ASTM D04 pens slag product classification standard

Sources: ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa.; CP staff The latest document from ASTM Committee D04 on Road and Paving Materials, D8021, Standard Guide for Blast Furnace and Steel Furnace Slag as Produced During the Manufacture of Iron and Steel, assists manufacturers, regulatory bodies and consumers in raw slag characterization. 

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ASTM Road and Paving committee releases expansion joint filler standard

Source: ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa.

ASTM Committee D04 on Road and Paving Materials’ D8139 – 17, Standard Specification for Semi-Rigid, Closed-Cell Polypropylene Foam, Preformed Expansion Joint Fillers for Concrete Paving and Structural Construction will inform practitioners specifying or finishing roads, gutters, curbs, parking lots and residential flatwork. Developed by Subcommittee D04.34 on Preformed Joint Fillers, Sealers and Sealing Systems with an eye to department of transportation plus architectural/engineering users, the document spans products exhibiting suitable compressibility, recovery from compression, nonextruding and weather-resistant characteristics. — ASTM Customer Relations, 877/909-ASTM

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