Standard Sand DIN 1164/58

Since 1958 to 1978 this testing sand had been used for the production-monitoring of cement according to DIN 1164/58. For the strength development determination 3 cement mortar prisms (4 x 4 x 16 cm³) were prepared. Mix design: 450 g Cement, 450 g Standard Sand I (fine), 900 g Standard Sand II (coarse) and 270 g water.

The CEN Standard Sand DIN 1164, 1958 edition, is (naturally) rounded, quartz-rich Sand. Grain size I is ground Sand. The production-monitoring was operated by Normensand GmbH itself. In addition, the product was monitored by MPA Stuttgart. The test sieves used correspond to the regulations of DIN ISO 3310-1:2001-09.

Even today, the two individual grains (grain size I: fine, grain size II: coarse) are used for certain tests.

grain size I (fine)
test sieve cloth	0,063	0,090	0,200
residue	≥ 70 - ≤ 80	≥ 60 - ≤ 70	≥ 8 bis ≤ 14

grain size I (fine)

test sieve cloth

0,063

0,090

0,200

residue

≥ 70 - ≤ 80

≥ 60 - ≤ 70

≥ 8 bis ≤ 14

grain size II (coarse)
test sieve cloth	0,63	1,250
residue	≥ 95	≤ 1

grain size II (coarse)

test sieve cloth

0,63

1,250

residue

≥ 95

≤ 1

Standard Sand I and II (DIN 1164/58)

Specification