The properties of rubber and plastics are very diverse. ASTM standards provide a crucial role in confirming the validity of the information used to make decisions about materials in industries that ...

As building codes evolve and fire risks grow more complex, rigorous testing and third-party certification of passive fire ...

The ISO 15630-3, ASTM A416 and ASTM A1061 test standards offer guidelines for testing steel strands. Manufacturers of steel strands are required, through product standards, to test their products ...

ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), has established and documented more than 12,000 standards used voluntarily around the world to improve ...

In May 2007, this column was devoted to the standardization of test methods and the need for same. A detailed discussion of the evolution of standards was presented, and it is, perhaps, well worth ...

My March column addressed flexural test methods for composite materials. I noted that the details presented in the various available national and international standards were not mutually consistent ...

(Chicago, IL) - The 2013 edition of Selected ASTM Standards for Structural Steel Fabrication (AISC 503-13) is now available from the American Institute of Steel Construction in paper format for just ...

The meeting is designed to balance authority with participation, grounding discussions in operational reality while avoiding over–prescription. The proposed activity is intended to complement existing ...