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Manufacturers of preservatives and antifouling paints will be able to use a new ASTM International standard to evaluate the quality of their products by comparing biocide leach rates in one formulation against a competitive product or their own products. The new standard, D 6903 , Test Method for Determination of Organic Biocide Release Rate from Antifouling Coatings in Substitute Ocean Water,…
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Drawing on the best practices of the U.S. Federal Highway Administration and the states, ASTM International Committee E17 on Vehicle-Pavement Systems has developed a new standard, E 2561 , Practice for Installation of Inductive Loop Detectors. E 2561 is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E17.52 on Traffic Monitoring. Inductive loop detectors are installed in sawed slots in roadway pavement…
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A new ASTM International standard describes a variety of methods that can be used to determine the index of refraction and dispersion of glass. The standard, C 1648 , Guide for Choosing a Method for Determining the Index of Refraction and Dispersion of Glass, will be useful to manufacturers of glass and glass products as well as designers of products in which glass is a critical component. C 1648…
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Airport operators, military pavement maintenance personnel, transportation regulatory agencies and state highway departments will all benefit from the approval of a new ASTM standard for measuring skid resistance. The standard, E 2340 , Test Method for Measuring the Skid Resistance of Pavements and Other Trafficked Surfaces Using a Continuous Reading, Fixed-Slip Technique, was developed by…
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A proposed new standard being developed by ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications would provide the coatings industry with an industry-wide method for evaluating the ability of an architectural paint system to block ink stains from typical markers and writing instruments from bleeding through primer or base-coat into a topcoat. The proposed…
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Two new standards developed by ASTM International Committee E17 on Vehicle Pavement Systems will provide uniform specification and test criteria for agencies and manufacturers that deal with traffic monitoring devices. The new standards, which are both under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E17.52 on Traffic Monitoring, are E 2300 , Specification for Highway Traffic Monitoring Devices, and E 2532…
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ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings is seeking participation from interested parties in developing a proposed new standard, WK12492 , Practice for Rheological Characterization of Architectural Coatings Using Three Common Bench Viscometers. The proposed standard covers a popular industry protocol and includes general guidelines for predicting some coatings performance…
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A more efficient method to take asphalt pavement layer temperatures is the subject of a new standard developed by Subcommittee E17.41 on Pavement Management. The document, D 7228 , Test Method for Prediction of Asphalt-Bound Pavement Layer Temperatures, details surface temperature measurement and is based on temperature relationships in the Federal Highway Administration Long Term Pavement…
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Many state departments of transportation are collecting traffic data in real time and using it to manage traffic or provide travel information, as part of intelligent transportation systems. Some agencies save and archive this data after its initial real-time use and make it available to other data users, who often know little about how the data was collected or even what is contained in the data…
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ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications will hold its annual mini-symposium on Jan. 24, 2006, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The focus of the sessions will be on the role and use of statistics in the development of standard test methods, with emphasis on recent developments. The following three lectures will be given during…, Statistical Requirements Inside and Outside ASTM International, Many coatings and raw material manufacturers have registered to the ISO 9002 standard. That standard has been replaced by ISO 9001:2000, with the requirements for the new standard being more extensive. However, some of the new requirements can be met by using basic statistical techniques. This presentation, which will be given by Robert Morrison, is an overview of the new requirements and compare…, The Use of Ranked vs. Rated Data in the Evaluation of Weathered Specimens or Material, The evaluation of specimens after weathering can be handled by a number of approaches; two of these are rating and ranking. Rating requires one to compare the specimens against a scale (i.e., 1 to 10). Ranking, on the other hand, requires the direct comparison of the specimens against each other. Louis Asher will make this presentation, which will center on these two approaches and will…, ASTM International Interlaboratory Study Program, ASTM International recently approved a new Interlaboratory Study Program. Through this program, ASTM is providing staff support and financial resources to technical committees by offering assistance with the identification of participating laboratories, overseeing the generation of sample distribution, collecting data, and generating precision and bias statements and research reports. This…