
Those of us in the geotechnical profession use ASTM Standards on a daily basis. It’s hard to keep up with changes, so I attempt to post regular digest updates to the ASTM standards of importance to geotechnical engineers and lab managers, etc. This list focuses on standards tagged by ASTM as geotechnical, as well as geosynthetics, and work items for Committees D18 and D35 (Soil and Rock, and Geosynthetics, respectively).
New Standards
- D8298/D8298M Standard Test Method for Determination of Erosion Control Products (ECP) Performance in Protecting Slopes from Continuous Rainfall-Induced Erosion Using a Tilted Bed Slope is a new standard now available. D8298/D8298M-20
[Posted Tue, 01 Sep 2020 15:01:11 EDT]
Revised Standards
- E898 Standard Practice for Calibration of Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments
has been revised to E898-20
[Posted Thu, 25 Jun 2020 16:36:12 EDT] - D7238 Standard Test Method for Effect of Exposure of Unreinforced Polyolefin Geomembrane Using Fluorescent UV Condensation Apparatus
has been revised to D7238-20
[Posted Wed, 15 Jul 2020 09:03:04 EDT] - D6693/D6693M Standard Test Method for Determining Tensile Properties of Nonreinforced Polyethylene and Nonreinforced Flexible Polypropylene Geomembranes
has been revised to D6693/D6693M-20
[Posted Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:01:36 EDT] - D7764 Standard Practice for Pre-Installation Acceptance Testing of Vibrating Wire Piezometers
has been revised to D7764-20
[Posted Tue, 01 Sep 2020 15:01:11 EDT] - D653 Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids
has been revised to D653-20
[Posted Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:45:13 EDT]
Withdrawn Standards
- D7046 Standard Guide for Use of the Metal Detection Method for Subsurface Exploration (Withdrawn 2020) has been withdrawn, with no replacement.
[Posted Wed, 15 Jul 2020 09:03:04 EDT] - D7701 Standard Test Method for Determining the Flow Rate of Water and Suspended Solids from a Geotextile Bag (Withdrawn 2020) has been withdrawn, with no replacement.
[Posted Wed, 15 Jul 2020 09:03:04 EDT]
Work Item for Committee D18 (Soil and Rock)
- WK73597 is a work item for the reinstatement of the withdrawn standard D5852-00(2007)e1
[Posted Fri, 17 Jul 2020 11:42:12 EDT] - WK73646 is a work item for the reinstatement of the withdrawn standard D7046-11
[Posted Tue, 21 Jul 2020 14:49:13 EDT] - WK73989 Standard Test Method for Permeability of Granular Soils (Constant Head) is a work item revision to existing standard D2434-19
[Posted Tue, 01 Sep 2020 15:00:23 EDT] - WK74142 Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Thermal Expansion of Rock Using Dilatometer is a work item revision to existing standard D4535-13e2
[Posted Thu, 17 Sep 2020 14:55:11 EDT]
Work Item for Committee D35 (Geosynthetics)
- WK73539 Standard Guide for Placement of Blind Actual Leaks during Electrical Leak Location Surveys of Geomembranes
is a work item revision to existing standard D7909-14
[Posted Fri, 17 Jul 2020 11:42:15 EDT]