ASTM C387/C387M-11a

Standard Specification for Packaged, Dry, Combined Materials for Mortar and Concrete

ABSTRACT
This specification covers the production, properties, packaging, and testing of packaged, dry, combined materials for concrete and mortars. Concrete mixtures covered by this specification includes high-early strength concrete, normal strength concrete, normal weight concrete, high-strength mortar, and mortars for unit masonry. The purchaser shall specify the material desired as concrete, high strength mortar, or mortar for use with unit masonry, and the respective physical requirements. Materials used as ingredients in packaged, dry, combined materials for mortar and concrete shall be composed of aggregates, air-entraining admixtures, blended cement, chemical admixtures, fly ash, ground granulated blast-furnace slag, hydrated lime, latex and powder polymer modifiers, masonry cement, mortar cement, Portland cement, and silica fume. All aggregates shall be dried, without disintegration, to specific moisture content The proportions of cementitious material and aggregate shall be such that the strength requirements will be met. Packaged, dry, combined materials for concrete, high strength mortar and mortar for use with unit masonry shall conform to the respective compressive strength requirements. Scales conforming to the standards will be used for sampling concretes from a single batch using a sufficient quantity. A slump test will be performed to check if additional water is required. In sampling mortar, the contents of an entire package of dry, combined material for mortar for unit masonry or for concrete mortar shall be used. Mortar mixing equipment, which must be provided with a bowl positioning adapter, shall be used to ensure clearance for the largest size aggregate in the mix being tested. The specification includes the following testing methods for mortar: compressive strength, density and yield, air content, and water retention.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the production, properties, packaging, and testing of packaged, dry, combined materials for concrete and mortars. The classifications of concrete and mortar covered are defined in Section 3.
Note 1—The scope of this standard does not cover mortars for unit masonry. Dry preblended mortars for unit masonry are covered by Specification .
1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test method portion of this specification. 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 14-Oct-2011
• ICS: 91.100.10 - Cement. Gypsum. Lime. Mortar
• ICS: 91.100.30 - Concrete and concrete products
• Technical Committee: C09 - Concrete and Concrete Aggregates
• Drafting Committee: C09.43 - Packaged Dry Combined Materials

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM C387/C387M-11 - Standard Specification for Packaged, Dry, Combined Materials for Mortar and Concrete
• Effective Date: 15-Oct-2011
• Replaced By: ASTM C387/C387M-11b - Standard Specification for Packaged, Dry, Combined Materials for Concrete and High Strength Mortar
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM G210-13(2023) - Standard Practice for Operating the Severe Wastewater Analysis Testing Apparatus
• Effective Date: 15-Oct-2011
• Referred By: ASTM C1581/C1581M-18a - Standard Test Method for Determining Age at Cracking and Induced Tensile Stress Characteristics of Mortar and Concrete under Restrained Shrinkage
• Effective Date: 15-Oct-2011
• Referred By: ASTM C1116/C1116M-23 - Standard Specification for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
• Effective Date: 15-Oct-2011

Standards Content (Sample)

NOTICE: This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or withdrawn.
Contact ASTM International (www.astm.org) for the latest information
Designation: C387/C387M – 11a
Standard Specification for
Packaged, Dry, Combined Materials for Mortar and
1
Concrete
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C387/C387M; 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.
1. Scope* C138/C138M Test Method for Density (Unit Weight),
Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete
1.1 This specification covers the production, properties,
C143/C143M Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic-Cement
packaging, and testing of packaged, dry, combined materials
Concrete
for concrete and mortars. The classifications of concrete and
C144 Specification for Aggregate for Masonry Mortar
mortar covered are defined in Section 3.
C150 Specification for Portland Cement
NOTE 1—The scope of this standard does not cover mortars for unit
C173/C173M Test Method for Air Content of Freshly
masonry. Dry preblended mortars for unit masonry are covered by
Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method
Specification C1714/C1714M.
C185 Test Method for Air Content of Hydraulic Cement
1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
Mortar
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
C192/C192M Practice for Making and Curing Concrete
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
Test Specimens in the Laboratory
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining
C207 Specification for Hydrated Lime for Masonry Pur-
values from the two systems may result in non-conformance
poses
with the standard.
C231 Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Con-
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
crete by the Pressure Method
testmethodportionofthisspecification.Thisstandarddoesnot
C260 Specification for Air-Entraining Admixtures for Con-
purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated
crete
with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard
C270 Specification for Mortar for Unit Masonry
to establish appropriate safety and health practices and
C305 Practice for Mechanical Mixing of Hydraulic Cement
determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to
Pastes and Mortars of Plastic Consistency
use.
C330 Specification for Lightweight Aggregates for Struc-
tural Concrete
2. Referenced Documents
C494/C494M Specification for Chemical Admixtures for
2
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Concrete
C33 Specification for Concrete Aggregates
C566 Test Method for Total Evaporable Moisture Content
C39/C39M Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cy-
of Aggregate by Drying
lindrical Concrete Specimens
C595 Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements
C91 Specification for Masonry Cement
C618 Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined
C109/C109M Test Method for Compressive Strength of
Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete
Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or [50-mm] Cube
C702 Practice for Reducing Samples of Aggregate to Test-
Specimens)
ing Size
C125 Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Ag-
C989 Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete
gregates
and Mortars
C1116 Specification for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete and
1
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C09 on
Shotcrete
Concrete and ConcreteAggregates and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
C1157 Performance Specification for Hydraulic Cement
C09.43 on Packaged Dry Combined Materials.
C1240 Specification for Silica Fume Used in Cementitious
Current edition approved Oct. 15, 2011. Published November 2011. Originally
Mixtures
approved in 1956. Last previous edition approved in 2011 as C387/C387M–11.
DOI: 10.1520/C0387_C0387M-11a.
C1329 Specification for Mortar Cement
2
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM 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.
*ASummary 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.
1

