ASTM Updates November 2010

New Standards

• C1723 – Standard Guide for Examination of Hardened Concrete Using Scanning Electron Microscopy is a new standard, now available. C1723-10
• D7664 – Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity of Unsaturated Soils is a new standard, now available. D7664-10
• G205 – Standard Guide for Determining Corrosivity of Crude Oils is a new standard, now available. G205-10

Revised Standards

• C31/C31M – Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field has been revised to C31/C31M-10
• C39/C39M – Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens has been revised to C39/C39M-10
• C138/C138M – Standard Test Method for Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete has been revised to C138/C138M-10b
• C143/C143M – Standard Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic-Cement Concrete has been revised (with designation change) to C143/C143M-10a
• C172/C172M – Standard Practice for Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete has been revised (with designation change) to C172/C172M-10
• 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-10
• C406/C406M – Standard Specification for Roofing Slate has been revised (with designation change) to C406/C406M-10
• C469/C469M – Standard Test Method for Static Modulus of Elasticity and Poisson’s Ratio of Concrete in Compression has been revised (with designation change) to C469/C469M-10
• C494/C494M – Standard Specification for Chemical Admixtures for Concrete has been revised to C494/C494M-10a
• C503/C503M – Standard Specification for Marble Dimension Stone has been revised (with designation change) to C503/C503M-10
• C568/C568M – Standard Specification for Limestone Dimension Stone has been revised (with designation change) to C568/C568M-10
• C615/C615M – Standard Specification for Granite Dimension Stone has been revised (with designation change) to C615/C615M-10
• C616/C616M – Standard Specification for Quartz-Based Dimension Stone has been revised to C616/C616M-10
• C629/C629M – Standard Specification for Slate Dimension Stone has been revised (with designation change) to C629/C629M-10
• C670 – Standard Practice for Preparing Precision and Bias Statements for Test Methods for Construction Materials has been revised to C670-10
• C940 – Standard Test Method for Expansion and Bleeding of Freshly Mixed Grouts for Preplaced-Aggregate Concrete in the Laboratory has been revised to C940-10
• C1231/C1231M – Standard Practice for Use of Unbonded Caps in Determination of Compressive Strength of Hardened Concrete Cylinders has been revised to C1231/C1231M-10a
• C1364 – Standard Specification for Architectural Cast Stone has been revised to C1364-10b
• C1527/C1527M – Standard Specification for Travertine Dimension Stone has been revised (with designation change) to C1527/C1527M-10
• C1543 – Standard Test Method for Determining the Penetration of Chloride Ion into Concrete by Ponding has been revised to C1543-10a
• C1610/C1610M – Standard Test Method for Static Segregation of Self-Consolidating Concrete Using Column Technique has been revised to C1610/C1610M-10
• D512 – Standard Test Methods for Chloride Ion In Water has been revised to D512-10
• D1558 – Standard Test Method for Moisture Content Penetration Resistance Relationships of Fine-Grained Soils has been revised to D1558-10
• D4648/D4648M – Standard Test Method for Laboratory Miniature Vane Shear Test for SaturatedFine-Grained Clayey Soil has been revised (with designation change) to D4648/D4648M-10
• D4886 – Standard Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Geotextiles (Sand Paper/Sliding Block Method) has been revised to D4886-10
• D5907 – Standard Test Methods for Filterable Matter (Total Dissolved Solids) and Nonfilterable Matter (Total Suspended Solids) in Water has been revised (with title change) to D5907-10
• D6473 – Standard Test Method for Specific Gravity and Absorption of Rock For Erosion Control has been revised to D6473-10
• D6994 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Metal Cyanide Complexes in Wastewater, Surface Water, Groundwater and Drinking Water Using Anion Exchange Chromatography with UV Detection has been revised to D6994-10
• E1038 – Standard Test Method for Determining Resistance of Photovoltaic Modules to Hail by Impact with Propelled Ice Balls has been revised to E1038-10

Reapproved Standards

• D7106 – Standard Guide for Selection of Test Methods for Ethylene Propylene Diene Terpolymer (EPDM) Geomembranes has been reapproved, available as D7106-05(2010)
• D7177 – Standard Specification for Air Channel Evaluation of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Dual Track Seamed Geomembranes has been reapproved, available as D7177-05(2010)
• E94 – Standard Guide for Radiographic Examination has been reapproved, available as E94-04(2010)
• E242 – Standard Reference Radiographs for Appearances of Radiographic Images as Certain Parameters Are Changed has been reapproved, available as E242-01(2010)
• E545 – Standard Test Method for Determining Image Quality in Direct Thermal Neutron Radiographic Examination has been reapproved, available as E545-05(2010)
• E802 – Standard Reference Radiographs for Gray Iron Castings Up to 4 1/2 in. (114 mm) in Thickness has been reapproved, available as E802-95(2010)
• E977 – Standard Practice for Thermoelectric Sorting of Electrically Conductive Materials has been reapproved, available as E977-05(2010)
• E1165 – Standard Test Method for Measurement of Focal Spots of Industrial X-Ray Tubes by Pinhole Imaging has been reapproved, available as E1165-04(2010)
• E1311 – Standard Test Method for Minimum Detectable Temperature Difference for Thermal Imaging Systems has been reapproved, available as E1311-89(2010)
• E1476 – Standard Guide for Metals Identification, Grade Verification, and Sorting has been reapproved, available as E1476-04(2010)
• E1496 – Standard Test Method for Neutron Radiographic Dimensional Measurements has been reapproved, available as E1496-05(2010)
• E1933 – Standard Test Methods for Measuring and Compensating for Emissivity Using Infrared Imaging Radiometers has been reapproved, available as E1933-99a(2010)
• E1934 – Standard Guide for Examining Electrical and Mechanical Equipment with Infrared Thermography has been reapproved, available as E1934-99a(2010)
• E2445 – Standard Practice for Qualification and Long-Term Stability of Computed Radiology Systems has been reapproved, available as E2445-05(2010)

Other Changes to Standards

• C858 – Standard Specification for Underground Precast Concrete Utility Structures has been editorially changed, available as C858-10e1
• D2973 – Standard Test Method for Total Nitrogen in Peat Materials has been reinstated, with revision to D2973-10

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