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ASTM Committee G02 on Wear and Erosion is including a field trip in the plans for its Dec. 8-9 meeting in Jacksonville, Fla. Committee members will be visiting the Tribology Laboratory in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Florida in Gainesville. The Tribology Laboratory is actively involved in a wide variety of tribological research and tribology education projects. The…
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A new ASTM subcommittee seeks to acknowledge the ongoing advances being made in the field of nanostructured inorganic coatings. B08.16 on Nanostructured Coatings, part of ASTM International Committee B08 on Metallic and Inorganic Coatings, is currently developing its first proposed standard, ASTM WK29468 , Specification for Galvanic Protection of Steel Using a Nanostructured Coating of 95 % Zinc…
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ASTM International standard ASTM E2541 , Guide for Stakeholder-Focused, Consensus-Based Disaster Restoration Process for Contaminated Assets, serves as an important framework to help public and private organizations and companies plan ahead and prepare for the restoration of their facilities following a catastrophic event. The standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E54.02 on Emergency…
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A new ASTM standard will be useful to slide and engine companies, as well as makers of bushing materials, in studies that involve the measurement of system friction forces. The new standard, ASTM G203 , Guide for Determining Friction Energy Dissipation in Reciprocating Tribosystems, was developed by Subcommittee G02.50 on Friction, part of ASTM International Committee G02 on Wear and Erosion.…
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While operations centers are key to managing emergency situations, standards specific to developing these centers currently do not exist. However, a proposed new ASTM International standard that will provide advice and existing best business practices for the creation of emergency operations centers is being developed by ASTM Committee E54 ( www.astm.org/COMMIT/E54.htm ) on Homeland Security…, ASTM Committee E54 Next Meeting:, Jan. 25-27, January committee week, San Antonio, Texas, Technical Contact:, Frank Kriz, Indianapolis, Ind., Phone: 602-319-1446; krizassoc@aol.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Timothy Brooke, Phone: 610-832-9729; tbrooke@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #84 59/Jan2010
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Immediate action would be necessary to minimize the effects of a radiological "dirty bomb" detonation in a major city. In order to help municipalities prepare for such a possibility, ASTM International Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications is currently developing a proposed new standard, WK19352 , Specification for Materials to Mitigate the Spread of Radioactive Contamination after a…
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Control rooms are the heart of operations for many facilities that could be vulnerable to attack, such as power plants (particularly nuclear), water treatment facilities, oil and gas refineries, rapid transit systems, bridges and dams, among other structures. Subcommittee E54.05 on Building and Infrastructure Protection is currently working on a proposed new standard that deals with control rooms…
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A new ASTM International standard, E2592 , Practice for Evaluating Cache Packaged Weight and Volume of Robots for Urban Search and Rescue, is one result of a three-year National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-coordinated effort with first responders and manufacturers to develop urban search and rescue robot standards. The new standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E54.08…
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Subcommittee G02.10 on Erosion by Solids and Liquids, part of ASTM International Committee G02 on Wear and Erosion, is interested in hearing from anyone who uses cavitation erosion testing in their work. The objective of this survey is to help the subcommittee determine the current degree of interest in and importance of cavitation erosion test methods. The subcommittee is especially interested…
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One of the goals of Subcommittee E54.05 on Building and Infrastructure Protection is to provide guidance for the design of doors, windows and other opening protectives that are part of the exterior security envelopes of buildings. As one path to achieve that goal, the subcommittee is currently developing a proposed new standard, WK14650 , Test Methods for Forced Entry and Ballistics Resistant (…