ASTM C902-00

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

• Replaced By: ASTM C902-01 - Standard Specification for Pedestrian and Light Traffic Paving Brick
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• 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 C62-23 - Standard Specification for Building Brick (Solid Masonry Units Made from Clay or Shale)
• 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

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: C 902 – 00
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.
1. Scope * 3. Classification
1.1 This specification covers brick intended for use as 3.1 Light traffic paving brick are classified according to the
paving material to support pedestrian and light vehicular severity of their use-environment. Two types of environment
traffic. The units are designed for use in such places as patios, are considered: (1) weather and (2) traffic:
walkways, floors, plazas, and driveways. The units are not 3.1.1 Weather:
intended to support heavy vehicular traffic covered by Speci- 3.1.1.1 Class SX—Brick intended for use where the brick
fication C 1272 or for industrial applications covered by may be frozen while saturated with water.
Specification C 410. 3.1.1.2 Class MX—Brick intended for exterior use where
1.2 The property requirements of this standard apply at the resistance to freezing is not a factor.
time of purchase. The use of results from testing of brick 3.1.1.3 Class NX—Brick not intended for exterior use but
extracted from masonry structures for determining conform- which may be acceptable for interior use where protected from
ance or nonconformance to the property requirements (Section freezing when wet.
4) of this specification is beyond the scope of this standard.
NOTE 1—A surface coating may be applied to any class of brick of this
1.3 Brick are manufactured from clay, shale, or similar
standard when protected from freezing while wet. The function of the
naturally occurring earthy substances and subjected to a heat
coating is to prevent penetration of dirt or liquids into the pores of the
treatment at elevated temperatures (firing). The heat treatment
brick. Coatings should be applied only after complete drying of the
paving.
must develop sufficient fired bond between the particulate
constituents to provide the strength and durability requirement
3.1.2 Traffıc:
of this specification (see firing, fired bond and incipient fusion
3.1.2.1 Type I—Brick subjected to extensive abrasion.
in Terminology C 43).
NOTE 2—Type I pavers would be used in such places as sidewalks and
1.4 The brick are available in a variety of sizes, colors, and
driveways in publicly occupied spaces.
shapes. They are available in three classes according to
3.1.2.2 Type II—Brick subjected to intermediate abrasion.
exposure environment and three types according to type of
traffic exposure.
NOTE 3—Type II pavers would be used in such places as heavily
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
traveled residential walkways and residential driveways.
as the standard.
3.1.2.3 Type III—Brick subjected to low abrasion.
2. Referenced Documents
NOTE 4—Type III pavers would be used in such places as floors or
patios in single-family homes.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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C 43 Terminology of Structural Clay Products
4. Physical Properties
C 67 Test Methods of Sampling and Testing Brick and
2 4.1 Freeze Thaw Resistance—Use one of the following
Structural Clay Tile
methods:
C 88 Test Method for Soundness of Aggregates by Use of
3 4.1.1 Physical Property Requirements—The brick shall
Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate
2 conform to the physical requirements for the class specified as
C 410 Specification for Industrial Floor Brick
prescribed in Table 1.
C 418 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Concrete by
3 4.1.1.1 Absorption Alternative—If the average water ab-
Sandblasting
2 sorption is less than 6.0 % after 24-h submersion in room-
C 1272 Specification for Vehicular Paving Brick
temperature water, the requirement for saturation coefficient
shall be waived.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C15 on
4.1.2 Freezing and Thawing Test Alternative—The require-
Manufactured Masonry Units and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
ments for water absorption (24–h cold) and saturation coeffi-
C15.02 on Brick and Structural Clay Tile.
cient specified in 4.1.1 shall be waived provided a sample of
Current edition approved June 10, 2000. Published August 2000. Originally
published as C 902–79. Last previous edition C 902–99b.
five brick, meeting all other requirements, passes the freezing
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.05.
and thawing test as described in the Rating section of the
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.02.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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