ASME B1.1-2024: Unified Inch Screw Threads
Unified screw thread is the essential feature of the screw as a simple machine as well as on fasteners, which are critical for connecting pieces…
ANSI/ISA 5.1-2024: Instrumentation Symbols & Identification
In many industries, like oil and gas, engineers create a blueprint for equipment and control layout, which is called a Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID),…
ANSI/ASSP A10.19-2023: Driven Piles
Pile driving is often used to construct foundation supports for buildings and other structures. ANSI/ASSP A10.19-2023: Safety Requirements For Driven Pile Installations And Extraction Operations…
ANSI/ASSP A10.18:2023—Unprotected Edges in Construction
Falls from heights contributed to 376 fatalities in 2023 alone, constituting 29% of all construction fatalities. For over a decade now, fall protection is consistently cited as…
ASME BTH-1-2023: Design of Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices
The ASME BTH-1 standard for the design of below-the-hook lifting devices has been revised. The new edition, released as ASME BTH-1-2023: Design of Below-the-Hook Lifting…
ASTM E2921-22: Whole Building Life Cycle Assessments
Architects are increasingly interested in reducing the environmental impact of the buildings they design. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) helps answer questions that arise during the…
ISO 10312:2019—Determination Of Asbestos Fibers
Asbestos have been used in more than 3,000 products, including ceiling and floor tiles, thermal and electrical insulation, cement pipe and sheet, filters, coatings, brake…
ANSI/ASSP Z359.2-2023: Fall Protection Program Requirements
Falls are among the most common causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths. Each year roughly 300-400 construction workers fall to their deaths, usually when…
ISO 21542:2021—Accessible Building Construction
With one in four American adults living with disabilities, designing for accessibility and diversity is necessary. It is an opportunity—both economic and creative—to design a better and…