Title: Standards and Work Items - New, Edited, and Revised
By: ASTM
Quarterly Report: January - March 2005

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New Approved ASTM Standards

01/05/05

D4751 - Standard Test Method for Determining Apparent Opening Size of a Geotextile has been revised to D4751-04

NEW D7083 - Standard Practice for Determination of Monomeric Plasticizers in Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) by Gas Chromatography is a new standard, now available. D7083-04

D1238 - Standard Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer has been revised to D1238-04c

D1998 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene Upright Storage Tanks has been revised to D1998-04

D4976 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Molding and Extrusion Materials has been revised to D4976-04a

New ASTM Work Items

01/05/05

WK6780 - Standard Practice for Xenon-Arc Exposure of Plastics Intended for Indoor Applications is a work item revision to existing standard D4459-99

NEW WK6799 - Standard Terminology for Statistics Relating to Textile Products

New Approved ASTM Standards

01/18/05

D3774 - Standard Test Methods for Width of Textile Fabric has been reapproved, available as D3774-96(2004)

D4354 - Standard Practice for Sampling of Geosynthetics for Testing has been reapproved, available as D4354-99(2004)

New ASTM Work Items

01/18/05

WK6881 - Standard Test Method for Molecular Weight Averages and Molecular Weight Distribution of Polystyrene by High Performance Size-Exclusion Chromatography is a work item revision to existing standard D5296-97

WK6901 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Pipe and Fittings Materials is a work item revision to existing standard D3350-04

New Approved ASTM Standards

01/24/05

D6817 - Standard Specification for Rigid Cellular Polystyrene Geofoam has been revised to D6817-04

New ASTM Work Items

01/24/05

WK6980 - Standard Specification for Crosslinked Polyethylene (PEX) Tubing is a work item revision to existing standard F876-04

WK6985 - Standard Test Method for Color Determination of Plastic Pellets is a work item revision to existing standard D6290-98e1

New Approved ASTM Standards

02/01/05

D4491 - Standard Test Methods for Water Permeability of Geotextiles by Permittivity has been reapproved, available as D4491-99a(2004)

D5141 - Standard Test Method for Determining Filtering Efficiency and Flow Rate of a Geotextile for Silt Fence Application Using Site-Specific Soil has been reapproved, available as D5141-96(2004)

D5885 - Standard Test Method for Oxidative Induction Time of Polyolefin Geosynthetics by High-Pressure Differential Scanning Calorimetry has been revised to D5885-04

D6241 - Standard Test Method for the Static Puncture Strength of Geotextiles and Geotextile-Related Products Using a 50-mm Probe has been revised to D6241-04

New Approved ASTM Standards

02/07/05

D3883 - Standard Test Method for Yarn Crimp or Yarn Take-up in Woven Fabrics has been revised to D3883-04

D6496 - Standard Test Method for Determining Average Bonding Peel Strength Between the Top and Bottom Layers of Needle-Punched Geosynthetic Clay Liners has been revised to D6496-04a

D737 - Test Method for Air Permeability of Textile Fabrics has been revised to D737-04

New ASTM Work Items

02/07/05

WK7153 - Standard Specification for Rigid Cellular Polystyrene Geofoam is a work item revision to existing standard D6817-04

New Approved ASTM Standards

02/14/05

D256 - Standard Test Methods for Determining the Izod Pendulum Impact Resistance of Plastics has been revised to D256-05

D2665 - Standard Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Drain, Waste, and Vent Pipe and Fittings has had an epsilon edit, available as D2665-04ae1

D6027 - Standard Test Method for Calibrating Linear Displacement Transducers for Geotechnical Purposes has been reapproved, available as D6027-96(2004)

D6825 - Standard Guide for Placement of Riprap Revetments has had an epsilon edit, available as D6825-02e2

New ASTM Work Items

02/14/05

WK7239 - Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Oxidative Resistance of Crosslinked Polyethylene (PEX) Tubing and Systems to Hot Chlorinated Water is a work item revision to existing standard F2023-04

New ASTM Work Items

02/22/05

WK7257 - Standard Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Drain, Waste, and Vent Pipe and Fittings is a work item revision to existing standard D2665-04a

NEW WK7264 - Standard Guide for Acceptance Testing Requirements for Geonets and Geonet Drainage Geocomposites

New Approved ASTM Standards

02/28/05

D4716 - Test Method for Determining the (In-plane) Flow Rate per Unit Width and Hydraulic Transmissivity of a Geosynthetic Using a Constant Head has been revised to D4716-04

New ASTM Work Items

02/28/05

WK7324 - Standard Test Methods for Flexible Cellular Materials—Slab, Bonded, and Molded Urethane Foams is a work item revision to existing standard D3574-03

WK7344 - Standard Guide for Selecting Test Methods for Experimental Evaluation of Geosynthetic Durability is a work item revision to existing standard D5819-99

New ASTM Work Items

03/08/05

WK7451 - Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Geotextiles by the Wide-Width Strip Method is a work item revision to existing standard D4595-86(2001)

WK7452 - Standard Specification for Rigid Cellular Polystyrene Geofoam is a work item revision to existing standard D6817-04

WK7453 - Standard Specification for Geocomposites for Pavement Edge Drains and Other High-Flow Applications is a work item revision to existing standard D7001-04

New Approved ASTM Standards

03/15/05

F402 - Standard Practice for Safe Handling of Solvent Cements, Primers, and Cleaners Used for Joining Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings has been revised to F402-05

New ASTM Work Items

03/15/05

WK7460 - Standard Test Method for Large Scale Hydrostatic Puncture Testing of Geosynthetics is a work item revision to existing standard D5514-94(2001)

WK7486 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe (SDR-PR) Based on Outside Diameter is a work item revision to existing standard F714-03

WK7488 - Standard Test Method for Unnotched Cantilever Beam Impact Strength of Plastics is a work item revision to existing standard D4812-99

WK7494 - Standard Specification for Sprayed Slurries, Foams and Indigenous Materials Used As Alternative Daily Cover for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills is a work item revision to existing standard D6826-02a

WK7507 - Standard Test Method for Swell Index of Clay Mineral Component of Geosynthetic Clay Liners is a work item revision to existing standard D5890-02

WK7518 - Standard Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Large-Diameter Plastic Gravity Sewer Pipe and Fittings is a work item revision to existing standard F679-03

WK7520 - Standard Test Method for Joint Restraint Products for Use with PVC Pipe is a work item revision to existing standard F1674-96

New Approved ASTM Standards

3/21/05

F1674 - Standard Test Method for Joint Restraint Products for Use with PVC Pipe has been revised to F1674-05

New ASTM Work Items

3/21/05

WK7526 - Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Oxidative Resistance of Polyethylene (PE) Pipe to Chlorinated Water is a work item revision to existing standard F2263-03

WK7540 - Standard Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations is a work item revision to existing standard E1316-04a

WK7549 - Standard Test Method for Flame Resistance of Textiles (Vertical Test) is a work item revision to existing standard D6413-99

NEW WK7555 - Filtration efficiency of proposed geotextiles for use in tube applications by hanging bag test