New Standards
- C1707 – Standard Specification for Specification for Pozzolanic Hydraulic Lime for Structural Purposes is a new standard, now available. C1707-09
- D7369 – Standard Test Method for Determining the Resilient Modulus of Bituminous Mixtures by Indirect Tension Test is a new standard, now available. D7369-09
- D7485 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Nonylphenol, p-tert-Octylphenol, Nonylphenol Monoethoxylate and Nonylphenol Diethoxylate in Environmental Waters by Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry is a new standard, now available. D7485-09
Revised Standards
- C110 – Standard Test Methods for Physical Testing of Quicklime, Hydrated Lime, and Limestone has been revised to C110-09
- C652 – Standard Specification for Hollow Brick (Hollow Masonry Units Made From Clay or Shale) has been revised to C652-09
- C1232 – Standard Terminology of Masonry has been revised to C1232-09
- D653 – Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids has been revised to D653-09
- D1452 – Standard Practice for Soil Exploration and Sampling by Auger Borings has been revised (with title change) to D1452-09
- D3385 – Standard Test Method for Infiltration Rate of Soils in Field Using Double-Ring Infiltrometer has been revised to D3385-09
- D3865 – Standard Test Method for Plutonium in Water has been revised to D3865-09
- D3972 – Standard Test Method for Isotopic Uranium in Water by Radiochemistry has been revised to D3972-09
- D4595 – Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Geotextiles by the Wide-Width Strip Method has been revised to D4595-09
- D5141 – Standard Test Method for Determining Filtering Efficiency and Flow Rate of the Filtration Component of a Sediment Retention Device Using Site-Specific Soil has been revised (with title change) to D5141-09
- D6239 – Standard Test Method for Uranium in Drinking Water by High-Resolution Alpha-Liquid-Scintillation Spectrometry has been revised to D6239-09
- D6767 – Standard Test Method for Pore Size Characteristics of Geotextiles by Capillary Flow Test has been revised to D6767-08
- D7365 – Standard Practice for Sampling, Preservation and Mitigating Interferences in Water Samples for Analysis of Cyanide has been revised to D7365-09
- E1316 – Standard Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations has been revised to E1316-09
- E1419 – Standard Practice for Examination of Seamless, Gas-Filled, Pressure Vessels Using Acoustic Emission has been revised (with title change) to E1419-09
- E2527 – Standard Test Method for Electrical Performance of Concentrator Terrestrial Photovoltaic Modules and Systems Under Natural Sunlight has been revised (with title change) to E2527-09
Reapproved Standards
- D4354 – Standard Practice for Sampling of Geosynthetics for Testing has been reapproved, available as D4354-99(2009)
- D4962 – Standard Practice for NaI(Tl) Gamma-Ray Spectrometry of Water has been reapproved, available as D4962-02(2009)
- D5720 – Standard Practice for Static Calibration of Electronic Transducer-Based Pressure Measurement Systems for Geotechnical Purposes has been reapproved, available as D5720-95(2009)
- E1213 – Standard Test Method for Minimum Resolvable Temperature Difference for Thermal Imaging Systems has been reapproved, available as E1213-97(2009)
Other Changes to Standards
- C43 – Standard Terminology of Structural Clay Products (Withdrawn 2009) has been withdrawn and replaced by C1232-09
- C821 – Standard Specification for Lime for Use with Pozzolans (Withdrawn 2009) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. C821-78(2000)
- C1209 – Standard Terminology of Concrete Masonry Units and Related Units (Withdrawn 2009) has been withdrawn and replaced by C1232-09
- D5072 – Standard Test Method for Radon in Drinking Water (Withdrawn 2008) has been reinstated, with revision to D5072-09
- 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 editorially changed, available as D6836-02(2008)e2
- D6928 – Standard Test Method for Resistance of Coarse Aggregate to Degradation by Abrasion in the Micro-Deval Apparatus has been editorially changed, available as D6928-08e1
- D7168 – Standard Test Method for99Tc in Water by Solid Phase Extraction Disk has been editorially changed, available as D7168-05e1
- D7428 – Standard Test Method for Resistance of Fine Aggregate to Degradation by Abrasion in the Micro-Deval Apparatus has been editorially changed, available as D7428-08e1
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 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