ASTM Standards and Work Items

New Approved ASTM Standards

D1143/D1143M – Standard Test Methods for Deep Foundations Under Static Axial Compressive Load has been reinstated, with revision to D1143/D1143M-07

D4355 – Standard Test Method for Deterioration of Geotextiles by Exposure to Light, Moisture and Heat in a Xenon Arc Type Apparatus has been revised to D4355-07

C563 – Standard Test Method for Approximation of Optimum SO3 in Hydraulic Cement Using Compressive Strength has been revised (with title change) to C563-07

D2974 – Standard Test Methods for Moisture, Ash, and Organic Matter of Peat and Other Organic Soils has been revised to D2974-07a

D5731 – Standard Test Method for Determination of the Point Load Strength Index of Rock and Application to Rock Strength Classifications has been revised (with title change) to D5731-07

New ASTM Work Items

WK15403 – Standard Practice for Deterioration of Geotextiles from Outdoor Exposure is a work item revision to existing standard D5970-96(2002)

WK15404 – Standard Test Method for Residue by Evaporation of Emulsified Asphalt is a work item revision to existing standard D6934-04

WK15432 – Standard Practice for Sampling Bituminous Paving Mixtures is a work item revision to existing standard D979-01(2006)e1

WK15433 – Standard Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete is a work item revision to existing standard C143/C143M-05a

WK15451 – Standard Test Methods for In-Place Density and Water Content of Soil and Soil-Aggregate by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth) is a work item revision to existing standard D6938-06e1

WK15467 – Standard Termninology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Aggregates is a work item revision to existing standard C125-07

WK15469 – Standard Specification for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete is a work item revision to existing standard C1116/C116M-06

WK15489 – Standard Test Method for Water Retention by Concrete Curing Materials is a work item revision to existing standard C156-05

WK15543 – Test Method for Determining Fatigue Failure of Compacted Asphalt Concrete Subjected to Repeated Flexural Bending

WK15551 – Standard Test Method for Erodibility Determination of Soil in the Field or in the Laboratory by the Jet Index Method is a work item revision to existing standard D5852-00

WK15591 – Standard Specification for Agencies Performing Nondestructive Testing is a work item revision to existing standard E543-06

WK15593 – Standard Practice for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Engaged in the Testing and/or Inspection of Soil and Rock as Used in Engineering Design and Construction is a work item revision to existing standard D3740-04a