ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY PUNCUALITY IS IMPORTANT FOR LAB COMPLETION Safety equipment
Safety glasses Closed toe shoes running shoes minimum Can use lab coat if so inclined
Horse play? Or Fooling around? or being
tools wont be tolerated. We have NO time for that
ASTM & CSA
Course heavily geared to ASTM manuals
ASTM manuals are standard and are utilized in working labs in North America We will use ASTM along with CSA for our lab procedures Manual usage ensures consistency among agencies across Canada and the US and provides repeatability of testing and continuity of language and standard practices.
ASTM general layout
The ASTM manuals are produced for several
industries and provide testing for specific products The manual for this soils course is ASTM standards - Volume 04.08 Soil and Rock (I): D 420 D5876. Obviously as the title states this manual deals with soil and rock and all the physical testing for construction of structures that involve soil and rock. These manuals are produced annually and are updated by committee members to ensure they are current with industry standards.
ASTM general layout
All ASTM manuals produced are listed in
the first few pages by section and volume The next few pages list the items by subject alphabetically so you can find which volume of ASTM a subject pertains to The contents are then listed by standard number starting with D 5-06. The standard is D 5, and was initially approved in 2006. A revision is given as a, b, c, etc. and the last year approved without change is in brackets.
ASTM general layout
The contents section lists the standards
increasing numerically hard to find a standard The next subjects section splits the standards up by subject and makes selection a bit easier It is best to tag the standards we utilize to ensure you can find the standard and dont end up frustrated especially on the exams
ASTM Specific Layout of the Standards
Title and description of the last year of review
Scope tells you overarching purpose of the test Referenced Documents tells you what other standards pertain to this specific standard and have been utilized to write this standard Terminology specific definitions to this standard Summary of test method General description of the test
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Significance and Use overall outcome of the test and
what it is used for Apparatus Detailed descriptions of the testing apparatus including specifications that must be met to ensure the test is repeatable. Often minimum levels of lab apparatus are listed and the devices required accuracy are listed. * accredited labs require their test apparatus to meet all these guidelines Preparation of test specimens Describes the form that the samples need to be prepared for the test procedure Test Conditions Describes particular test conditions to be met Procedure step by step process of the test to obtain results
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Report Describes what test data
needs to be included in the written report Precision and Bias bases the statistical relevancy of the test results and states the single and multi lab precision that can be expected Keywords states keywords for the standard that you would likely be utilizing in a written report
Key things to remember
ASTM provides standard methods
Ensures repeatability of tests between labs Can be very technical and difficult to understand BUT that is why you are here! The ASTM and the CSA manuals are meant to be the s__t as far as manuals go. Any other methods that are utilized can be deemed non standard and will not likely be able to stand up in a court