ASTM Committee C13 on Concrete Pipe and the Value of your Participation

Location: Frisco 3, 4, 5

Speaker:  Jimmy Farrell – ASTM International

Presentation Description:

This presentation is aimed at demonstrating the value of participating in ASTM International standards development, particularly for regulators. ASTM committees are made up of volunteer members who participate in all aspects of an industry, and the more voices that participate, the more relevant the standards will be to the marketplace, and the more relevant they’ll be for regulators looking to have ways to meet regulation. They’ll be a brief refresher on ASTM the organization, and then there will be an overview of Committee C13 on Concrete Pipe.  Which will include how the committee is addressing all areas of standardization in the concrete pipe realm including: concrete box sections and concrete manhole sections used for constructing sewers, culverts, irrigation and drainage systems, low pressure pipeline systems, and for factory-made compression and self-energizing joints.

The presentation will now shift to a case study of how regulatory need and involvement in the standards development process aided in the creation of C1433 – Standard Specification for Precast Reinforced Concrete Monolithic Box Sections for Culverts, Storm Drains, and Sewers.

Speaker Bio:

Jimmy Farrell is a Technical Committees Manager at ASTM International. He manages 4 technical committees, C04 on Vitrified Clay Pipe, C13 on Concrete Pipe, C28 on Advanced Ceramics and D37 on Cannabis. Along with managing committees, Jimmy also leads the maintenance and enhancement of a number of the online tools and systems used by ASTM’s membership.