ASTM C1272-00

Standard Specification for Heavy Vehicular Paving Brick

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers brick intended for use as a paving material in areas with a high volume of heavy vehicular traffic. The units are designed for use in such places as streets, commercial driveways, and aircraft taxiways. These units are not intended for applications covered by Specifications C410 or C902.  
1.2 Units 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 requirements of this specification (see firing, fired bond, and incipient fusion in Terminology C43).  
1.3 Brick may be shaped during manufacture by extruding, molding, or pressing. Brick may have spacing lugs, chamfered edges, or both.  
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Jun-2000
• ICS: 93.080.20 - Road construction materials
• Technical Committee: C15 - Masonry – Manufactured Masonry Units, Mortars and Grouts
• Drafting Committee: C15.02 - Brick and Structural Clay Tile

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM C1272-02 - Standard Specification for Heavy Vehicular Paving Brick
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2002
• Referred By: ASTM C1781/C1781M-21 - Standard Test Method for Surface Infiltration Rate of Permeable Unit Pavement Systems
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2000
• Referred By: ASTM C216-23 - Standard Specification for Facing Brick (Solid Masonry Units Made from Clay or Shale)
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2000
• Referred By: ASTM C1232-21a - Standard Terminology for Masonry
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2000
• Referred By: ASTM C902-22 - Standard Specification for Pedestrian and Light Traffic Paving Brick
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2000
• Referred By: ASTM C62-23 - Standard Specification for Building Brick (Solid Masonry Units Made from Clay or Shale)
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2000

Standards Content (Sample)

Designation: C 1272 – 00
Standard Specification for
Heavy Vehicular Paving Brick
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 1272; 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* erties Using the British Pendulum Tester
1.1 This specification covers brick intended for use as a
3. Terminology
paving material in areas with a high volume of heavy vehicular
3.1 Definitions—Termsusedinthisspecificationaredefined
traffic. The units are designed for use in such places as streets,
in Terminology C 43.
commercial driveways, and aircraft taxiways. These units are
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
not intended for applications covered by Specifications C 410
3.2.1 heavy vehicular traffıc—high volume of heavy ve-
or C 902.
hicles representing trucks or combination vehicles having 3 or
1.2 Units are manufactured from clay, shale, or similar
more loaded axles.
naturally occurring earthy substances and subjected to a heat
3.2.1.1 Discussion—High volume is considered to be traffic
treatment at elevated temperatures (firing). The heat treatment
over 251 daily equivalent single axle loads (ESAL).
must develop sufficient fired bond between the particulate
constituentstoprovidethestrengthanddurabilityrequirements
4. Classification
of this specification (see firing, fired bond, and incipient fusion
4.1 Types—Heavy vehicular paving brick are classified by
in Terminology C 43).
type according to their intended installation:
1.3 Brick may be shaped during manufacture by extruding,
4.1.1 Type R—Brick intended to be set in a mortar setting
molding, or pressing. Brick may have spacing lugs, chamfered
bed supported by an adequate concrete base; or an asphalt
edges, or both.
setting bed supported by an adequate asphalt or concrete base.
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
4.1.2 Type F—Brick intended to be set in a sand setting bed,
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
with sand joints, and supported by an adequate base.
information only.
4.2 Applications—Heavy vehicular paving brick are classi-
2. Referenced Documents fied by application according to their dimensional tolerances,
distortion, and extent of chips.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
2 4.2.1 Application PS—Pavers intended for general use.
C 43 Terminology of Structural Clay Products
4.2.2 Application PX—Pavers intended for use where di-
C 67 Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Brick and
2 mensional tolerances, warpage, and chippage are limited.
Structural Clay Tile
4.2.3 Application PA—Pavers intended to produce charac-
C 88 Test Method for Soundness of Aggregates by Use of
3 teristic architectural effects resulting from nonuniformity in
Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate
2 size, color, and texture.
C 410 Specification for Industrial Floor Brick
C 418 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Concrete by
5. Physical Properties
Sandblasting
5.1 Freeze Thaw Resistance—Use one of the following
C 902 Specification for Pedestrian and Light Traffic Paving
2 methods:
Brick
5.1.1 Physical Property Requirements—The brick shall
E 303 Test Method for Measuring Surface Frictional Prop-
conform to the physical requirements for the type specified as
prescribed in Table 1.
5.1.2 Freezing and Thawing Alternative—The cold water
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C15 on
Manufactured Masonry Units and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee absorption requirements specified in 5.1.1 shall not be required
C15.02 on Brick and Structural Clay Tile.
providedasampleoffivebrick,meetingallotherrequirements,
Current edition approved June 10, 2000. Published August 2000. Originally
published as C 1272–95. Last previous edition C 1272–99a.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.05.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.02.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.03.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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C1272–00
TABLE 1 Physical Requirements
Minimum Compressive Strength, Gross Minimum Modulus of Rupture, Maximum Cold Water
Type
Area, psi (MPa) psi (MPa) Absorption, %
Avg. of 5 Brick Individual Avg. of 5 Brick Individual Avg. of 5 Brick Individual
R 8000 (55.2) 7000 (48.3) 1200 (8.3) 1000 (6.9) 6.0 7.0
F 10 000 (69.0) 8800 (60.7) 1500 (10.3) 1275 (8.8) 6.0 7.0
passes the 50 cycle freezing-and-thawing test in Test Methods 5.2.2.1 The sand shall be a natural silica sand from Ottawa,
C 67 with not greater than 0.5 % loss in dry weight of any IL, graded to pass a No. 50 (300-µm) sieve and retained on a
individual unit. No. 100 (150-µm) sieve.
5.2.2.2 The test shall be run on dry brick.
NOTE 1—The provisions of 5.1.2 are specified only as an alternative
5.2.2.3 The duration of the test shall be 2 min.
when the sample does not conform to the requirements for cold water
5.2.2.4 The rate of sand flow shall be 400 g/min.
absorption prescribed in Table 1.
5.2.2.5 The volume loss shall be determined by filling the
5.1.2.1 Sulfate Soundness Test Alternative—The cold water
abraded depression with modeling clay, striking off level with
absorption requirements specified in 5.1.1 shall not be required
the original surface of the brick, and removing and weighing
ifarepresentativesampleoffivebricksurvives15cyclesofthe
themodelingclay.Thevolumelossshallbecalculatedfromthe
sulfate soundness test in accordance with Sections 4, 5, and 8
bulk density of the modeling clay. The bulk density should be
of Test Method C 88 with no visible damage.
determined on each lot of modeling clay. An alternative
NOTE 2—The sulfate soundness test is an optional substitute test for the
method of determining the weight of clay used in filling the
freezing-and-thawing test (5.1.2).
sandblast cavity is to determine the weight of the modeling
5.1.3 Performance Alternative—If information on the per- clay sample before and after filling the cavity.
formance over time of similar units in a similar application 5.3 Skid Resistance—When specified, the units shall be
with similar exposure and traffic is furnished by the manufac- tested for skid resistance in accordance with Test Method
turer or the manufacturer’s agent and is found acceptable to the E 303.
specifier of the pavement material or the specifier’s agent, the 5.4 Coring—The brick shall be without core holes or other
physical requirements
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