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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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A proposed new ASTM International data management and reporting standard for shale oil and gas operations, including hydraulic fracturing, is under development. ASTM WK42803 , Practice for Data Management and Reporting Associated with Shale Oil and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing Operations, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D18.26 on Hydraulic Fracturing , part of ASTM International Committee…, ASTM Committee D18 Next Meeting:, Jan. 26-28, 2014, January Committee Week, Houston, Texas, Technical Contact:, Caryl Alfaro, Earth Resource Systems LLC, Alpharetta, Ga., Phone: 404-513-5429; caryl@earthresourcesystems.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, Phone: 610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9452
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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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, ASTM to Partner with ASC to Foster EPD Development, ASTM International will be collaborating with industry to develop Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) across the 90+ industry markets they support, including sealants. The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) will be partnering with ASTM International to raise awareness of this effort, educate industry on the value of Type III EPDs, and proactively engage industry in developing Product…, ASTM Staff Contact:, Tim Brooke, Phone: 610-832-9729; tbrooke@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9370
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will provide performance-based data of sediment control devices to regulating entities, specifiers, consumers and manufacturers. ASTM WK11340 , Test Method for Determination of Sediment Control Product’s Ability to Reduce Soil Loss Associated with Rainfall-Induced Erosion, is being developed by Subcommittee D18.25 on Erosion and Sediment Control…, ASTM Committee D18 Next Meeting:, June 9-12, 2013, June Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Ryan Vavra, American Excelsior Co., Rice Lake, Wis., Phone: 715-236-5656; rvavra@americanexcelsior.com ASTM Staff Contact: Robert Morgan, Phone: 610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9358
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will link easy to use, cost-effective and nonintrusive passive sampling with concentration data to measure vapor intrusion. ASTM WK40037 , Guide for Determining Concentration Values from Groundwater, Air and Soil Gas Using Adsorbent-Based, Passive Samplers, is being developed by Subcommittee D18.21 on Groundwater and Vadose Zone Investigations , part of…, ASTM Committee D18 Next Meeting:, June 9-12, 2013, June Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Lorne G. Everett, Ph.D., L. Everett and Associates, LLC, Santa Barbara, Calif., Phone: 805-880-9301; leverett@everettassociates.net , ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, Phone: 610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9353
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A new ASTM International standard will be used by contractors and government agencies for quality control and quality assurance of electromagnetic soil density gauges. ASTM D7830 , Test Method for In-Place Determination of Density (Unit Weight) and Water Content of Soil Using an Electromagnetic Soil Density Gauge, was developed by Subcommittee D18.08 on Special and Construction Control Tests ,…, ASTM Committee D18 Next Meeting:, June 9-12, 2013, June Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Ronald E. Berube, QCQA Labs Inc., Schenectady, N.Y., Phone: 518-372-4067; rberube@qcqalabs.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, Phone: 610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9354
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A proposed new ASTM standard is being developed to measure the basic physical properties of sediment retention fiber rolls, known as SRFRs. SRFRs are used to inhibit the migration of sediment that has been displaced and carried by flowing water. The proposed standard, ASTM WK39691 , Test Methods for Determining Index Height, Diameter, Length and Mass per Unit Length of a Sediment Retention Fiber…, ASTM Committee D18 Next Meeting:, June 9-12, 2013, June Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, C. Joel Sprague, TRI/Environmental Inc., Greenville, S.C., Phone: 864-242-2220; jsprague@tri-env.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, Phone: 610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9330
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Attendance was strong at the first meeting of the newly-formed ASTM Subcommittee D18.26 on Hydraulic Fracturing . More than 100 individuals were present in Jacksonville, Fla., for a half-day standards meeting on Jan. 29. Attendees represented a diverse cross-section of this rapidly growing industry. Chaired by John T. Germaine, Ph.D., senior research associate, Department of Civil and…, ASTM Committee D18 Next Meeting:, June 9-12, 2013, June Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, John T. Germaine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Andover, Mass., Phone: 617-253-7113; jgermaine@mit.edu , ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, Phone: 610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9326
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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