Revised Standards
- C40/C40M – Standard Test Method for Organic Impurities in Fine Aggregates for Concrete has been revised (with designation change) to C40/C40M-11
- C55 – Standard Specification for Concrete Building Brick has been revised to C55-11
- C90 – Standard Specification for Loadbearing Concrete Masonry Units has been revised to C90-11a
- C94/C94M – Standard Specification for Ready-Mixed Concrete has been revised to C94/C94M-11a
- C125 – Standard Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Aggregates has been revised to C125-11
- C126 – Standard Specification for Ceramic Glazed Structural Clay Facing Tile, Facing Brick, and Solid Masonry Units has been revised to C126-11
- C129 – Standard Specification for Nonloadbearing Concrete Masonry Units has been revised to C129-11
- C156 – Standard Test Method for Water Loss [from a Mortar Specimen] Through Liquid Membrane-Forming Curing Compounds for Concrete has been revised to C156-11
- C309 – Standard Specification for Liquid Membrane-Forming Compounds for Curing Concrete has been revised to C309-11
- C311 – Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Fly Ash or Natural Pozzolans for Use in Portland-Cement Concrete has been revised to C311-11a
- C1074 – Standard Practice for Estimating Concrete Strength
by the Maturity Method has been revised to C1074-11 - C1088 – Standard Specification for Thin Veneer Brick Units Made From Clay or Shale has been revised to C1088-11
- C1314 – Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Masonry Prisms has been revised to C1314-11
- C1315 – Standard Specification for Liquid Membrane-Forming Compounds Having Special Properties for Curing and Sealing Concrete has been revised to C1315-11
- C1372 – Standard Specification for Dry-Cast Segmental Retaining Wall Units has been revised to C1372-11
- C1438 – Standard Specification for Latex and Powder Polymer Modifiers in Hydraulic Cement Concrete and Mortar has been revised to C1438-11
- C1634 – Standard Specification for Concrete Facing Brick has been revised to C1634-11
- D2435/D2435M – Standard Test Methods for One-Dimensional Consolidation Properties of Soils Using Incremental Loading has been revised (with designation change) to D2435/D2435M-11
- D4887/D4887M – Standard Practice for Preparation of Viscosity Blends for Hot Recycled Bituminous Materials has been revised (with designation change) to D4887/D4887M-11
- D5078/D5078M – Standard Specification for Crack Filler, Hot-Applied, for Asphalt Concrete and Portland Cement Concrete Pavements has been revised (with designation change) to D5078/D5078M-11
- D6432 – Standard Guide for Using the Surface Ground Penetrating Radar Method for Subsurface Investigation has been revised to D6432-11
- E1316 – Standard Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations has been revised to E1316-11a
- E1441 – Standard Guide for Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging has been revised to E1441-11
- E1570 – Standard Practice for Computed Tomographic (CT) Examination has been revised to E1570-11
Reapproved Standards
- C207 – Standard Specification for Hydrated Lime for Masonry Purposes has been reapproved, available as C207-06(2011)
- C593 – Standard Specification for Fly Ash and Other Pozzolans for Use With Lime for Soil Stabilization has been reapproved, available as C593-06(2011)
- C911 – Standard Specification for Quicklime, Hydrated Lime, and Limestone for Selected Chemical and Industrial Uses has been reapproved, available as C911-06(2011)
- C1529 – Standard Specification for Quicklime, Hydrated Lime, and Limestone for Environmental Uses has been reapproved, available as C1529-06a(2011)
- D2628 – Standard Specification for Preformed Polychloroprene Elastomeric Joint Seals for Concrete Pavements has been reapproved, available as D2628-91(2011)
- D4885 – Standard Test Method for Determining Performance Strength of Geomembranes by the Wide Strip Tensile Method has been reapproved, available as D4885-01(2011)
- D5323 – Standard Practice for Determination of 2 % Secant Modulus for Polyethylene Geomembranes has been reapproved, available as D5323-92(2011)
