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With support from industry and government leaders, ASTM International will host an organizational meeting to potentially create a new technical committee that develops voluntary consensus standards for commercial spaceflight. This meeting comes in part as a result of the updated U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015 (CSLCA). The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s…, ASTM Commercial Spaceflight Meeting:, Oct. 24, 2016, RTCA, Inc.; 1150 18th St. NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20036, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, tel +1.610.832.9736; cdejong@astm.org Release #10170
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A new ASTM International practice provides a standardized way for manufacturers and construction professionals to examine plastic pipe joints using sound waves. The new standard ( E3044/E3044M , Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Polyethylene Butt Fusion Joints) provides a non-destructive way to identify flaws inside the pipe’s butt-fusion joints and to assess the joint’s overall quality. The new…, ASTM Committee E07 on Nondestructive Testing Next Meeting:, Jan. 22-26, 2017, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Jason Estabrook, APAC, Mount Carroll, Ill., +1.815.244.1387, jason.estabrook@fluor.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kathleen Chalfin, tel +1.610.832.9717; kchalfin@astm.org Release #10162
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A new ASTM International standard supports the growing use of concrete paving slabs for commercial and residential projects. The new specification ( C1782/C1782M , Specification for Utility Segmental Concrete Paving Slabs) determines the minimum flexural strength, dimensional tolerances, and freeze-thaw durability requirements for paving slabs with dimensions ranging from 12 by 12 in. to 48 by 48…, ASTM Committee C15 on Manufacturing Masonry Units Next Meeting:, Dec. 6-8, 2016, December Committee Week, Orlando, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, David Smith, Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, Chantilly, Va., tel +1.703.657.6900; dsmith@icpi.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Krista Robbins, tel +1.610.832.9689; krobbins@astm.org Release #10145
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ASTM International has fully redesigned its International Laboratory Directory, the only directory in the world dedicated to helping manufacturers find the right labs to test their products. Independent laboratories throughout the world rely on thousands of standards and test methods, including many developed by ASTM International. By working with these labs, manufacturers can help ensure that…, Contact:, Anna Spektor, tel +1.610.832.9756; aspektor@astm.org, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10110
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Hannah Maret, Clare Boothe Luce undergraduate research scholar at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., has received the Noah A. Kahn Award from ASTM International Committee E07 on Nondestructive Testing. The committee noted Maret’s outstanding record in metallurgic engineering and material testing that has influenced her contribution to E07. Maret previously served as a product design intern at…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org June 9, 2016
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Steven Zeltmann, research assistant at the Composite Materials and Mechanics Laboratory in Brooklyn, N.Y., has received the Noah A. Kahn Award from ASTM International Committee E07 on Nondestructive Testing . The committee honored Zeltmann for his outstanding record in the field of metallurgical engineering and his contribution to E07. He specializes in light weight, structural materials. In…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10094
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ASTM International’s Committee on Manufactured Masonry Units (C15) has presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Steve Talafous of Buildings Consulting Group, Inc. in Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.A. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee honored Talafous for…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10068
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A proposed ASTM standard will cover a nondestructive testing method that detects structural defects in both new and in-service parts for planes, cars, power generation systems, and more. According to ASTM member Eric Biedermann, “process compensated resonance testing” (PCRT) is used for inspection of critical components. The testing identifies components that have a significant defect or…, ASTM Committee E07 on Nondestructive Testing Next Meeting:, June 26-30, 2016, June Committee Week, Chicago, Ill., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Eric Biedermann, Vibrant Corp., Albuquerque, NM, tel +1.505.338.2576; ebiedermann@vibrantndt.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Kathleen Chalfin, tel +1.610.832.9717; kchalfin@astm.org Release #10027
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A new ASTM International standard will measure emission characteristics of ultraviolet lamps, which are key tools for important safety and quality testing in a variety of industries. Lamps covered by the practice ( E3022 , Practice for Measurement of Emission Characteristics of UV-A Lamps Used in Fluorescent Penetrant and Magnetic Particle Testing) are used for production and in-service…, ASTM Committee E07 on Nondestructive Testing Next Meeting:, Jan. 24-28, 2016, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, John Brausch, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, tel +1.937.656.9151; john.brausch@us.af.mil, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kathleen Chalfin, tel +1.610.832.9717; kchalfin@astm.org Release #9938
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Keeping birds away from potentially fatal encounters with building exteriors is the purpose of a proposed new ASTM International standard, ASTM WK47853 , Test Method for Bird Collision Deterrence Material Threat Factor. It is possible that as many as a billion birds are killed every year after colliding with glass on buildings, including many single-family homes — and this is in the United States…, ASTM Committee C14 Next Meeting:, April 14, 2015, Moorestown, N.J., Technical Contact:, Stefan Knust, Ennead Architects, New York, New York, tel +1.212.807.7171; sknust@ennead.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, tel +1.610.832.9739; totoole@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, tel +1.610.832.9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9767