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A wildland-urban interface is a transitional zone between unoccupied land and human development. There are currently more than 40 million homes located within WUI areas throughout the United States. A proposed new ASTM standard will be used to alleviate the issue of fire conditions that exist due to eaves and other projections in structures that exist in WUI areas. ASTM WK37414, Test Method for…, ASTM Committee E05 Next Meeting:, June 23-26, 2014, June Committee Week, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Technical Contact:, John Simontacchi, Firefree Coatings Inc., San Rafael, Calif., Phone: 415-459-6488; jsimontacchi@firefree.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, Phone: 610-832-9739; totoole@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9529
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A new ASTM International standard will enable fracture toughness testing on defects that are directly analogous to those commonly found in structural applications. ASTM E2899 , Test Method for Measurement of Initiation Toughness in Surface Cracks under Tension and Bending, was developed by Subcommittee E08.07 on Fracture Mechanics , part of ASTM International Committee E08 on Fatigue and Fracture…, ASTM Committee E08 Next Meeting:, Nov. 11-14, 2013, November Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Douglas N. Wells, NASA-MSFC, Huntsville, Ala., Phone: 256-544-3300; douglas.n.wells@nasa.gov, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jeffrey Adkins, Phone: 610-832-9738; jadkins@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9507
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Richard W. Neu, Ph.D., a professor in the Wodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Ga., has received the ASTM International Award of Merit from Committee E08 on Fatigue and Fracture . The Award of Merit and its accompanying title of fellow is ASTM’s highest organizational recognition for individual contributions to standards activities. Neu, who…
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A new test method is the latest in a series of ASTM International standards being developed to address the protection of exterior portions of structures during fires. The new standard, ASTM E2726/E2726M , Test Method for Evaluating the Fire-Test-Response of Deck Structures to Burning Brands, is being developed by Subcommittee E05.14 on External Fire Exposures , part of ASTM International…
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A new ASTM standard will provide the United States building codes with a test method designed to test a heating, ventilation and air conditioning duct system or its materials for fire resistance and other durability requirements. ASTM E2816 , Test Methods for Fire Resistive Metallic HVAC Duct Systems, was developed by Subcommittee E05.11 on Fire Resistance , under the jurisdiction of ASTM…
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Fatigue fretting is the process of crack formation and progressive crack growth at a location in a mechanical system where two components are in contact and undergoing a vibratory loading. A new ASTM International standard provides insight on what conditions promote fretting fatigue and offers approaches to design an experiment to assess it. ASTM E2789 , Guide for Fretting Fatigue Testing, was…, ASTM Committee E08 Next Meeting:, May 16-20, May Committee Week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, Richard W. Neu, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga., Phone: 404-894-3074; rick.neu@gatech.edu ASTM Staff Contact: Jeff Adkins, Phone: 610-832-9738; jadkins@astm.org ASTM PR Contact: Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #8809
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Fire test laboratories, caulk and sealant manufacturers, and code officials will be the primary users of a new ASTM International standard, ASTM E2690 , Practice for Specimen Preparation and Mounting of Caulks and Sealants to Assess Surface Burning Characteristics. The standard was developed by Subcommittee E05.22 on Surface Burning, which is part of ASTM International Committee E05 on Fire…, ASTM Committee E05 Next Meeting:, June 12-15, 2011, June Committee Week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, Paul Hough, Armstrong World Industries, Lancaster, Pa., Phone: 717-396-4195; pahough@armstrong.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, Phone: 610-832-9739; totoole@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8723
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A proposed new standard being developed by ASTM International Committee F30 on Emergency Medical Services will be useful to medical equipment manufacturers, certification agencies and care providers, with patients being the ultimate beneficiaries. The proposed new standard, ASTM WK27973 , Specification for Environmental Performance of Medical Equipment for Use on Fixed and Rotary-Wing Aircraft,…, Technical Contact:, Pete Chambers, Marketing Assessment Inc., Phone: 703-673-9003; pete@marketingassessment.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Scott Orthey, Phone: 610-832-9730; sorthey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8671/Sept2010
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ASTM International Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities is focusing on elliptical equipment in its two latest approved standards. Both F2810, Specification for Elliptical Trainers, and ASTM F2811 , Test Methods for Evaluating Design and Performance Characteristics of Elliptical Trainers, are under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F08.30 on Fitness Products. Harvey Voris, vice…, ASTM Committee F08 Next Meeting:, Nov. 16-19, November Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas, Technical Contact:, Harvey Voris, Paramount Fitness Corp., Los Angeles, Calif., Phone: 323-721-2121; hvoris@paramountfitness.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine Basile, Phone: 610-832-9728; cbasile@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8672/Sept2010
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Subcommittee E05.11 on Fire Resistance is responsible for two new standards recently approved by ASTM International Committee E05 on Fire Standards. FIRE-RESISTANCE EXPERIMENTS It is a common practice to modify the tests contained in ASTM E119 , Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials, in order to gather information on the effect of altering specific variables. However…