28 July 2008
New Approved ASTM Standards
D2845 – Standard Test Method for Laboratory Determination of Pulse Velocities and Ultrasonic Elastic Constants of Rock has been revised to D2845-08. This standard comes from Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.
D2936 – Standard Test Method for Direct Tensile Strength of Intact Rock Core Specimens has been revised to D2936-08. This standard comes from Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.
D3967 – Standard Test Method for Splitting Tensile Strength of Intact Rock Core Specimens has been revised to D3967-08. This standard comes from Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.
D4716 – Standard Test Method for Determining the (In-plane) Flow Rate per Unit Width and Hydraulic Transmissivity of a Geosynthetic Using a Constant Head has been revised to D4716-08. This standard comes from Committee D35 on Geosynthetics.
D5887 – Standard Test Method for Measurement of Index Flux Through Saturated Geosynthetic Clay Liner Specimens Using a Flexible Wall Permeameter has been revised to D5887-08. This standard comes from Committee D35 on Geosynthetics.
D7408 – Standard Specification for Non Reinforced PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) Geomembrane Seams is a new standard and is now available as D7408-08. This standard comes from Committee D35 on Geosynthetics.
New ASTM Work Items
WK20737 – Standard Guide for the Selection of Test Methods for Prefabricated Bituminous Geomembranes (PBGM) is a work item revision to existing standard D6455-05. This work item comes from Committee D35 on Geosynthetics.
22 July 2008
New Approved ASTM Standards
D6092 – Standard Practice for Specifying Standard Sizes of Stone for Erosion Control has been reapproved, available as D6092-97(2008). This standard comes from Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.
D6683 – Standard Test Method for Measuring Bulk Density Values of Powders and Other Bulk Solids as Function of Compressive Stress has been revised to D6683-08. This standard comes from Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.
D6765 – Standard Practice for Live Staking has been reapproved, available as D6765-02(2008). This standard comes from Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.
New ASTM Work Items
WK20658 – Standard Practice for Leak Location on Exposed Geomembranes Using the Water Puddle System is a work item revision to existing standard D7002-03. This work item comes from Committee D35 on Geosynthetics.
WK20664 – Standard Practices for Electrical Methods for Locating Leaks in Geomembranes Covered with Water or Earth Materials is a work item revision to existing standard D7007-03. This work item comes from Committee D35 on Geosynthetics.
WK20665 – Standard Test Method for Determining the Internal and Interface Shear Resistance of Geosynthetic Clay Liner by the Direct Shear Method is a work item revision to existing standard D6243-06. This work item comes from Committee D35 on Geosynthetics.
WK20666 – Standard Test Method for Determining the Internal and Interface Shear Resistance of Geosynthetic Clay Liner by the Direct Shear Method is a work item revision to existing standard D6243-06. This work item comes from Committee D35 on Geosynthetics.
17 July 2008
New Approved ASTM Standards
D1430 – Standard Classification System for Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) Plastics has been reapproved, available as D1430-03(2008). This reapproved standard comes from Committee D20 on Plastics.
D3034 – Standard Specification for Type PSM Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Sewer Pipe and Fittings has been revised to D3034-08. This revised standard comes from Committee F17 o
n Plastic Piping Systems.
D3296 – Standard Specification for FEP-Fluorocarbon Tube has been reapproved, available as D3296-03(2008). This reapproved standard comes from Committee D20 on Plastics.
D4474 – Standard Classification System for Styrenic Thermoplastic Elastomer Injection Molding and Extrusion Materials (TES) (Withdrawn 2008) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D4474-00. Committee D20 on Plastics has withdrawn the standard.
D6272 – Standard Test Method for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials by Four-Point Bending has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as D6272-02(2008)e1. Committee D20 on Plastics has reapproved this standard.
F477 – Standard Specification for Elastomeric Seals (Gaskets) for Joining Plastic Pipe has been revised to F477-08. Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems has revised this standard.
New ASTM Work Items
WK20537 – Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE) for Eddy Current Test Methods. This work item comes from Committee E07 on Nondestructive Testing.
WK20554 – Standard Specification for Cured-In-Place Thermosetting Resin Sewer Piping Systems is a work item revision to existing standard D5813-04. This work item revision comes from Committee D20 on Plastics.
WK20569 – Standard Practice for Use of Scrap Tires in Civil Engineering Applications is a work item revision to existing standard D6270-98 (2004). This work item comes from Committee D34 on Waste Management.
WK20573 – Standard Terminology Relating to Textiles is a work item revision to existing standard D123-07. This work item comes from Committee D13 on Textiles.
14 July 2008
New Approved ASTM Standards
D4943 – Standard Test Method for Shrinkage Factors of Soils by the Wax Method has been revised to D4943-08. This revised standard comes from Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.
D7400 – Standard Test Methods for Downhole Seismic Testing has been revised to D7400-08. This revised standard comes from Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.
New ASTM Work Items
WK20552 – Standard Test Method for Standard Penetration Test (SPT) and Split-Barrel Sampling of Soils is a work item revision to existing standard D1586-08. This work item comes from Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.
WK20553 – Standard Practice for Thin-Walled Tube Sampling of Soils for Geotechnical Purposes is a work item revision to existing standard D1587-00(2007)e1. This work item comes from Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.
WK20555 – Standard Practice for Rock Core Drilling and Sampling of Rock for Site Investigation is a work item revision to existing standard D2113-06. This work item comes from Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.
WK20556 – Standard Test Method for Field Vane Shear Test in Cohesive Soil is a work item revision to existing standard D2573-01(2007). This work item comes from Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.
WK20557 – Standard Practice for Using Hollow-Stem Augers for Geotechnical Exploration and Soil Sampling is a work item revision to existing standard D6151-97(2003). This work item comes from Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.
WK20559 – Standard Practice for Sampling of Soil Using the Hydraulically Operated Stationary Piston Sampler is a work item revision to existing standard D6519-05. This work item comes from Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.
WK20570 – Standard Practice for Soil Investigation and Sampling by Auger Borings is a work item revision to existing standard D1452-07a. This work item comes from Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.
WK20609 – Practice for Passive Soil Gas Sampling in the Vadose Zone for Source Identification, Spatial Variability Assessment, Monitoring and Vapor Intrusion Evaluations1. This work item comes from Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.
7 July 2008
New Approved ASTM Standards
D6938 – Standard Test Method for In-Place Density and Water Content of Soil and Soil-Aggregate by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth) has been revised to D6938-08a. This standard comes from Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.
New ASTM Work Items
WK20487 – New Practice for General Practice for Magnetic Particle Inspection, Non-Aerospace. This Work Item comes from Committee E07 on Nondestructive Testing.
WK20503 – New Practice for Active Soil Gas Sampling for Direct Push or Manual-Driven Hand-Sampling Equipment . This work item comes from Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.
WK20531 – New Practice for Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Welds using Phased Arrays. This Work Item comes from Committee E07 on Nondestructive Testing.
WK20534 – Standard Specification for Geosynthetic Alternate Daily Covers is a work item revision to existing standard D7008-03. This Work Item comes from Committee D35 on Geosynthetics.
