ASTM C1081-98 - 10.9.1998
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers splash bar, and corrugated sheet type asbestos-cement products used as cooling tower fill.

1.2 Drift eliminators or demisters, louvers, partitioning and casing panels are covered in Specifications C1080. Asbestos-cement pipes are covered in C296 and C428. Asbestos-cement flat sheet fill (heat exchange surfaces) are specified in Specification C1082.

1.3 The values stated in the SI system are to be regarded as the standard. The inch-pound units in parentheses are for information only.

1.4 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the Test Method portion, Section 8, of this Specification: This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. See 8.1.3 for specific safety hazard.

 
2. Referenced Documents

DIN 274

Asbestzement-Weilplatten Available from Deutsches Institut fr Normunge, Beuth Verlaq GmbH, Auslieferung, Post Fach1107, D-1000 Berlin 30, Germany.

D2946-01

Standard Terminology for Asbestos and Asbestos-Cement Products

C1096-07

Standard Test Method for Determination of Wood Fiber in Asbestos Cement

C1082-98

Standard Specification for Asbestos-Cement Flat Sheet for Cooling Tower Fill

C1080-98

Standard Specification for Asbestos-Cement Products Other Than Fill For Cooling Towers

C150-07

Standard Specification for Portland Cement

C459-97

Standard Test Methods for Asbestos-Cement Flat Products

C458-98

Standard Test Method for Organic Fiber Content of Asbestos-Cement Products

C428-05

Standard Specification for Asbestos-Cement Nonpressure Sewer Pipe

C296-00

Standard Specification for Asbestos-Cement Pressure Pipe

C500-07

Standard Test Methods for Asbestos-Cement Pipe