ASTM Masonry Standards for the Building Industry: 8th Edition (Print)

With 11 new standards, 25 updated standards and 112 total standards, this new compilation is a powerful technical resource for designers, manufacturers, engineers, architects, specifiers, professors, and consultants involved in production, design, or testing of masonry products or assemblies. You’ll have access to the best practices and guides for test specimen preparation, proper use of test methods and specifications, and reduction of efflorescence.
Test methods included for sample and testing of the following materials:
• Brick
• Structural clay tile
• Concrete masonry units
• Mortar
• Grout
• Drying shrinkage of concrete block
• Bond strength of mortar
• Splitting tensile strength
• Flexural bond strength
• Water penetration/leakage