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A new ASTM International standard will help road construction professionals to better determine on-site water content in soil and rock. ASTM’s soil and rock committee ( D18 ) developed the standard, which will soon be published as D8153. According to ASTM member Dan Pratt, construction crews will use the new standard to determine the mass of water contained per unit volume of in situ construction…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11467, ###
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ASTM International presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Greg Moody for his contributions to ASTM’s concrete and concrete aggregates committee (C09). The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for distinguished service and outstanding participation in ASTM International committee activities. Moody was recognized for his…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel+1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #11461 ###
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Today, global standards organization ASTM International launched ASTM Xcellerate™, an emerging technology program focused on strengthening the world’s emerging technology from research to standards. “At ASTM International, we believe standards offer an invaluable platform for global collaboration,” notes Kathie Morgan, ASTM International president. “The ASTM Xcellerate program aims to put…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Xcellerate Contact:, Tessa Sulkes-Llewelyn, tel +1.610.832.9677; tsulkes@astm.org Release #11449 ###
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ASTM International presented Deborah Glosser with its annual Katharine and Bryant Mather Scholarship Award, administered by its committee on concrete and concrete aggregates (C09). This award is presented annually to full time undergraduate students completing their second/sophomore year of college, or to graduate students who are pursuing degrees specializing in cement or concrete materials…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel+1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #11448 ###
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A new ASTM International standard will describe in detail the design and specification process for water vapor transmission properties of water-resistive barriers and air barriers(WRB/AB) in building construction. ASTM’s performance of buildings committee ( E06 ) developed the new standard, which will soon be published as E3127. ASTM International member Danko Davidovic says that the new standard…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Steve Mawn, tel +1.610.832.9726; smawn@astm.org Release #11441 ###
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ASTM International’s soil and rock committee ( D18 ) has approved a new standard that will help design engineers and regulators when using rockfall mitigation nettings on construction projects. Geohazard nettings are often used in mountainous regions to prevent falling rocks from penetrating into the roadways. ASTM International member Mike Koutsourais, PE, geohazard mitigations business unit…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11437 ###
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Registration is now open for the ASTM International Symposium on Reactivity Tests for Cement-based Materials – From Lab testing to Standards and Specifications, to be held June 12, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency Seattle (Washington, USA). The symposium is sponsored by ASTM’s concrete and concrete aggregates committee (C09) and will be held in conjunction with the committee’s June standards…
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Tripp Fischer, chief science officer at Brownfield Science and Technology Inc (BSTI) (Cochranville, Pennsylvania, USA), will serve a three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors. BSTI offers a wide range of specialty services in the earth sciences, including soil, wastewater, surface water, and groundwater quality evaluations, environmental remediation, environmental forensics,…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #11352 ###
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Cesar A. Constantino, Ph.D., director of business development for Separation Technologies LLC, a Titan America business in Deerfield Beach, Florida (USA) has started his term as the 2022 chair of the ASTM International board of directors. ASTM International’s board is made of 25 leaders from a variety of companies, associations, universities, government bodies, and other organizations around…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #11347 ###
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ASTM International’s soil and rock committee ( D18 ) has approved a new standard that will help engineers find the depth of inaccessible foundations supporting existing structures. Foundation elements covered by the new standard ( D8381/D8381M ) include micropiles, driven piles, bored piles, secant or tangent pile walls, caissons, barrettes, diaphragm walls, and sheet pile walls. The standard is…