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A proposed new ASTM International standard will be helpful in selecting glass or glazing that has a proper communication transmittance rate for the location in which it is being used. ASTM WK41897 , Test Method for EMI Transmittance and Shielding Rating for Glazing Infill, is being developed by Subcommittee F12.10 on Systems Products and Services , part of ASTM International Committee F12 on…, ASTM Committee F12 Next Meeting:, Oct. 21-21, 2013, October Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Julia Schimmelpenningh, Eastman Chemical Co., Springfield, Mass., Phone: 413-730-3413; jcschi@eastman.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Joseph Hugo, Phone: 610-832-9740; jhugo@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9421
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ASTM International Committee E11 on Quality and Statistics has approved the last in a series of ASTM standards that preserve military sampling standards that were originally under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Defense. The new standard, ASTM E2910 , Guide for Preferred Methods for Acceptance of Product, preserves MIL-STD-1916 in its original form. ASTM E2910 is under the jurisdiction…, ASTM Committee E11 Next Meeting:, May 8-10, 2013, ASTM International Headquarters, West Conshohocken, Pa., Technical Contact:, Dean V. Neubauer, Corning, Inc., Corning, N.Y., Phone: 607-974-6777; neubauerdv@corning.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Katerina Koperna, Phone: 610-832-9728; kkoperna@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9317
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It happens all too often: a driver suddenly loses control of a car, sending it into a storefront or other pedestrian area. Property damage and serious injuries, sometimes fatal, can result from these accidents. In an effort to minimize the damage caused by such crashes, ASTM International Committee F12 on Security Systems and Equipment is developing a proposed new standard, ASTM WK13074 , Test…, ASTM Committee F12 Next Meeting:, Oct. 22-24, 2012, October Committee Week, Atlanta, Ga., Technical Contacts:, Rob Reiter, Storefront Safety Consultant, Phone: 909-964-2906; r ob.reiter.pp@gmail.com ; Dean Alberson, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University, Phone: 979-458-3874; d-alberson@tamu.edu, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joseph Hugo, Phone: 610-832-9740; jhugo@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindler@astm.org R elease #9263
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Research and field experience have shown that fines free of clay and other harmful materials can be non-detrimental, and even beneficial, for concrete properties. A proposed new ASTM International standard will be used to distinguish between harmful and non-harmful fines in construction aggregate. ASTM WK36804 , Test Method for Rapid Determination of the Methylene Blue Value for Fine Aggregate…
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In many testing laboratories, it can be necessary to qualify a new test method, instrument or lab itself with respect to one or more performance characteristics. One such key characteristic is bias, or mutual agreement of average test results run on the same material. A proposed ASTM standard will aid in the determination of bias equivalency. ASTM WK37659 , Guide for Testing for Bias Equivalency…
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For several years, ASTM International Committee E11 on Quality and Statistics has been preserving military sampling standards no longer supported by the U.S. Department of Defense. The latest ASTM standard to emerge from this program is ASTM E2819 , Practice for Single- and Multi-Level Continuous Sampling of a Stream of Product by Attributes Indexed by AQL. “The reason for preserving military…
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Interested parties are invited to join in the development of a new proposed standard being developed by ASTM International Committee E11 on Quality and Statistics . ASTM WK32565 , Guide for the Use of Non-Parametric Statistical Methods, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E11.10 on Sampling/Statistics . According to Stephen Luko, statistician, Hamilton Sundstrand, Shared Engineering…, ASTM Committee E11 Next Meeting:, Oct. 26-28, 2011, ASTM International Headquarters, West Conshohocken, Pa., Technical Contact:, Stephen N. Luko, Hamilton Sunstrand, Shared Engineering Services, Windsor Locks, Conn., Phone: 860-654-3447; stephen.luko@hs.utc.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine Sierk, Phone: 610-832-9728; csierk@astm.org Release #8978
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Measurement systems analysis is an important topic in statistics and quality for engineering, manufacturing, laboratory practice and business process applications. A new ASTM International standard, ASTM E2782 , Guide for Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), covers many core issues of MSA. ASTM E2782 was developed by Subcommittee E11.20 on Test Method Evaluation and Quality Control, under the…
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ASTM International Committee F12 on Security Systems and Equipment invites all interested parties to participate in the current revision of ASTM F967 , Practice for Security Engineering Symbols. The standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F12.10 on Systems, Products and Services. According to Ed Conrath, senior principal, Protection Engineering Consultants, and F12 committee chairman,…
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“Bumping” is a process that can allow virtually anyone to covertly operate a pin tumbler lock. A long-held locksmith secret, bumping has become more well known as videos describing the process of making and using a bump key have surfaced on the Internet. Potential intruders can use the bumping process to break into homes and other buildings while leaving the impression that something must have…