New Standards
- D7764 – Standard Practice for Pre-Installation Acceptance Testing of Vibrating Wire Piezometers is a new standard, now available. D7764-12
Revised Standards
- C39/C39M – Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens has been revised to C39/C39M-12a
- C125 – Standard Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Aggregates has been revised to C125-12
- C192/C192M – Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Laboratory has been revised to C192/C192M-12
- C890 – Standard Practice for Minimum Structural Design Loading for Monolithic or Sectional Precast Concrete Water and Wastewater Structures has been revised to C890-12
- C989/C989M – Standard Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete and Mortars has been revised to C989/C989M-12a
- C1073 – Standard Test Method for Hydraulic Activity of Slag Cement by Reaction with Alkali has been revised (with title change) to C1073-12
- C1240 – Standard Specification for Silica Fume Used in Cementitious Mixtures has been revised (with designation change) to C1240-12
- D2777 – Standard Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias of Applicable Test Methods of Committee D19 on Water has been revised to D2777-12
- D4354 – Standard Practice for Sampling of Geosynthetics and Rolled Erosion Control Products(RECPs) for Testing has been revised to D4354-12
- D4751 – Standard Test Method for Determining Apparent Opening Size of a Geotextile has been revised to D4751-12
- D4884 – Standard Test Method for Strength of Sewn or Thermally Bonded Seams of Geotextiles has been revised to D4884-12
- D5101 – Standard Test Method for Measuring the Filtration Compatibility of Soil-Geotextile Systems has been revised to D5101-12
- D5127 – Standard Guide for Ultra-Pure Water Used in the Electronics and Semiconductor Industries has been revised to D5127-12
- D6102 – Standard Guide for Installation of Geosynthetic Clay Liners has been revised to D6102-12
- D6392 – Standard Test Method for Determining the Integrity of Nonreinforced Geomembrane Seams Produced Using Thermo-Fusion Methods has been revised to D6392-12
- D6525 – Standard Test Method for Measuring Nominal Thickness of Rolled Erosion Control Products has been revised (with title change) to D6525-12
- D6566 – Standard Test Method for Measuring Mass per Unit Area of Turf Reinforcement Mats has been revised to D6566-12
- D6766 – Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Hydraulic Properties of Geosynthetic Clay Liners Permeated with Potentially Incompatible Aqueous Solutions has been revised (with title change) to D6766-12
- D7047 – Standard Test Method for Mucilloid Content of Plantago Insularis (Ovata, Psyllium) has been revised (with title change) to D7047-12
- D7299 – Standard Practice for Verifying Performance of a Vertical Inclinometer Probe has been revised to D7299-12
- E1165 – Standard Test Method for Measurement of Focal Spots of Industrial X-Ray Tubes by Pinhole Imaging has been revised to E1165-12
Reapproved Standards
- C1073 – Standard Test Method for Hydraulic Activity of Ground Slag by Reaction with Alkali has been reapproved, available as C1073-97a(2011)
- C1579 – Standard Test Method for Evaluating Plastic Shrinkage Cracking of Restrained Fiber Reinforced Concrete (Using a Steel Form Insert) has been reapproved, available as C1579-06(2012)
- D1252 – Standard Test Methods for Chemical Oxygen Demand (Dichromate Oxygen Demand) of Water has been reapproved, available as D1252-06(2012)
- D1369 – Standard Practice for Quantities of Materials for Bituminous Surface Treatments has been reapproved, available as D1369-84(2012)
- D5790 – Standard Test Method for Measurement of Purgeable Organic Compounds in Water by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry has been reapproved, available as D5790-95(2012)
- D5847 – Standard Practice for Writing Quality Control Specifications for Standard Test Methods for Water Analysis has been reapproved, available as D5847-02(2012)
- D6145 – Standard Guide for Monitoring Sediment in Watersheds has been reapproved, available as D6145-97(2012)
- D6146 – Standard Guide for Monitoring Aqueous Nutrients in Watersheds has been reapproved, available as D6146-97(2012)
- D6520 – Standard Practice for the Solid Phase Micro Extraction (SPME) of Water and its Headspace for the Analysis of Volatile and Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds has been reapproved, available as D6520-06(2012)
- D6808 – Standard Practice for Competency Requirements of Reference Material Producers for Water Analysis has been reapproved, available as D6808-02(2012)
- D6924 – Standard Specification for Preformed Thermoplastic Vulcanizate Elastomeric Joint Seals for Bridges has been reapproved, available as D6924-03(2012)
- D7404 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Emulsified Asphalt Residue by Moisture Analyzer has been reapproved, available as D7404-07(2012)
Other Changes to Standards
- D7284 – Standard Test Method for Total Cyanide in Water by Micro Distillation followed by Flow Injection Analysis with Gas Diffusion Separation and Amperometric Detection has been editorially changed, available as D7284-08e1
- E2848 – Standard Test Method for Reporting Photovoltaic Non-Concentrator System Performance has been editorially changed, available as E2848-11e1
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:
- 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