Standards
Specifications
Both the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) have set standards to which clay face brick and hollow brick must be manufactured. Here is the list of those and other masonry related standards.
CSA – Canadian Standards Association
178 Rexdale Blvd. |
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| CAN 3-A5-M88 | Portland Cements |
| CAN 3-A8-M88 | Masonry Cement |
| A31-M75 | Modular and Metric Co-ordination for Building |
| A82-06 | Fired Masonry Brick made from Clay or Shale |
| A82.56-M76 | Aggregates for Masonry Mortar |
| A123.4-M79 | Bitumen of Damproofing & Waterproofing |
| A179-M76 | Mortar and Grout for Unit Masonry |
| A324-M88 | Clay Flue Liners |
| A362-M88 | Blended Hydraulic Cement |
| A369.1-M90 | Method of Test for Compressive Strength of Masonry Prisms |
| A370-M84 | Connectors for Masonry |
| A371-M84 | Masonry Construction for Building |
| A405-M87 | Masonry Fireplaces and Chimneys |
| S304-M84 | Masonry Construction & Design for Building |
ASTM – American Society for Testing and Materials
100 Barr Harbor Drive, |
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| C27-88 | Fireclay and High Alumina Refractory Brick |
| C43-91a | Terminology Relating to Structural Clay Products |
| C62-91b | Specifications for Building Brick (Solid Masonry Units made from Clay or Shale) |
| C67-91 | Test Methods of Sampling and Testing Brick and Structural Clay Tile |
| C144-91 | Specifications for Aggregate for Masonry Mortar |
| C216-91c | Specifications for Facing Brick/Solid Masonry Units from Clay or Shale |
| C270-91a | Specifications for Mortar for Unit Masonry |
| C315-91 | Specifications for Clay Flue Linings |
| C404-87 | Specifications for Aggregates for Masonry Grout |
| C476-91 | Specifications for Grout for Masonry |
| C652-91C | Specifications for Hollow Brick Masonry Units made from Clay or Shale |
| C901-85 ('90) | Specifications for Prefabricated Masonry Panels |
| C902-91a | Specifications for Pedestrian and Light Traffic Paving Brick |
| C1088-88 | Standard Specifications for Thin Veneer Brick made from Clay or Shale |
| E72-80 | Conducting Strength Tests of Panels for Building Construction |
| E447-92 | Methods of Test for Compressive Strength of Masonry Prisms |