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Vital component of all utility distribution systems, Standards are one solution to ongoing concerns about improperly designed and aging infrastructure. A proposed new ASTM specification will help minimize maintenance expense and improve public safety by providing a definitive standard for one essential infrastructure component, fabricated metal access hatches. The proposed standard is ASTM WK43586 , Specification for the Design, Testing,…, ASTM Committee C27 Next Meeting:, Dec 9-10, December Committee Week, New Orleans, La., Technical Contact:, Tom Elliott, Jensen Precast, Sparks, Nev., tel +1.775.352.6308; telliott@jensenprecast.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joseph Hugo, tel +1.610.832.9740; jhugo@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, tel +1.610.832.9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9716
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Adopted in 2005, Chapter 7A of the California Building Code describes provisions for attic vents for new construction in wildfire-prone areas. While the California code notes that attic vents should resist the intrusion of embers and flames, there had not been a standard to evaluate such intrusion. A new standard, ASTM E2886/E2886M , Test Method for Evaluating the Ability of Exterior Vents to…, ASTM Committee E05 Next Meeting:, Dec. 8-11, 2014, December Committee, New Orleans, La., Technical Contact:, Stephen Quarles, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, Richburg, S.C., Phone: 803-789-4209; squarles@ibhs.org , ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, Phone: 610-832-9739; totoole@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9617
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A proposed new ASTM International standard is being developed for mounting plastic pipe and tube in the Steiner tunnel furnace. The draft procedure will help determine the fire-related properties of the pipe and tube in accordance with ASTM E84, Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials. ASTM WK44535 , Practice for Mounting of Plastic Pipe, Plastic Tubing, Plastic Pipe…, ASTM Committee E05 Next Meeting:, June 23-26, 2014, June Committee, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Technical Contact:, Joe Zicherman, Fire Cause Analysis, Berkeley, Calif., Phone: 510-649-1300; zicherman46@gmail.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, Phone: 610-832-9739; totoole@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9635
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Particle size distribution, also known as gradation, refers to the proportions by dry mass of a soil distributed over specified particle-size ranges. Gradation is used to classify soils for engineering and agricultural purposes, since particle size influences how fast or slow water or other fluid moves through a soil. Two proposed new ASTM standards provide test methods for determining particle…, ASTM Committee D18 Next Meeting:, June 22-25, 2014, June Committee Week, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Technical Contact:, Kendra Adams, Fugro Consultants Inc., Littleton, Colo., Phone: 636-357-4730; ksarocksu@yahoo.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, Phone: 610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9575
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A wildland-urban interface is a transitional zone between unoccupied land and human development. There are currently more than 40 million homes located within WUI areas throughout the United States. A proposed new ASTM standard will be used to alleviate the issue of fire conditions that exist due to eaves and other projections in structures that exist in WUI areas. ASTM WK37414, Test Method for…, ASTM Committee E05 Next Meeting:, June 23-26, 2014, June Committee Week, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Technical Contact:, John Simontacchi, Firefree Coatings Inc., San Rafael, Calif., Phone: 415-459-6488; jsimontacchi@firefree.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, Phone: 610-832-9739; totoole@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9529
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A proposed new ASTM International data management and reporting standard for shale oil and gas operations, including hydraulic fracturing, is under development. ASTM WK42803 , Practice for Data Management and Reporting Associated with Shale Oil and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing Operations, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D18.26 on Hydraulic Fracturing , part of ASTM International Committee…, ASTM Committee D18 Next Meeting:, Jan. 26-28, 2014, January Committee Week, Houston, Texas, Technical Contact:, Caryl Alfaro, Earth Resource Systems LLC, Alpharetta, Ga., Phone: 404-513-5429; caryl@earthresourcesystems.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, Phone: 610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9452
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will provide performance-based data of sediment control devices to regulating entities, specifiers, consumers and manufacturers. ASTM WK11340 , Test Method for Determination of Sediment Control Product’s Ability to Reduce Soil Loss Associated with Rainfall-Induced Erosion, is being developed by Subcommittee D18.25 on Erosion and Sediment Control…, ASTM Committee D18 Next Meeting:, June 9-12, 2013, June Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Ryan Vavra, American Excelsior Co., Rice Lake, Wis., Phone: 715-236-5656; rvavra@americanexcelsior.com ASTM Staff Contact: Robert Morgan, Phone: 610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9358
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will link easy to use, cost-effective and nonintrusive passive sampling with concentration data to measure vapor intrusion. ASTM WK40037 , Guide for Determining Concentration Values from Groundwater, Air and Soil Gas Using Adsorbent-Based, Passive Samplers, is being developed by Subcommittee D18.21 on Groundwater and Vadose Zone Investigations , part of…, ASTM Committee D18 Next Meeting:, June 9-12, 2013, June Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Lorne G. Everett, Ph.D., L. Everett and Associates, LLC, Santa Barbara, Calif., Phone: 805-880-9301; leverett@everettassociates.net , ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, Phone: 610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9353
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A new ASTM International standard will be used by contractors and government agencies for quality control and quality assurance of electromagnetic soil density gauges. ASTM D7830 , Test Method for In-Place Determination of Density (Unit Weight) and Water Content of Soil Using an Electromagnetic Soil Density Gauge, was developed by Subcommittee D18.08 on Special and Construction Control Tests ,…, ASTM Committee D18 Next Meeting:, June 9-12, 2013, June Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Ronald E. Berube, QCQA Labs Inc., Schenectady, N.Y., Phone: 518-372-4067; rberube@qcqalabs.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, Phone: 610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9354
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A proposed new ASTM standard is being developed to measure the basic physical properties of sediment retention fiber rolls, known as SRFRs. SRFRs are used to inhibit the migration of sediment that has been displaced and carried by flowing water. The proposed standard, ASTM WK39691 , Test Methods for Determining Index Height, Diameter, Length and Mass per Unit Length of a Sediment Retention Fiber…, ASTM Committee D18 Next Meeting:, June 9-12, 2013, June Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, C. Joel Sprague, TRI/Environmental Inc., Greenville, S.C., Phone: 864-242-2220; jsprague@tri-env.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, Phone: 610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9330