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

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New Approved ASTM Standards

07/05/05

NEW F2433 - Standard Test Method for Determining Thermoplastic Pipe Wall Stiffness is a new standard, now available. F2433-05

New ASTM Work Items

07/11/05

WK8473 - Standard Practice for Measuring Thickness by Manual Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Contact Method is a work item revision to existing standard E797-95(2001)

New Approved ASTM Standards

07/25/05

D7001 - Standard Specification for Geocomposites for Pavement Edge Drains and Other High-Flow Applications has been revised to D7001-05

New ASTM Work Items

07/25/05

WK8672 - Standard Practice for Obtaining Samples of Geosynthetics from a Test Section for Assessment of Installation Damage is a work item revision to existing standard D5818-95(2000)

New Approved ASTM Standards

08/01/05

D5819 - Standard Guide for Selecting Test Methods for Experimental Evaluation of Geosynthetic Durability has been revised to D5819-05

NEW D7106 - Standard Guide for Selection of Test Methods for Ethylene Propylene Diene Terpolymer (EPDM) Geomembranes is a new standard, now available. D7106-05

NEW D7179 - Standard Test Method for Determining Geonet Breaking Force is a new standard, now available. D7179-05

D7180 - Standard Guide for Use of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Geofoam in Geotechnical Projects has been revised to D7180-05

New ASTM Work Items

08/01/05

WK8706 - Standard Test Method for Permittivity of Geotextiles Under Load is a work item revision to existing standard D5493-93(2003)

New Approved ASTM Standards

08/15/05

D4355 - Standard Test Method for Deterioration of Geotextiles by Exposure to Light, Moisture and Heat in a Xenon Arc Type Apparatus has been revised to D4355-05

New ASTM Work Items

08/15/05

WK8852 - Standard Test Method for Determining Connection Strength Between Geosynthetic Reinforcement and Segmental Concrete Units (Modular Concrete Blocks) is a work item revision to existing standard D6638-01

New Approved ASTM Standards

08/22/05

D1785 - Standard Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Pipe, Schedules 40, 80, and 120 has been revised to D1785-05

D6110 - Standard Test Methods for Determining the Charpy Impact Resistance of Notched Specimens of Plastics has been revised to D6110-05

New ASTM Work Items

08/22/05

NEW WK8890 - High Temperature GPC of Polyolefins

NEW WK8893 - New Standard test method for Determination of Residual Blowing Agent in Extruded Polystyrene Foam via Gas Chromatography

WK8894 - Standard Test Method for Determining Molecular Weight Distribution and Molecular Weight Averages of Polyolefins by High Temperature Gel Permeation Chromatography is a work item revision to existing standard D6474-99

WK8909 - Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Unconfined Tension Creep Behavior of Geosynthetics is a work item revision to existing standard D5262-04

New Approved ASTM Standards

09/06/05

D2561 - Standard Test Method for Environmental Stress-Crack Resistance of Blow-Molded Polyethylene Containers has been reapproved, available as D2561-95(2005)

D4329 - Standard Practice for Fluorescent UV Exposure of Plastics has been revised to D4329-05

D5593 - Standard Classification for Thermoplastic Elastomers-Olefinic (TEO) (Withdrawn 2005) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. D5593-99e1

New ASTM Work Items

09/06/05

WK9043 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Large Diameter Profile Wall Sewer and Drain Pipe is a work item revision to existing standard F894-05

New Approved ASTM Standards

09/12/05

D2241 - Standard Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Pressure-Rated Pipe (SDR Series) has been revised to D2241-05

D2258 - Standard Practice for Sampling Yarn for Testing has been reapproved, available as D2258-99(2005)

D76 - Standard Specification for Tensile Testing Machines for Textiles has been reapproved, available as D76-99(2005)

F2263 - Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Oxidative Resistance of Polyethylene (PE) Pipe to Chlorinated Water has been revised to F2263-05

New ASTM Work Items

09/12/05

WK9051 - Standard Practice for Measuring Thickness by Manual Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Contact Method is a work item revision to existing standard E797-95(2001)

New ASTM Work Items

09/26/05

WK9117 - Standard Specification for Crosslinked Polyethylene (PEX) Tubing is a work item revision to existing standard F876-04

WK9118 - Standard Test Method for Determining Inherent Viscosity of Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) (PET) by Glass Capillary Viscometer is a work item revision to existing standard D4603-03

WK9134 - Standard Practice for Measuring Ultrasonic Velocity in Materials is a work item revision to existing standard E494-95(2001)