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ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft will meet March 30 to April 1, 2009, at the Messe Friedrichshafen Exhibition Grounds in Friedrichshafen, Germany, in conjunction with AERO Friedrichshafen 2009. The three days of F37 technical meetings will include discussions on changes to key LSA standards and proposals for new documents. It will also include several other activities,…
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will provide a method for a comparative evaluation of limestone sources available for use in flue gas desulfurization (FGD) applications. The proposed standard, WK20129 , Test Method for Evaluating Limestone for Use in Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Applications by Reactivity, is being developed by Subcommittee C07.05 on Chemical Tests, part of ASTM…
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A recently approved revision to ASTM International standard C 150 , Specification for Portland Cement, includes three significant technical changes to the document. The changes are part of a joint effort between ASTM and the American Association of State and Highway and Transportation Officials to harmonize C 150 with AASHTO’s standard, M 85, Specification for Portland Cement. C 150 is under the…
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A new standard developed by ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft covers the instructions a kit producer must provide to a consumer regarding how to assemble and safely flight-test a recreational aircraft to ensure compliance with applicable ASTM standards. The new standard, F 2563 , Practice for Kit Assembly Instructions of Aircraft Intended Primarily for Recreation, is under…
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After a 35-year-absence, the natural cement industry is being revived and, along with it, a long-withdrawn ASTM International standard. Until it closed in 1970, the Century Cement Company in Rosendale, N.Y. was the last company to manufacture natural cement. Up to that point, Rosendale had been the center of the industry, the source of more than half of all natural cement produced in the U.S.…
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Executives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) met with ASTM International members and staff at this years Airventure - a premier show and convention in the aviation world, hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). The briefing provided an update to the FAA on the status of ASTMs standards initiatives in the aviation sector. Among the representatives for the…
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A new test method developed by ASTM International Committee C01 on Cement provides information about the behavior of cement that can be used in the process of selecting cementing materials for specific applications. The standard, C 1608, Test Method for Chemical Shrinkage of Hydraulic Cement Pastes, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee C01.31 on Volume Change. Test Method C 1608 was…
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ASTM International Committee D33 on Protective Clothing and Lining Work for Power Generation Facilities has approved a revision to standard D 4260, now titled Practice for Liquid and Gelled Acid Etching of Concrete. The revised standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D33.05 on Application and Surface Preparation. According to Tamryn Doolan, president and CEO, Surface Gel Tek, the…
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For the first time, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has used consensus standards for aircraft design, manufacturing, and maintenance with the acceptance of 15 standards developed by ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft. The referenced documents, which have been worked on over the last two years, affect fixed-wing airplanes, powered parachutes, gyroplanes, lighter-…