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Subcommittee D30.05 on Structural Test Methods has been developing a series of standards addressing polymer reinforced composite materials used in the repair and reinforcement of concrete buildings and other civil structures. The latest approved standard in this series addresses the tension testing of materials that are externally bonded to concrete and other structural materials for repair,…
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ASTM International Committee D30 on Composite Materials is co-sponsoring the 25 th Annual Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites, to be held Sept. 20-22, 2010, at the Dayton Marriot in Dayton, Ohio. Sponsored by the University of Dayton, the event will be held in conjunction with the 14 th U.S.-Japan Conference on Composite Materials. Papers for the conference are invited on…, ASTM Committee D30 Next Meeting:, April 21-22, 2010, St. Louis, Mo., Technical Contact:, Ronald Krueger, National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, Va., Phone: 757-864-3482; rkrueger@nianet.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jennifer Rodgers , Phone: 610-832-9694; jrodgers@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8420/Nov2009
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ASTM International Committee C13 on Concrete Pipe has approved a new standard that covers flexible joints for concrete box sections using rubber gaskets for leak resistant joints. Subcommittee C13.08 on Joints for Precast Concrete Structures developed ASTM C1677 , Specification for Joints for Concrete Box, Using Rubber Gaskets. “This specification will provide a uniform minimum level of…
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Polymer matrix composites are widely used in a variety of civil engineering projects, including highway construction and concrete pavements. ASTM Subcommittees D30.05 on Structural Test Methods and D30.06 on Interlaminar Properties are both working on proposed new standards that involve fiber reinforced polymer matrix composites. The subcommittees are under the jurisdiction of ASTM International…
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With the proposed new standard, WK11023 , Practice for Life and Reliability Testing Based on the Exponential Distribution, ASTM International Committee E11 on Quality and Statistics is continuing its program of preserving U.S. government military standards on acceptance sampling. WK11023 is an adaptation of the DoD quality control and reliability handbook document H-108, Sampling Procedures and…
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All interested parties are invited to attend a Sandwich Construction Workshop on Wednesday, March 12, at 4:30 p.m., in Melbourne, Fla. The workshop is being held by Subcommittee D30.09 on Sandwich Construction, part of ASTM International Committee D30 on Composite Materials. Committee D30 is meeting in conjunction with Marine Applications of Composite Materials from March 12-14 at the Crowne…
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A new ASTM International standard will enable composite end users and materials suppliers within the aerospace industry to perform an important test for polymer matrix composites within guidelines set by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The standard, D7028 , Test Method for Glass Transition Temperature (DMA Tg) of Polymer Matrix Composites by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), is under…
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A new ASTM International standard, E 2555 , Practice for Factors and Procedures for Applying the MIL-STD-105 Plans in Life and Reliability Inspection, represents the latest work of a task group that is converting a series of old U.S. Department of Defense standards into ASTM documents. The task group is part of Subcommittee E11.30 on Data Analysis, which is under the jurisdiction of ASTM…
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Subcommittee D30.05 on Structural Test Methods, part of ASTM International Committee D30 on Composite Materials, has been standardizing a series of methods that are related to the analysis and substantiation of mechanically fastened joints composed of composite materials. The latest in this series of standards, D 7332/D 7332M , Test Method for Measuring the Fastener Pull-Through Resistance of a…
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ASTM International Committee E11 on Quality and Statistics has approved a new practice that describes methods for proficiency testing providers to use in analyzing laboratory results obtained in their programs. The standard, E 2489 , Practice for Statistical Analysis of One-Sample and Two-Sample Interlaboratory Proficiency Testing Programs, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E11.20 on Test…