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Chapter 5 Resources DOT&PF METRIC PRACTICE GUIDE CHAPTER 5 - RESOURCES CHAPTER 5 RESOURCES 5.1 METRIC CLEARINGHOUSE 64 5.2 PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 64 5.3 GOVERNMENT 68 5.4 TRAINING MATERIALS 72 5.5 GENERAL PUBLICATIONS 72 5.6 INTERNATIONAL 73 61 September 1996 DOT&PF METRIC PRACTICE GUIDE CHAPTER 5 - RESOURCES CHAPTER 5 - RESOURCES 5.1 METRIC CLEARINGHOUSE AASHTO Metrication Clearinghouse Texas Transportation Institute Coordinator: Anne Menefee 707 Texas Avenue South, 106D College Station, TS 77840 409-845-5770 409-845-9848 (fax) AASHTO VAN: LENORAG Internet: [email protected] 5.2 PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES American Concrete Institute ACI 318M-89/318RM-89, Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete and Commentary, Metric edition of ACI 318-89/318-89. ACI, Detroit, MI, 1989. ($70) [ACI, P.O. Box 19150, Detroit, MI 48219-0150; phone 313-532-2600] ACI 318.1M-89/318.1RM-89, Building Code Requirements for Metric Structural Plain Concrete and Commentary, ACI, Detroit, MI. ($11.50) American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Metric Practice Guide for Surveying and Mapping, ACSM, 11 pages, Bethesda, Maryland, 1978. ($10) [ACSM, 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 100, Bethesda, MD 20814; phone 301-493-0200] American Institute of Architects Van Buren, Martin, Metrics for Architects, Designers, and Builders, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, N.Y., 1983. American Institute of Steel Construction Metric Conversion: Load and Resistance Factor Design Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, AISC, Chicago, IL. (probable publication date 1992) [AISC, 400 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611; phone 312-670-2400] Metric Properties of Structural Shapes With Dimensions According to ASTM A6M, AISC, Chicago, IL. (metric version of Part 1 of the Manual of Steel Construction, probable publication date 1992) Manual of Steel Construction, AISC, Chicago, IL. (metric edition available in 1994) 62 September 1996 DOT&PF METRIC PRACTICE GUIDE CHAPTER 5 - RESOURCES American National Metric Council Benedict, John T., Metrication for the Manager, ANMC, Washington, D.C., 1977. [ANMC, 1735 N. Lynn St., Suite 950, Arlington, VA 22209; phone 703-524-2007] Managing Metrication in Business and Industry, ANMC, Washington, D.C., 1976, 203 pp. Metric Editorial Guide, 4th Ed., ANMC, Washington, D.C., 1990, 16 pp. ($2) Metric Guide for Educational Materials, ANMC, Washington, D.C., 1977, 22 pp. Metric Reporter (monthly newsletter), ANMC, Washington, D.C., monthly. SI Metric Training Guide, 2nd Ed., ANMC, Washington, D.C., 1991,17 pp. SI-Measurement in Water Resources Engineering, ANMC, Washington, D.C., 1976,11 pp. American National Standards Institute ANSI/IEEE 260, Standard Letter Symbols for Units of Measurement, ANSI, New York, latest edition. [ANSI, 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036; phone 212-642-4900] ANSI /IEEE 268, Metric Practice, ANSI, New York, latest edition. ANSI /IEEE 945, Preferred Metric Units for Use in Electrical and Electronic Science and Technology, ANSI, New York, latest edition. ($32) ANSI /AWS A1.1, Metric Practice Guide for the Welding Industry, ANSI, New York, latest edition. ($16) American Society of Civil Engineers Johnson, A. Ivan, "Metrication in the United States," reprint of a paper at the Conference on Applying Research to Hydraulic Practice, August 17-20, 1982, ASCE, New York, N.Y. [ASCE, 345 East 47th Street, New York, N.Y. 10017; phone 212-705-7496] Johnson, A. Ivan, "Engineering Metric Practice Guides," for the Metrication Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984. Johnson, A. Ivan, "United State's Metrication and the EC 92," presented at the ASCE Water Forum '92, August 2-7, 1991, Baltimore, MD. "Policy Statement on Metrication," adopted by the ASCE Board of Directors on April 22, 1991. 63 September 1996 DOT&PF METRIC PRACTICE GUIDE CHAPTER 5 - RESOURCES "Metrication News," column in ASCE NEWS (monthly newsletter of ASCE). Standard Procedures for the Use of the International System of Units: The Modernized Metric System, ASCE, New York, NY, (book order code ASTM-1) ($18). American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers SI for HVAC&R, ASHRAE, Atlanta, GA, latest edition, 11 pp. (free upon request) [ASHRAE, 1791 Tullie Circle, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329; phone 404-636-8400] 1988 Handbook—Equipment, SI Edition, ASHRAE, Atlanta, GA, latest edition. ($114) 1989 Handbook—Fundamentals, SI Edition, ASHRAE, Atlanta, GA, latest edition. ($114) 1990 Refrigeration. Handbook, SI Edition, ASHRAE, Atlanta, GA, latest edition. ($114) 1991 Handbook—HVAC Systems and Equipment, SI Edition, ASHRAE, Atlanta, GA, latest edition. ($114) American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME Guide SI-1, Orientation and Guide for Use of SI (Metric) Units, ASME, New