Title: Standards and Work Items - New, Edited, and Revised
By: ASTM
Quarterly Report: October to December 2006

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New Approved ASTM Standards
10/04/06

D5026 - Standard Test Method for Plastics: Dynamic Mechanical Properties: In Tension has been revised to D5026-06

ASTM Standards Work Items
10/04/06

WK12829 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Pipe and Fittings Materials is a work item revision to existing standard D3350-05

New Approved ASTM Standards
10/10/06

D1938 - Standard Test Method for Tear-Propagation Resistance (Trouser Tear) of Plastic Film and Thin Sheeting by a Single-Tear Method has been revised to D1938-06

D3763 - Standard Test Method for High Speed Puncture Properties of Plastics Using Load and Displacement Sensors has been revised to D3763-06

F1055 - Standard Specification for Electrofusion Type Polyethylene Fittings for Outside Diameter Controlled Polyethylene Pipe and Tubing has been reapproved, available as F1055-98(2006)

F714 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe (SDR-PR) Based on Outside Diameter has been revised to F714-06

ASTM Standards Work Items
10/10/06

WK12716 - Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Oxidative Resistance of Polyethylene (PE) Pipe to Chlorinated Water is a work item revision to existing standard F2263-05

WK12900 - Standard Test Methods for Linear Density of Textile Fibers is a work item revision to existing standard D1577-01

WK12902 - Standard Test Method for Water Retention of Textile Fibers (Centrifuge Procedure) is a work item revision to existing standard D2402-01

WK12909 - Method of Test for Linear Density of Elastomeric Yarn (Short Length Speciments) is a work item revision to existing standard D2591-01

WK12916 - Standard Specification for Polyolefin Monofilaments is a work item revision to existing standard D3218-01

WK12919 - Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Single Textile Fibers is a work item revision to existing standard D3822-01

New Approved ASTM Standards
10/16/06

D4459 - Standard Practice for Xenon-Arc Exposure of Plastics Intended for Indoor Applications has been revised to D4459-06

D5628 - Standard Test Method for Impact Resistance of Flat, Rigid Plastic Specimens by Means of a Falling Dart (Tup or Falling Mass) has been revised to D5628-06

D6243 - Standard Test Method for Determining the Internal and Interface Shear Resistance of Geosynthetic Clay Liner by the Direct Shear Method has been revised to D6243-06

ASTM Standards Work Items
10/16/06

WK12965 - Standard Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer is a work item revision to existing standard D1238-04c

WK12966 - Standard Test Method for Tensile-Impact Energy to Break Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials is a work item revision to existing standard D1822-06

WK12973 - Standard Test Method to Measure Heat Transfer Through Textile Thermal Barrier Materials is a work item revision to existing standard D7140-05

NEW WK12986 - Standard Test Methods for Qualifying Polyethylene Pipe Butt Fusion Joining Parameters and Procedures

New Approved ASTM Standards
10/23/06

D3786 - Standard Test Method for Hydraulic Bursting Strength of Textile Fabrics-Diaphragm Bursting Strength Tester Method has been revised (with title change) to D3786-06

D4491 - Standard Test Methods for Water Permeability of Geotextiles by Permittivity has had an epsilon edit, available as D4491-99a(2004)e1

New ASTM Work Items
10/23/06

NEW WK13024 - Standard Test Method for Accelerated Compressive Creep of Geosynthetic Materials Based on Time-Temperature Superpositioning Using the Stepped Isothermal Method

WK13025 - Standard Test Method for Determining the Integrity of Nonreinforced Geomembrane Seams Produced Using Thermo-Fusion Methods is a work item revision to existing standard D6392-99(2006)

New Approved ASTM Standards
11/17/06

D5262 - Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Unconfined Tension Creep Rupture Behavior of Geosynthetics has been revised to D5262-06

New ASTM Work Items
11/21/06

NEW WK13229 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Hydraulically Applied Fiber Matrix Performance in Protecting Hill Slopes from Rainfall-Induced Erosion1

WK13244 - Standard Specification for 12 to 60 in. [300 to 1500 mm] Annular Corrugated Profile-Wall Polyethylene (PE) Pipe and Fittings for Gravity-Flow Storm Sewer and Subsurface Drainage Applications is a work item revision to existing standard F2306/F2306M-05

