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ASTM International’s Committee on Wood (D07) has presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to David Kretschmann of the USDA FS Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wis., U.S.A. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee honored Kretschmann for his…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10099
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Dr. Alexander Salenikovich, associate professor at Laval University in Quebec City, Quebec, has been named chairman of ASTM International Committee D07 on Wood . Formed in 1904, D07 has nearly 300 members and includes 7 subcommittees that oversee over 116 standards related to timber, modified wood, wood-base structural panels, preservatives and fire performance, and more. Salenikovich has been a…
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A proposed ASTM test method will help determine the effects of high temperatures and humidity on fire-retardant-treated wood products. This test method will help product development labs with first steps in developing new products for wood-construction markets. Specifically, according to ASTM member Jerry Winandy, “this new standard will provide an accelerated test of structural composite panels…, ASTM Committee D07 on Wood Next Meeting:, April 13-14, 2016, April 2016 Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Jerry Winandy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., tel +1.763.434.9365; jwinandy@umn.edu, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kevin Shanahan, tel +1.610.832.9737; kshanahan@astm.org Release #10031
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All interested parties are invited to participate in the standards developing activities of new Task Group D07.02.08 on structural insulated panels. The group is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D07.02 on Lumber and Engineered Wood Products , part of ASTM International Committee D07 on Wood . Structural insulated panels are a high performance building system for residential and light…, ASTM Committee D07 Next Meeting:, April 16-18, 2013, April Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, B.J. Yeh, P.E., APA – The Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, Wash., Phone: 253-620-7467; borjen.yeh@apawood.org ; Eric Tompos, P.E., NTA, Nappanee, Ind., Phone: 574-773-7975; etompos@ntainc.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kevin Shanahan, Phone: 610-832-9737; kshanahan@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9315
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ASTM International Committee D07 on Wood has approved a new standard, ASTM D7746 , Practice for Calculating the Superimposed Load on Wood-Frame Floor-Ceiling Assemblies for Standard Fire Resistance Tests. ASTM D7746, which was developed by Subcommittee D07.05 on Wood Assemblies , will be used in conjunction with other fire test standards. Standards such as ASTM E119, Test Methods for Fire Tests…
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Current members of ASTM International Committees C01 on Cement and C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates , and other interested parties, are invited to join a new C01 subcommittee, C01.98 on Sustainability Assessment. The scope of C01.98 is to support the development and maintenance of standards related to methodologies and metrics for assessing sustainability in the manufacture and use of…
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A new ASTM International practice provides a standard for preparing a mixture of cement paste that will simulate the shearing experienced by the cement paste in concrete. The new standard, ASTM C1738 , Practice for High-Shear Mixing of Hydraulic Cement Pastes, was developed by Subcommittee C01.22 on Workability , part of ASTM International Committee C01 on Cement . According to Chiara Ferraris,…
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New regulations set forth by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to mandate greenhouse gas reporting in the U.S. carbon black industry have led to the development of a new ASTM International standard, ASTM D7662 , Test Method for Carbon Content in Carbon Black Feedstock Oils. ASTM D7662 is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D24.66 on Environment, Health and Safety, part of ASTM…
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A proposed revision to ASTM International standard ASTM D5456 , Specification for Evaluation of Structural Composite Lumber Products, would add bamboo as a fiber material that can be used in the manufacture of products covered in the standard. ASTM D5456 is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D07.02 on Lumber and Engineered Wood Products, part of ASTM International Committee D07 on Wood. ASTM…
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has set forth new regulations that mandate greenhouse gas reporting in the U.S. carbon black industry. These regulations were the impetus for the development of a new ASTM International standard, ASTM D7633 , Test Method for Carbon Black Carbon Content. The new standard was developed by Subcommittee D24.66 on Environment, Health and Safety, part of ASTM…, ASTM Committee D24 Next Meeting:, Dec. 6-8, December Committee Week, New Orleans, La., Technical Contact:, George Joyce, Columbian Chemicals Co., Marietta, Ga., Phone: 770-792-9467; gjoyce@columbianchemicals.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joe Koury, Phone: 610-832-9804; jkoury@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8641