Revised Standards
- C125 – Standard Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Aggregates has been revised to C125-09a
- C1202 – Standard Test Method for Electrical Indication of Concrete’s Ability to Resist Chloride Ion Penetration has been revised to C1202-10
- C1399/C1399M – Standard Test Method for Obtaining Average Residual-Strength of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete has been revised (with designation change) to C1399/C1399M-10
- D4410 – Terminology for Fluvial Sediment has been revised to D4410-10
- D4555 – Standard Test Method for Determining Deformability and Strength of Weak Rock by an In Situ Uniaxial Compressive Test has been revised to D4555-10
- D6161 – Standard Terminology Used for Microfiltration, Ultrafiltration, Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membrane Processes has been revised to D6161-10
- E1226 – Standard Test Method for Pressure and Rate of Pressure Rise for Combustible Dusts has been revised to E1226-10
- E1316 – Standard Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations has been revised to E1316-10a
Reapproved Standards
- C220 – Standard Specification for Flat Asbestos-Cement Sheets has been reapproved, available as C220-91(2009)
- C1122/C1122M – Standard Test Method for Wet Volume of Asbestos has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as C1122/C1122M-90(2009)e1
- C1125 – Standard Test Method for Penetration Index of Asbestos has been reapproved, available as C1125-89(2009)
- C1459 – Standard Specification for Performance of Non-Asbestos Fiber-Reinforced Cement Shake, Shingle, and Slate Roofing Systems has been reapproved, available as C1459-04(2009)
- D2026 – Standard Specification for Cutback Asphalt (Slow-Curing Type) has been reapproved, available as D2026-97(2010)
- D2978 – Standard Test Method for Volume of Processed Peat Materials has been reapproved, available as D2978-03(2010)
- D2980 – Standard Test Method for Volume Weights, Water-Holding Capacity, and Air Capacity of Water-Saturated Peat Materials has been reapproved, available as D2980-04(2010)
- D4840 – Standard Guide for Sampling Chain-of-Custody Procedures has been reapproved, available as D4840-99(2010)
- G16 – Standard Guide for Applying Statistics to Analysis of Corrosion Data has been reapproved, available as G16-95(2010)
- G162 – Standard Practice for Conducting and Evaluating Laboratory Corrosions Tests in Soils has been reapproved, available as G162-99(2010)
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
