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A proposed new ASTM International standard is being developed for mounting plastic pipe and tube in the Steiner tunnel furnace. The draft procedure will help determine the fire-related properties of the pipe and tube in accordance with ASTM E84, Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials. ASTM WK44535 , Practice for Mounting of Plastic Pipe, Plastic Tubing, Plastic Pipe…, ASTM Committee E05 Next Meeting:, June 23-26, 2014, June Committee, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Technical Contact:, Joe Zicherman, Fire Cause Analysis, Berkeley, Calif., Phone: 510-649-1300; zicherman46@gmail.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, Phone: 610-832-9739; totoole@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9635
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A wildland-urban interface is a transitional zone between unoccupied land and human development. There are currently more than 40 million homes located within WUI areas throughout the United States. A proposed new ASTM standard will be used to alleviate the issue of fire conditions that exist due to eaves and other projections in structures that exist in WUI areas. ASTM WK37414, Test Method for…, ASTM Committee E05 Next Meeting:, June 23-26, 2014, June Committee Week, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Technical Contact:, John Simontacchi, Firefree Coatings Inc., San Rafael, Calif., Phone: 415-459-6488; jsimontacchi@firefree.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, Phone: 610-832-9739; totoole@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9529
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A new ASTM International standard sets quality requirements for the manufacture, documentation and records retention for light sport aircraft designed to ASTM consensus standards. ASTM F2972 , Specification for Light Sport Aircraft Manufacturer’s Quality Assurance System, was developed by Subcommittee F37.70 on Cross Cutting , part of ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft .…, ASTM Committee F37 Next Meeting:, April 22-23, 2013, Messe Friedrichshafen GmbH, Friedrichshafen, Germany, Technical Contact:, Adam J. Morrison, Streamline Designs LLC, Greenwood, Ind., Phone: 317-888-1026; adam.morrison@sportplanedesign.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 #9315
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will improve the accuracy and usefulness of radiometry-related uncertainty estimates in a wide range of fast developing solar renewable energy applications, such as system performance and acceptance testing, resource assessment and solar energy system design engineering. The proposed standard, ASTM WK36479 , Practice for Uncertainty Evaluation of…
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A new test method is the latest in a series of ASTM International standards being developed to address the protection of exterior portions of structures during fires. The new standard, ASTM E2726/E2726M , Test Method for Evaluating the Fire-Test-Response of Deck Structures to Burning Brands, is being developed by Subcommittee E05.14 on External Fire Exposures , part of ASTM International…
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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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Manufacturers of solar radiometers and testing laboratories for solar energy, materials and durability testing will be among the primary users of a new ASTM International standard that outlines procedures using indoor test methods to calibrate radiometers with dissimilar detectors. The new standard, ASTM G207 , Test Method for Indoor Transfer of Calibration from Reference to Field Pyranometers,…, ASTM Committee G03 Next Meeting:, Jan. 29-31, 2012, January Committee Week, Atlanta, Ga., Technical Contact:, Daryl Myers, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colo., Phone: 303-384-6768; daryl.myers@nrel.gov, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jeff Adkins, Phone: 610-832-9738; jadkins@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8965
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A new ASTM International standard provides a more detailed and complete description of a test protocol that has been used for more than 40 years in code requirements and specifications for fire-retardant-treated wood. This test is now also used in some codes for building products that are not wood. The new standard, ASTM E2768 , Test Method for Extended Duration Surface Burning Characteristics of…
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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…