ASTM C652-19
(Specification)Standard Specification for Hollow Brick (Hollow Masonry Units Made From Clay or Shale)
Standard Specification for Hollow Brick (Hollow Masonry Units Made From Clay or Shale)
ABSTRACT
This specification covers hollow building brick and hollow facing brick made from clay, shale, fire clay, or mixtures thereof, and fired to incipient fusion. Hollow brick shall be understood to mean hollow clay masonry units whose net cross-sectional area (solid area) in any plane parallel to the surface, containing the cores, cells, or deep frogs, is less than 75 % of its gross cross-sectional area measured in the same plane. The bricks are manufactured from clay, shale, or similar naturally occurring substances and subjected to a heat treatment at elevated temperatures (firing). The heat treatment shall develop sufficient fired bond between the particulate constituents to provide the strength and durability requirements specified. Bricks that are colored by flashing or textured by sanding, where sand does not form a continuous coating, shall not be considered as surface-colored brick. Hollow bricks require greater shell and web thicknesses and higher minimum compressive strength than structural clay tile, but permit greater void area and lesser distance from exposed edge to core hole than solid brick. Therefore, environmental and structural performance may be different in elements constructed of hollow brick from those constructed of structural clay tile or solid brick. The hollow bricks can be classified into Grades SW and MW according to their degree of resistance to frost action and disintegration by weathering. According to their physical properties, the bricks can be classified into Types HBS, HBX, HBA, and HBB. In terms of size of void areas or hollow spaces, the bricks can be designated into Classes H40V and H60V. The brick shall be free of defects, deficiencies, and surface treatments, including coatings, that would interfere with the proper laying of the brick or significantly impair the strength or performance of the construction. Physical properties like compressive strength, water absorption, saturation coefficient, breakage, and cracks shall be determined.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers hollow building brick and hollow facing brick made from clay, shale, fire clay, or mixtures thereof, and fired to incipient fusion. Four types of hollow brick in each of two grades and two classes are covered. In this specification, the term hollow brick shall be understood to mean hollow clay masonry units whose net cross-sectional area (solid area) in any plane parallel to the surface, containing the cores, cells, or deep frogs, is less than 75 % of its gross cross-sectional area measured in the same plane (see 4.3). This specification does not cover brick intended for use as paving brick (see Specification C902).
1.2 The property requirements of this specification apply at the time of purchase. The use of results from testing of brick extracted from masonry structures for determining conformance or nonconformance to the property requirements (Section 6) of this standard is beyond the scope of this specification.
1.3 Brick covered by this specification are ceramic products manufactured primarily from clay, shale, or similar naturally occurring substances and subjected to a heat treatment at elevated temperatures (firing). The heat treatment shall develop sufficient fired bond between the particulate constituents to provide the strength and durability requirements of this specification. Additives or recycled materials are permitted to be included at the option of the manufacturer. (See “firing” and “firing bond” in Terminology C1232.)
1.3.1 This specification and its individual requirements shall not be used to qualify or corroborate the performance of a masonry unit made from other materials, or made with other forming methods, or other means of binding the materials.
1.4 Hollow brick differ from unglazed structural clay tile (Specifications C34 and C212) and solid brick (Specifications C62 and C216). Hollow brick require greater shell and web thicknesses and higher minimum compressive s...
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Designation:C652 −19
Standard Specification for
Hollow Brick (Hollow Masonry Units Made From Clay or
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Shale)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C652; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber 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 U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope* thicknesses and higher minimum compressive strength than
structural clay tile, but permit greater void area and lesser
1.1 This specification covers hollow building brick and
distance from exposed edge to core hole than solid brick.
hollow facing brick made from clay, shale, fire clay, or
Therefore, environmental and structural performance may be
mixtures thereof, and fired to incipient fusion. Four types of
different in elements constructed of hollow brick from those
hollowbrickineachoftwogradesandtwoclassesarecovered.
constructed of structural clay tile or solid brick.
In this specification, the term hollow brick shall be understood
to mean hollow clay masonry units whose net cross-sectional
1.5 The text of this specification references notes and
area(solidarea)inanyplaneparalleltothesurface,containing
footnoteswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesand
the cores, cells, or deep frogs, is less than 75% of its gross
footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be
cross-sectional area measured in the same plane (see 4.3).This
considered as requirements of the specification.
specification does not cover brick intended for use as paving
1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
brick (see Specification C902).
