New Standards
- C1686 – Standard Practice for Installation and Testing of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) Units is a new standard, now available. C1686-09
- C1691 – Standard Specification for Unreinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) Masonry Units is a new standard, now available. C1691-09
- C1692 – Standard Practice for Construction and Testing of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) Masonry is a new standard, now available. C1692-09
- C1693 – Standard Specification for Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) is a new standard, now available. C1693-09
- C1694 – Standard Specification for Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) Elements is a new standard, now available. C1694-09
- C1698 – Standard Test Method for Autogenous Strain of Cement Paste and Mortar is a new standard, now available. C1698-09
- C1712 – Standard Test Method for Rapid Assessment of Static Segregation Resistance of Self-Consolidating Concrete Using Penetration Test is a new standard, now available. C1712-09
- D7512 – Standard Guide for Monitoring of Suspended-Sediment Concentration in Open Channel Flow Using Optical Instrumentation is a new standard, now available. D7512-09
- D7535 – Standard Test Method for Lead-210 in Water is a new standard, now available. D7535-09
- D7573 – Standard Test Method for Total Carbon and Organic Carbon in Water by High Temperature Catalytic Combustion and Infrared Detection is a new standard, now available. D7573-09
- G202 – Standard Test Method for Using Atmospheric Pressure Rotating Cage is a new standard, now available. G202-09
Revised Standards
- C141/C141M – Standard Specification for Hydraulic Hydrated Lime for Structural Purposes has been revised (with designation change) to C141/C141M-09
- C470/C470M – Standard Specification for Molds for Forming Concrete Test Cylinders Vertically has been revised to C470/C470M-09
- C641 – Standard Test Method for Iron Staining Materials in Lightweight Concrete Aggregates has been revised to C641-09
- C891 – Standard Practice for Installation of Underground Precast Concrete Utility Structures has been revised to C891-09
- C1353 – Standard Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Dimension Stone Subjected to Foot Traffic Using a Rotary Platform, Double-Head Abraser has been revised to C1353-09
- C1496 – Standard Guide for Assessment and Maintenance of Exterior Dimension Stone Masonry Walls and Facades has been revised to C1496-09
- C1515 – Standard Guide for Cleaning of Exterior Dimension Stone, Vertical And Horizontal Surfaces, New or Existing has been revised to C1515-09
- C1528 – Standard Guide for Selection of Dimension Stone for Exterior Use has been revised to C1528-09
- D1557 – Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Modified Effort (56,000 ft-lbf/ft3 (2,700 kN-m/m3)) has been revised to D1557-09
- D2036 – Standard Test Methods for Cyanides in Water has been revised to D2036-09
- D4320/D4320M – Standard Practice for Laboratory Preparation of Chemically Grouted Soil Specimens for Obtaining Engineering Parameters has been revised (with designation change) to D4320/D4320M-09
- D4458 – Standard Test Method for Chloride Ions in Brackish Water, Seawater, and Brines has been revised to D4458-09
- D5102 – Standard Test Method for Unconfined Compressive Strength of Compacted Soil-Lime Mixtures has been revised to D5102-09
- D6501 – Standard Test Method for Phosphonate in Brines has been revised to D6501-09
- E487 – Standard Test Method for Constant-Temperature Stability Of Chemical Materials has been revised to E487-09
Reapproved Standards
- D807 – Standard Practice for Assessing the Tendency of Industrial Boiler Waters to Cause Embrittlement (USBM Embrittlement Detector Method) has been reapproved, available as D807-05(2009)
- D4517 – Standard Test Method for Low-Level Total Silica in High-Purity Water by Flameless Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy has been reapproved, available as D4517-04(2009)
- D5904 – Standard Test Method for Total Carbon, Inorganic Carbon, and Organic Carbon in Water by Ultraviolet, Persulfate Oxidation, and Membrane Conductivity Detection has been reapproved, available as D5904-02(2009)
- D5996 – Standard Test Method for Measuring Anionic Contaminants in High-Purity Water by On-Line Ion Chromatography has been reapproved, available as D5996-05(2009)
- D5997 – Standard Test Method for On-Line Monitoring of Total Carbon, Inorganic Carbon in Water by Ultraviolet, Persulfate Oxidation, and Membrane Conductivity Detection has been reapproved, available as D5997-96(2009)
- D6317 – Standard Test Method for Low Level Determination of Total Carbon, Inorganic Carbon and Organic Carbon in Water by Ultraviolet, Persulfate Oxidation, and Membrane Conductivity Detection has been reapproved, available as D6317-98(2009)
Other Changes to Standards
- C119 – Standard Terminology Relating to Dimension Stone has been editorially changed, available as C119-08e1
- D3879 – Standard Test Method for Sampling Amphibole Asbestos (Withdrawn 2009) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D3879-91(2004)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