ASTM C109/C109M-08

Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Specimens)

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This test method provides a means of determining the compressive strength of hydraulic cement and other mortars and results may be used to determine compliance with specifications. Further, this test method is referenced by numerous other specifications and test methods. Caution must be exercised in using the results of this test method to predict the strength of concretes.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers determination of the compressive strength of hydraulic cement mortars, using 2-in. or [50-mm] cube specimens.
Note 1—Test Method C 349 provides an alternative procedure for this determination (not to be used for acceptance tests).  
1.2 This test method covers the application of the test using either inch-pound or SI units. The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the standard.
1.3 Values in SI units shall be obtained by measurement in SI units or by appropriate conversion, using the Rules for Conversion and Rounding given in Standard IEEE/ASTM SI 10, of measurements made in other units.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, 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. (Warning—Fresh hydraulic cementitious mixtures are caustic and may cause chemical burns to skin and tissue upon prolonged exposure. )

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2008
• ICS: 91.100.10 - Cement. Gypsum. Lime. Mortar
• Technical Committee: C01 - Cement
• Drafting Committee: C01.27 - Strength

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM C109/C109M-07e1 - Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Specimens)
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2008
• Replaced By: ASTM C109/C109M-11 - Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Specimens)
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2011
• Referred By: ASTM C270-19ae1 - Standard Specification for Mortar for Unit Masonry
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F2985-14(2019) - Standard Practice for Installation of a PVC Segmental Panel Liner System in Man-Entry Size Sewers and Conduits
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2008
• Referred By: ASTM C1012/C1012M-18b - Standard Test Method for Length Change of Hydraulic-Cement Mortars Exposed to a Sulfate Solution
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F710-22 - Standard Practice for Preparing Concrete Floors to Receive Resilient Flooring
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2008
• Referred By: ASTM C10/C10M-19 - Standard Specification for Natural Cement
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2008
• Referred By: ASTM C901-18 - Standard Specification for Prefabricated Masonry Panels
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F2678-16(2021) - Standard Practice for Preparing Panel Underlayments, Thick Poured Gypsum Concrete Underlayments, Thick Poured Lightweight Cellular Concrete Underlayments, and Concrete Subfloors with Underlayment Patching Compounds to Receive Resilient Flooring
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2008
• Referred By: ASTM C1403-22a - Standard Test Method for Rate of Water Absorption of Masonry Mortars
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2008
• Referred By: ASTM C110-20 - Standard Test Methods for Physical Testing of Quicklime, Hydrated Lime, and Limestone
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2008
• Referred By: ASTM C917/C917M-18 - Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Variability of Cement from a Single Source Based on Strength
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2008
• Referred By: ASTM C1437-20 - Standard Test Method for Flow of Hydraulic Cement Mortar
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2008
• Referred By: ASTM C928/C928M-20a - Standard Specification for Packaged, Dry, Rapid-Hardening Cementitious Materials for Concrete Repairs
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F2551-09(2023) - Standard Practice for Installing a Protective Cementitious Liner System in Sanitary Sewer Manholes
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2008

