ASTMC311/C311M-17isastandardthatprovidestestmethodsforsamplingandtestingflyashornaturalpozzolansintendedforuseinPortland-cementconcrete.Thestandardoutlinesprocedurestoevaluatethechemicalandphysicalpropertiesofthesematerialstoensuretheirsuitabilityandperformanceinconcreteapplications.Itcoversvarioustests,includingfineness,density,strengthactivityindex,andwaterrequirement,amongothers.Compliancewiththisstandardhelpsinverifyingthequalityandconsistencyofflyashandnaturalpozzolans,contributingtothedurabilityandstrengthofconcretestructures.Thisstandardiswidelyusedintheconstructionindustrytoassesssupplementarycementitiousmaterials.