Designation:C1272−17StandardSpecificationforHeavyVehicularPavingBrick1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1272;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversbrickintendedforuseasapavingmaterialinareaswithahighvolumeofheavyvehiculartraffic.Theunitsaredesignedforuseinsuchplacesasstreets,commercialdriveways,andaircrafttaxiways.TheseunitsarenotintendedforapplicationscoveredbySpecificationsC410orC902.1.2Unitsaremanufacturedfromclay,shale,orsimilarnaturallyoccurringearthysubstancesandsubjectedtoaheattreatmentatelevatedtemperatures(firing).Theheattreatmentmustdevelopsufficientfiredbondbetweentheparticulateconstituentstoprovidethestrengthanddurabilityrequirementsofthisspecification(seeTerminologyC1232).1.3Brickmaybeshapedduringmanufacturebyextruding,molding,orpressing.Brickmayhavespacinglugs,chamferededges,orboth.1.4Useofthisstandardandtherequirementshereintoevaluateandcorroboratetheperformanceofapavingunitmadefromothermaterials,ormadewithotherformingmethods,orothermeansofbindingthematerialsisnotcoveredbythescopeofthisstandard.1.5Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C67TestMethodsforSamplingandTestingBrickandStructuralClayTileC88TestMethodforSoundnessofAggregatesbyUseofSodiumSulfateorMagnesiumSulfateC410SpecificationforIndustrialFloorBrickC418TestMethodforAbrasi...