New Standards
- D7677 – Standard Test Method for the Continuous Measurement of Dissolved Ozone in Low Conductivity Water is a new standard, now available. D7677-11
- D7699/D7699M – Standard Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for Abandoned Mine Land Problem Areas, Planning Units, Keyword Features, and Project Sites is a new standard, now available. D7699/D7699M-11
Revised Standards
- C94/C94M – Standard Specification for Ready-Mixed Concrete has been revised to C94/C94M-11
- C114 – Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cement has been revised to C114-11
- C140 – Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Concrete Masonry Units and Related Units has been revised to C140-11
- C857 – Standard Practice for Minimum Structural Design Loading for Underground Precast Concrete Utility Structures has been revised to C857-11
- C1077 – Standard Practice for Agencies Testing Concrete and Concrete Aggregates for Use in Construction and Criteria for Testing Agency Evaluation has been revised to C1077-11
- D546 – Standard Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Mineral Filler for Bituminous Paving Mixtures has been revised to D546-10
- D2041/D2041M – Standard Test Method for Theoretical Maximum Specific Gravity and Density of Bituminous Paving Mixtures has been revised (with designation change) to D2041/D2041M-11
- D2172/D2172M – Standard Test Methods for Quantitative Extraction of Bitumen From Bituminous Paving Mixtures has been revised (with designation change) to D2172/D2172M-11
- D4221 – Standard Test Method for Dispersive Characteristics of Clay Soil by Double Hydrometer has been revised to D4221-11
- D4767 – Standard Test Method for Consolidated Undrained Triaxial Compression Test for Cohesive Soils has been revised to D4767-11
- D4956 – Standard Specification for Retroreflective Sheeting for Traffic Control has been revised to D4956-11
- D5148 – Standard Test Method for Centrifuge Kerosine Equivalent has been revised to D5148-10
- D5167 – Standard Practice for Melting of Hot-Applied Joint and Crack Sealant and Filler for Evaluation has been revised to D5167-10
- D5199 – Standard Test Method for Measuring the Nominal Thickness of Geosynthetics has been revised to D5199-11
- D5404/D5404M – Standard Practice for Recovery of Asphalt from Solution Using the Rotary Evaporator has been revised (with designation change) to D5404/D5404M-11
- D6274 – Standard Guide for Conducting Borehole Geophysical Logging-Gamma has been revised to D6274-10
- D6307 – Standard Test Method for Asphalt Content of Hot-Mix Asphalt by Ignition Method has been revised to D6307-10
- D6390 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Draindown Characteristics in Uncompacted Asphalt Mixtures has been revised to D6390-11
- D6455 – Standard Guide for the Selection of Test Methods for Prefabricated Bituminous Geomembranes (PBGM) has been revised to D6455-11
- D6767 – Standard Test Method for Pore Size Characteristics of Geotextiles by Capillary Flow Test has been revised to D6767-11
- D6929 – Standard Practice for Freezing of Emulsified Asphalts has been revised to D6929-10
- D6930 – Standard Test Method for Settlement and Storage Stability of Emulsified Asphalts has been revised to D6930-10
- D7013/D7013M – Standard Guide for Calibration Facility Setup for Nuclear Surface Gauges has been revised (with designation change) to D7013/D7013M-11
- D7226 – Standard Test Method for Determining the Viscosity of Emulsified Asphalts Using a Rotational Paddle Viscometer has been revised to D7226-10
- E309 – Standard Practice for Eddy-Current Examination of Steel Tubular Products Using Magnetic Saturation has been revised to E309-11
- E1316 – Standard Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations has been revised to E1316-11
Reapproved Standards
- C884/C884M – Standard Test Method for Thermal Compatibility Between Concrete and an Epoxy-Resin Overlay has been reapproved, available as C884/C884M-98(2010)
- C1383 – Standard Test Method for Measuring the P-Wave Speed and the Thickness of Concrete Plates Using the Impact-Echo Method has been reapproved, available as C1383-04(2010)
- C1524 – Standard Test Method for Water-Extractable Chloride in Aggregate (Soxhlet Method) has been reapproved, available as C1524-02a(2010)
- C1542/C1542M – Standard Test Method for Measuring Length of Concrete Cores has been reapproved, available as C1542/C1542M-02(2010)
- E1030 – Standard Test Method for Radiographic Examination of Metallic Castings has been reapproved, available as E1030-05(2011)
- E1862 – Standard Test Methods for Measuring and Compensating for Reflected Temperature Using Infrared Imaging Radiometers has been reapproved, available as E1862-97(2010)
- G37 – Standard Practice for Use of Mattsson’s Solution of pH 7.2 to Evaluate the Stress- Corrosion Cracking Susceptibility of Copper-Zinc Alloys has been reapproved, available as G37-98(2011)
Other Changes to Standards
- C1137 – Standard Test Method for Degradation of Fine Aggregate Due to Attrition (Withdrawn 2011) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. C1137-05
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