New Standards
- C1688/C1688M – Standard Test Method for Density and Void Content of Freshly Mixed Pervious Concrete is a new standard, now available. C1688/C1688M-08
- D7383 – Standard Test Methods for Axial Compressive Force Pulse (Rapid) Testing of Deep Foundations is a new standard, now available. D7383-08
- D7458 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Beryllium in Soil, Rock, Sediment, and Fly Ash Using Ammonium Bifluoride Extraction and Fluorescence Detection is a new standard, now available. D7458-08
Revised Standards
- C157/C157M – Standard Test Method for Length Change of Hardened Hydraulic-Cement Mortar and Concrete has been revised to C157/C157M-08
- C215 – Standard Test Method for Fundamental Transverse, Longitudinal, and Torsional Frequencies of Concrete Specimens has been revised to C215-08
- C231 – Standard Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method has been revised to C231-08c
- C457 – Standard Test Method for Microscopical Determination of Parameters of the Air-Void System in Hardened Concrete has been revised to C457-09c
- C618 – Standard Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete has been revised to C618-08a
- C928/C928M – Standard Specification for Packaged, Dry, Rapid-Hardening Cementitious Materials for Concrete Repairs has been revised to C928/C928M-08
- C1040/C1040M – Standard Test Methods for In-Place Density of Unhardened and Hardened Concrete, Including Roller Compacted Concrete, By Nuclear Methods has been revised (with designation change) to C1040/C1040M-08
- C1107/C1107M – Standard Specification for Packaged Dry, Hydraulic-Cement Grout (Nonshrink) has been revised to C1107/C1107M-08
- C1141/C1141M – Standard Specification for Admixtures for Shotcrete has been revised (with designation change) to
- C1170/C1170M – Standard Test Method for Determining Consistency and Density of Roller-Compacted Concrete Using a Vibrating Table has been revised (with designation change) to C1170/C1170M-08
- C1550 – Standard Test Method for Flexural Toughness of Fiber Reinforced Concrete (Using Centrally Loaded Round Panel) has been revised to C1550-08
- D511 – Standard Test Methods for Calcium and Magnesium In Water has been revised to D511-08
- D934 – Standard Practices for Identification of Crystalline Compounds in Water-Formed Deposits By X-Ray Diffraction has been revised to D934-08
- D1886 – Standard Test Methods for Nickel in Water has been revised to D1886-08
- D2331 – Standard Practices for Preparation and Preliminary Testing of Water-Formed Deposits has been revised to D2331-08
- D2332 – Standard Practice for Analysis of Water-Formed Deposits by Wavelength-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence has been revised to D2332-08
- D2972 – Standard Test Methods for Arsenic in Water has been revised to D2972-08
- D3370 – Standard Practices for Sampling Water from Closed Conduits has been revised to D3370-08
- D3559 – Standard Test Methods for Lead in Water has been revised to D3559-08
- D3645 – Standard Test Methods for Beryllium in Water has been revised to D3645-08
- D3875 – Standard Test Method for Alkalinity in Brackish Water, Seawater, and Brines has been revised to D3875-08
- D3923 – Standard Practices for Detecting Leaks in Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Devices has been revised (with title change) to D3923-08
- D4025 – Standard Practice for Reporting Results of Examination and Analysis of Deposits Formed from Water for Subsurface Injection has been revised to D4025-08a
- D4190 – Standard Test Method for Elements in Water by Direct-Current Argon Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy has been revised to D4190-08
- D4191 – Standard Test Method for Sodium in Water by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry has been revised to D4191-08
- D4192 – Standard Test Method for Potassium in Water by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry has been revised to D4192-08
- D4546 – Standard Test Methods for One-Dimensional Swell or Settlement Potential of Cohesive Soils has been revised to D4546-08
- D4945 – Standard Test Method for High-Strain Dynamic Testing of Piles has been revised to D4945-08
- D5463 – Standard Guide for Use of Test Kits to Measure Inorganic Constituents in Water has been revised to D5463-08
- D5540 – Standard Practice for Flow Control and Temperature Control for On-Line Water Sampling and Analysis has been revised to D5540-08
- D6151 – Standard Practice for Using Hollow-Stem Augers for Geotechnical Exploration and Soil Sampling has been revised to D6151-08
