ASTM C109/C109M-01 - 10.8.2001
 
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 C 349 provides an alternative procedure for this determination (not to be used for acceptance tests).

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1.2 This test method covers the application of the test using either inch-pound or SI units. The values stated in either system shall be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.

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.

 
2. Referenced Documents

C91-05

Standard Specification for Masonry Cement

C1328-05

Standard Specification for Plastic (Stucco) Cement

C150-07

Standard Specification for Portland Cement

C230/C230M-23

Standard Specification for Flow Table for Use in Tests of Hydraulic Cement

C1005-20

Standard Specification for Reference Masses and Devices for Determining Mass and Volume for Use in Physical Testing of Hydraulic Cements

C1157-08

Standard Performance Specification for Hydraulic Cement

C1329-05

Standard Specification for Mortar Cement

IEEE/ASTM SI-10

Standard for Use of the International System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System

C1437-26

Standard Test Method for Flow of Hydraulic Cement Mortar

E4-24

Standard Practices for Force Calibration and Verification of Testing Machines

C305-20

Standard Practice for Mechanical Mixing of Hydraulic Cement Pastes and Mortars of Plastic Consistency

C349-24

Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic-Cement Mortars (Using Portions of Prisms Broken in Flexure)

C511-21

Standard Specification for Mixing Rooms, Moist Cabinets, Moist Rooms, and Water Storage Tanks Used in the Testing of Hydraulic Cements and Concretes

C595-08

Standard Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements

C618-26

Standard Specification for Coal Ash and Raw or Calcined Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete

C670-24ae1

Standard Practice for Preparing Precision and Bias Statements for Test Methods for Construction Materials (Includes all amendments and changes 2/21/2025).

C778-26

Standard Specification for Standard Sand

C989-10

Standard Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete and Mortars

C114-24

Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cement