Revised Standards
- C39/C39M – Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens has been revised to C39/C39M-09a
- C114 – Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cement has been revised to C114-09b
- C156 – Standard Test Method for Water Loss [from a Mortar Specimen] Through Liquid Membrane-Forming Curing Compounds for Concrete has been revised (with title change) to C156-09a
- C231/C231M – Standard Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method has been revised (with designation change) to C231/C231M-09b
- C330/C330M – Standard Specification for Lightweight Aggregates for Structural Concrete has been revised (with designation change) to C330/C330M-09
- C597 – Standard Test Method for Pulse Velocity Through Concrete has been revised to C597-09
- C637 – Standard Specification for Aggregates for Radiation-Shielding Concrete has been revised to C637-09
- C802 – Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Test Program to Determine the Precision of Test Methods for Construction Materials has been revised to C802-09a
- C1012/C1012M – Standard Test Method for Length Change of Hydraulic-Cement Mortars Exposed to a Sulfate Solution has been revised (with designation change) to C1012/C1012M-09
- C1543 – Standard Test Method for Determining the Penetration of Chloride Ion into Concrete by Ponding has been revised to C1543-09
- C1622/C1622M – Standard Specification for Cold-Weather Admixture Systems has been revised to C1622/C1622M-09
- D4633 – Standard Test Method for Energy Measurement for Dynamic Penetrometers has been revised to D4633-10
- D7405 – Standard Test Method for Multiple Stress Creep and Recovery (MSCR) of Asphalt Binder Using a Dynamic Shear Rheometer has been revised to D7405-10
- E186 – Standard Reference Radiographs for Heavy-Walled (2 to 4½-in. (50.8 to 114-mm)) Steel Castings has been revised (with title change) to E186-10
- E272 – Standard Reference Radiographs for High-Strength Copper-Base and Nickel-Copper Alloy Castings has been revised to E272-10
- E280 – Standard Reference Radiographs for Heavy-Walled (4½ to 12-in. (114 to 305-mm)) Steel Castings has been revised (with title change) to E280-10
- E310 – Standard Reference Radiographs for Tin Bronze Castings has been revised to E310-10
- E446 – Standard Reference Radiographs for Steel Castings Up to 2 in. (50.8 mm) in Thickness has been revised (with title change) to E446-10
- E689 – Standard Reference Radiographs for Ductile Iron Castings has been revised to E689-10
- E750 – Standard Practice for Characterizing Acoustic Emission Instrumentation has been revised to E750-10
- E1316 – Standard Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations has been revised to E1316-10
- E2003 – Standard Practice for Fabrication of the Neutron Radiographic Beam Purity Indicators has been revised to E2003-10
- E2021 – Standard Test Method for Hot-Surface Ignition Temperature of Dust Layers has been revised to E2021-09
- E2023 – Standard Practice for Fabrication of Neutron Radiographic Sensitivity Indicators has been revised to E2023-10
- E2374 – Standard Guide for Acoustic Emission System Performance Verification has been revised to E2374-10
Reapproved Standards
- E192 – Standard Reference Radiographs for Investment Steel Castings of Aerospace Applications has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as E192-04(2010)e1
- G158 – Standard Guide for Three Methods of Assessing Buried Steel Tanks has been reapproved, available as G158-98(2010)
Other Changes to Standards
- D632 – Standard Specification for Sodium Chloride (Withdrawn 2010) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D632-01
- E823 – Standard Practice for Nonoperational Exposure and Inspection of a Solar Collector (Withdrawn 2010) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. E823-81(2001)
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
