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AEC – Architecture, Engineering, and Construction
Online book and journal compilation from IHS
For decades, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has published hundreds of technical publications including Special Technical Publications (STP's), compilations, manuals, monographs, journals, data series, adjuncts, reference radiographs, and handbooks. Considered one of the most respected publishers of peer-reviewed scientific publications and the most reliable, thoroughly detailed engineering guidelines, ASTM International fuels the ingenuity of scientists, engineers, and designers with quick answers to a wide spectrum of technical questions. Now the backlog of ASTM publications, as well as the most current series is available from IHS straight to your desktop.
This invaluable scientific reference, compiled for all Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) professionals, provides a comprehensive library of relevant articles that is keyword-searchable with a few mouse clicks. Subscribing to IHS’s online reference makes conventional in-house technical libraries obsolete – with no volume out-of-print or missing, and no waiting for background materials and placing your research on hold.
As technology grows rapidly, so do the expectations for design and engineering professions to devise technical solutions quickly and complete projects faster. Researching the work of peers using similar building materials, techniques, and technologies serves to give design professions a clearer picture of the cost, practicality, and logistics of the technical options before them. Hence, research needs to be comprehensive, easily accessible, and efficient. With technology giving more options than ever before, online journals, STP, and monograms are the way to keep up with the newest and most innovative approaches.
IHS online subscriptions are the most economic way for firms and research organizations to gain mastery over their information – saving labor and space for organizing library materials; and saving cost for large organizations, those whose size necessitates multiple copies of periodicals and references. Because the ASTM reference is accessible online from a simple web browser, IHS ensures your professionals can conduct research from any office across the globe, at a construction site, or from their homes.
If your building project is utilizing cutting-edge techniques for construction or finishing of concrete – requiring the effects of such properties on concrete manufacturing processes, materials, mixtures, curing procedures, and environmental exposure, or needing the best practices for handing hydraulic cement, pozzolans, other admixtures and aggregates – the ASTM AEC journal compilation, consisting of illustrative articles of the newest trends in architecture and engineering, brings clarity to the unfamiliar, and offers a wealth of practical advice from professionals.
You and your fellow professionals will also gain guidance for proper procedures and explanations of codes and standards from ASTM International’s series of manuals and monograms. Manuals clearly present the basics for those new to the concept, with all the technical explanation to understand the topic completely; monograms cover the topic with more in-depth guidance for more advanced applications.
ASTM books and manuals come with the subscription, creating an instantly accessible library of construction-related topics of outstanding value. To see what advantages IHS can supply to your office or research department, contact a representative today.
ASTM Collections:
Online Access - Subscribers get secure online access to search, view, bookmark, track, and print documents according to the license agreement. Online documents are updated daily. Multiple users can share a single license. You also get access to IHS Standards bibliographic data – more than 1 Million documents.
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IHS and ASTM
IHS is a leading distributor of ASTM standards. The Annual ASTM Book of Standards, available from IHS, contains over 70 volumes and more than 11,000 ASTM standards, including new and revised standards.
ASTM is in the process of developing homeland security standards, focusing on borders, ports and transportation systems; national emergency preparation and response; and critical infrastructure protection.
Many individual ASTM standards have been adopted by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and are suitable for government and military contracts.
ASTM Redlines
Available through the IHS Specs & Standards Service, ASTM Redlines are PDF documents that provide change marks to compare the addition, deletion or other changes between an active ASTM standard and the prior version. More than 4,200 ASTM Redlines are available with new revisions recorded daily. ASTM standards with Redlines include ASTM A1, ASTM A3, ASTM A6/A6M REV A, ASTM A31, ASTM A34/A34M, and ASTM A36/A36M. For additional information, call 800-716-3447 (USA/Canada) or +1-303-397-2896 (worldwide).
Historical ASTM Standards
IHS maintains a full collection of historical ASTM standards.
Selected ASTM Standards Categories Available From IHS
Water and Environmental Technology - Standards for waste management, hazardous substances and oil spill responses, biological effects and environmental fate, pesticides, atmospheric analysis, occupational health and safety, protective clothing, etc.
Computer Systems - Standards for rapid prototyping of computerized systems; documentation of clinical laboratory computer systems; evaluating computerized data acquisition systems used to acquire data from universal testing machines; object-oriented model for registration, admitting, discharge and transfer (RADT) functions in computer-based patient record systems; evaluating computerized data acquisition systems used to acquire data from universal testing machines; computerized chemical data standards; databases, data interchange and information systems; etc.
Medical Devices - Standards for emergency medical services and search-and-rescue; test method to determine efficacy of disinfection processes for reusable medical devices; wrought nickel-titanium shape memory alloys; test method for magnetically induced torque on medical devices in the magnetic resonance environment; standard practice for security checkpoint metal detector screening of persons with medical devices; etc.
Homeland Security - ASTM's Committee E54 on Homeland Security has established several subcommittees to develop standards for the following homeland security segments: chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives (CBRNE) sensors and detectors; emergency preparedness, training and procedures; decontamination; personal protective equipment (PPE); building and infrastructure protection; security controls; threat and vulnerability assessment; strategic planning; etc.
DoD Adopted Standards - Over 2,500 active ASTM standards are U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) adopted and recognized. These standards and specifications address carbon structural steel; rolled structural steel bars, plates, shapes and sheet piling; steel plates for pressure vessels; gray iron castings; cast iron soil pipe and fittings; ferromanganese; carbon steel forgings for piping applications; structural steel for ships; electric-fusion, arc-welded steel pipe; zinc coating (hot-dip) on iron and steel hardware; high-strength, low-alloy structural steel; stainless-steel bars and shapes; zinc-coated (galvanized), low-carbon steel armor wire; high-hardenability antifriction bearing steel; etc.