 Terminology Relating to Resilient Floor Coverings 2
weight of water evaporating from 1000 ft of concrete surface
in a 24–h period. The calcium chloride moisture test has been
the industry standard for making this determination and is a
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ThistestmethodisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeF06onResilient
Floor Coverings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F06.40 on
Practices.
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Current edition approved July 1, 2011. Published August 2011. Originally Available from Resilient Floor Covering Institute, 966 Hungerford Drive, Suite
approved in 1998. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as F1869–10. DOI: 12-B, Rockville, MD 20850.
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F1869−11
practical, well-established and accepted test of dynamic mois- humidity range given
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