ASTM C109/C109M-07e1

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 system shall be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not 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.  
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: 14-Aug-2007
• ICS: 91.100.10 - Cement. Gypsum. Lime. Mortar
• Technical Committee: C01 - Cement
• Drafting Committee: C01.27 - Strength

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM C109/C109M-07 - Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Specimens)
• Effective Date: 15-Aug-2007
• Replaced By: ASTM C109/C109M-08 - Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Specimens)
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2008
• Referred By: ASTM C989/C989M-22 - Standard Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete and Mortars
• Effective Date: 15-Aug-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C348-21 - Standard Test Method for Flexural Strength of Hydraulic-Cement Mortars
• Effective Date: 15-Aug-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C183/C183M-23 - Standard Practice for Sampling and the Amount of Testing of Hydraulic Cement
• Effective Date: 15-Aug-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C1093-23 - Standard Practice for Accreditation of Testing Agencies for Masonry
• Effective Date: 15-Aug-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C91/C91M-23 - Standard Specification for Masonry Cement
• Effective Date: 15-Aug-2007
• Referred By: ASTM F1741-22 - Standard Practice for Installation of Machine Spiral Wound Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Liner Pipe for Rehabilitation of Existing Sewers and Conduits
• Effective Date: 15-Aug-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C1600/C1600M-23 - Standard Specification for Rapid Hardening Hydraulic Cement
• Effective Date: 15-Aug-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C802-14(2022) - Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Test Program to Determine the Precision of Test Methods for Construction Materials
• Effective Date: 15-Aug-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C1928/C1928M-23 - Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Alkali Activated Cementitious Material Mortars (Using 2-in. [50 mm] Cube Specimens)
• Effective Date: 15-Aug-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C1866/C1866M-22 - Standard Specification for Ground-Glass Pozzolan for Use in Concrete
• Effective Date: 15-Aug-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C719-22 - Standard Test Method for Adhesion and Cohesion of Elastomeric Joint Sealants Under Cyclic Movement (Hockman Cycle)
• Effective Date: 15-Aug-2007
• Referred By: ASTM D5050-08(2023) - Standard Guide for Commercial Use of Lime Kiln Dusts and Portland Cement Kiln Dusts
• Effective Date: 15-Aug-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C1012/C1012M-18b - Standard Test Method for Length Change of Hydraulic-Cement Mortars Exposed to a Sulfate Solution
• Effective Date: 15-Aug-2007

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: C 109/C 109M – 07
Standard Test Method for
Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using
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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.
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´ NOTE—A typo in 5.9.2 was corrected editorially August 2008.
1. Scope* C114 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic
Cement
1.1 This test method covers determination of the compres-
C 150 Specification for Portland Cement
sive strength of hydraulic cement mortars, using 2-in. or
C 230/C 230M SpecificationforFlowTableforUseinTests
[50-mm] cube specimens.
of Hydraulic Cement
NOTE 1—Test Method C 349 provides an alternative procedure for this
C 305 PracticeforMechanicalMixingofHydraulicCement
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
C 349 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic-
eitherinch-poundorSIunits.Thevaluesstatedineithersystem
Cement Mortars (Using Portions of Prisms Broken in
shall be regarded separately as standard.Within the text, the SI
Flexure)
units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system
C511 Specification for Mixing Rooms, Moist Cabinets,
are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used
Moist Rooms, and Water Storage Tanks Used in the
independently of the other. Combining values from the two
Testing of Hydraulic Cements and Concretes
systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.
C 595 Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements
1.3 Values in SI units shall be obtained by measurement in
C 618 Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined
SI units or by appropriate conversion, using the Rules for
Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete
Conversion and Rounding given in Standard IEEE/ASTM SI
C 670 Practice for Preparing Precision and Bias Statements
10, of measurements made in other units.
for Test Methods for Construction Materials
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
C 778 Specification for Standard Sand
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
C 989 Specification for Ground Granulated Blast-Furnace
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Slag for Use in Concrete and Mortars
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
C 1005 Specification for Reference Masses and Devices for
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. (Warning—Fresh
Determining Mass and Volume for Use in the Physical
hydraulic cementitious mixtures are caustic and may cause
Testing of Hydraulic Cements
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chemical burns to skin and tissue upon prolonged exposure. )
C 1157 Performance Specification for Hydraulic Cement
C 1328 Specification for Plastic (Stucco) Cement
2. Referenced Documents
C 1329 Specification for Mortar Cement
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
C 1437 Test Method for Flow of Hydraulic Cement Mortar
C91 Specification for Masonry Cement
IEEE/ASTM SI 10 Standard for Use of the International
System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System
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This test method is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee C01 on Cement
3. Summary of Test Method
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C01.27 on Strength.
Current edition approved Aug. 15, 2007. Published September 2007. Originally
3.1 Themortarusedconsistsof1partcementand2.75parts
approved in 1934. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as C 109/C 109M – 05.
of sand proportioned by mass. Portland or air-entraining
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See the section on Safety, Manual of Cement Testing, Annual Book of ASTM
portland cements are mixed at specified water/cement ratios.
Standards, Vol 04.01.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Water content for other cements is that sufficient to obtain a
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
flow of 110 6 5 in 25 drops of the flow table. Two-inch or
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
[50-mm] test cubes are compacted by tamping in two layers.
the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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The cubes are cured one day in the molds and stripped and 1 in. or [13 by 25 mm] and a convenient length of about 5 to
immersed in lime wate
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Designation:C109/C109M–05 Designation: C 109/C 109M – 07
Standard Test Method for
Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using
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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 be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are
not 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.
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
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tissue upon prolonged exposure. )
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
C 91 Specification for Masonry Cement
C 114 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cement
C 150 Specification for Portland Cement
C230 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)
C 511 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
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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 July 1, 2005. Published August 2005. Originally approved in 1934. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as C 109/C109M–02.
Current edition approved Aug. 15, 2007. Published September 2007. Originally approved in 1934. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as C 109/C 109M – 05.
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See the section on Safety, Manual of Cement Testing, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.01.
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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 – 07
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 consists of 1 part cement an
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