Safety and Performance Standards for Aboveground Portable Pools for Residential Use – ASTM F2666-16
As summer heat arrives, people turn to pools to cool off. Building a pool in a residential area can be a harrowing process where prospective […]
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Selection of Aquifer Test Method in Determining Hydraulic Properties by Well Techniques
An aquifer test method is a controlled field experiment made to determine the approximate hydraulic properties of water-bearing materials. ASTM D4043-17 – Standard Guide for […]
ASTM F963-16 – Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
***Update: ASTM F963 was revised in August 2017. For the 2017 version, please go here: ASTM F962-17. You can also read more about this revision […]
Calcium Oxide: From Ancient Warfare to Modern Industry
Calcium oxide, a common chemical compound that appears as a white crystalline solid at room temperature, is easily attainable through the thermal decomposition of limestone. […]
Formation of Sand in Beaches and Industry
Few things are so synonymous with the beach that they are practically always expected to be present no matter the location of the shore-based point […]
Forensic Fiber Analysis Standards
The physical world is completely different at the microscopic level, as minuscule objects that appear virtually nonexistent to the naked eye become visible. An understanding […]
Covered Bridges in Pennsylvania
ASTM International has developed and published 12,000 standards devoted to the testing and classification of materials used in manufacturing and production to assure that those […]
A Background on Hoverboards
Hoverboards have become nothing more than an eye-catching trend that turned out to be ridiculously hazardous, due to the incidents of the board’s lithium ion […]
Standard Specification for Ski and Snowboard Goggles
In 1965, Bob Smith, an orthodontist from California, invented the first ski goggle. Due to its double-lens structure, his model resisted snow and fog from […]
Additive Manufacturing Standards
Making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file through 3D printing has been changing engineering, medicine, education, and has even altered the way that toys […]