fly Designation: C 476 - 95 Standard Specification for Grout for Masonry" “This standard is ved under the xed designation C476; the number immediatly following the designation indicates the year of ‘original adoption on the case of evision, the year of nt evison. A mimber in parentheses indicates the year of at eappeoval A ‘superscript epilon (0) indicates an eitoral change since the last revision or approval, This standard hasbeen approved fr use by agencies ofthe Department of Defense, Consult the DoD Index of Speifcatons and Standards forthe specif year of sue which has boon adopted by the Department of Dfene 1, Seope 1.1 This specification covers two types of grout, fine and coarse grout, for use in the construction of masonry struc- tures Grout is specified by: (1) proportions or (2) strength requirements. 1.2 The text of this specification references notes and footnotes that provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of this specification. 2. Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards: C55 Specification for Quicklime for Structural Purposes? C150 Specification for Portland Cement? €207 Specification for Hydrated Lime for Masonry Purposes? C260 Specification for Air-Entraining Admixtures for Conerete? C404 Specification for Aggregates for Masonry Grout* C595/C 595M. Specification for Blended Hydraulic ‘Cements? C1019 Test Method of Sampling and Testing Grout* 3. Mat 3.1, Materials used as ingredients in grout shall conform to, the requirements specified in 3.1.1 to 3.1.8. 3.1.1 Cementitious Materials—Cementitious materials, shall conform to one of the following specifications 3.11.1 Portland Cement—Type I, 1A, I, 1, II, and IIIA of Specification C 150. 3.1.1.2 Blended Cements—Type IS, IS(MS), IS-A, IS- ‘A(MS), IP, of IP-A of Specification C 595/C 595M. 3.1.1.3 Quicklime—Specification C 5. 3.1.14 Hydrated Lime—Type S of Specification C 207. 3.1.2 Air-Entraining Admixtures—Air-entraining admix- tures shall conform to Specification C 260. 3.1.3 Agaregates—Aggregates shall conform to Specifica- tion C 404, 3.14 Water—Water shall be clean and potable. 3.15 Admixtures—Integral waterproofing compounds, "This specication is under the jurstction of ASTM Commitee C.12 on “Moras fr Unit Masonry andi the direct esponsibility of Subcommittee C1208 (8 Grout and Grout Admitures for Masonary Current edition approved Now. 10, 195. Published Janeary 1996. Originally published as C 475 61. Last previous eition C1769. 2 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol O40, > Ana! Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.02. “Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.08 274 accelerators, or other admixtures not mentioned definitely in the specification shall not be used in grout for use in reinforced masonry without approval from the purchaser. 3.1.6 Pumping Aids—Pumping aids are permitted 10 be used in cases where the brand, quality, and quantity are approved in writing by the purchaser or are definitely stipulated in the specification, 3.1.7 Antifreeze Compounds—No amtifreeze liquids, sats, or other substances shall be used in grout to lower the freezing point. 3.18 Storage of Materials—Cementitious materials and aggregates shall be stored in such a manner as to prevent deterioration’ or intrusion of foreign material or moisture ‘Any material that has become unsuitable for good construc- tion shall not be used. Nore 1AIf the grout is to be used to bond masonry units 10 reinforcing bars, the use of air-entraining materials or air-entraining admixtures isnot recommended. 4. Measurement and Mixing 4.1 Measurement of Materials—The method of mea- suring materials for the grout used in construction shall be such that the specified proportions of the grout materials can be controlled and accurately maintained. Nore 2—The weights per cubic foot of the materials are a follows: Weigh, hy Materia anes) Portland cement 96 1508) Blended cement ‘eight printed on bas Hydrated ime 20160) Lime pay a0 (1281) Sand, damp ad ose 80 (1281) of dry sind Ail quckime should te slaked in accordance with the manufacture’ Airetions All quiklime puts, except pulverized quicklime put, should be Sieve throuph No, 20 (850m) seve and allowed wo cool unt i has reached a temperatre of H'F26.7°C). Quiceime pty should weigh atleast 80 bf? Puy that weighs les than this may be weed in the proportion specications ifthe required quantity of exis added to met the minimum wei requirements 42 Mixing of Materials—Grout shall consist of cementitious material and aggregate (conforming to the requirements specified in Section 2) that have been mixed thoroughly for a minimum of 5 min in a mechanical mixer (Note 3) with sufficient water to bring the mixture to the desired consistency. Nore 3—Hand mixing of the grout may be permitted on small jobs, with the written approval of the purchaser outlining the hand mixing procedureah ca76 TABLE 1 Grout Proportions by Volume arab vole ot we orate Tienes _ _ Blended Cement ume Putty _ Foe 99a 7 oe Bcd ews be wm oe volar oe merous rae cows grt : oy 209 este sum ot be 1-2. te sof te olan tte coos Volaes of be cuertous _ aoe 5. Grout with the requirements of Table 1 or the compressive strength 5.1 Grout type shall be specified and shall meet one of the of grout shall be specified. When compressive strength is, following specified, the grout shall have a minimum compressive S.L.1_ Fine grout shall be manufactured with fine agere- ates (Specification C 404). 5.1.2 Course grout shall be manufactured with a combi- nation of coarse and fine aggregates (Specification C 404). Nore 4—Building Code provisions and grout space dimensions should be reviewed in selecting grout type or types. 5.2 The grout shall be either proportioned in accordance strength of 2000 psi at 28 days and shall be sampled and tested in accordance with Test Method C 1019, Nore S—Building Code provisions should be reviewed in selecting the specified compressive strength of grout. cement; compressive strength; grout; ma- sonry; portland cement; proportions ‘Te American Socket fo Testing and Materials takes ro poston respecting the vay o any patent rights assertod in connection with any er mentioned nts standard. 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