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: C109/C109M – 08
Standard Test Method for
Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using
1
2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Specimens)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C109/C109M; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope* C114 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic
Cement
1.1 This test method covers determination of the compres-
C150 Specification for Portland Cement
sive strength of hydraulic cement mortars, using 2-in. or
C230/C230M Specification for Flow Table for Use in Tests
[50-mm] cube specimens.
of Hydraulic Cement
NOTE 1—Test Method C349 provides an alternative procedure for this
C305 Practice for Mechanical Mixing of Hydraulic Cement
determination (not to be used for acceptance tests).
Pastes and Mortars of Plastic Consistency
1.2 This test method covers the application of the test using
C349 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic-
either inch-pound or SI units. The values stated in either SI
Cement Mortars (Using Portions of Prisms Broken in
units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as
Flexure)
standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets.
C511 Specification for Mixing Rooms, Moist Cabinets,
The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents;
Moist Rooms, and Water Storage Tanks Used in the
therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.
Testing of Hydraulic Cements and Concretes
Combining values from the two systems may result in noncon-
C595 Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements
formance with the standard.
C618 Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined
1.3 Values in SI units shall be obtained by measurement in
Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete
SI units or by appropriate conversion, using the Rules for
C670 Practice for Preparing Precision and Bias Statements
Conversion and Rounding given in Standard IEEE/ASTM SI
for Test Methods for Construction Materials
10, of measurements made in other units.
C778 Specification for Standard Sand
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
C989 Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
and Mortars
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
C1005 Specification for Reference Masses and Devices for
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
Determining Mass and Volume for Use in the Physical
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. (Warning—Fresh
Testing of Hydraulic Cements
hydraulic cementitious mixtures are caustic and may cause
C1157 Performance Specification for Hydraulic Cement
2
chemical burns to skin and tissue upon prolonged exposure. )
C1328 Specification for Plastic (Stucco) Cement
C1329 Specification for Mortar Cement
2. Referenced Documents
C1437 Test Method for Flow of Hydraulic Cement Mortar
3
2.1 ASTM Standards:
IEEE/ASTM SI 10 Standard for Use of the International
C91 Specification for Masonry Cement
System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System
3. Summary of Test Method
1
This test method is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee C01 on Cement
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C01.27 on Strength. 3.1 Themortarusedconsistsof1partcementand2.75parts
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2008. Published January 2009. Originally
of sand proportioned by mass. Portland or air-entraining
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approved in 1934. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as C109/C109M – 07 .
portland cements are mixed at specified water/cement ratios.
DOI: 10.1520/C0109_C0109M-08.
2
Water content for other cements is that sufficient to obtain a
See the section on Safety, Manual of Cement Testing, Annual Book of ASTM
Standards, Vol 04.01.
flow of 110 6 5 in 25 drops of the flow table. Two-inch or
3
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
[50-mm] test cubes are compacted by tamping in two layers.
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
The cubes are cured one day in the molds and stripped and
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
immersed in lime water until tested.
the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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4. Significance and Use 5.7 Trowel, having a steel blade 4 to 6 in. [100 to 150 mm]
in length,
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This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
´1
Designation:C109/C109M–07 Designation: C 109/C 109M – 08
Standard Test Method for
Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using
1
2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Specimens)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 109/C 109M; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1
´ NOTE—A typo in 5.9.2 was corrected editorially August 2008.
1. Scope*
1.1 Thistestmethodcoversdeterminationofthecompressivestrengthofhydrauliccementmortars,using2-in.or[50-mm]cube
specimens.
NOTE 1—Test Method C 349 provides an alternative procedure for this determination (not to be used for acceptance tests).
1.2 This test method covers the application of the test using either inch-pound or SI units. The values stated in either system
shall SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets.
The values stated in each system aremay not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other.
Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification. standard.
1.3 ValuesinSIunitsshallbeobtainedbymeasurementinSIunitsorbyappropriateconversion,usingtheRulesforConversion
and Rounding given in Standard IEEE/ASTM SI 10, of measurements made in other units.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, 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. (Warning—Fresh hydraulic cementitious mixtures are caustic and may cause chemical burns to skin and
2
tissue upon prolonged exposure. )
2. Referenced Documents
3
2.1 ASTM Standards:
C91 Specification for Masonry Cement
C114 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cement
C 150 Specification for Portland Cement
C 230/C 230M Specification for Flow Table for Use in Tests of Hydraulic Cement
C 305 Practice for Mechanical Mixing of Hydraulic Cement Pastes and Mortars of Plastic Consistency
C 349 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic-Cement Mortars (Using Portions of Prisms Broken in Flexure)
C511 Specification for Mixing Rooms, Moist Cabinets, Moist Rooms, and Water Storage Tanks Used in the Testing of
Hydraulic Cements and Concretes
C 595 Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements
C 618 Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete
C 670 Practice for Preparing Precision and Bias Statements for Test Methods for Construction Materials
C 778 Specification for Standard Sand
C 989 Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete and Mortars
C 1005 Specification for Reference Masses and Devices for Determining Mass and Volume for Use in the Physical Testing of
Hydraulic Cements
C 1157 Performance Specification for Hydraulic Cement
C 1328 Specification for Plastic (Stucco) Cement
C 1329 Specification for Mortar Cement
1
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C01 on Cement and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C01.27 on Strength.
Current edition approved Aug. 15, 2007. Published September 2007. Originally approved in 1934. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as C 109/C109M–05.
´1
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2008. Published January 2009. Originally approved in 1934. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as C 109/C 109M – 07 .
2
See the section on Safety, Manual of Cement Testing, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.01.
3
For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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C 109/C 109M – 08
C 1437 Test Method for Flow of Hydraulic Cement Mortar
IEEE/ASTM SI 10 Standard for Use of the International System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System
3. Summary of Test Method
3.1 The mortar used consis
...

