New Standards
- D7678 – Standard Test Method for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) in Water and Wastewater with Solvent Extraction using Mid-IR Laser Spectroscopy is a new standard, now available. D7678-11
- D7698 – Standard Test Method for In-Place Estimation of Density and Water Content of Soil and Aggregate by Correlation with Complex Impedance Method is a new standard, now available. D7698-11
- D7702 – Standard Guide for Considerations When Evaluating Direct Shear Results Involving Geosynthetics is a new standard, now available. D7702-11
Revised Standards
- C856 – Standard Practice for Petrographic Examination of Hardened Concrete has been revised to C856-11
- C1107/C1107M – Standard Specification for Packaged Dry, Hydraulic-Cement Grout (Nonshrink) has been revised to C1107/C1107M-11
- D1067 – Standard Test Methods for Acidity or Alkalinity of Water has been revised to D1067-11
- D1971 – Standard Practices for Digestion of Water Samples for Determination of Metals by Flame Atomic Absorption, Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption, Plasma Emission Spectroscopy, or Plasma Mass Spectrometry has been revised to D1971-11
- D2688 – Standard Test Method for Corrosivity of Water in the Absence of Heat Transfer (Weight Loss Method) has been revised to D2688-11
- D4327 – Standard Test Method for Anions in Water by Chemically Suppressed Ion Chromatography has been revised to D4327-11
- D4453 – Standard Practice for Handling of High Purity Water Samples has been revised (with title change) to D4453-11
- D4519 – Standard Test Method for On-Line Determination of Anions and Carbon Dioxide in High Purity Water by Cation Exchange and Degassed Cation Conductivity has been revised to D4519-10
- D4778 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Corrosion and Fouling Tendency of Cooling Water Under Heat Transfer Conditions has been revised to D4778-10
- D5257 – Standard Test Method for Dissolved Hexavalent Chromium in Water by Ion Chromatography has been revised to D5257-11
- D5818 – Standard Practice for Exposure and Retrieval of Samples to Evaluate Installation Damage of Geosynthetics has been revised to D5818-11
- D7126 – Standard Test Method for On-Line Colorimetric Measurement of Silica has been revised to D7126-10
Other Changes to Standards
- C902 – Standard Specification for Pedestrian and Light Traffic Paving Brick has been editorially changed, available as C902-10e1
- D6816 – Standard Practice for Determining Low-Temperature Performance Grade (PG) of Asphalt Binders (Withdrawn 2011) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D6816-02
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
