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Global standards organization ASTM International and the Korea Institute of Aviation Safety Technology (KIAST) have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) aimed at supporting global unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and urban air mobility (UAM). The MoC was signed by Kathie Morgan, ASTM International president, and LEE Dae Sung, KIAST president. “We are excited to sign this agreement with KIAST…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #11403 ###
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A new ASTM International standard ( F3548 ) will be used to satisfy requirements that are expected to be common for traffic management of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones. The flight operations subcommittee of ASTM’s unmanned aircraft committee ( F38 ) developed the new standard on UAS traffic management (UTM) with input garnered across multiple continents and a…
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ASTM International’s forensic sciences committee ( E30 ) has developed a new standard that will be used by forensic experts to determine the minerals within geological material. The new standard will soon be published as E3294. ASTM International member Libby Stern notes that soils and other geological material that are being tested as trace evidence are often too small to be tested by…
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ASTM International’s geosynthetics committee ( D35 ) has approved a new standard that will help engineers, designers, and specifiers who work with vinyl sheet piling. Applications for such piling include the construction of seawalls, retaining walls, and chemical cut-off walls. “The new specification will standardize the materials used and it will allow producers to meet the United States Army…
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Alexandra Florin, aviation technical standard manager for Wing, (Helsinki, Finland), will serve a three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors. Wing, a subsidiary of Alphabet, has developed a small lightweight aircraft and traffic management system that delivers small packages directly to consumers on three continents. In her position at Wing, Florin leads and supports industry…
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In light of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and ongoing safety concerns for members and staff, ASTM International announced today that the January in-person standards development meetings in Houston, Texas, USA, are now transitioning to all virtual. These decisions were based on several factors, including, but not limited to: Input from ASTM International members whose organizations are increasingly…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #11348 ###
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ASTM International’s forensic sciences committee ( E30 ) has approved three new standards that will aid the study of explosives in forensic investigations. The suite of standards, which cover terminology, intact explosives, and explosive residues, were developed by E30’s subcommittee on criminalistics (E30.01). Forensic scientists, students, trainees, and those involved in legal matters will be…
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ASTM International’s forensic sciences committee ( E30 ) has begun submitting its standards to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for designation as American National Standards. The E30 executive committee approved this action, with support from the main committee membership, to engage broader, critical stakeholder input into the standards being published. The forensic science…
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ASTM International’s geosynthetics committee ( D35 ) is developing a proposed standard that will help provide engineers with specific information for components necessary for road and pavement design. The proposed standard ( WK70888 ) outlines a commonly used test to characterize the performance of geosynthetics for roadway applications. Specifically, it describes the use of the cyclic plate load…
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ASTM International’s autonomy design and operations in aviation administrative committee (AC377) is hosting the 2nd Annual ASTM Autonomy in Aviation Symposium, October 19, 2021, to be held at the Santa Clara Marriott (Santa Clara, California, USA). The objective of the symposium is to facilitate discussions on standards development for aviation autonomy while bringing forward perspectives from…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org Release #11289 ###