ABC’s of Construction: ASTM Standards

ASTM Standards hold a special place in the world of construction, ensuring that products meet or exceed expectations. What follows is a list of some of the more common standards encountered across the Ernest Maier brands:

Aggregates

• C33 Standard Specification for Concrete Aggregates
• C136 / C136M Standard Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates

Concrete

• C31 / C31M Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field
• C33 Standard Specification for Concrete Aggregates
• C39 / C39M Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimen
• C-150, Standard Specification for Portland Cement
• C979/C979M Standard Specification for Pigments for Integrally Colored Concrete

Masonry

• C55 Standard Specification for Concrete Building Brick
• C90 Standard Specification for Loadbearing Concrete Masonry Units
• C91 / C91M Standard Specification for Masonry Cement
• C129-17 Standard Specification for Nonloadbearing Concrete Masonry Units
• C144 Standard Specification for Aggregate for Masonry Mortar
• C140/C140M Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Concrete Masonry Units and Related Units
• C270 Standard Specification for Mortar for Unit Masonry
• C387/C387M-17 Standard Specification for Packaged, Dry, Combined Materials for Concrete and High Strength Mortar
• C476 Standard Specification for Grout for Masonry
• C1384 Standard Specification for Admixtures for Masonry Mortars

Outdoor Living

• C936/C936M-21a Standard Specification for Solid Concrete Interlocking Paving Units
• D6684 Standard Specification for Materials and Manufacture of Articulating Concrete Block (ACB) Systems

Steel

• A82: Specification for Plain Steel Wire for Concrete Reinforcement
• A496: Specification for Deformed Steel Wire for Concrete Reinforcement
• A497: Specification for Welded Deformed Steel Wire Fabric for Concrete Reinforcement
• A615/A615M: Deformed and plain carbon-steel bars for concrete reinforcement
• A706/A706M: Low-alloy steel deformed and plain bars for concrete reinforcement

For more information on standards please visit: www.astm.org