ASTM C902-04a

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 C 1272 or for industrial applications covered by Specification C 410.
Note 1—Heavy vehicular traffic is defined as high volumes of heavy vehicles (trucks having 3 or more axles) in Specification C 1272.
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 C 43).
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: 31-May-2004
• ICS: 93.080.10 - Road construction
• Technical Committee: C15 - Manufactured Masonry Units
• Drafting Committee: C15.02 - Brick and Structural Clay Tile

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM C902-04 - Standard Specification for Pedestrian and Light Traffic Paving Brick
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2004
• Replaced By: ASTM C902-05 - Standard Specification for Pedestrian and Light Traffic Paving Brick
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2005
• Referred By: ASTM C652-22 - Standard Specification for Hollow Brick (Hollow Masonry Units Made From Clay or Shale)
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2004
• Referred By: ASTM C1781/C1781M-21 - Standard Test Method for Surface Infiltration Rate of Permeable Unit Pavement Systems
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2004
• Referred By: ASTM C216-23 - Standard Specification for Facing Brick (Solid Masonry Units Made from Clay or Shale)
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2004
• Referred By: ASTM C1088-23 - Standard Specification for Thin Veneer Brick Units Made From Clay or Shale
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2004
• Referred By: ASTM C1272-22a - Standard Specification for Heavy Vehicular Paving Brick
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2004
• Referred By: ASTM C1232-21a - Standard Terminology for Masonry
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2004
• Referred By: ASTM C62-23 - Standard Specification for Building Brick (Solid Masonry Units Made from Clay or Shale)
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2004

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: C 902 – 04a
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* C 67 Test Methods of Sampling and Testing Brick and
Structural Clay Tile
1.1 This specification covers brick intended for use as
C 88 Test Method for Soundness of Aggregates by Use of
paving material subjected to pedestrian and light vehicular
Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate
traffic.The units are designed for use in pedestrian applications
C 410 Specification for Industrial Floor Brick
and vehicular areas that are subjected to low volumes of
C 418 Test Method forAbrasion Resistance of Concrete by
vehicular traffic, such as residential driveways and streets and
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commercial driveways (passenger drop-offs). The units are not
C 1272 Specification for Vehicular Paving Brick
intended to support heavy vehicular traffic covered by Speci-
fication C 1272 or for industrial applications covered by
3. Classification
Specification C 410.
3.1 Light traffic paving brick are classified according to the
NOTE 1—Heavy vehicular traffic is defined as high volumes of heavy
severity of their use-environment. Two types of environment
vehicles (trucks having 3 or more axles) in Specification C 1272.
are considered: (1) weather and (2) traffic:
1.2 The property requirements of this standard apply at the
3.1.1 Weather:
time of purchase. The use of results from testing of brick
3.1.1.1 Class SX—Brick intended for use where the brick
extracted from masonry structures for determining conform-
may be frozen while saturated with water.
ance or nonconformance to the property requirements (Section
3.1.1.2 Class MX—Brick intended for exterior use where
4) of this specification is beyond the scope of this standard.
resistance to freezing is not a factor.
1.3 Brick are manufactured from clay, shale, or similar
3.1.1.3 Class NX—Brick not intended for exterior use but
naturally occurring earthy substances and subjected to a heat
which may be acceptable for interior use where protected from
treatment at elevated temperatures (firing). The heat treatment
freezing when wet.
must develop sufficient fired bond between the particulate
NOTE 2—Asurface coating may be applied to any class of brick of this
constituents to provide the strength and durability requirement
standard when protected from freezing while wet. The function of the
of this specification (see firing, fired bond, and incipient fusion
coating is to prevent penetration of dirt or liquids into the pores of the
in Terminology C 43).
brick. Coatings should be applied only after complete drying of the
1.4 The brick are available in a variety of sizes, colors, and paving.
shapes. They are available in three classes according to
3.1.2 Traffıc:
exposure environment and three types according to type of
3.1.2.1 Type I—Brick subjected to extensive abrasion.
traffic exposure.
NOTE 3—Type I pavers would be used in such places as sidewalks and
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
driveways in publicly occupied spaces.
as the standard.
3.1.2.2 Type II—Brick subjected to intermediate abrasion.
2. Referenced Documents
NOTE 4—Type II pavers would be used in such places as heavily
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
traveled residential walkways and residential driveways.
C 43 Terminology of Structural Clay Products
3.1.2.3 Type III—Brick subjected to low abrasion.
NOTE 5—Type III pavers would be used in such places as floors or
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C15 on
patios in single-family homes.
Manufactured Masonry Units and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
C15.02 on Brick and Structural Clay Tile.
4. Physical Properties
CurrenteditionapprovedJune1,2004.PublishedJuly2004.Originallyapproved
in 1979. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as C 902–04.
4.1 Freeze Thaw Resistance—Use one of the following
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C 902 – 04a
TABLE 1 Freeze Thaw Resistance Property Requirements
Compressive Strength, flatwise, gross area, min,
A
Cold Water Absorption, max, %
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