Revised Standards
- C652 – Standard Specification for Hollow Brick (Hollow Masonry Units Made From Clay or Shale) has been revised to C652-10
- C1088 – Standard Specification for Thin Veneer Brick Units Made From Clay or Shale has been revised to C1088-10
- C1262 – Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Freeze-Thaw Durability of Dry-Cast Segmental Retaining Wall Units and Related Concrete Units has been revised to C1262-10
- C1272 – Standard Specification for Heavy Vehicular Paving Brick has been revised to C1272-10
- D4404 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Pore Volume and Pore Volume Distribution of Soil and Rock by Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry has been revised to D4404-10
- D4582 – Standard Practice for Calculation and Adjustment of the Stiff and Davis Stability Index for Reverse Osmosis has been revised to D4582-10
- D5608 – Standard Practices for Decontamination of Field Equipment Used at Low Level Radioactive Waste Sites has been revised to D5608-10
- D6067 – Standard Guide for Using the Electronic Cone Penetrometer for Environmental Site Characterization has been revised to D6067-10
- D6502 – Standard Test Method for Measurement of On-line Integrated Samples of Low Level Suspended Solids and Ionic Solids in Process Water by X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) has been revised (with title change) to D6502-10
- D6928 – Standard Test Method for Resistance of Coarse Aggregate to Degradation by Abrasion in the Micro-Deval Apparatus has been revised to D6928-10
- D6938 – Standard Test Method for In-Place Density and Water Content of Soil and Soil-Aggregate by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth) has been revised to D6938-10
- D7014 – Standard Practice for Assembly and Placement of Double-Twisted Wire Mesh Gabions and Revet Mattresses has been revised to D7014-10
- D7237 – Standard Test Method for Free Cyanide with Flow Injection Analysis (FIA) Utilizing Gas Diffusion Separation and Amperometric Detection has been revised (with title change) to D7237-10
Reapproved Standards
- C5 – Standard Specification for Quicklime for Structural Purposes has been reapproved, available as C5-03(2009)
- C206 – Standard Specification for Finishing Hydrated Lime has been reapproved, available as C206-03(2009)
- C977 – Standard Specification for Quicklime and Hydrated Lime for Soil Stabilization has been reapproved, available as C977-03(2009)
- C1164 – Standard Practice for Evaluation of Limestone or Lime Uniformity From a Single Source has been reapproved, available as C1164-92(2009)
- D4692 – Standard Practice for Calculation and Adjustment of Sulfate Scaling Salts (CaSO4, SrSO4, and BaSO4) for Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration has been reapproved, available as D4692-01(2010)
- D6908 – Standard Practice for Integrity Testing of Water Filtration Membrane Systems has been reapproved, available as D6908-06(2010)
- D7285 – Standard Guide for Recordkeeping Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration Systems has been reapproved, available as D7285-06(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