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Written by Randy Post
Wednesday, 22 October 2008 12:00
For those of you are interested, there were a number of ASTM standards updated in the last two months that apply to geotechnical engineering, soils testing, concrete, aggregate and other materials testing topics. Unfortunately the only way to see what changed is to buy the updated standards. If there are any significant changes that affect the state of the practice in our industry, I hope someone will let us know and we can post a summary here on GeoPrac for the benefit of all. In the mean time, I only highlight newly approved standards or re-approved standards, not work items. Click through for a list.
For a complete list of the most current standards, refer to the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) website. C39/C39M - Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens has been editorially changed, available as C39/C39M-05e2 C109/C109M - Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Specimens) Editorial Review Board change C109/C109M-07e1 C494/C494M - Standard Specification for Chemical Admixtures for Concrete has been revised to C494/C494M-08a C666/C666M - Standard Test Method for Resistance of Concrete to Rapid Freezing and Thawing has been reapproved, available as C666/C666M-03(2008) C805/C805M - Standard Test Method for Rebound Number of Hardened Concrete has been revised (with designation change) to C805/C805M-08 C1157 - Standard Performance Specification for Hydraulic Cement has been revised to C1157-08 C1439 - Standard Test Methods for Evaluating Polymer Modifiers in Mortar and Concrete has been revised (with title change) to C1439-08 C1646/C1646M - Standard Practice for Making and Curing Test Specimens for Evaluating Frost Resistance of Coarse Aggregate in Air-Entrained Concrete by Rapid Freezing and Thawing has been revised to C1646/C1646M-08 D1426 - Standard Test Methods for Ammonia Nitrogen In Water has been revised to D1426-08 D1586 - Standard Test Method for Standard Penetration Test (SPT) and Split-Barrel Sampling of Soils has been revised to D1586-08a D1587 - Standard Practice for Thin-Walled Tube Sampling of Soils for Geotechnical Purposes has been revised to D1587-08 D2113 - Standard Practice for Rock Core Drilling and Sampling of Rock for Site Investigation has been revised to D2113-08 D2573 - Standard Test Method for Field Vane Shear Test in Cohesive Soil has been revised to D2573-08 D3352 - Standard Test Method for Strontium Ion in Brackish Water, Seawater, and Brines has been revised to D3352-08 D4025 - Standard Practice for Reporting Results of Examination and Analysis of Deposits Formed from Water for Subsurface Injection has been revised to D4025-08 D4328 - Standard Practice for Calculation of Supersaturation of Barium Sulfate, Strontium Sulfate, and Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (Gypsum) in Brackish Water, Seawater, and Brines has been revised to D4328-08 D4658 - Standard Test Method for Sulfide Ion in Water has been revised to D4658-08 D5093 - Standard Test Method for Field Measurement of Infiltration Rate Using Double-Ring Infiltrometer with Sealed-Inner Ring has been reapproved, available as D5093-02(2008) D5195 - Standard Test Method for Density of Soil and Rock In-Place at Depths Below Surface by Nuclear Methods has been revised to D5195-08 D5220 - Standard Test Method for Water Mass per Unit Volume of Soil and Rock In-Place by the Neutron Depth Probe Method has been revised (with title change) to D5220-08 D5321 - Standard Test Method for Determining the Coefficient of Soil and Geosynthetic or Geosynthetic and Geosynthetic Friction by the Direct Shear Method has been revised to D5321-08D6072 - Standard Practice for Obtaining Samples of Geosynthetic Clay Liners has been revised (with title change) to D6072-08D6239 - Standard Test Method for Uranium in Drinking Water by High-Resolution Alpha-Liquid-Scintillation Spectrometry Editorial Review Board change D6239-03e2 D6243 - Standard Test Method for Determining the Internal and Interface Shear Resistance of Geosynthetic Clay Liner by the Direct Shear Method has been revised to D6243-08 D6519 - Standard Practice for Sampling of Soil Using the Hydraulically Operated Stationary Piston Sampler has been revised to D6519-08 D6581 - Standard Test Methods for Bromate, Bromide, Chlorate, and Chlorite in Drinking Water by Suppressed Ion Chromatography has been revised to D6581-08 D6913 - Standard Test Methods for Particle-Size Distribution (Gradation) of Soils Using Sieve Analysis Editorial Review Board change D6913-04e2 D6932/D6932M - Standard Guide for Materials and Construction of Open-Graded Friction Course Plant Mixtures has been revised to D6932/D6932M-08 D7064/D7064M - Standard Practice for Open-Graded Friction Course (OGFC) Mix Design has been revised to D7064/D7064M-08 D7175 - Standard Test Method for Determining the Rheological Properties of Asphalt Binder Using a Dynamic Shear Rheometer has been revised to D7175-08 D7273 - Standard Guide for for Acceptance Testing Requirements for Geonets and Geonet Drainage Geocomposites is a new standard, now available. D7273-08 D7276 - Standard Guide for Analysis and Interpretation of Test Data for Articulating Concrete Block (ACB) Revetment Systems in Open Channel Flow is a new standard, now available. D7276-08 D7277 - Standard Test Method for Performance Testing of Articulating Concrete Block (ACB) Revetment Systems for Hydraulic Stability in Open Channel Flow is a new standard, now available. D7277-08 D7366 - Standard Practice for Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty for Data from Regression-based Methods is a new standard, now available. D7366-08 D7466 - Standard Test Method for Measuring the Asperity Height of Textured Geomembrane is a new standard, now available. D7466-08E1212 - Standard Practice for Quality Management Systems for Nondestructive Testing Agencies has been reapproved, available as E1212-04(2008) E1454 - Standard Guide for Data Fields for Computerized Transfer of Digital Ultrasonic Testing Data has been reapproved, available as E1454-02(2008)E2491 - Standard Guide for Evaluating Performance Characteristics of Phased-Array Ultrasonic Testing Instruments and Systems has been revised (with title change) to E2491-08
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