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Concrete producers of both ready-made and precast/prestressed concrete will be the primary users of a new standard recently approved by ASTM International Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates. The standard, C 1621/C 1621M , Test Method for Passing Ability of Self-Consolidating Concrete by J-Ring, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee C09.47 on Self-Consolidating Concrete. …
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An ASTM International environmental assessment standard has recently undergone major revisions to reflect relevant changes in federal law. The standard, E 1528 , Practice for Limited Environmental Due Diligence: Transaction Screen Process, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E50.02 on Real Estate Assessment and Management, which is part of ASTM International Committee E50 on Environmental…
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ASTM Committee E50 on Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action is seeking all interested parties, particularly landowners and developers, to contribute to the development of a proposed new standard on continuing obligations. The proposed standard, WK9354, Practice for Landowner Appropriate Care of a Contaminated Property, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E50.02 on…
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ASTM International Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates has recently approved a new standard that will facilitate post-crack performance measurement for fiber-reinforced concrete intended for slabs-on-grade, pavements, pre-cast elements and shotcrete. The standard, C 1609/C 1609M, Test Method for Flexural Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (Using Beam With Third-Point Loading…
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During the past five years, certain insulating oils have been found to contain corrosive sulfur that can produce copper sulfide deposits as a function of time and temperature in operating equipment. A proposed revision to ASTM standard D 1275, Test Method for Corrosive Sulfur in Electrical Insulating Oils, will provide a means to certify that new or in service oils either contain or do not…
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Applications are currently being accepted for the 2006 ASTM International Katharine and Bryant Mather Scholarship., Administered by ASTM International Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates, the scholarship applies to students pursuing degrees specializing in cement or concrete materials technology. Full-time undergraduate students completing their second/sophomore year of college, or later, or graduate students (specializing in cement or concrete materials technology) are eligible to apply. The…
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A proposed new standard currently being developed by ASTM International Committee F01 on Electronics will prove to be useful to the tantalum sputtering target industry. The proposed standard, WK9490, Test Method for Reporting Crystallographic Orientation of Sputtering Target Materials, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F01.17 on Sputter Metallization. "The tantalum sputtering target…
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An important ASTM International environmental assessment standard has now been revised to comply with a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulation. When the U.S. Congress passed the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act in 2002, it cited ASTM International standard E 1527, Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment…
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ASTM International Committee E 50 on Environmental Assessment, Risk Management, and Corrective Action approved a new task group (E 50.02.06) at their October meeting to develop a standard to assess vapor intrusion as it relates to property transactions. Vapor intrusion is caused by releases of volatile chemicals from contaminated soil and groundwater into indoor air spaces of overlying buildings…
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Properly dealing with asbestos has been a problem within the real estate industry for decades. In the 1990s, a large number of lawsuits and settlements reflected the lack of understanding between users and producers regarding the scope, objectives and limitations of asbestos surveys, assessments and screens (terms that were often used interchangeably, if not correctly). However, the developers of…