Search
Advanced search
Filter by category
Filter by committee
Search results
-
ASTM International’s soil and rock committee ( D18 ) has approved a new standard that will help design engineers and regulators when using rockfall mitigation nettings on construction projects. Geohazard nettings are often used in mountainous regions along roadways to dampen the energy from rocks falling from the mountain side. ASTM International member Mike Koutsourais, PE, geohazard…
-
An ASTM International standard practice for inflatable amusement devices, published by the amusement rides and devices committee ( F24 ), will be adopted into the 2024 International Fire Code (IFC) by the International Code Council (ICC). The standard ( F2374 ) establishes criteria for the design, manufacture, installation, operation, maintenance, and inspection of commercial use inflatable…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11279 ###
-
ASTM International’s amusement rides and devices committee ( F24 ) is revising one of its key standards to include a new section requiring owner/operators to have a documented record retention program. The standard ( F770 ) outlines information and establishes procedures for the operation, maintenance, inspection, and training for amusement rides and devices. According to ASTM International…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org, Committee Contact: , Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11229 ###
-
A proposed ASTM International standard will establish a test method for obtaining acceleration data on water slides using human test subjects. ASTM International’s amusement rides and devices committee ( F24 ) is developing the proposed standard. Data obtained through the standard is crucial to developing and calculating the expected forces riders feel on a water slide. The level of these forces…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel+1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11216 ###
-
ASTM International’s soil and rock committee ( D18 ) has developed a new standard that will help in the construction of tunnels, concrete dams, and bridges. According to ASTM International member Jack Touseull, the new standard ( D8359 ) describes a flexible volumetric dilatometer test that is run inside a borehole in rock with a cylindrical probe that expands radially to determine the in situ…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org , Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11195 ###
-
ASTM International’s amusement rides and devices committee ( F24 ) is developing a standard to establish new inspection and maintenance requirements for steam propelled locomotives found at amusement parks. According to Ron Lwin, a committee task group chair, the original manufacturers of historic steam locomotives are often no longer in existence and unable to give recommendations for…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11100 ###
-
ASTM International’s soil and rock committee (D18) is developing proposed standards that cover sediment retention fiber rolls (SRFRs) and rolled erosion control products (RECPs). D18’s erosion and sediment control technology subcommittee (D18.25) is developing the proposed standards. Proposed standard WK39691 will help measure the basic physical properties of SRFRs, which are used to inhibit the…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Robert Morgan, tel +1.610.8329732; rmorgan@astm.org Release #11032 ###
-
A proposed ASTM International standard will help calculate the kinetic energy of simulated rainfall in laboratories. ASTM’s soil and rock committee ( D18 ) is developing the proposed standard ( WK41200 ). Determining the kinetic energy of raindrops is an important factor to be considered when conducting soil erosion studies. Using data collected from determining raindrop size, the proposed…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11007 ###
-
Bungee jumping industry stakeholders are being encouraged to join an effort to create a standard that will support the growing number of bungee jumping operations worldwide. The proposed standard ( WK62522 ) is being developed by ASTM International’s subcommittee on adventure attractions (F24.61), part of the committee on amusement rides and devices ( F24 ). The standard aims to establish…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org, , Release #11000 ###
-
A new ASTM International test method will help evaluate soil behavior and soil structure interaction when placed under stress conditions. “It is important to understand and predict how soil might behave during earthquakes, explosions, or even machine or traffic vibrations,” according to Rune Dyvik, expert advisor in laboratory and model testing at the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute. “This test…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #10944