- D6301 – Standard Practice for Collection of On-Line Composite Samples of Suspended Solids and Ionic Solids in Process Water has been revised (with title change) to D6301-08
- D6393 – Standard Test Method for Bulk Solids Characterization by Carr Indices has been revised to D6393-08
- D6682 – Standard Test Method for Measuring Shear Stresses of Powders Using Peschl Rotational Split Level Shear Tester has been revised to D6682-08
- D6773 – Standard Shear Test Method for Bulk Solids Using the Schulze Ring Shear Tester has been revised to D6773-08
- D7382 – Standard Test Methods for Determination of Maximum Dry Unit Weight and Water Content Range for Effective Compaction of Granular Soils Using a Vibrating Hammer has been revised to D7382-08
Reapproved Standards
- D3858 – Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water by Velocity-Area Method has been reapproved, available as D3858-95(2008)
- D3974 – Standard Practices for Extraction of Trace Elements from Sediments has been reapproved, available as D3974-81(2008)
- D3975 – Standard Practice for Development and Use (Preparation) of Samples for Collaborative Testing of Methods for Analysis of Sediments has been reapproved, available as D3975-93(2008)
- D4044 – Standard Test Method for (Field Procedure) for Instantaneous Change in Head (Slug) Tests for Determining Hydraulic Properties of Aquifers has been reapproved, available as D4044-96(2008)
- D4050 – Standard Test Method for (Field Procedure) for Withdrawal and Injection Well Tests for Determining Hydraulic Properties of Aquifer Systems has been reapproved, available as D4050-96(2008)
- D4105 – Standard Test Method (Analytical Procedure) for Determining Transmissivity and Storage Coefficient of Nonleaky Confined Aquifers by the Modified Theis Nonequilibrium Method has been reapproved, available as D4105-96(2008)
- D4106 – Standard Test Method for (Analytical Procedure) for Determining Transmissivity and Storage Coefficient of Nonleaky Confined Aquifers by the Theis Nonequilibrium Method has been reapproved, available as D4106-96(2008)
- D4409 – Standard Test Method for Velocity Measurements of Water in Open Channels with Rotating Element Current Meters has been reapproved, available as D4409-95(2008)
- D4411 – Standard Guide for Sampling Fluvial Sediment in Motion has been reapproved, available as D4411-03(2008)
- D4630 – Standard Test Method for Determining Transmissivity and Storage Coefficient of Low-Permeability Rocks by In Situ Measurements Using the Constant Head Injection Test has been reapproved, available as D4630-96(2008)
- D4631 – Standard Test Method for Determining Transmissivity and Storativity of Low Permeability Rocks by In Situ Measurements Using Pressure Pulse Technique has been reapproved, available as D4631-95(2008)
- D4696 – Standard Guide for Pore-Liquid Sampling from the Vadose Zone has been reapproved, available as D4696-92(2008)
- D4822 – Standard Guide for Selection of Methods of Particle Size Analysis of Fluvial Sediments (Manual Methods) has been reapproved, available as D4822-88(2008)
- D4823 – Standard Guide for Core Sampling Submerged, Unconsolidated Sediments has been reapproved, available as D4823-95(2008)
- D5074 – Standard Practice for Preparation of Natural-Matrix Sediment Reference Samples for Major and Trace Inorganic Constituents Analysis by Partial Extraction Procedures has been reapproved, available as D5074-90(2008)
- D5089 – Standard Test Method for Velocity Measurements of Water in Open Channels with Electromagnetic Current Meters has been reapproved, available as D5089-95(2008)
- D5129 – Standard Test Method for Open Channel Flow Measurement of Water Indirectly by Using Width Contractions has been reapproved, available as D5129-95(2008)
- D5130 – Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water Indirectly by Slope-Area Method has been reapproved, available as D5130-95(2008)
- D5269 – Standard Test Method for Determining Transmissivity of Nonleaky Confined Aquifers by the Theis Recovery Method has been reapproved, available as D5269-96(2008)
- D5270 – Standard Test Method for Determining Transmissivity and Storage Coefficient of Bounded, Nonleaky, Confined Aquifers has been reapproved, available as D5270-96(2008)
- D5490 – Standard Guide for Comparing Ground-Water Flow Model Simulations to Site-Specific Information has been reapproved, available as D5490-93(2008)
- D5541 – Standard Practice for Developing a Stage-Discharge Relation for Open Channel Flow has been reapproved, available as D5541-94(2008)
