Cultural stone has a wide range of applications. It can be used in new buildings and renovated old buildings. It can be used indoors and outdoors. It can be produced in any style and in any color. This is why it sells well all over the United States. Because designers in the United States want to have different colors and stones, artificial stone can change colors and styles.

1 Scope

This standard specifies the terms and definitions, classification, naming and labeling, requirements, test methods, inspection rules, marking, packaging, transportation and storage of imitation natural surface art stones for building decoration. This standard applies to facing decorative materials that are cast and formed using Portland cement and lightweight aggregate as the main raw materials.

2 Normative reference documents

The provisions in the following documents become provisions of this standard through reference in this standard. For dated reference documents, all subsequent amendments (excluding errata content) or revised versions do not apply to this standard. However, parties to an agreement based on this standard are encouraged to investigate whether the latest versions of these documents can be used. For undated referenced documents, the latest edition applies to this standard.