IN THIS ISSUE

COVER STORY

The standards of ASTM Committee B05 on Copper and Copper Alloys benefit the copper industry in many ways.

INTERVIEW

ProVocative
Buildings, Engineering and Standards: An Interview with Werner H. Gumpertz and Thomas A. Schwartz

FEATURES

PerSpective

Standards Development and the Political Process: Awareness of Standards, IP and Trade Policy for Government Officials
by James M. Shannon

E50 Standards Protect People and the Environment: Standards for Environmental Site Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action
by Cicely Enright

Considering Copper
by Patricia Quigley

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note
A Too Well-Kept Secret

PlainTalk
President's Message

EnRoute
Tools for the ASTM Officer

DataPoints
What Is the Proper ASTM ILS Design?

Rules&Regs
Forget GQ: Part G of the Style Book

InFocus
Corrosion Data

SpotLight
D6751 and BQ-9000

OUTREACH

Crib safety, China environment conference, amusement rides program in Asia and more...

 

UPDATE

Technical Committees at Work

Declarable Substances

Search and Rescue

Baseball Performance

Children’s Bicycles

Rock Abrasiveness

Fire Resistance

Metallography

Truck-Bus Tires

Carbon Black

Thermoplastic Elastomers

Textile Fibers

Sensory Evaluation

Zirconium

Medical Equipment

Oil Spill Response Vessels

Vegetative Roof Systems

Gypsum Drywall

Arthroplasty

Aerospace Bearing Materials

Cementitious Grout

 

BOARD NOMINEES

2011 ASTM International Board Nominees Biographies