ASTM Updates August 2009

New Standards

• C1702 – Standard Test Method for Measurement of Heat of Hydration of Hydraulic Cementitious Materials Using Isothermal Conduction Calorimetry is a new standard, now available. C1702-09
• C1715 – Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Water Leakage Performance of Masonry Wall Drainage Systems is a new standard, now available. C1715-09
• D7533/D7533M – Standard Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for Abandoned Mine Land Problem Area is a new standard, now available. D7533/D7533M-09
• D7534/D7534M-09 – Standard Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for Abandoned Mine Land Planning Unit is a new standard, now available. D7534/D7534M-09
• D7552 – Standard Test Method for Determining the Complex Shear Modulus (G*) Of Bituminous Mixtures Using Dynamic Shear Rheometer is a new standard, now available. D7552-09
• D7557 – Standard Practice for Sampling of Expanded Polystyrene Geofoam Specimens is a new standard, now available. D7557-09
• E2533 – Standard Guide for Nondestructive Testing of Polymer Matrix Composites Used in Aerospace Applications is a new standard, now available. E2533-09

Revised Standards

• C78 – Standard Test Method for Flexural Strength of Concrete (Using Simple Beam with Third-Point Loading) has been revised to C78-09
• C110 – Standard Test Methods for Physical Testing of Quicklime, Hydrated Lime, and Limestone has been revised to C110-09a
• C231 – Standard Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method has been revised to C231-09a
• C457 – Standard Test Method for Microscopical Determination of Parameters of the Air-Void System in Hardened Concrete has been revised to C457-09
• C535 – Standard Test Method for Resistance to Degradation of Large-Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine has been revised to C535-09
• C595/C595M – Standard Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements has been revised (with designation change) to C595/C595M-09
• C617 – Standard Practice for Capping Cylindrical Concrete Specimens has been revised to C617-09a
• C878/C878M – Standard Test Method for Restrained Expansion of Shrinkage-Compensating Concrete has been revised to C878/C878M-09
• C989 – Standard Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete and Mortars has been revised to C989-09a
• C1077 – Standard Practice for Laboratories Testing Concrete and Concrete Aggregates for Use in Construction and Criteria for Laboratory Evaluation has been revised to C1077-09a
• C1157/C1157 – Standard Performance Specification for Hydraulic Cement has been revised (with designation change) to C1157/C1157-09M-09
• C1581/C1581M – Standard Test Method for Determining Age at Cracking and Induced Tensile Stress Characteristics of Mortar and Concrete under Restrained Shrinkage has been revised (with designation change) to C1581/C1581M-09
• C1581/C1581M – Standard Test Method for Determining Age at Cracking and Induced Tensile Stress Characteristics of Mortar and Concrete under Restrained Shrinkage has been revised to C1581/C1581M-09a
• C1621/C1621M – Standard Test Method for Passing Ability of Self-Consolidating Concrete by J-Ring has been revised to C1621/C1621M-09b
• C1679 – Standard Practice for Measuring Hydration Kinetics of Hydraulic Cementitious Mixtures Using Isothermal Calorimetry has been revised to C1679-09
• D946 – Standard Specification for Penetration-Graded Asphalt Cement for Use in Pavement Construction has been revised to D946-09
• D1074 – Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Bituminous Mixtures has been revised to D1074-09
• D1754/D1754M – Standard Test Method for Effect of Heat and Air on Asphaltic Materials (Thin-Film Oven Test) has been revised (with designation change) to D1754/D1754M-09
• D1856 – Standard Test Method for Recovery of Asphalt From Solution by Abson Method has been revised to D1856-09
• D2488 – Standard Practice for Description and Identification of Soils (Visual-Manual Procedure) has been revised to D2488-09a
• D2940/D2940M – Standard Specification for Graded Aggregate Material For Bases or Subbases for Highways or Airports has been revised (with designation change) to D2940/D2940M-09
• D3282 – Standard Practice for Classification of Soils and Soil-Aggregate Mixtures for Highway Construction Purposes has been revised to D3282-09
• D4013 – Standard Practice for Preparation of Test Specimens of Bituminous Mixtures by Means of Gyratory Shear Compactor has been revised to D4013-09
• D4124 – Standard Test Method for Separation of Asphalt into Four Fractions has been revised (with title change) to D4124-09
• D4867/D4867M – Standard Test Method for Effect of Moisture on Asphalt Concrete Paving Mixtures has been revised to D4867/D4867M-09
• D4922 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Radioactive Iron in Water has been revised to D4922-09
• D4956 – Standard Specification for Retroreflective Sheeting for Traffic Control has been revised to D4956-09
• D6495 – Standard Guide for Acceptance Testing Requirements for Geosynthetic Clay Liners has been revised to D6495-09
• D7007 – Standard Practices for Electrical Methods for Locating Leaks in Geomembranes Covered with Water or Earth Materials has been revised to D7007-09
• D7384 – Standard Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for a Surface Coal Mining Permit Boundary has been revised (with title change) to D7384-09
• D7443 – Standard Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for Underground Coal Mining Extents has been revised to D7443-09
• E165 – Standard Practice for Liquid Penetrant Examination for General Industry has been revised (with title change) to E165-09
• E514/E514M – Standard Test Method for Water Penetration and Leakage Through Masonry has been revised (with designation change) to E514/E514M-09
• E1114 – Standard Test Method for Determining the Size of Iridium-192 Industrial Radiographic Sources has been revised to E1114-09
• E1255 – Standard Practice for Radioscopy has been revised to E1255-09
• E1316 – Standard Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations has been revised to E1316-09a
• E1416 – Standard Test Method for Radioscopic Examination of Weldments has been revised to E1416-09
• E1647 – Standard Practice for Determining Contrast Sensitivity in Radioscopy has been revised to E1647-09
• E1734 – Standard Practice for Radioscopic Examination of Castings has been revised to E1734-09
• E1931 – Standard Guide for X-Ray Compton Scatter Tomography has been revised to E1931-09
• E1962 – Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Surface Testing Using Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT) Techniques has been revised (with title change) to E1962-09
• G85 – Standard Practice for Modified Salt Spray (Fog) Testing has been revised to G85-09

