The Committee shall prepare standards, relating to the manufacture of manufactured masonry units of inorganic materials, including but not limited to fired clay and shale, concrete, sand-lime, and coatings for such units.

The Committee shall prepare standards on the use of these units in site-built and prefabricated masonry elements.

Units for use as refractories are excluded from the scope of the Committee.

The Committee shall encourage research on the manufacturing and use of manufactured masonry units and masonry building elements of these units.

The work of this Committee will be coordinated with other ASTM committees and other organizations having mutual interest, especially ASTM Committee C-12 on Mortars and Grouts for Unit Masonry