Title: Standards and Work Items - New, Edited, and Revised
By: ASTM
Quarterly Report: October - December 2004

New ASTM Work Items

10/04/04

NEW WK5942 - Standard Guide for Use of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Geofoam in Geotechnical Projects

New Approved ASTM Standards (revised and edited)

10/12/04

D2290 - Standard Test Method for Apparent Hoop Tensile Strength of Plastic or Reinforced Plastic Pipe by Split Disk Method has been revised to D2290-04

D5681 - Standard Terminology for Waste and Waste Management has had an epsilon edit, available as D5681-98ae1

New ASTM Work Items

10/12/04

WK5987 - Standard Test Method for Joint Restraint Products for Use with PVC Pipe is a work item revision to existing standard F1674-96

WK6070 - Standard Test Method for Deterioration of Geotextiles by Exposure to Light, Moisture and Heat in a Xenon Arc Type Apparatus is a work item revision to existing standard D4355-02

New ASTM Work Items

10/18/04

WK6101 - Standard Test Method for Determining Dynamic Air Permeability of Inflatable Restraint Fabrics is a work item revision to existing standard D6476-02

New Approved ASTM Standards

11/03/04

D1709 - Standard Test Methods for Impact Resistance of Plastic Film by the Free-Falling Dart Method has been revised to D1709-04

D2673 - Standard Specification for Oriented Polypropylene Film has been revised to D2673-04

D5681 - Standard Terminology for Waste and Waste Management has been reapproved, available as D5681-98a(2004)

New ASTM Work Items

11/03/04

WK5987 - Standard Test Method for Joint Restraint Products for Use with PVC Pipe is a work item revision to existing standard F1674-96

WK6070 - Standard Test Method for Deterioration of Geotextiles by Exposure to Light, Moisture and Heat in a Xenon Arc Type Apparatus is a work item revision to existing standard D4355-02

WK6101 - Standard Test Method for Determining Dynamic Air Permeability of Inflatable Restraint Fabrics is a work item revision to existing standard D6476-02

New Approved ASTM Standards

11/12/04

D1621 - Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties Of Rigid Cellular Plastics has been revised to D1621-04a

D2970 - Standard Test Method for Testing Tire Cords, Tire Cord Fabrics, and Industrial Yarns Made From Glass Filaments has been revised to D2970-04

D3895 - Standard Test Method for Oxidative-Induction Time of Polyolefins by Differential Scanning Calorimetry has been revised to D3895-04

D5594 - Standard Test Method for Determination of the Vinyl Acetate Content of Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Copolymers by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) has been reapproved, available as D5594-98(2004)

D6247 - Standard Test Method for Analysis of Elemental Content in Polyolefins By X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry has been reapproved, available as D6247-98(2004)

New ASTM Work Items

11/12/04

WK6305 - 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

WK6314 - Standard Test Method for Leaks Using Ultrasonics is a work item revision to existing standard E1002-96

New Approved ASTM Standards

11/17/04

F1290 - Standard Practice for Electrofusion Joining Polyolefin Pipe and Fittings has been reapproved, available as F1290-98a(2004)

New ASTM Work Items

11/17/04

WK6322 - Standard Test Method for Determining the Internal and Interface Shear Resistance of Geosynthetic Clay Liner by the Direct Shear Method is a work item revision to existing standard D6243-98

New Approved ASTM Standards

11/22/04

D2257 - Standard Test Method for Extractable Matter in Textiles has been reapproved, available as D2257-98(2004)

D4848 - Standard Terminology of Force, Deformation and Related Properties of Textiles has been reapproved, available as D4848-98(2004)

D5169 - Standard Test Method for Shear Strength (Dynamic Method) of Hook and Loop Touch Fasteners has been reapproved, available as D5169-98(2004)

D5170 - Standard Test Method for Peel Strength ("T" Method) of Hook and Loop Touch Fasteners has been reapproved, available as D5170-98(2004)

D6193 - Standard Practice for Stitches and Seams has been reapproved, available as D6193-97(2004)

New ASTM Work Items

11/22/04

WK6383 - Standard Practice for Heat Fusion Joining of Polyolefin Pipe and Fittings is a work item revision to existing standard D2657-03

NEW WK6401 - Standard Test Method for High Strength Geosynthetics Used in Reinforcement Application

WK6404 - Standard Test Method for Puncture-Propagation Tear Resistance of Plastic Film and Thin Sheeting is a work item revision to existing standard D2582-03

WK6406 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene Sheeting in Thickness of 0.25 mm (0.010 in.) and Greater is a work item revision to existing standard D4801-95(2001)e1

New ASTM Work Items

11/29/04

WK6486 - Standard Test Method for Propagation Tear Resistance of Plastic Film and Thin Sheeting by Pendulum Method is a work item revision to existing standard D1922-03a

New Approved ASTM Standards

12/06/04

D4751 - Standard Test Method for Determining Apparent Opening Size of a Geotextile has been reapproved, available as D4751-99a(2004)

New Approved ASTM Standards

12/14/04

D3350 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Pipe and Fittings Materials has been revised to D3350-04

D6747 - Standard Guide for Selection of Techniques for Electrical Detection of Potential Leak Paths in Geomembrane has been revised to D6747-04