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Yesterday, more than 50 government and industry officials decided to launch a new ASTM International committee dedicated to developing standards in the area of commercial spaceflight. The Committee on Commercial Spaceflight (F47) will focus on standards development in areas such as occupant safety of orbital and suborbital vehicles, launch and reentry vehicles, and spaceports. James Thomas,…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kristy Straiton, tel +1.610.832.9640; kstraiton@astm.org Release #10195
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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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ASTM International will hold an organizational meeting to potentially create a new technical committee that develops voluntary consensus standards for the recycled vulcanized rubber industry. This includes both rubber and carbon black and has many practical applications including use in plastics, strengthening concrete, and infill for playgrounds. This, online meeting, is Wednesday, October 5 2016, at 10:00am EDT. Industry stakeholders and other parties interested in charting a path towards standardization for this industry are welcome to attend. Consensus standards could set a bar for this growing industry resulting in high-quality practices and products used worldwide. The objectives of the meeting are to: • bring a range of industry experts together…, ASTM Recycled Vulcanized Rubber Meeting:, Wednesday, 5 October 2016 at 10:00am (Eastern); online (Webex) meeting, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joe Koury, tel +1.610.832.9804; jkoury@astm.org Release #10165
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ASTM International’s Committee on Concrete Pipe ( C13 ) has presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Joe Lundy of the University of Texas at Arlington in Arlington, Texas, 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 Lundy for exceptional…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10112
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Glenn N. Waite, aggregates manager at Western Rock Products, in Saint George, Utah, has been named chairman of ASTM International Committee D04 on Road and Paving Materials . Formed in 1903, D04 has over 700 members, represents 48 countries, and includes nearly 30 technical subcommittees that oversee more than 200 standards related to all types of highway and transportation construction and…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10043
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A new ASTM International standard will support the sustainability and resiliency of concrete pipes that are reinforced by synthetic fibers. The new standard (soon to be approved as C1818, Specification for Rigid Synthetic Fiber Reinforced Concrete Culvert, Storm Drain and Sewer Pipe) describes a strong and durable option that can be used for underground piping. Pipes in this new standard are used…, ASTM Committee C13 on Concrete Pipe Next Meeting:, Nov. 15-18, 2015, November Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Ali Abolmaali, University of Texas, Arlington, Texas, tel +1.817.272.3877; abolmaail@uta.edu, ASTM Staff Contact:, Diane Lake, tel +1.610.832.9661; dlake@astm.org Release #9940
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A new ASTM standard will help support and evaluate the durability, appearance and visibility of pavement markings. The standard ( ASTM D7942 , Specification for Thermoplastic Pavement Markings in Non Snow Plow Areas) will be used to install thermoplastic pavement markings as well as to confirm their conformance to desired field performance properties. Painted lines that mark lanes for drivers…, ASTM Committee D04 on Road and Pavement Material Next Meeting:, June 16-18, 2015, June Committee Week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, Jerry Britt, Ennis-Flint, Wesson, Miss., tel +1.601.757.7008; jerry@ennistraffic.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Ashley Wiand, tel +1.610.832.9551; awiand@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org Release #9762
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Precast reinforced concrete box sections are proving to be a versatile means for the development of infrastructure. The use of segmental box sections is now covered in an ASTM standard, ASTM C1786 , Specification for Segmental Precast Reinforced Concrete Box Sections for Culverts, Storm Drains and Sewers Designed According to AASHTO LRFD. The American Association of State Highway and…, Technical Contact:, Josiah W. Beakley, American Concrete Pipe Association, Irving, Texas, tel +1.972.894.2906; jbeakley@concrete-pipe.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Diane Lake, tel +1.610.832.9661; dlake@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, tel +1.610.832.9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9745
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Three proposed new ASTM International standards will emphasize the importance of using sustainable materials in the road and paving industry. The proposed new standards are: • ASTM WK46376, Specification for Blast Furnace and Steel Furnace Slag as Produced During the Manufacture of Iron and Steel; • ASTM WK46377, Guide for the Use of Recycled Asphalt Shingles (RAS) in Bituminous Mixtures; and •…, ASTM Committee D04 Next Meeting:, Dec. 9-11, 2014, December Committee Week, New Orleans, La., Technical Contact:, John J. Yzenas Jr., Edward C. Levy Co., Valparaiso, Ind., Phone: 219-741-6098; jyzenas@levyco.net, ASTM Staff Contact:, Daniel Smith, Phone: 610-832-9727; dsmith@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9671
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will provide an effective low temperature performance graded asphalt binder system using dynamic shear rheometry. ASTM WK45135 , Test Method for Determining the Low Temperature Rheological Properties of Asphalt Binder Using a Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR), is being developed by Subcommittee D04.44 on Rheological Tests , part of ASTM International…, ASTM Committee D04 Next Meeting:, June 24-26, 2014, June Committee Week, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Technical Contact:, Stacy Glidden, Mathy Construction Co., Onalaska, Wis., Phone: 608-779-6352; stacy.glidden@mteservices.com ; Michael J. Farrar, Western Research Institute, Laramie, Wyo., Phone: 307-721-2405; mfarrar@uwyo.edu , ASTM Staff Contact:, Daniel Smith, Phone: 610-832-9727; dsmith@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9623