---------------------- Page: 1 ----------------------
C387/C387M – 11a
C1437 Test Method for Flow of Hydraulic Cement Mortar 5. Materials
C1438 Specification for Latex and Powder Polymer Modi-
5.1 Materials used as ingredients in packaged, dry, com-
fiers in Hydraulic Cement Concrete and Mortar
bined materials for mortar and concrete shall conform to at
C1600/C1600M Specification for Rapid Hardening Hy-
least one of the following requirements:
draulic Cement
5.1.1 Aggregates, shall conform to Specification C33,
C1714/C1714M Specification for Pr
...

This document is not anASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of anASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation:C387/C387M–11 Designation: C387/C387M – 11a
Standard Specification for
Packaged, Dry, Combined Materials for Mortar and
1
Concrete
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C387/C387M; 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.
1. Scope*
1.1 This specification covers the production, properties, packaging, and testing of packaged, dry, combined materials for
concrete and mortars. The classifications of concrete and mortar covered are defined in Section 3.
NOTE 1—The scope of this standard does not cover mortars for unit masonry. Dry preblended mortars for unit masonry are covered by Specification
C1714/C1714M.
1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each
system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the
two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test method portion of this specification. 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.
2. Referenced Documents
2
2.1 ASTM Standards:
C33 Specification for Concrete Aggregates
C39/C39M Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens
C91 Specification for Masonry Cement
C109/C109M Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Specimens)
C125 Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Aggregates
C138/C138M Test Method for Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete
C143/C143M Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic-Cement Concrete
C144 Specification for Aggregate for Masonry Mortar
C150 Specification for Portland Cement
C173/C173M Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method
C185 Test Method for Air Content of Hydraulic Cement Mortar
C192/C192M Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Laboratory
C207 Specification for Hydrated Lime for Masonry Purposes
C231 Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method
C260 Specification for Air-Entraining Admixtures for Concrete
C270 Specification for Mortar for Unit Masonry
C305 Practice for Mechanical Mixing of Hydraulic Cement Pastes and Mortars of Plastic Consistency
C330 Specification for Lightweight Aggregates for Structural Concrete
C494/C494M Specification for Chemical Admixtures for Concrete
C566 Test Method for Total Evaporable Moisture Content of Aggregate by Drying
C595 Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements
C618 Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete
C702 Practice for Reducing Samples of Aggregate to Testing Size
C989 Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete and Mortars
1
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C09.43 on
Packaged Dry Combined Materials.
Current edition approved Jan. 1,Oct. 15, 2011. Published FebruaryNovember 2011. Originally approved in 1956. Last previous edition approved in 20102011 as
C387/C387M–101. DOI: 10.1520/C0387_C0387M-11a.
2
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.
1

---------------------- Page: 1 ----------------------
C387/C387M – 11a
C1116 Specification for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete and Shotcrete
C1157 Performance Specification for Hydraulic Cement
C1240 Specification for Silica Fume Used in Cementitious Mixtures
C1329 Specification for Mortar Cement
C1437 Test Method for Flow of Hydraulic Cement Mortar
C1438 Specification for Latex and Powder Polymer Modifiers in Hydraulic Cement Concrete and Mortar
C1600/
...