Designation:C1532/C1532M−12StandardPracticeforSelection,Removal,andShipmentofManufacturedMasonryUnitsandMasonrySpecimensfromExistingConstruction1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1532/C1532M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thispracticecoverstheprocessofselection,removal,andshipmentofmasonryspecimensfromexistingconstructionthatareintendedfortesting.Thesespecimenscanbeeitherindividualmasonryunitsorassemblages.Assemblagesareaportionofexistingmasonry,typicallyconsistingofmasonryunits,mortar,grout,reinforcingsteel,collarjoint,andmasonryaccessories.Thespecimensmaybetakenfromsingle-ormultiple-wytheconstruction,orportionsthereof.Thispracticealsocoversproceduresforreportingaspartofthisprocess.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatoryrequirementspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C1180TerminologyofMortarandGroutforUnitMasonryC1232TerminologyofMasonryE122PracticeforCalculatingSampleSizetoEstimate,WithSpecifiedPrecision,theAverageforaCharacteristicofaLotorProcess3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1Fordefinitionsoftermsusedinthispractice,refertoTerminologiesC1180andC1232.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Masonryspecimensaresometimesremovedaspartofanassessmentoftheconditionofmasonryconstruction.Suchspecimensarecommonlypreparedforshipmenttoalaboratorywherethespecimensareassessedwithvisualtechniqu...