WK13250 - Standard Test Method for Thermal Conductivity of Plastics by Means of a Transient Line-Source Technique is a work item revision to existing standard D5930-01

New Approved ASTM Standards
11/27/06

D1239 - Standard Test Method for Resistance of Plastic Films to Extraction by Chemicals has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as D1239-98(2006)e1

D1708 - Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics by Use of Microtensile Specimens has been revised to D1708-06a

D2842 - Standard Test Method for Water Absorption of Rigid Cellular Plastics has been revised to D2842-06

NEW D7238 - Standard Test Method for Effect of Exposure of Unreinforced Polyolefin Geomembrane Using Fluorescent UV Condensation Apparatus is a new standard, now available. D7238-06

F679 - Standard Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Large-Diameter Plastic Gravity Sewer Pipe and Fittings has been revised to F679-06a

New ASTM Work Items
11/27/06

WK13291 - Standard Practice for Heat Fusion Joining of Polyolefin Pipe and Fittings is a work item revision to existing standard D2657-03

WK13334 - Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics is a work item revision to existing standard D883-00

New Approved ASTM Standards
12/04/06

D5885 - Standard Test Method for Oxidative Induction Time of Polyolefin Geosynthetics by High-Pressure Differential Scanning Calorimetry has been revised to D5885-06

New ASTM Work Items
12/04/06

WK13347 - Standard Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to Plastics is a work item revision to existing standard D1600-99

WK13349 - Standard Test Method for Impact Resistance of Flat, Rigid Plastic Specimens by Means of a Falling Dart (Tup or Falling Mass) is a work item revision to existing standard D5628-06

WK13350 - Standard Test Method for Indentation Hardness of Rigid Plastics by Means of a Barcol Impressor is a work item revision to existing standard D2583-06

WK13352 - Standard Test Method for Resistance of Plastic Films to Extraction by Chemicals is a work item revision to existing standard D1239-98

WK13353 - Standard Test Method for Vicat Softening Temperature of Plastics is a work item revision to existing standard D1525-06

WK13358 - Standard Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems is a work item revision to existing standard F412-06

WK13366 - Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials is a work item revision to existing standard D4000-04

WK13367 - Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics is a work item revision to existing standard D883-00

WK13372 - Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics is a work item revision to existing standard D638-03

WK13374 - Standard Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials is a work item revision to existing standard D790-03

WK13385 - Standard Test Method for Environmental Stress-Cracking of Ethylene Plastics is a work item revision to existing standard D1693-05

WK13386 - Standard Test Method for Brittleness Temperature of Plastic Sheeting by Impact is a work item revision to existing standard D1790-02

New Approved ASTM Standards
12/15/06

D3350 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Pipe and Fittings Materials has been revised to D3350-06

New ASTM Work Items
12/04/06

NEW WK13402 - Standard Test Method for Large Scale Consolidation Test for Prefabricated Vertical Drains

WK13434 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene Sheeting in Thickness of 0.25 mm (0.010 in.) and Greater is a work item revision to existing standard D4801-05

WK13435 - Standard Guide for Determination of Thickness of Plastic Film Test Specimens is a work item revision to existing standard D6988-03

WK13436 - Standard Test Method for Puncture-Propagation Tear Resistance of Plastic Film and Thin Sheeting is a work item revision to existing standard D2582-03

WK13438 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Butylated Hydroxy Toluene (BHT) in Polymers of Ethylene and Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Copolymers By Gas Chromatography is a work item revision to existing standard D4275-02

WK13470 - Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics is a work item revision to existing standard D883-00

WK13485 - Standard Test Method for Shrink Tension and Orientation Release Stress of Plastic Film and Thin Sheeting is a work item revision to existing standard D2838-02

WK13486 - Standard Test Method for Linear Dimensional Changes of Nonrigid Thermoplastic Sheeting or Film at Elevated Temperature is a work item revision to existing standard D1204-02

NEW WK13489 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) and Cement Mortar Formed in Place Lining System for the Rehabilitation of Water Pipelines

New Approved ASTM Standards
12/18/06

D2923 - Standard Test Method for Rigidity of Polyolefin Film and Sheeting has been revised to D2923-06

D4000 - Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials has had an epsilon edit, available as D4000-04e1

New ASTM Work Items
12/04/06

WK13578 - Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting is a work item revision to existing standard D882-02