AEM promotes better highways for America.
Through I Make America, AEM is launching new initiative to encourage its members and the men and women of America’s construction industry to to visit Washington D.C. and support a new federal...
Read More »FDIS on Social Responsibility is now available for vote.
Slated for publication by year's end, Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) of ISO 26000, Guidance on social responsibility, is available for 2-month period and vote by member countries of...
Read More »Proposed Standards cover sustainables in road and paving industry.
There are 3 proposed ASTM International standards which will emphasize importance of using sustainable materials in road and paving industry: ASTM WK46376, Specification for Blast Furnace and Steel...
Read More »ACerS and Partners issue call for papers for MS&T '08.
A call for abstracts has been issued for Materials Science & Technology (MS&T '08). Organized by the American Ceramic Society (ACerS), AIST, ASM, and TMS, it will be held October 5-9 at the David L....
Read More »ASTM Standard aids in measurement of X-ray focal point size.
ASTM E2903, Test Method for Measurement of the Effective Focal Spot Size of Mini and Micro Focus X-Ray Tubes will be useful for X-ray tube manufacturers as well as practitioners of digital...
Read More »Proposed ASTM Standard will cover energy control window films.
Proposed standard ASTM WK46378, Specification for Energy Control Window Films for Residential and Commercial Buildings, will cover optical and physical properties as well as energy performance and...
Read More »ASTM Textiles Standard aids materials thermal effusivity testing.
ASTM WK43374, Test Method for Measurement of Thermal Effusivity of Fabrics Using a Guarded Modified Transient Plane Source (MTPS) Instrument, will aid measurement of thermal properties of textiles....
Read More »Electrical Impedance Scanner Standard applies to roofing surveys.
ASTM D7954/D7954M, Practice for Moisture Surveying of Roofing and Waterproofing Systems Using Non-Destructive Electrical Impedance Scanners, was developed by Subcommittee D08.20 on Roofing Membrane...
Read More »ASTM Standards cover sustainable materials in road industry.
Three proposed ASTM International standards will emphasize importance of using sustainable materials in the road and paving industry. They include: ASTM WK46376, Specification for Blast Furnace and...
Read More »Aluminum Sheet Shear Testing Standard has been revised by ASTM.
ASTM B831, Test Method for Shear Testing of Thin Aluminum Alloy Products, describes shear testing for aluminum sheets used in aircraft, automobile, light rail car, can, foil, and building materials...
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