ASTM C109/C109M-12

Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Specimens)

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 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 C349 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 SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. 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 nonconformance with the standard.  
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.2)

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 14-Dec-2012
• ICS: 91.100.10 - Cement. Gypsum. Lime. Mortar
• Technical Committee: C01 - Cement
• Drafting Committee: C01.27 - Strength

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM C109/C109M-11b - Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Specimens)
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D1734-93(2022) - Standard Practice for Making Cementitious Panels for Testing Coatings
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2012
• Referred By: ASTM C1038/C1038M-19 - Standard Test Method for Expansion of Hydraulic Cement Mortar Bars Stored in Water
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2012
• Referred By: ASTM C1260-22 - Standard Test Method for Potential Alkali Reactivity of Aggregates (Mortar-Bar Method)
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2012
• Referred By: ASTM C807-21 - Standard Test Method for Time of Setting of Hydraulic Cement Mortar by Modified Vicat Needle
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2012
• Referred By: ASTM C441/C441M-17 - Standard Test Method for Effectiveness of Pozzolans or Ground Blast-Furnace Slag in Preventing Excessive Expansion of Concrete Due to the Alkali-Silica Reaction
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2012
• Referred By: ASTM C989/C989M-22 - Standard Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete and Mortars
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2012
• Referred By: ASTM C1328/C1328M-23 - Standard Specification for Plastic (Stucco) Cement
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2012
• Referred By: ASTM C1713-23 - Standard Specification for Mortars for the Repair of Historic Masonry
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D6532-00(2022) - Standard Test Method for Evaluation of the Effect of Clear Water Repellent Treatments on Water Absorption of Hydraulic Cement Mortar Specimens
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2012
• Referred By: ASTM C1709-22 - Standard Guide for Evaluation of Alternative Supplementary Cementitious Materials (ASCM) for Use in Concrete
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2012
• 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-Dec-2012
• Referred By: ASTM C882/C882M-20 - Standard Test Method for Bond Strength of Epoxy-Resin Systems Used With Concrete By Slant Shear
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2012
• Referred By: ASTM C1567-23 - Standard Test Method for Determining the Potential Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Combinations of Cementitious Materials and Aggregate (Accelerated Mortar-Bar Method)
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2012
• Referred By: ASTM C939/C939M-22 - Standard Test Method for Flow of Grout for Preplaced-Aggregate Concrete (Flow Cone Method)
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2012

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: C109/C109M − 12
StandardTest Method for
Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using
1
2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Specimens)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C109/C109M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber 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. Scope* C114Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic
Cement
1.1 This test method covers determination of the compres-
C150Specification for Portland Cement
sive strength of hydraulic cement mortars, using 2-in. or
C230/C230MSpecification for Flow Table for Use in Tests
[50-mm] cube specimens.
of Hydraulic Cement
NOTE 1—Test Method C349 provides an alternative procedure for this
C305Practice for Mechanical Mixing of Hydraulic Cement
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
C349Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic-
either inch-pound or SI units. The values stated in either SI
Cement Mortars (Using Portions of Prisms Broken in
units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as
Flexure)
standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets.
C511Specification for Mixing Rooms, Moist Cabinets,
Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;
Moist Rooms, and Water Storage Tanks Used in the
therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.
Testing of Hydraulic Cements and Concretes
Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnoncon-
C595Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements
formance with the standard.
C618Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined
1.3 Values in SI units shall be obtained by measurement in
Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete
SI units or by appropriate conversion, using the Rules for
C670Practice for Preparing Precision and Bias Statements
Conversion and Rounding given in IEEE/ASTM SI-10, of
for Test Methods for Construction Materials
measurements made in other units.
C778Specification for Sand
C989SpecificationforSlagCementforUseinConcreteand
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Mortars
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- C1005Specification for Reference Masses and Devices for
Determining Mass and Volume for Use in the Physical
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. (Warning—Fresh Testing of Hydraulic Cements
hydraulic cementitious mixtures are caustic and may cause C1157Performance Specification for Hydraulic Cement
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chemical burns to skin and tissue upon prolonged exposure. )
C1328Specification for Plastic (Stucco) Cement
C1329Specification for Mortar Cement
2. Referenced Documents
C1437Test Method for Flow of Hydraulic Cement Mortar
3
E4Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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C91Specification for Masonry Cement
2.2 IEEE/ASTM Standard:
IEEE/ASTM SI-10Standard for Use of the International
System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System
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ThistestmethodisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeC01onCement
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C01.27 on Strength.
3. Summary of Test Method
Current edition approved Dec. 15, 2012. Published January 2013. Originally
approved in 1934. Last previous edition approved in 2011 as C109/C109M–11b.
3.1 Themortarusedconsistsof1partcementand2.75parts
DOI: 10.1520/C0109_C0109M-12.
2 of sand proportioned by mass. Portland or air-entraining
See the section on Safety, Manual of Cement Testing, Annual Book of ASTM
Standards, Vol 04.01.
portland cements are mixed at specified water/cement ratios.
3
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
the ASTM website. [50-mm] test cubes are compacted by tamping in two layers.
*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 5.6 Tamper, a nonabsorptive, nonabrasive, nonbrittle mate-
immersed in lime water until tested. rial such as a rubber compound having
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Designation: C109/C109M − 11b C109/C109M − 12
Standard Test Method for
Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using
1
2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Specimens)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C109/C109M; 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. 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 C349 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 SI units
or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. 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 nonconformance with the standard.
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
2
tissue upon prolonged exposure. )
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
C91 Specification for Masonry Cement
C114 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cement
C150 Specification for Portland Cement
C230/C230M Specification for Flow Table for Use in Tests of Hydraulic Cement
C305 Practice for Mechanical Mixing of Hydraulic Cement Pastes and Mortars of Plastic Consistency
C349 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic-Cement Mortars (Using Portions of Prisms Broken in Flexure)
C511 Specification for Mixing Rooms, Moist Cabinets, Moist Rooms, and Water Storage Tanks Used in the Testing of Hydraulic
Cements and Concretes
C595 Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements
C618 Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete
C670 Practice for Preparing Precision and Bias Statements for Test Methods for Construction Materials
C778 Specification for Sand
C989 Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete and Mortars
C1005 Specification for Reference Masses and Devices for Determining Mass and Volume for Use in the Physical Testing of
Hydraulic Cements
C1157 Performance Specification for Hydraulic Cement
C1328 Specification for Plastic (Stucco) 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 Dec. 1, 2011Dec. 15, 2012. Published March 2012January 2013. Originally approved in 1934. Last previous edition approved in 2011 as
C109/C109M – 11a.C109/C109M – 11b. DOI: 10.1520/C0109_C0109M-11B.10.1520/C0109_C0109M-12.
2
See the section on Safety, Manual of Cement Testing, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.01.
3
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.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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C1329 Specification for Mortar Cement
C1437 Test Method for Flow of Hydraulic Cement Mortar
E4 Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines
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 and 2.75 parts of sand proportioned by mass. Portland or air-entraining portland
cement
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