- D5493 – Standard Test Method for Permittivity of Geotextiles Under Load has been reapproved, available as D5493-06(2011)
- D5494 – Standard Test Method for the Determination of Pyramid Puncture Resistance of Unprotected and Protected Geomembranes has been reapproved, available as D5494-93(2011)
- D5514 – Standard Test Method for Large Scale Hydrostatic Puncture Testing of Geosynthetics has been reapproved, available as D5514-06(2011)
- D5567 – Standard Test Method for Hydraulic Conductivity Ratio (HCR) Testing of Soil/Geotextile Systems has been reapproved, available as D5567-94(2011)
- D5641 – Standard Practice for Geomembrane Seam Evaluation by Vacuum Chamber has been reapproved, available as D5641-94(2011)
- D5820 – Standard Practice for Pressurized Air Channel Evaluation of Dual Seamed Geomembranes has been reapproved, available as D5820-95(2011)
- D5886 – Standard Guide for Selection of Test Methods to Determine Rate of Fluid Permeation Through Geomembranes for Specific Applications has been reapproved, available as D5886-95(2011)
- D5888 – Standard Guide for Storage and Handling of Geosynthetic Clay Liners has been reapproved, available as D5888-06(2011)
- D6088 – Standard Practice for Installation of Geocomposite Pavement Drains has been reapproved, available as D6088-06(2011)
- D6249 – Standard Guide for Alkaline Stabilization of Wastewater Treatment Plant Residuals has been reapproved, available as D6249-06(2011)
- D6365 – Standard Practice for the Nondestructive Testing of Geomembrane Seams using the Spark Test has been reapproved, available as D6365-99(2011)
- D6454 – Standard Test Method for Determining the Short-Term Compression Behavior of Turf Reinforcement Mats (TRMs) has been reapproved, available as D6454-99(2011)
- D6524 – Standard Test Method for Measuring the Resiliency of Turf Reinforcement Mats (TRMs) has been reapproved, available as D6524-00(2011)
- D6574 – Standard Test Method for Determining the (In-Plane) Hydraulic Transmissivity of a Geosynthetic by Radial Flow has been reapproved, available as D6574-00(2011)
- D6636 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Ply Adhesion Strength of Reinforced Geomembranes has been reapproved, available as D6636-01(2011)
- D6707 – Standard Specification for Circular-Knit Geotextile for Use in Subsurface Drainage Applications has been reapproved, available as D6707-06(2011)
- D6917 – Standard Guide for Selection of Test Methods for Prefabricated Vertical Drains (PVD) has been reapproved, available as D6917-03(2011)
- D7001 – Standard Specification for Geocomposites for Pavement Edge Drains and Other High-Flow Applications has been reapproved, available as D7001-06(2011)
- D7174 – Standard Specification for Preformed Closed-Cell Polyolefin Expansion Joint Fillers for Concrete Paving and Structural Construction has been reapproved, available as D7174-05(2011)
- D7176 – Standard Specification for Non-Reinforced Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Geomembranes Used in Buried Applications has been reapproved, available as D7176-06(2011)
- D7178 – Standard Practice for Determining the Number of Constrictions "
m " of Non-Woven Geotextiles as a Complementary Filtration Property has been reapproved, available as D7178-06(2011) - D7239 – Standard Specification for Hybrid Geosynthetic Paving Mat for Highway Applications has been reapproved, available as D7239-06(2011)
- D7240 – Standard Practice for Leak Location using Geomembranes with an Insulating Layer in Intimate Contact with a Conductive Layer via Electrical Capacitance Technique (Conductive Geomembrane Spark Test) has been reapproved, available as D7240-06(2011)
- D7272 – Standard Test Method for Determining the Integrity of Seams Used in Joining Geomembranes by Pre-manufactured Taped Methods has been reapproved, available as D7272-06(2011)
- D7274 – Standard Test Method for Mineral Stabilizer Content of Prefabricated Bituminous Geomembranes (BGM) has been reapproved, available as D7274-06a(2011)
Other Changes to Standards
- C266 – Standard Test Method for Time of Setting of Hydraulic-Cement Paste by Gillmore Needles has been editorially changed, available as C266-08e1
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