ASTM C1272-07

Standard Specification for Heavy Vehicular Paving Brick

ABSTRACT
This specification covers heavy vehicular paving bricks designed for use in streets, commercial driveways, aircraft taxiways, and other places where there is a high volume of heavy vehicular traffic. The bricks should be manufactured from clay, shale, or similar naturally occurring earthy substances and subjected to firing. The high temperature heat treatment should develop sufficient fired bonds between the material particles to produce the required strength and durability. The bricks may also be shaped by extruding, molding, or pressing during manufacture and may have spacing lugs, chamfered edges, or both. The materials are classified into two types according to the intended installation and should all conform to the required values of freeze thaw resistance, abrasion resistance, skid resistance, coring, chips or cracks, and efflorescence.
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 C 410 or C 902.
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 C 43).
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: 31-May-2007
• ICS: 93.080.20 - Road construction materials
• Technical Committee: C15 - Manufactured Masonry Units
• Drafting Committee: C15.02 - Brick and Structural Clay Tile

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM C1272-05a - Standard Specification for Heavy Vehicular Paving Brick
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2007
• Replaced By: ASTM C1272-10 - Standard Specification for Heavy Vehicular Paving Brick
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2010
• Referred By: ASTM C1781/C1781M-21 - Standard Test Method for Surface Infiltration Rate of Permeable Unit Pavement Systems
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C902-22 - Standard Specification for Pedestrian and Light Traffic Paving Brick
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C62-23 - Standard Specification for Building Brick (Solid Masonry Units Made from Clay or Shale)
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C1232-21a - Standard Terminology for Masonry
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C216-23 - Standard Specification for Facing Brick (Solid Masonry Units Made from Clay or Shale)
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2007

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: C1272 – 07
Standard Specification for
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Heavy Vehicular Paving Brick
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1272; 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* C418 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Concrete by
Sandblasting
1.1 This specification covers brick intended for use as a
C902 Specification for Pedestrian and Light Traffic Paving
paving material in areas with a high volume of heavy vehicular
Brick
traffic. The units are designed for use in such places as streets,
E303 Test Method for Measuring Surface Frictional Prop-
commercial driveways, and aircraft taxiways. These units are
erties Using the British Pendulum Tester
not intended for applications covered by Specifications C410
or C902.
3. Terminology
1.2 Units are manufactured from clay, shale, or similar
3.1 Definitions—Termsusedinthisspecificationaredefined
naturally occurring earthy substances and subjected to a heat
in Terminology C43.
treatment at elevated temperatures (firing). The heat treatment
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
must develop sufficient fired bond between the particulate
3.2.1 heavy vehicular traffıc—high volume of heavy ve-
constituentstoprovidethestrengthanddurabilityrequirements
hicles representing trucks or combination vehicles having 3 or
of this specification (see firing, fired bond, and incipient fusion
more loaded axles.
in Terminology C43).
3.2.1.1 Discussion—High volume is considered to be traffic
1.3 Brick may be shaped during manufacture by extruding,
over 251 daily equivalent single axle loads (ESAL).
molding, or pressing. Brick may have spacing lugs, chamfered
edges, or both.
4. Classification
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
4.1 Types—Heavy vehicular paving brick are classified by
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
type according to their intended installation:
information only.
4.1.1 Type R—Brick intended to be set in a mortar setting
2. Referenced Documents bed supported by an adequate concrete base; or an asphalt
2 setting bed supported by an adequate asphalt or concrete base.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3 4.1.2 Type F—Brickintendedtobesetinasandsettingbed,
C43 Terminology of Structural Clay Products
with sand joints, and supported by an adequate base.
C67 Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Brick and
4.2 Applications—Heavy vehicular paving brick are classi-
Structural Clay Tile
fied by application according to their dimensional tolerances,
C88 Test Method for Soundness of Aggregates by Use of
distortion, and extent of chips.
Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate
4.2.1 Application PS—Pavers intended for general use.
C410 Specification for Industrial Floor Brick
4.2.2 Application PX—Pavers intended for use where di-
mensional tolerances, warpage, and chippage are limited.
4.2.3 Application PA—Pavers intended to produce charac-
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C15 on
teristic architectural effects resulting from nonuniformity in
Manufactured Masonry Units and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
C15.02 on Brick and Structural Clay Tile.
size, color, and texture.
Current edition approved June 1, 2007. Published June 2007. Originally
approved in 1995. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as C1272 – 05a. DOI:
5. Physical Properties
10.1520/C1272-07.
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5.1 Freeze Thaw Resistance—Use one of the following
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
5.1.1 Physical Property Requirements—The brick shall
the ASTM website.
3 conform to the physical requirements for the type specified as
Withdrawn. The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced
on www.astm.org. prescribed in Table 1.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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C1272 – 07
TABLE 1 Physical Requirements
Minimum Compressive Strength, Gross Minimum Breaking Load, Maximum Cold Water
Type
Area, psi (MPa) lb/in. (kN/mm) Absorption, %
Avg. of 5 Brick Individual Avg. of 5 Brick Individual Avg. of 5 Brick Individual
R 8000 (55.2) 7000 (48.3) . . . . . . 6.0 7.0
F 10 000 (69.0) 8800 (60.7) 475 (83) 333 (58) 6.0 7.0
5.1.2 Freezing and Thawing Alternative—The cold water resistance should be determined according to the volume
absor
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