This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
´1
Designation:C109/C109M–07 Designation: C 109/C 109M – 08
Standard Test Method for
Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using
1
2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Specimens)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 109/C 109M; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1
´ NOTE—A typo in 5.9.2 was corrected editorially August 2008.
1. Scope*
1.1 Thistestmethodcoversdeterminationofthecompressivestrengthofhydrauliccementmortars,using2-in.or[50-mm]cube
specimens.
NOTE 1—Test Method C 349 provides an alternative procedure for this determination (not to be used for acceptance tests).
1.2 This test method covers the application of the test using either inch-pound or SI units. The values stated in either system
shall SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets.
The values stated in each system aremay not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other.
Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification. standard.
1.3 ValuesinSIunitsshallbeobtainedbymeasurementinSIunitsorbyappropriateconversion,usingtheRulesforConversion
and Rounding given in Standard IEEE/ASTM SI 10, of measurements made in other units.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, 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. (Warning—Fresh hydraulic cementitious mixtures are caustic and may cause chemical burns to skin and
2
tissue upon prolonged exposure. )
2. Referenced Documents
3
2.1 ASTM Standards:
C91 Specification for Masonry Cement
C114 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cement
C 150 Specification for Portland Cement
C 230/C 230M Specification for Flow Table for Use in Tests of Hydraulic Cement
C 305 Practice for Mechanical Mixing of Hydraulic Cement Pastes and Mortars of Plastic Consistency
C 349 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic-Cement Mortars (Using Portions of Prisms Broken in Flexure)
C511 Specification for Mixing Rooms, Moist Cabinets, Moist Rooms, and Water Storage Tanks Used in the Testing of
Hydraulic Cements and Concretes
C 595 Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements
C 618 Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete
C 670 Practice for Preparing Precision and Bias Statements for Test Methods for Construction Materials
C 778 Specification for Standard Sand
C 989 Specification for Ground Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag for Use in Concrete and Mortars
C 1005 Specification for Reference Masses and Devices for Determining Mass and Volume for Use in the Physical Testing of
Hydraulic Cements
C 1157 Performance Specification for Hydraulic Cement
C 1328 Specification for Plastic (Stucco) Cement
C 1329 Specification for Mortar Cement
1
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C01 on Cement and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C01.27 on Strength.
Current edition approved Aug. 15, 2007. Published September 2007. Originally approved in 1934. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as C 109/C109M–05.
´1
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2008. Published January 2009. Originally approved in 1934. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as C 109/C 109M – 07 .
2
See the section on Safety, Manual of Cement Testing, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.01.
3
For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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C 109/C 109M – 08
C 1437 Test Method for Flow of Hydraulic Cement Mortar
IEEE/ASTM SI 10 Standard for Use of the International System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System
3. Summary of Test Method
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