- D5609 – Standard Guide for Defining Boundary Conditions in Ground-Water Flow Modeling has been reapproved, available as D5609-94(2008)
- D5610 – Standard Guide for Defining Initial Conditions in Ground-Water Flow Modeling has been reapproved, available as D5610-94(2008)
- D5611 – Standard Guide for Conducting a Sensitivity Analysis for a Ground-Water Flow Model Application has been reapproved, available as D5611-94(2008)
- D5613 – Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Measurement of Time of Travel Using Dye Tracers has been reapproved, available as
- D5614 – Standard Test Method for Open Channel Flow Measurement of Water with Broad-Crested Weirs has been reapproved, available as D5614-94(2008)
- D5640 – Standard Guide for Selection of Weirs and Flumes for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water has been reapproved, available as D5640-95(2008)
- D5674 – Standard Guide for Operation of a Gaging Station has been reapproved, available as D5674-95(2008)
- D5979 – Standard Guide for Conceptualization and Characterization of Ground-Water Systems has been reapproved, available as D5979-96(2008)
- D5981 – Standard Guide for Calibrating a Ground-Water Flow Model Application has been reapproved, available as D5981-96(2008)
- D6000 – Standard Guide for Presentation of Water-Level Information From Ground-Water Sites has been reapproved, available as D6000-96(2008)
- D6025 – Standard Guide for Developing and Evaluating Ground-Water Modeling Codes has been reapproved, available as D6025-96(2008)
- D6030 – Standard Guide for Selection of Methods for Assessing Ground Water or Aquifer Sensitiviy and Vulnerability has been reapproved, available as D6030-96(2008)
- D6033 – Standard Guide for Describing the Functionality of a Ground-Water Modeling Code has been reapproved, available as D6033-96(2008)
- D6036 – Standard Guide for Displaying the Results of Chemical Analyses of Ground Water for Major Ions and Trace Elements—Use of Maps has been reapproved, available as D6036-96(2008)
- D6318 – Standard Practice for Calibrating a Fathometer Using a Bar Check Method has been reapproved, available as D6318-03(2008)
- D6527 – Standard Test Method for Determining Unsaturated and Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity in Porous Media by Steady-State Centrifugation has been reapproved, available as D6527-00(2008)
- D6836 – Standard Test Methods for Determination of the Soil Water Chararcteristic Curve for Desorption Using a Hanging Column, Pressure Extractor, Chilled Mirror Hygrometer, and/or Centrifuge has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as D6836-02(2008)e1
- D7004 – Standard Test Method for Grab Tensile Properties of Reinforced Geomembranes has been reapproved, available as D7004-03(2008)
- D7005 – Standard Test Method for Determining the Bond Strength (Ply Adhesion) of Geocomposites has been reapproved, available as D7005-03(2008)
- D7006 – Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Geomembranes has been reapproved, available as D7006-03(2008)
Other Changes to Standards
- D2777 – Standard Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias of Applicable Test Methods of Committee D19 on Water has been editorially changed, available as D2777-08e1
- D4545 – Standard Practice for Determining the Integrity of Factory Seams Used in Joining Manufactured Flexible Sheet Geomembranes (Withdrawn 2008) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D4545-86(1999)
- D5072 – Standard Test Method for Radon in Drinking Water (Withdrawn 2008) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D5072-98
GeoPrac and ASTM Standards Updates
ASTM standards are an important part of my geotechnical engineering practice, and keeping up with changes can be a challenging thing. Their website offers an ASTM standards tracker service that will email you a weekly update on new, revised or otherwise modified standards for your areas of interest. I try to sift through these weekly updates and provide a monthly update to GeoPrac readers that contains changes to standards (no work items) that may be of interest to them in their practice. I look at updates updates from the following ASTM comittees:
- C01 – Cement
- C07 – Lime
- C09 – Concrete and Concrete Aggregates
- C15 – Manufactured Masonry Units
- C17 – Fiber-Reinforced Cement Products
- C18 – Dimension Stone
- C27 – Precast Concrete Products
- D04 – Road and Paving Materials
- D18 – Soil and Rock
- D19 – Water
- D35 – Geosynthetics
- E07 – Nondestructive Testing
- E27 – Hazard Potential of Chemicals
- E44 – Solar, Geothermal and Other Alternative Energy Sources
- G01 – Corrosion of Metals
