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B/517 - Concrete

Sector: Construction

Categories: Water. Examination. Chemical substances | Environmental management | Management. Human resources | Binders. Sealing materials | Water. Industrial use | Technical aspects | Concrete and concrete products | Steels. Pipes and tubes | Construction materials and building | Fire protection equipment | Composite reinforcement materials. General | Passenger cars. Caravans and light trailers | Mineral materials and products | Alarm and warning systems | Construction technology | Construction materials | Cement. Gypsum. Lime. Mortar | Crime protection | Plastics. Reinforced | Structures. Other | Metallurgy | Fire Protection | Building structures | Structures. Concrete | Wound dressings and compresses | Electrical engineering. General

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for standards relating to concrete.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (31)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
Revision of EN 13687-5,	Products and systems for the protection and repair of concrete structures - Test methods - Determination of thermal compatibility - Part 5: Resistance to temperature shock Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Health and Safety \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Construction industry \| Construction materials \| Concrete and concrete products \| Civil engineering Proposal begins : 2020-04-23	Proposal
Revision of EN 13687-3	"Products and systems for the protection and repair of concrete structures – Test methods – Determination of thermal compatibility – Part 3: Thermal cycling without de-icing salt impact" Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Health and Safety \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Construction industry \| Construction materials \| Concrete and concrete products \| Civil engineering Proposal begins : 2020-04-23	Proposal
PD ISO/TS 21056:2025	Recycled aggregate concrete. Additional provisions and guidance for specification, performance, production and execution Categories: Concrete and concrete products Approval begins :	Approval
PD ISO/TR 25439	Design examples of concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) hybrid structures in accordance with ISO 16521 Categories: Structures. Other Approval begins :	Approval
New work item EN 12350-14	Testing fresh concrete — Part 14: Invert cone flow time Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2025-06-09	Proposal
ISO/NP TS 21056	Recycled aggregate concrete — Additional provisions and guidance for specification, performance, and production Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Construction materials \| Concrete and concrete products Proposal begins : 2023-03-02	Proposal
ISO/NP 18985	Recycled aggregates for concrete Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Concrete and concrete products Proposal begins : 2022-12-21	Proposal
Draft desicion 1/2023 activation of PWI 00104460: EN 12504-5	Testing concrete in structures — Part 5: Determination of concrete cover using electromagnetic covermeters Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Construction materials \| Concrete and concrete products Proposal begins : 2022-12-21	Proposal
Decision 30/2023 -	Ground Limestone for concrete — Part 1: Definition, specifications and conformity criteria Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Construction materials \| Concrete and concrete products Proposal begins : 2023-10-27	Proposal
CEN/TC 104 N 2145, Revision of EN 12390-6	Testing hardened concrete - Part 6: Tensile splitting strength of test specimens Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Testing \| Construction \| Construction materials \| Concrete and concrete products Proposal begins : 2021-06-15	Proposal

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TR 16563:2013	Principles of the equivalent durability procedure Categories: Concrete and concrete products Published standard begins : 2013-09-06	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 16349:2012	Framework for a specification on the avoidance of a damaging Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) in concrete Categories: Concrete and concrete products Published standard begins : 2012-06-06	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 15840:2009	Evaluation of conformity of fly ash for concrete. Guidelines for the application of EN 450-2 Categories: Concrete and concrete products Published standard begins : 2009-09-24	Published standard
BS ISO 22904:2020	Additions for concrete Categories: Concrete and concrete products Published standard begins : 2020-07-22	Published standard
BS ISO 22040:2021	Life cycle management of concrete structures Categories: Structures. Concrete Published standard begins : 2021-02-02	Published standard
BS ISO 22040-3:2025	Life cycle management of concrete structures. Execution stage Categories: Structures. Concrete Published standard begins : 2025-03-28	Published standard
BS ISO 22040-2:2024	Life cycle management of concrete structures. Structural planning and design stage Categories: Structures. Concrete Published standard begins : 2024-05-09	Published standard
BS ISO 18985:2025	Recycled aggregates for concrete Categories: Concrete and concrete products Published standard begins : 2025-07-07	Published standard
BS ISO 16521:2024	Design of concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) hybrid structures Categories: Structures. Other Published standard begins : 2024-09-27	Published standard
BS EN 523:2003	Steel strip sheaths for prestressing tendons. Terminology, requirements, quality control Categories: Metallurgy \| Steels. Pipes and tubes \| Structures. Concrete Published standard begins : 2003-08-11	Published standard

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

A3CM UK – Association of Alkali Activated Cementitious Materials UK
B R M C A - British Ready Mixed Concrete Association
Balfour Beatty P L C
Cardiff University
Cementitious Slag Makers Association
Committee Manager
Foster & Partners
Institute of Concrete Technology
M P A - Mineral Products Association
Steel Structure Expert
The Concrete Society
United Kingdom Quality Ash Association

Liaisons with other committees

Chair - B/517/11
Chair - B/517/3
Chair - B/517/8
Co Opted
Co Opted - RMC Expert
Convenor - CEN/TC 104/SC 1/TG 8
Individual Capacity - Contractor
Individual Capacity - Drinking water Expert
Individual Capacity - Pozzolans Expert
Individual Capacity - Sprayed Concrete & Fibres Expert
Individual Capacity – Concrete Technology Expert
Individual Capacity – Standardization Expert
Liaison - B/517/8

BSI roles

Committee Chair
Editorial Project Manager