New Standards
- D7181 – Method for Consolidated Drained Triaxial Compression Test for Soils is a new standard, now available. D7181-11
Revised Standards
- C25 – Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Limestone, Quicklime, and Hydrated Lime has been revised to C25-11
- C33/C33M – Standard Specification for Concrete Aggregates has been revised to C33/C33M-11a
- C39/C39M – Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens has been revised to C39/C39M-11
- C51 – Standard Terminology Relating to Lime and Limestone (as used by the Industry) has been revised to C51-11
- C94/C94M – Standard Specification for Ready-Mixed Concrete has been revised to C94/C94M-11b
- C110 – Standard Test Methods for Physical Testing of Quicklime, Hydrated Lime, and Limestone has been revised to C110-11
- C114 – Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cement has been revised to C114-11b
- C123/C123M – Standard Test Method for Lightweight Particles in Aggregate has been revised (with designation change) to C123/C123M-11
- C125 – Standard Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Aggregates has been revised to C125-11a
- C140 – Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Concrete Masonry Units and Related Units has been revised to C140-11a
- C204 – Standard Test Methods for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement by Air-Permeability Apparatus has been revised to C204-11
- C216 – Standard Specification for Facing Brick (Solid Masonry Units Made from Clay or Shale) has been revised to C216-11
- C295/C295M – Standard Guide for Petrographic Examination of Aggregates for Concrete has been revised (with designation change) to C295/C295M-11
- C494/C494M – Standard Specification for Chemical Admixtures for Concrete has been revised to C494/C494M-11
- C496/C496M – Standard Test Method for Splitting Tensile Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens has been revised to C496/C496M-11
- C617/C617M – Standard Practice for Capping Cylindrical Concrete Specimens has been revised (with designation change) to C617/C617M-11
- C652 – Standard Specification for Hollow Brick (Hollow Masonry Units Made From Clay or Shale) has been revised to C652-11
- C702/C702M – Standard Practice for Reducing Samples of Aggregate to Testing Size has been revised (with designation change) to C702/C702M-11
- C869/C869M – Standard Specification for Foaming Agents Used in Making Preformed Foam for Cellular Concrete has been revised (with designation change) to C869/C869M-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 C1077-11b
- C1240 – Standard Specification for Silica Fume Used in Cementitious Mixtures has been revised to C1240-11
- C1272 – Standard Specification for Heavy Vehicular Paving Brick has been revised to C1272-11
- C1438 – Standard Specification for Latex and Powder Polymer Modifiers in Hydraulic Cement Concrete and Mortar has been revised to C1438-11a
- C1567 – Standard Test Method for Determining the Potential Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Combinations of Cementitious Materials and Aggregate (Accelerated Mortar-Bar Method) has been revised to C1567-11
- C1582/C1582M – Standard Specification for Admixtures to Inhibit Chloride-Induced Corrosion of Reinforcing Steel in Concrete has been revised to C1582/C1582M-11
- C1585 – Standard Test Method for Measurement of Rate of Absorption of Water by Hydraulic-Cement Concretes has been revised to C1585-11
- C1707 – Standard Specification for Pozzolanic Hydraulic Lime for Structural Purposes has been revised to C1707-11
- D979/D979M – Standard Practice for Sampling Bituminous Paving Mixtures has been revised (with designation change) to D979/D979M-11
- D3744/D3744M – Standard Test Method for Aggregate Durability Index has been revised (with designation change) to D3744/D3744M-11
- D3910 – Standard Practices for Design, Testing, and Construction of Slurry Seal has been revised to D3910-11
- D4533 – Standard Test Method for Trapezoid Tearing Strength of Geotextiles has been revised to D4533-11
- D6627/D6627M – Standard Test Method for Determination of a Volatile Distillate Fraction of Cold Asphalt Mixtures has been revised (with designation change) to D6627/D6627M-11
- D6752/D6752M – Standard Test Method for Bulk Specific Gravity and Density of Compacted Bituminous Mixtures Using Automatic Vacuum Sealing Method has been revised (with designation change) to D6752/D6752M-11
- D6857/D6857M – Standard Test Method for Maximum Specific Gravity and Density of Bituminous Paving Mixtures Using Automatic Vacuum Sealing Method has been revised to D6857/D6857M-11
- D7000 – Standard Test Method for Sweep Test of Bituminous Emulsion Surface Treatment Samples has been revised to D7000-11
- D7063/D7063M – Standard Test Method for Effective Porosity and Effective Air Voids of Compacted Bituminous Paving Mixture Samples has been revised to D7063/D7063M-11
- D7173 – Standard Practice for Determining the Separation Tendency of Polymer from Polymer Modified Asphalt has been revised to D7173-11
- D7227/D7227M – Standard Practice for Rapid Drying of Compacted Asphalt Specimens Using Vacuum Drying Apparatus has been revised (with designation change) to D7227/D7227M-11
- E317 – Standard Practice for Evaluating Performance Characteristics of Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Testing Instruments and Systems without the Use of Electronic Measurement Instruments has been revised to E317-11
Other Changes to Standards
- D8 – Standard Terminology Relating to Materials for Roads and Pavements has been reinstated as D8-11
- D6816 – Standard Practice for Determining Low-Temperature Performance Grade (PG) of Asphalt Binders has been reinstated as D6816-11
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