York, latest edition. ($5) [ASME, 22 Law Drive, Box 2300, Fairfield, NJ 07007-2300; phone 800- 843-2763, ext 426] Guide SI-2, ASME Text Booklet, SI Units in Strength of Materials, ASME, New York, latest edition. ($5) Guide SI-3, ASME Text Booklet, SI Units in Dynamics, ASME, New York, latest edition. ($6) Guide SI-5, ASME 'Text Booklet, SI Units in Fluid Mechanics, ASME, New York, latest edition. ($6) All other ASME standards, except the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, are published in separate SI editions or with dual units American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM E 380, Standard Practice for Use of the International System of Units (SI), ASTM, Philadelphia, latest edition. ($18) [ASTM, 1916 Race St., Philadelphia, PA 19103; phone 215-299-5585] ASTM E 621, Standard Practice for Use of Metric (SI) Units in Building Design and Construction, ASTM, Philadelphia, latest edition. ($12) 64 September 1996 DOT&PF METRIC PRACTICE GUIDE CHAPTER 5 - RESOURCES ASTM A 6M, Specifications for General Requirements for Rolled Steel Plates, Shapes, Sheet Piling and Bars for Structural Use, ASTM, Philadelphia, latest edition. ($18) "USA Metrication Moves Ahead," ASTM Standardization News, ASTM, Philadelphia, May 1989. American Welding Society ANSI /AWS A1.1, Metric Practice Guide for the Welding Industry, AWS, Miami, FL, latest edition. [AWS, 550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Box 315040, Miami, FL 33126; phone 305-443- 9353] Building Officials and Code Administrators International BOCA National Building, Fire, Mechanical, and Plumbing Codes, BOCA, Country Club Hills, IL. [BOCA, 4051 W. Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60477-5795; phone 708-799-2300] Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Wildi, Theodore, Units and Conversion Charts, IEEE, New York, NY, 1991. ($21.95) [IEEE, 345 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017; phone 800-678-4333] National Fire Protection Association ANSI/NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, NFPA, Quincy, MA, 1990, 775 pp. ($29.50) [NFPA, One Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, MA 02269-9101; phone 800-344- 3555] NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, NFPA, Quincy, MA, 1991, 327 pp. ($27.50) NFPA 13, Installation of Sprinkler Systems, NFPA, Quincy, MA, 1991, 130 pp. ($22.50) National Forest Products Association Lumber and Wood Products Metric Planning Package, NFPA, Washington, D.C., 1976. [NFPA, 1250 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036; phone 202-463-2700] Society of Manufacturing Engineers Metric Units for Engineers, SME, Dearborn, MI, 1987. [One SME Drive, P.O. Box 930, Dearborn, MI 48121; phone 800-733-4763] The Metric System: A Review of Industrial Applications, SME, Dearborn, MI, 1982. ($18) Wolff, E., Metrication for Engineers, SME, Dearborn, MI, 1983, 152 pp. (order no. 728- 1225, $18) 65 September 1996 DOT&PF METRIC PRACTICE GUIDE CHAPTER 5 - RESOURCES Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc. Standard Building Code, 1991 Edition, SBCCI, Birmingham, AL, 1991. [SBBCI, 900 Montclair Road, Birmingham, AL 35213-1206; phone 205-591-1853] U.S. Metric Association Freeman Training/Education Metric Materials List, USMA, Northridge, CA, 1991. ($35) [USMA, 10245 Andasol Avenue, Northridge, CA 91325-1504; phone 818-368-7443] Guidance for Companies Considering Converting Their Operations to Using the Metric System, USMA, Northridge, CA, 1991. (no cost to USMA corporate members) Metric Today (bimonthly newsletter), USMA, Northridge, CA. Metric Units of Measure and Style Guide, USMA, Northridge, CA, 1990. ($1) Water Environment Federation (formerly Water Pollution Control Federation) Manual of Practice No. 6, Units of Expression for Wastewater Treatment Management, WPCF, Alexandria, VA, 1982, 47 pages. ($15) [WPCF, 601 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; phone 703-684-2400] 5.3 GOVERNMENT Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Technology Transfer Program, 2301 Peger Road, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709-6394. Contact Susan Earp Telephone (907)-451-5320. Executive Branch "Metric Usage in Federal Government Programs," Executive Order 12770 of July 25, 1991, Federal Register, Vol. 56 No. 145, July 29,1991, Washington, D.C., pp 35801-35803. [U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402; phone 202-783-3238] U.S. Congress "Conversion to the Metric System of Weights and Measures, Hearings before the Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology of the Committee on Science and Technology," U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, First Session, April 29, 30; May 1, 6, 7, 8, 1975, U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C. [U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402; phone 202-783-3238 (out of print)] Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (P.L. 94-168), U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C., 1975. [U.S. