New Standards
- C1716/C1716M – Standard Specification for Compression Testing Machine Requirements for Concrete Masonry Units, Related Units, and Prisms is a new standard, now available. C1716/C1716M-10
- D7503 – Standard Test Method for Measuring the Exchange Complex and Cation Exchange Capacity of Inorganic Fine-Grained Soils is a new standard, now available. D7503-10
Revised Standards
- C42/C42M – Standard Test Method for Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores and Sawed Beams of Concrete has been revised to C42/C42M-10
- C125 – Standard Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Aggregates has been revised to C125-10
- C138/C138M – Standard Test Method for Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete has been revised to C138/C138M-10a
- C173/C173M – Standard Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method has been revised to C173/C173M-10a
- C617 – Standard Practice for Capping Cylindrical Concrete Specimens has been revised to C617-10
- C827/C827M – Standard Test Method for Change in Height at Early Ages of Cylindrical Specimens of Cementitious Mixtures has been revised (with designation change) to C827/C827M-10
- C873/C873M – Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Concrete Cylinders Cast in Place in Cylindrical Molds has been revised to C873/C873M-10
- C937 – Standard Specification for Grout Fluidifier for Preplaced-Aggregate Concrete has been revised (with title change) to C937-10
- C938 – Standard Practice for Proportioning Grout Mixtures for Preplaced-Aggregate Concrete has been revised (with title change) to C938-10
- C939 – Standard Test Method for Flow of Grout for Preplaced-Aggregate Concrete (Flow Cone Method) has been revised (with title change) to C939-10
- C941 – Standard Test Method for Water Retentivity of Grout Mixtures for Preplaced-Aggregate Concrete in the Laboratory has been revised (with title change) to C941-10
- C942 – Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Grouts for Preplaced-Aggregate Concrete in the Laboratory has been revised to C942-10
- C943 – Standard Practice for Making Test Cylinders and Prisms for Determining Strength and Density of Preplaced-Aggregate Concrete in the Laboratory has been revised to C943-10
- C953 – Standard Test Method for Time of Setting of Grouts for Preplaced-Aggregate Concrete in the Laboratory has been revised to C953-10
- C1038/C1038M – Standard Test Method for Expansion of Hydraulic Cement Mortar Bars Stored in Water has been revised (with designation change) to C1038/C1038M-10
- C1072 – Standard Test Method for Measurement of Masonry Flexural Bond Strength has been revised to C1072-10
- C1074 – Standard Practice for Estimating Concrete Strength by the Maturity Method has been revised to C1074-10
- C1090 – Standard Test Method for Measuring Changes in Height of Cylindrical Specimens of Hydraulic-Cement Grout has been revised to C1090-10
- C1116/C1116M – Standard Specification for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete has been revised to C1116/C1116M-10
- C1364 – Standard Specification for Architectural Cast Stone has been revised to C1364-10
- C1385/C1385M – Standard Practice for Sampling Materials for Shotcrete has been revised to C1385/C1385M-10
- C1550 – Standard Test Method for Flexural Toughness of Fiber Reinforced Concrete (Using Centrally Loaded Round Panel) has been revised to C1550-10a
- D859 – Standard Test Method for Silica in Water has been revised to D859-10
- D1179 – Standard Test Methods for Fluoride Ion in Water has been revised to D1179-10
- D1246 – Standard Test Method for Bromide Ion in Water has been revised to D1246-10
- D2168 – Standard Test Methods for Calibration of Laboratory Mechanical-Rammer Soil Compactors has been revised to D2168-10
- D2170/D2170M – Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Asphalts (Bitumens) has been revised (with designation change) to D2170/D2170M-10
- D2171/D2171M – Standard Test Method for Viscosity of Asphalts by Vacuum Capillary Viscometer has been revised (with designation change) to D2171/D2171M-10
- D2216 – Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass has been revised to D2216-10
- D4552/D4552M – Standard Practice for Classifying Hot-Mix Recycling Agents has been revised (with designation change) to D4552/D4552M-10
- D5084 – Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity of Saturated Porous Materials Using a Flexible Wall Permeameter has been revised to D5084-10
- D5121 – Standard Practice for Preparation of Rock Slabs for Durability Testing has been revised to D5121-10
- D5298 – Standard Test Method for Measurement of Soil Potential (Suction) Using Filter Paper has been revised to D5298-10
- D6855 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Turbidity Below 5 NTU in Static Mode has been revised to D6855-10
- D6940 – Standard Practice for Measuring Sifting Segregation Tendencies of Bulk Solids has been revised to D6940-10
- D7262 – Standard Test Method for Estimating the Permanganate Natural Oxidant Demand of Soil and Aquifer Solids has been revised to D7262-10
- D7383 – Standard Test Methods for Axial Compressive Force Pulse (Rapid) Testing of Deep Foundations has been revised to D7383-10
Reapproved Standards
- C915 – Standard Specification for Precast Reinforced Concrete Crib Wall Members has been reapproved, available as C915-79(2010)
- C1530/C1530M – Standard Specification for Non-Asbestos Fiber-Cement Roofing Shakes, Shingles, and Slates with Designed Varying Profiles and Thicknesses has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as C1530/C1530M-04(2010)e1
- D994 – Standard Specification for Preformed Expansion Joint Filler for Concrete (Bituminous Type) has been reapproved, available as D994-98(2010)
- D2026/D2026M – Standard Specification for Cutback Asphalt (Slow-Curing Type) has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as D2026/D2026M-97(2010)e1
- D6497 – Standard Guide for Mechanical Attachment of Geomembrane to Penetrations or Structures has been reapproved, available as D6497-02(2010)
Other Changes to Standards
- C119 – Standard Terminology Relating to Dimension Stone has been editorially changed, available as C119-08e2
- D3862 – Standard Test Method for Retention Characteristics of 0.2-µm Membrane Filters Used in Routine Filtration Procedures for the Evaluation of Microbiological Water Quality (Withdrawn 2010) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D3862-80(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
