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Standards development work for stormwater management and other related products will highlight the Dec. 10 meetings of ASTM International Committee C27 on Precast Concrete Products in Jacksonville, Fla., during the December 2013 ASTM Committee Week. Five proposed ASTM standards are under way for precast concrete stormwater management products: • WK26951, Practice for Field Measurement of…, ASTM Committee C27 Next Meeting:, Dec.10-11, 2013, December committee week, Jacksonville, Fla. ASTM Staff Contact: Joe Hugo, Phone: 610-832-9740; jhugo@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9502
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While machine-placed wet-cast precast concrete retaining wall units have been commercially available since the late 1990s, there has not been an ASTM standard available to cover these products. Now, ASTM International Committee C27 on Precast Concrete Products is working on such a standard. ASTM WK38192 , Specification for Wet-Cast Precast Modular Block Retaining Wall Units, is being developed by…, ASTM Committee C27 Next Meeting:, Dec. 10, 2013, December Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Clint Hines, JC Hines and Associates LLC, Anderson, Ohio, Phone: 513-843-6570; clint@jchines.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 #9441
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As the number of third-party accreditation bodies for road and paving materials in the United States continues to grow, a new ASTM International standard contains a set of requirements for establishing and implementing such programs. ASTM D7495 , Specification for Minimum Requirements for Accreditation Bodies That Accredit Agencies Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving Materials, was developed…, ASTM Committee D04 Next Meeting:, June 11-13, 2013, June Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, David Savage, CMEC, Apopka, Fla., Phone: 407-628-3682; davesavage@cmec.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Daniel Smith, Phone: 610-832-9727; dsmith@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9340
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Stormwater hydrodynamic systems are used to remove settable solids that could cause contamination from stormwater runoff. A proposed new ASTM International standard will be used to specify test material with a common target particle size distribution for use in testing HDS systems. The proposed new standard, ASTM WK39909 , Specification for Surrogate Test Solids for Measuring Performance of…, ASTM Committee C27 Next Meeting:, Dec. 10-11, 2013, December Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Adam A. Stevens, CONTECH Engineered Solutions, Scarborough, Maine, Phone: 207-885-9740; stevensa@contech-cpi.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 #9323
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A test described in a proposed new ASTM International standard will be used primarily by highway authorities to evaluate wet road skidding resistance as a means of reducing the number of automobile accidents. The proposed standard, ASTM WK40015 , Test Method for Determining the Skid Resistance of a Pavement Surface by Measuring the Sideway Force Coefficient (SFCS) Using SCRIM, is being developed…, ASTM Committee E17 Next Meeting:, June 9-12, 2013, June Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Richard Dal Lago, W.D.M. Limited, Bristol, United Kingdom, Phone: 117-956-7233; richardd@wdm.co.uk, ASTM Staff Contact:, Rick Lake, Phone: 610-832-9689; rlake@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9314
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Recent years have seen the introduction of new materials in the production of bituminous mixtures and liquid asphalt binders. Such materials include lime, fly ash, warm mix asphalt additives, rejuvenating agents, recycled asphalt pavement and recycled shingles. A proposed new ASTM International practice for adding these materials to bituminous mixtures and binders is being developed by ASTM…, ASTM Committee D04 Next Meeting:, Dec. 4-6, 2012, December Committee Week, Atlanta, Ga., Technical Contact:, Richard Steger, InVia Pavement Technologies LLC, Tulsa, Okla., Phone: 918-344-6418; rich@invia-tech.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Daniel Smith, Phone: 610-832-9727; dsmith@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9270
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Buyers and sellers of road and paving materials will be the primary users of a proposed standard being developed by Subcommittee D04.94 on Statistical Procedures and Evaluation of Data , part of ASTM International Committee D04 on Road and Paving Materials . According to James Moulthrop, senior consultant, Fugro Consultants Inc., and a D04 member, the purpose of the proposed standard, ASTM…
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While there are many commercially available stormwater treatment products currently on the market, there is no universal testing standard that would allow the performance of these products to be accurately compared. A proposed new ASTM International standard will fill this need, providing a testing method for stormwater treatment products that use filtration as a primary treatment process. ASTM…
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Continuous friction measurement equipment (CFME) used to determine skid resistance is the focus of a proposed new ASTM International standard. Interested parties are invited to participate in the development of ASTM WK34937 , Guide for Evaluation, Calibration and Correlation of Continuous Friction Measurement Equipment (CFME). The proposed standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E17.21…
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A watertight septic system ensures its integrity, and demonstrating that integrity is important because such systems have over time become more complex, expensive and critical to both system owners and to the environment. A new ASTM International standard fills a need for an in-field installation test for septic systems. The new standard, ASTM C1719 , Test Method for Installed Precast Concrete…, ASTM Committee C27 Next Meeting:, Dec. 6-7, 2011, December Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Technical Contact:, Michael R. Miller, Press-Seal Gasket Corp., Fort Wayne, Ind., Phone: 260-918-1626; mmiler@press-seal.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 #9008