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Since the appearance of the first California-type models around 1940, the profilograph has been a popular device used for quality control in the construction of pavements. Both roadway and airfield landing agencies have adopted roughness indexes computed from profilograph-derived measurements as a level of construction quality. Emerging high-speed inertial profilers can now quickly collect…
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The U.S. Department of Defense, as well as architects, mechanical engineers and food service consultants who design commercial kitchens, will be the primary users of a proposed new standard, WK25126 , Specification for Recirculating Hood System for Cooking Appliances. WK25126 is being developed by Subcommittee F26.07 on Commercial Kitchen Ventilation, part of ASTM International Committee F26 on…, ASTM Committee F26 Next Meeting:, April 20-21 , April Committee Week, St. Louis, Mo., Technical Contact:, Richard Swierczyna, Architectural Energy Corp., Wood Dale, Ill., Phone: 630-860-1439, rswierczyna@archenergy.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, Phone: 610-832-9736, cdejong@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #844 4/Dec2009
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A proposed new standard being developed by ASTM International Committee E17 on Vehicle-Pavement Systems will be the first to describe how truth-in-data should be applied to traffic monitoring data collection, summarization and reporting. WK25280 , Practice for Highway Traffic Monitoring Truth-in-Data, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E17.52 on Traffic Monitoring. Current traffic…
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ASTM International Committee F26 on Food Service Equipment will hold a free webinar on operating costs of food service equipment on Sept. 17 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. EST. Based on the ASTM standard F2687 , Practice for Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Commercial Food Service Equipment, the webinar will focus on the two new free tools that have been developed by food industry experts to project the total…
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Being able to compile and interpret data on how traffic turns through an intersection could have an impact on future environmental and safety decisions regarding intersection geometry and traffic control. However, until recently no standard has existed to properly obtain and use this data. Now, ASTM International Committee E17 on Vehicle-Pavement Systems has approved E2667 , Practice for…
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The measurement of acid mist is becoming increasingly important due to recent actions taken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on fine particles (2.5 micrometers in diameter and smaller) that are unhealthy to breathe. ASTM International Committee D22 on Air Quality is currently working on a proposed standard for measuring acid mists that come from combustion sources, WK22846 , Test…
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Requests from industry to develop a standard practice for determining the total cost of ownership for commercial food service equipment have led to the formation of F26.05 on Life Cycle Cost, a subcommittee of ASTM International Committee F26 on Food Service Equipment. “An industry standard for analyzing the life cost of commercial food service equipment is needed to help the industry address…
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A new ASTM International standard provides guidance for using data generated by ASTM standards in testing for asbestos in surface dust. ASTM D 7390 , Guide for Evaluating Asbestos in Dust on Surfaces by Comparison Between Two Environments, was approved by ASTM International Committee D22 on Air Quality, part of Subcommittee D22.07 on Sampling and Analysis of Asbestos. According to James Millette…
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A pair of new ASTM International standards developed by ASTM International Committee F26 on Food Service Equipment will be used to replace U.S. Department of Defense military standards. Subcommittee F26.04 on Mechanical Preparation Equipment developed the standards, F 2645 , Specification for Bun Slicing Machines, and F 2646 , Specification for Bread Slicing Machines. According to Richard…
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The heating performance and energy consumption of commercial radiant patio heaters is the subject of a new ASTM International standard. F 2644 , Test Method for Performance of Commercial Patio Heaters, was developed by Subcommittee F26.06 on Energy and Productivity Protocols, which is part of ASTM International Committee F26 on Food Service Equipment. The new standard was originally developed…