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
1.2 The property requirements of this specification apply at
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
the time of purchase. The use of results from testing of brick
and are not considered standard.
extracted from masonry structures for determining confor-
1.7 This international standard was developed in accor-
mance or nonconformance to the property requirements (Sec-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
tion6)ofthisstandardisbeyondthescopeofthisspecification.
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
1.3 Brickcoveredbythisspecificationareceramicproducts
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
manufactured primarily from clay, shale, or similar naturally
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
occurring substances and subjected to a heat treatment at
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
elevatedtemperatures(firing).Theheattreatmentshalldevelop
sufficient fired bond between the particulate constituents to
2. Referenced Documents
provide the strength and durability requirements of this speci-
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
fication. Additives or recycled materials are permitted to be
C34Specification for Structural Clay LoadbearingWallTile
included at the option of the manufacturer. (See “firing” and
C62Specification for Building Brick (Solid Masonry Units
“firing bond” in Terminology C1232.)
Made From Clay or Shale)
1.3.1 Thisspecificationanditsindividualrequirementsshall
C67Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Brick and
not be used to qualify or corroborate the performance of a
Structural Clay Tile
masonry unit made from other materials, or made with other
C212Specification for Structural Clay Facing Tile
forming methods, or other means of binding the materials.
C216Specification for Facing Brick (Solid Masonry Units
1.4 Hollow brick differ from unglazed structural clay tile
Made from Clay or Shale)
(Specifications C34 and C212) and solid brick (Specifications
C902Specification for Pedestrian and Light Traffic Paving
C62 and C216). Hollow brick require greater shell and web
Brick
C1232Terminology for Masonry
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C15 on
Manufactured Masonry Units and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
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C15.02 on Brick and Structural Clay Tile. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Current edition approved April 15, 2019. Published May 2019. Originally contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
approved in 1970. Last previous edition approved in 2017 as C652–17a. DOI: Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
10.1520/C0652-19. the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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Designation: C652 − 17a C652 − 19
Standard Specification for
Hollow Brick (Hollow Masonry Units Made From Clay or
1
Shale)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C652; 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 U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope*
1.1 This specification covers hollow building brick and hollow facing brick made from clay, shale, fire clay, or mixtures thereof,
and fired to incipient fusion. Four types of hollow brick in each of two grades and two classes are covered. In this specification,
the term hollow brick shall be understood to mean hollow clay masonry units whose net cross-sectional area (solid area) in any
plane parallel to the surface, containing the cores, cells, or deep frogs, is less than 75 % of its gross cross-sectional area measured
in the same plane (see 4.3). This specification does not cover brick intended for use as paving brick (see Specification C902).
1.2 The property requirements of this specification apply at the time of purchase. The use of results from testing of brick
extracted from masonry structures for determining conformance or nonconformance to the property requirements (Section 6) of
this standard is beyond the scope of this specification.
1.3 Brick covered by this specification are ceramic products manufactured primarily from clay, shale, or similar naturally
occurring substances and subjected to a heat treatment at elevated temperatures (firing). The heat treatment shall develop sufficient
fired bond between the particulate constituents to provide the strength and durability requirements of this specification. Additives
or recycled materials are permitted to be included at the option of the manufacturer. (See “firing” and “firing bond” in Terminology
C1232.)
1.3.1 This specification and its individual requirements shall not be used to qualify or corroborate the performance of a masonry
unit made from other materials, or made with other forming methods, or other means of binding the materials.
1.4 Hollow brick differ from unglazed structural clay tile (Specifications C34 and C212) and solid brick (Specifications C62 and
C216). Hollow brick require greater shell and web thicknesses and higher minimum compressive strength than structural clay tile,
but permit greater void area and lesser distance from exposed edge to core hole than solid brick. Therefore, environmental and
structural performance may be different in elements constructed of hollow brick from those constructed of structural clay tile or
solid brick.
1.5 The text of this specification references notes and footnotes which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes
(excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of the specification.
1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.7 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
C34 Specification for Structural Clay Loadbearing Wall Tile
C62 Specification for Building Brick (Solid Masonry Units Made From Clay or Shale)
C67 Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Brick and Structural Clay Tile
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C15 on Manufactured Masonry Units and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C15.02 on Brick
and Structural Clay Tile.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2017April 15, 2019. Published October 2017May 2019. Originally approved in 1970. Last previous edition approved in 2017 as
C652 – 17.C652 – 17a. DOI: 10.1520/C0652-17A.10.1520/C0652-19.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. 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
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