ASCE/SEI 7-2022: Minimum Design Loads for Buildings
Among the many considerations for ensuring effective building design and construction, there are loads, or forces or other actions that result from the weight of […]
Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Standards
Those with an interest in the success and security of blockchain systems—ranging from design architects, auditors, and other risk assessment professionals to academics and customers—benefit […]
NSF/ANSI 42-2021: Drinking Water Treatment Units, Aesthetic Effects
Picture a glass of water. Odds are it shares a striking similarity with the one above. We like our water a certain way, especially the […]
Portland Cement-Based Plaster and Stucco Specifications
Numerous ASTM International standards detail the specifications for portland cement-based plaster and stucco. About Stucco Today, stucco is valued for masonry, as the plaster allows […]
ASTM Diesel Fuel Standard Specification
Today, millions of trucks undergo road-bound treks to transport goods. The diesel engines that power these vehicles support this system. These engines, which also are […]
NSF/ANSI 60-2021: Drinking Water Chemicals Health Effects
The health effects of water are of prime importance. Chemicals make water potable, letting it safely enter our bodies to keep our temperature regular, lubricate […]
NSF/ANSI 61-2021: Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects
Water isn’t literally everywhere, but it is overwhelmingly abundant, taking up 332,500,000 cubic miles of the earth’s surface. H2O also comprises 60% of our bodies’ […]
ASME B30.5-2021: Mobile and Locomotive Cranes
If you examine many devices actively utilized in construction operations, you will see, while perfected with centuries of innovation and a comprehension of modern physics, […]
ASME B30.20-21: Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices, Changes
A volume of the overall safety standard for cableways, cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings, ASME B30.20-2021: Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices, has been released. Revising […]
Highway, Freeway, Parkway – Know the Difference
There are 289.5 million vehicles in the United States. Considering the distance between locations stretching across the 3.8 million square miles of the nation, people […]