ASTM Committee Is Developing Flowing Water Slurry Erosion Standard
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, PA — A proposed new ASTM International standard is emerging from research being conducted at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to identify and investigate coatings that will prevent the settlement and attachment of erosion-causing invasive species such as zebra and quagga mussels inside water and wastewater pipelines.
The proposed standard, ASTM WK45207, Test Method for Erosion of Coatings by Flowing Water Slurry, is being developed by Subcommittee D01.48 on Durability of Pipeline Coatings and Linings, part of ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications. The procedure simulates the degradation caused by sand, silt and other suspended sediments in raw or untreated water.