New Standards
- C1722 – Standard Guide for Repair and Restoration of Dimension Stone is a new standard, now available. C1722-11
- D7737 – Standard Test Method for Individual Geogrid Junction Strength is a new standard, now available. D7737-11
- E2848 – Standard Test Method for Reporting Photovoltaic Non-Concentrator System Performance is a new standard, now available. E2848-11
Revised Standards
- C39/C39M – Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens has been revised to C39/C39M-11a
- C139 – Standard Specification for Concrete Masonry Units for Construction of Catch Basins and Manholes has been revised to C139-11
- C387/C387M – Standard Specification for Packaged, Dry, Combined Materials for Mortar and Concrete has been revised to C387/C387M-11a
- C441/C441M – Standard Test Method for Effectiveness of Pozzolans or Ground Blast-Furnace Slag in Preventing Excessive Expansion of Concrete Due to the Alkali-Silica Reaction has been revised (with designation change) to C441/C441M-11
- C586 – Standard Test Method for Potential Alkali Reactivity of Carbonate Rocks as Concrete Aggregates (Rock-Cylinder Method) has been revised to C586-11
- D653 – Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids has been revised to D653-11
- D1073 – Standard Specification for Fine Aggregate for Bituminous Paving Mixtures has been revised to D1073-11
- D1461 – Standard Test Method for Moisture or Volatile Distillates in Bituminous Paving Mixtures has been revised to D1461-11
- D1586 – Standard Test Method for Standard Penetration Test (SPT) and Split-Barrel Sampling of Soils has been revised to D1586-11
- D2726 – Standard Test Method for Bulk Specific Gravity and Density of Non-Absorptive Compacted Bituminous Mixtures has been revised to D2726-11
- D2950/D2950M – Standard Test Method for Density of Bituminous Concrete in Place by Nuclear Methods has been revised to D2950/D2950M-11
- D3203/D3203M – Standard Test Method for Percent Air Voids in Compacted Dense and Open Bituminous Paving Mixtures has been revised (with designation change) to D3203/D3203M-11
- D3454 – Standard Test Method for Radium-226 in Water has been revised to D3454-11
- D3549/D3549M – Standard Test Method for Thickness or Height of Compacted Bituminous Paving Mixture Specimens has been revised (with designation change) to D3549/D3549M-11
- D3666 – Standard Specification for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving Materials has been revised to D3666-11
- D3744/D3744M – Standard Test Method for Aggregate Durability Index has been revised to D3744/D3744M-11a
- D3856 – Standard Guide for Management Systems in Laboratories Engaged in Analysis of Water has been revised (with title change) to D3856-11
- D4439 – Standard Terminology for Geosynthetics has been revised to D4439-11
- D4469 – Standard Practice for Calculating Percent Asphalt Absorption by the Aggregate in an Asphalt Pavement Mixture has been revised to D4469-11
- D4561 – Standard Practice for Quality Control Systems for Organizations Producing and Applying Bituminous Paving Materials has been revised to D4561-11
- D4595 – Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Geotextiles by the Wide-Width Strip Method has been revised to D4595-11
- D4829 – Standard Test Method for Expansion Index of Soils has been revised to D4829-11
- D4944 – Standard Test Method for Field Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil by the Calcium Carbide Gas Pressure Tester has been revised to D4944-11
- D5890 – Standard Test Method for Swell Index of Clay Mineral Component of Geosynthetic Clay Liners has been revised to D5890-11
- D6459 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Rolled Erosion Control Product (RECP) Performance in Protecting Hillslopes from Rainfall-Induced Erosion has been revised to D6459-11
- D6638 – Standard Test Method for Determining Connection Strength Between Geosynthetic Reinforcement and Segmental Concrete Units (Modular Concrete Blocks) has been revised to D6638-11
- D6817 – Standard Specification for Rigid Cellular Polystyrene Geofoam has been revised to D6817-11
- D7243 – Standard Guide for Measuring the Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity of Paper Industry Sludges has been revised to D7243-11
- D7363 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Parent and Alkyl Polycyclic Aromatics in Sediment Pore Water Using Solid-Phase Microextraction and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry in Selected Ion Monitoring Mode has been revised to D7363-11
- D7575 – Standard Test Method for Solvent-Free Membrane Recoverable Oil and Grease by Infrared Determination has been revised to D7575-11
- E772 – Standard Terminology of Solar Energy Conversion has been revised to E772-11
- E2422 – Standard Digital Reference Images for Inspection of Aluminum Castings has been revised to E2422-11
- E2660 – Standard Digital Reference Images for Investment Steel Castings for Aerospace Applications has been revised to E2660-11
- E2669 – Standard Digital Reference Images for Titanium Castings has been revised to E2669-11
- G91 – Standard Practice for Monitoring Atmospheric SO2 Deposition Rate for Atmospheric Corrosivity Evaluation has been revised (with title change) to G91-11
Reapproved Standards
- D490 – Standard Specification for Road Tar has been reapproved, available as D490-92(2011)
- D4071 – Standard Practice for Use of Portland Cement Concrete Bridge Deck Water Barrier Membrane Systems has been reapproved, available as D4071-84(2011)
- D6244 – Standard Test Method for Vertical Compression of Geocomposite Pavement Panel Drains has been reapproved, available as D6244-06(2011)
- D6364 – Standard Test Method for Determining Short-Term Compression Behavior of Geosynthetics has been reapproved, available as D6364-06(2011)
- D6916 – Standard Test Method for Determining the Shear Strength Between Segmental Concrete Units (Modular Concrete Blocks) has been reapproved, available as D6916-06c(2011)
- D7001 – Standard Specification for Geocomposites for Pavement Edge Drains and Other High-Flow Applications has been reapproved, available as D7001-06(2011)
- G52 – Standard Practice for Exposing and Evaluating Metals and Alloys in Surface Seawater has been reapproved, available as G52-00(2011)
Other Changes to Standards
- C513 – Standard Test Method for Obtaining and Testing Specimens of Hardened Lightweight Insulating Concrete for Compressive Strength has been reinstated, with revision to C513-11
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