ASTM C902-01a

Standard Specification for Pedestrian and Light Traffic Paving Brick

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers brick intended for use as paving material subjected to pedestrian and light vehicular traffic. The units are designed for use in pedestrian applications and vehicular areas that are subjected to low volumes of vehicular traffic, such as residential driveways and streets and commercial driveways (passenger drop-offs). The units are not intended to support heavy vehicular traffic covered by Specification C1272 or for industrial applications covered by Specification C410.
Note 1--Heavy vehicular traffic is defined as high volumes of heavy vehicles (trucks having 3 or more axles) in Specification C1272.
1.2 The property requirements of this standard 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 4) of this specification is beyond the scope of this standard.
1.3 Brick are manufactured from clay, shale, or similar naturally occurring earthy substances and subjected to a heat treatment at elevated temperatures (firing). The heat treatment must develop sufficient fired bond between the particulate constituents to provide the strength and durability requirement of this specification (see firing, fired bond and incipient fusion in Terminology C43).
1.4 The brick are available in a variety of sizes, colors, and shapes. They are available in three classes according to exposure environment and three types according to type of traffic exposure.
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Mar-2001
• ICS: 93.080.10 - Road construction
• Technical Committee: C15 - Manufactured Masonry Units
• Drafting Committee: C15.02 - Brick and Structural Clay Tile

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM C902-01 - Standard Specification for Pedestrian and Light Traffic Paving Brick
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Replaced By: ASTM C902-02 - Standard Specification for Pedestrian and Light Traffic Paving Brick
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2002
• Referred By: ASTM C1232-21a - Standard Terminology for Masonry
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C216-23 - Standard Specification for Facing Brick (Solid Masonry Units Made from Clay or Shale)
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C652-22 - Standard Specification for Hollow Brick (Hollow Masonry Units Made From Clay or Shale)
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C1088-23 - Standard Specification for Thin Veneer Brick Units Made From Clay or Shale
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C1272-22a - Standard Specification for Heavy Vehicular Paving Brick
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C1781/C1781M-21 - Standard Test Method for Surface Infiltration Rate of Permeable Unit Pavement Systems
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C62-23 - Standard Specification for Building Brick (Solid Masonry Units Made from Clay or Shale)
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

Designation: C 902 – 01a
Standard Specification for
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Pedestrian and Light Traffic Paving Brick
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 902; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope* Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate
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C 410 Specification for Industrial Floor Brick
1.1 This specification covers brick intended for use as
C 418 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Concrete by
paving material subjected to pedestrian and light vehicular
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Sandblasting
traffic.The units are designed for use in pedestrian applications
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C 1272 Specification for Vehicular Paving Brick
and vehicular areas that are subjected to low volumes of
vehicular traffic, such as residential driveways and streets and
3. Classification
commercial driveways (passenger drop-offs). The units are not
3.1 Light traffic paving brick are classified according to the
intended to support heavy vehicular traffic covered by Speci-
severity of their use-environment. Two types of environment
fication C 1272 or for industrial applications covered by
are considered: (1) weather and (2) traffic:
Specification C 410.
3.1.1 Weather:
NOTE 1—Heavy vehicular traffic is defined as high volumes of heavy
3.1.1.1 Class SX—Brick intended for use where the brick
vehicles (trucks having 3 or more axles) in Specification C 1272.
may be frozen while saturated with water.
1.2 The property requirements of this standard apply at the
3.1.1.2 Class MX—Brick intended for exterior use where
time of purchase. The use of results from testing of brick
resistance to freezing is not a factor.
extracted from masonry structures for determining conform-
3.1.1.3 Class NX—Brick not intended for exterior use but
ance or nonconformance to the property requirements (Section
which may be acceptable for interior use where protected from
4) of this specification is beyond the scope of this standard.
freezing when wet.
1.3 Brick are manufactured from clay, shale, or similar
NOTE 2—Asurface coating may be applied to any class of brick of this
naturally occurring earthy substances and subjected to a heat
standard when protected from freezing while wet. The function of the
treatment at elevated temperatures (firing). The heat treatment
coating is to prevent penetration of dirt or liquids into the pores of the
must develop sufficient fired bond between the particulate
brick. Coatings should be applied only after complete drying of the
constituents to provide the strength and durability requirement paving.
of this specification (see firing, fired bond and incipient fusion
3.1.2 Traffıc:
in Terminology C 43).
3.1.2.1 Type I—Brick subjected to extensive abrasion.
1.4 The brick are available in a variety of sizes, colors, and
NOTE 3—Type I pavers would be used in such places as sidewalks and
shapes. They are available in three classes according to
driveways in publicly occupied spaces.
exposure environment and three types according to type of
3.1.2.2 Type II—Brick subjected to intermediate abrasion.
traffic exposure.
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
NOTE 4—Type II pavers would be used in such places as heavily
as the standard.
traveled residential walkways and residential driveways.
3.1.2.3 Type III—Brick subjected to low abrasion.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards: NOTE 5—Type III pavers would be used in such places as floors or
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patios in single-family homes.
C 43 Terminology of Structural Clay Products
C 67 Test Methods of Sampling and Testing Brick and
4. Physical Properties
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Structural Clay Tile
4.1 Freeze Thaw Resistance—Use one of the following
C 88 Test Method for Soundness of Aggregates by Use of
methods:
4.1.1 Physical Property Requirements—The brick shall
conform to the physical requirements for the class specified as
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C15 on
prescribed in Table 1.
Manufactured Masonry Units and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
C15.02 on Brick and Structural Clay Tile.
Current edition approved March 10, 2001. Published April 2001. Originally
published as C 902–79. Last previous edition C 902–01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.05. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.02.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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C 902 – 01a
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TABLE 1 Freeze Thaw Resistance Property Requirements
Compressive Strength, flatwise, gross area, min,
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Cold Water Absorption, max, % Saturation Coefficient, max
psi (MPa)
Designation
Average of 5 Average of 5 Average of 5
Individual Individual Individual
Brick Brick Brick
Class SX 8000 (55.2) 7000 (48.
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