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

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New Approved ASTM Standards

10/03/05

D2321 - Standard Practice for Underground Installation of Thermoplastic Pipe for Sewers and Other Gravity-Flow Applications has been revised to D2321-05

NEW D7177 - Standard Specification for Air Channel Evaluation of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Dual Track Seamed Geomembranes is a new standard, now available. D7177-05

New ASTM Work Items

10/12/05

WK9077 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe (DR-PR) Based on Controlled Outside Diameter is a work item revision to existing standard D3035-03a

New ASTM Work Items

10/17/05

WK9201 - Standard Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Drain, Waste, and Vent Pipe and Fittings is a work item revision to existing standard D2665-04ae2

New Approved ASTM Standards

10/26/05

D6389 - Standard Practice for Tests to Evaluate the Chemical Resistance of Geotextiles to Liquids has been reapproved, available as D6389-99(2005)

D6431 - Standard Guide for Using the Direct Current Resistivity Method for Subsurface Investigation has been reapproved, available as D6431-99(2005)

New ASTM Work Items

10/26/05

WK9260 - 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 D5628-96(2001)e1

WK9261 - Standard Test Method for Indentation Hardness of Rigid Plastics by Means of a Barcol Impressor is a work item revision to existing standard D2583-95(2001)e1

WK9262 - Standard Practice for Plastics: Dynamic Mechanical Properties: Determination and Report of Procedures is a work item revision to existing standard D4065-01

WK9283 - Standard Test Method for Apparent Hoop Tensile Strength of Plastic or Reinforced Plastic Pipe by Split Disk Method is a work item revision to existing standard D2290-04

WK9291 - 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

10/31/05

D4364 - Standard Practice for Performing Outdoor Accelerated Weathering Tests of Plastics Using Concentrated Sunlight has been revised to D4364-05

D6388 - Standard Practice for Tests to Evaluate the Chemical Resistance of Geonets to Liquids has been reapproved, available as D6388-99(2005)

D6455 - Standard Guide for the Selection of Test Methods for Prefabricated Bituminous Geomembranes (PBGM) has been revised to D6455-05

New ASTM Work Items

10/31/05

WK9351 - Standard Test Method for Resistance of Types III and IV Polyethylene Plastics to Thermal Stress-Cracking is a work item for the withdrawal of the existing standard D2951-00

New ASTM Work Items

11/07/05

WK9381 - Standard Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems is a work item revision to existing standard F412-01ae1

WK9395 - Standard Test Method for Oxidative-Induction Time of Polyolefins by Differential Scanning Calorimetry is a work item revision to existing standard D3895-04

WK9397 - Standard Test Method for Oxidative-Induction Time of Polyolefins by Differential Scanning Calorimetry is a work item revision to existing standard D3895-04

New ASTM Work Items

11/14/05

WK9453 - 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

New Approved ASTM Standards

11/21/05

D6140 - Standard Test Method to Determine Asphalt Retention of Paving Fabrics Used in Asphalt Paving for Full-Width Applications has been reapproved, available as D6140-00(2005)

New ASTM Work Items

11/21/05

WK9488 - Standard Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems is a work item revision to existing standard F412-01ae1

WK9489 - Standard Practice for Compression Molding Thermoplastic Materials into Test Specimens, Plaques, or Sheets is a work item revision to existing standard D4703-03

WK9513 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe (SDR-PR) Based on Outside Diameter is a work item revision to existing standard F714-05

New Approved ASTM Standards

11/28/05

D618 - Standard Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing has been revised to D618-05

F1760 - Standard Specification for Coextruded Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Non-Pressure Plastic Pipe Having Reprocessed-Recycled Content has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as F1760-01(2005)e1

F442/F442M - Standard Specification for Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Plastic Pipe (SDR-PR) has been reapproved, available as F442/F442M-99(2005)

New ASTM Work Items

11/28/05

WK9550 - Standard Test Method for Notch Tensile Test to Measure the Resistance to Slow Crack Growth of Polyethylene Pipes and Resins is a work item revision to existing standard F1473-01e1

WK9551 - Standard Test Method for Notch Tensile Test to Measure the Resistance to Slow Crack Growth of Polyethylene Pipes and Resins is a work item revision to existing standard F1473-01e1

WK9554 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe, Schedule 40 is a work item revision to existing standard D2104-03

WK9556 - Standard Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Pipe, Schedules 40, 80, and 120 is a work item revision to existing standard D1785-05

WK9579 - Standard Test Method for Determining Anaerobic Biodegradation of Plastic Materials Under Accelerated Landfill Conditions is a work item revision to existing standard D5526-94(2002)

New Approved ASTM Standards

12/05/05

NEW D7191 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Moisture in Plastics by Relative Humidity Sensor is a new standard, now available. D7191-05

New Approved ASTM Standards

12/20/05

D4508 - Standard Test Method for Chip Impact Strength of Plastics has been revised to D4508-05

D4812 - Standard Test Method for Unnotched Cantilever Beam Impact Strength of Plastics has been revised to D4812-05

D6523 - Standard Guide for Evaluation and Selection of Alternative Daily Covers (ADCs) for Sanitary Landfills has been reapproved, available as D6523-00(2005)

NEW D7207 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Unvegetated Rolled Erosion Control Product (RECP) Ability to Protect Sand from Hydraulically-Induced Shear Stresses under Bench-Scale Conditions is a new standard, now available. D7207-05

New ASTM Work Items

12/20/05

NEW WK9744 - Standard Guide for Designing with Geosynthetic Clay Liners

WK9751 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe (SDR-PR) Based on Outside Diameter is a work item revision to existing standard F714-05