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Recent years have seen the introduction of new materials in the production of bituminous mixtures and liquid asphalt binders. Such materials include lime, fly ash, warm mix asphalt additives, rejuvenating agents, recycled asphalt pavement and recycled shingles. A proposed new ASTM International practice for adding these materials to bituminous mixtures and binders is being developed by ASTM…, ASTM Committee D04 Next Meeting:, Dec. 4-6, 2012, December Committee Week, Atlanta, Ga., Technical Contact:, Richard Steger, InVia Pavement Technologies LLC, Tulsa, Okla., Phone: 918-344-6418; rich@invia-tech.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Daniel Smith, Phone: 610-832-9727; dsmith@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9270
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A new ASTM International standard that will help ensure the accurate use of micrometers in the measurement of a type of steel sheet has been developed and approved by ASTM International Committee A05 on Metallic-Coated Iron and Steel Products . ASTM A1073/A1073M , Practice for Using Hand Micrometers to Measure the Thickness of Nonmetallic and Metallic-Coated Steel Sheet, is under the…, ASTM Committee ASTM Committee A05 Next Meeting:, Nov. 11-13, 2012, November Committee Week, Atlanta, Ga., Technical Contact:, Herbert W. Koch, Harris Steel Co., Chicago, Ill., Phone: 708-656-5500; hkoch@harrissteelco.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kristy Straiton, Phone: 610-832-9640; kstraiton@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9254
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Buyers and sellers of road and paving materials will be the primary users of a proposed standard being developed by Subcommittee D04.94 on Statistical Procedures and Evaluation of Data , part of ASTM International Committee D04 on Road and Paving Materials . According to James Moulthrop, senior consultant, Fugro Consultants Inc., and a D04 member, the purpose of the proposed standard, ASTM…
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ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft will host the International Workshop on Electric Aircraft Standardization on March 28 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Lakeland, Fla. The workshop is being held in conjunction with Committee F37’s standards development meetings at the 38th Annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In and Expo. The marketplace adoption of electric aircraft requires…
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On July 29, 2011, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced in the Federal Register the availability of ASTM International standard F2746–09 , Specification for Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH) for Light Sport Airplane, as well as ASTM F2245-10c , Specification for Design and Performance of a Light Sport Airplane. Manufacturers of fixed wing light sport aircraft are required to revise…
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A new ASTM International standard will be used to aid in the creation of auditing programs within the light sport aircraft industry. ASTM F2839 , Practice for Compliance Audits to ASTM Standards on Light Sport Aircraft, was developed by Subcommittee F37.70 on Cross Cutting , part of ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft . The new practice specifies the minimum methods and…
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ASTM International Committee D04 on Road and Paving Materials is currently at work on a proposed moisture conditioning method for compacted asphalt samples that is both time-efficient and allows for the simulation of field conditions. ASTM WK32764 , Practice for Moisture Conditioning Compacted Asphalt Mixture Samples by Using Hydrostatic Pore Pressure, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee…
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Owners and specifiers of steel building projects will be the primary users of a new ASTM International standard, ASTM A1068 , Practice for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis of Corrosion Protection Systems on Iron and Steel Products. The new standard was developed by Subcommittee A05.13 on Structural Shapes and Hardware Specifications, part of ASTM International Committee A05 on Metallic-Coated Iron and…
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An effort currently under way by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration to set national standards for minimum maintained retroreflectivity levels for pavement markings has illustrated the need for a practical protocol to measure such levels. In response to this need, ASTM International Committee D04 on Road and Paving has developed ASTM D7585/D7585M , Practice for Evaluating Retroreflective…
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Subcommittee A05.13 on Structural Shapes and Hardware Specifications is currently working on proposed new standards that would be used by engineers and architects who design with steel fabrications. These proposed standards will be used to evaluate the costs of steel construction over the lifetime of a project and to compare different corrosion protection systems on their impact to this lifetime…