Revised Standards
- C110 – Standard Test Methods for Physical Testing of Quicklime, Hydrated Lime, and Limestone has been revised to C110-10
- C114 – Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cement has been revised to C114-10a
- C233 – Standard Test Method for Air-Entraining Admixtures for Concrete has been revised to C233-10
- C260 – Standard Specification for Air-Entraining Admixtures for Concrete has been revised to C260-10
- C512/C512M – Standard Test Method for Creep of Concrete in Compression has been revised (with designation change) to C512/C512M-10
- C615/C615M – Standard Specification for Granite Dimension Stone has been revised to C615/C615M-11
- C891 – Standard Practice for Installation of Underground Precast Concrete Utility Structures has been revised to C891-11
- C901 – Standard Specification for Prefabricated Masonry Panels has been revised to C901-10
- C979/C979M – Standard Specification for Pigments for Integrally Colored Concrete has been revised (with designation change) to C979/C979M-10
- C989 – Standard Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete and Mortars has been revised to C989-10
- C1005 – Standard Specification for Reference Masses and Devices for Determining Mass and Volume for Use in the Physical Testing of Hydraulic Cements has been revised to C1005-10
- C1012/C1012M – Standard Test Method for Length Change of Hydraulic-Cement Mortars Exposed to a Sulfate Solution has been revised to C1012/C1012M-10
- C1116/C1116M – Standard Specification for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete has been revised to C1116/C1116M-10a
- C1240 – Standard Specification for Silica Fume Used in Cementitious Mixtures has been revised to C1240-10a
- C1527/C1527M – Standard Specification for Travertine Dimension Stone has been revised to C1527/C1527M-11
- C1603 – Standard Test Method for Measurement of Solids in Water has been revised to C1603-10
- C1688/C1688M – Standard Test Method for Density and Void Content of Freshly Mixed Pervious Concrete has been revised to C1688/C1688M-10a
- C1707 – Standard Specification for Pozzolanic Hydraulic Lime for Structural Purposes has been revised to C1707-10
- D2950/D2950M – Standard Test Method for Density of Bituminous Concrete in Place by Nuclear Methods has been revised (with designation change) to D2950/D2950M-10
- D3370 – Standard Practices for Sampling Water from Closed Conduits has been revised to D3370-10
- D4125/D4125M – Standard Test Methods for Asphalt Content of Bituminous Mixtures by the Nuclear Method has been revised to D4125/D4125M-10
- D5249 – Standard Specification for Backer Material for Use with Cold- and Hot-Applied Joint Sealants in Portland-Cement Concrete and Asphalt Joints has been revised to D5249-10
- D7113/D7113M – Standard Test Method for Density of Bituminous Paving Mixtures in Place by the Electromagnetic Surface Contact Methods has been revised (with designation change) to D7113/D7113M-10
- D7312 – Standard Test Method for Determining the Permanent Shear Strain and Complex Shear Modulus of Asphalt Mixtures Using the Superpave Shear Tester (SST) has been revised to D7312-10
- D7553 – Standard Test Method for Solubility of Asphalt Materials in N-Propyl Bromide has been revised to D7553-10
Reapproved Standards
- D3648 – Standard Practices for the Measurement of Radioactivity has been reapproved, available as D3648-04(2011)
- D3976 – Standard Practice for Preparation of Sediment Samples for Chemical Analysis has been reapproved, available as D3976-92(2010)
- D4282 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Free Cyanide in Water and Wastewater by Microdiffusion has been reapproved, available as D4282-02(2010)
- D5765 – Standard Practice for Solvent Extraction of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons from Soils and Sediments Using Closed Vessel Microwave Heating has been reapproved, available as D5765-05(2010)
Other Changes to Standards
- C935 – Standard Specification for General Requirements for Prestressed Concrete Poles Statically Cast (Withdrawn 2011) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. C935-80(2002)
- C1404/C1404M – Standard Test Method for Bond Strength of Adhesive Systems Used with Concrete as Measured by Direct Tension (Withdrawn 2010) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. C1404/C1404M-98(2003)
- D8 – Standard Terminology Relating to Materials for Roads and Pavements (Withdrawn 2011) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D8-02
- D2330 – Standard Test Method for Methylene Blue Active Substances (Withdrawn 2011) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D2330-02
- D3496 – Standard Practice for Preparation of Bituminous Mixture Specimens for Dynamic Modulus Testing (Withdrawn 2010) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D3496-99(2005)
- D4548 – Standard Test Method for Anion-Cation Balance of Mixed Bed Ion-Exchange Resins (Withdrawn 2011) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D4548-91(2002)
- D5475 – Standard Test Method for Nitrogen- and Phosphorus-Containing Pesticides in Water by Gas Chromatography with a Nitrogen-Phosphorus Detector (Withdrawn 2011) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D5475-93(2002)
- D5714 – Standard Specification for Content of Digital Geospatial Metadata (Withdrawn 2011) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D5714-95(2002)
- D5812 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Organochlorine Pesticides in Water by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography (Withdrawn 2011) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D5812-96(2002)e1
- D5916 – Standard Test Method for Detection and Enumeration of Clostridium perfringens from Water and Extracted Sediments by Membrane Filtration (MF) (Withdrawn 2011) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D5916-96(2002)
- D6723 – Standard Test Method for Determining the Fracture Properties of Asphalt Binder in Direct Tension (DT) (Withdrawn 2011) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D6723-02
- D6771 – Standard Practice for Low-Flow Purging and Sampling for Wells and Devices Used for Ground-Water Quality Investigations (Withdrawn 2011) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D6771-02
- D6847 – Standard Test Method for Quantitative Extraction and Recovery of Asphalt Binder from Asphalt Mixtures (Withdrawn 2010) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D6847-02
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