Reapproved Standards

• D4594 – Standard Test Method for Effects of Temperature on Stability of Geotextiles has been reapproved, available as D4594-96(2009)
• D5261 – Standard Test Method for Measuring Mass per Unit Area of Geotextiles has been reapproved, available as D5261-92(2009)
• D5322 – Standard Practice for Immersion Procedures for Evaluating the Chemical Resistance of Geosynthetics to Liquids has been reapproved, available as D5322-98(2009)
• D5596 – Standard Test Method for Microscopic Evaluation of the Dispersion of Carbon Black in Polyolefin Geosynthetics has been reapproved, available as D5596-03(2009)
• D6241 – Standard Test Method for the Static Puncture Strength of Geotextiles and Geotextile-Related Products Using a 50-mm Probe has been reapproved, available as D6241-04(2009)
• D6637 – Standard Test Method for Determining Tensile Properties of Geogrids by the Single or Multi-Rib Tensile Method has been reapproved, available as D6637-01(2009)
• D6818 – Standard Test Method for Ultimate Tensile Properties of Turf Reinforcement Mats has been reapproved, available as D6818-02(2009)
• D6913 – Standard Test Methods for Particle-Size Distribution (Gradation) of Soils Using Sieve Analysis has been reapproved, available as D6913-04(2009)

Other Changes to Standards

• D70 – Standard Test Method for Density of Semi-Solid Bituminous Materials (Pycnometer Method) has been editorially changed, available as D70-09e1
• D995 – Standard Specification for Mixing Plants for Hot-Mixed, Hot-Laid Bituminous Paving Mixtures (Withdrawn 2009) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D995-95b(2002)
• D1883 – Standard Test Method for CBR (California Bearing Ratio) of Laboratory-Compacted Soils has been editorially changed, available as D1883-07e2
• D1997 – Standard Test Method for Laboratory Determination of the Fiber Content of Peat Samples by Dry Mass has been editorially changed, available as D1997-91(2008)e1
• D2589 – Standard Test Method for McNett Wet Classification of Dual Asbestos Fiber has been editorially changed, available as D2589-88(2006)e1
• D3497 – Standard Test Method for Dynamic Modulus of Asphalt Mixtures (Withdrawn 2009) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D3497-79(2003)
• D3639 – Standard Test Method for Classification of Asbestos by Quebec Standard Test has been editorially changed, available as D3639-92(2006)e1

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