ASTM Updates for February, 2012

New Standards

C1747/C1747M – Standard Test Method for Determining Potential Resistance to Degradation of Pervious Concrete by Impact and Abrasion is a new standard, now available. C1747/C1747M-11
C1760 – Standard Test Method for Bulk Electrical Conductivity of Hardened Concrete is a new standard, now available. C1760-12
D7780 – Standard Practice for Geospatial Data for Representing Coal Mining Features is a new standard, now available. D7780-12

Revised Standards

C90 – Standard Specification for Loadbearing Concrete Masonry Units has been revised to C90-11b
C125 – Standard Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Aggregates has been revised to C125-11b
C140 – Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Concrete Masonry Units and Related Units has been revised to C140-12
C387/C387M – Standard Specification for Packaged, Dry, Combined Materials for Concrete and High Strength Mortar has been revised (with title change) to C387/C387M-11b
C567/C567M – Standard Test Method for Determining Density of Structural Lightweight Concrete has been revised (with title change) to C567/C567M-11
C685/C685M – Standard Specification for Concrete Made by Volumetric Batching and Continuous Mixing has been revised to C685/C685M-11
C857 – Standard Practice for Minimum Structural Design Loading for Underground Precast Concrete Utility Structures has been revised to C857-12a
C989/C989M – Standard Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete and Mortars has been revised (with designation change) to C989/C989M-11
C1242 – Standard Guide for Selection, Design, and Installation of Dimension Stone Attachment Systems has been revised to C1242-12
C1528 – Standard Guide for Selection of Dimension Stone has been revised to C1528-12
C1556 – Standard Test Method for Determining the Apparent Chloride Diffusion Coefficient of Cementitious Mixtures by Bulk Diffusion has been revised to C1556-11a
C1688/C1688M – Standard Test Method for Density and Void Content of Freshly Mixed Pervious Concrete has been revised to C1688/C1688M-11
C1741 – Standard Test Method for Bleed Stability of Cementitious Post-Tensioning Tendon Grout has been revised to C1741-11a
D4223/D4223M – Standard Practice for Preparation of Test Specimens of Asphalt-Stabilized Soils has been revised (with designation change) to D4223/D4223M-12
D5778 – Standard Test Method for Electronic Friction Cone and Piezocone Penetration Testing of Soils has been revised to D5778-12
E1316 – Standard Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations has been revised to E1316-11b

Reapproved Standards

C428/C428M – Standard Specification for Asbestos-Cement Nonpressure Sewer Pipe has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as C428/C428M-05(2011)e1
C458/C458M – Standard Test Method for Organic Fiber Content of Asbestos-Cement Products has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as C458/C458M-98(2011)e1
C459/C459M – Standard Test Methods for Asbestos-Cement Flat Products has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as C459/C459M-97(2011)e1
C500/C500M – Standard Test Methods for Asbestos-Cement Pipe has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as C500/C500M-07(2011)e1
C551/C551M – Standard Specification for Asbestos-Cement Fiberboard Insulating Panels has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as C551/C551M-07(2011)e1
D2589/D2589M – Standard Test Method for McNett Wet Classification of Dual Asbestos Fiber has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as D2589/D2589M-88(2011)e1
D2590/D2590M – Standard Test Method for Sampling Chrysotile Asbestos has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as D2590/D2590M-98(2011)e1
D2752/D2752M – Standard Test Methods for Air Permeability of Asbestos Fibers has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as D2752/D2752M-88(2011)e1
D2947/D2947M – Standard Test Method for Screen Analysis of Asbestos Fibers has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as D2947/D2947M-88(2011)e1
D2985/D2985M – Standard Test Method for Color of Asbestos has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as D2985/D2985M-92(2011)e1
D2987/D2987M – Standard Test Method for Moisture Content of Asbestos Fiber has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as D2987/D2987M-88(2011)e1
D3639/D3639M – Standard Test Method for Classification of Asbestos by Quebec Standard Test has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as D3639/D3639M-92(2011)e1
D3752 – Standard Test Method for Strength Imparted by Asbestos to a Cementitious Matrix has been reapproved, available as D3752-98(2011)

Other Changes to Standards

C541/C541M – Standard Specification for Linings for Asbestos-Cement Pipe has been editorially changed, available as C541/C541M-98(2011)e1
C1120/C1120M – Standard Test Method for Wash Test of Asbestos has been editorially changed, available as C1120/C1120M-98(2011)e1
D513 – Standard Test Methods for Total and Dissolved Carbon Dioxide in Water has been editorially changed, available as D513-11e1
D7598 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Thiodiglycol in Water by Single Reaction Monitoring Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry has been editorially changed, available as D7598-09e1
D7600 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Aldicarb, Carbofuran, Oxamyl and Methomyl by Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry has been editorially changed, available as D7600-09e1
D7644 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Bromadiolone, Brodifacoum, Diphacinone and Warfarin in Water by Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) has been editorially changed, available as D7644-10e2
D7645 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Aldicarb, Aldicarb Sulfone, Aldicarb Sulfoxide, Carbofuran, Methomyl, Oxamyl and Thiofanox in Water by Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) has been editorially changed, available as D7645-10e1
D7741/D7741M – Standard Test Method for Measurement of Apparent Viscosity of Asphalt-Rubber or Other Asphalt Binders by Using a Rotational Hand Held Viscometer has been editorially changed, available as D7741/D7741M-11e1

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: