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Developing innovative ways to improve transportation infrastructure is one of the leading engineering challenges of this era.…

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ASTM Co-Sponsors International Code Council Event

This May, ASTM International is among the sponsors of Building Safety Month, as proclaimed by the International Code Council.

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ASTM Adhesives Standard Aids Fifth Grade Student in Science Fair Success

Dylan with the first place ribbon he received at the state science fair.

Earlier this…

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The Early Life of ASTM International Founder Charles B. Dudley

ASTM International is a forward-thinking organization, but it can be both interesting and instructional to take a look at…

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New Book Highlights the Professional Results of a Five-Decade Friendship

The Concrete Intrigue is just what it claims to be - "a learning and reference book." But it is also the…

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A New Standard for a Globally Popular Sport

Since its development in the 1960s and '70s, parasailing has become a go-to water sport for people around the world.

In recent years…

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Drusilla Malavase, a member of ASTM International Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities, first began thinking about standards…

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Montreal Process Standardized in ASTM D7480

An international group of forestry experts gathered in 1994 to create a method for improving the process of forest management and…

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Terminology in ASTM Standards

In an 1888 letter to George Bainton, Mark Twain wrote that "the difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter - it's…

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ASTM Standards Support New Thoughts on Environmental Risk Assessment

ASTM International standards figure prominently in a new book that its co-editor hopes will challenge practitioners…

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