Designation:C1194−03(Reapproved2011)StandardTestMethodforCompressiveStrengthofArchitecturalCastStone1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1194;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthesampling,preparationofspecimens,anddeterminationofthecompressivestrengthofarchitecturalcaststone.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C42/C42MTestMethodforObtainingandTestingDrilledCoresandSawedBeamsofConcreteC109/C109MTestMethodforCompressiveStrengthofHydraulicCementMortars(Using2-in.or[50-mm]CubeSpecimens)C617PracticeforCappingCylindricalConcreteSpecimens3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1caststone,n—anarchitecturalprecastconcretebuild-ingunitintendedtosimulatenaturalcutstone.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thistestmethodistobeusedindeterminingthecompressivestrengthofcaststone.Compressivestrengthisonemeasureofresistanceofcaststonetoweatheringandstructuralstress.5.Apparatus5.1TestingMachine—ThetestingmachineshallconformtotherequirementsprescribedinTestMethodC109/C109Munlessotherwiseindicatedtherein.6.Sampling6.1Selectthesampletorepresentthecaststoneunderconsideration.Thesamplemaybeselectedbythepurchaserorhisauthorizedrepresentativefromeach500ft3(14m3)ofcaststone.Selectasampleofadequatesizetopermittheprepara-tionofthreecompressiontestspecimens.7.TestSpecimens7.1Forcompressiontests,takethreespecimensfromeachsample.Cutsp...
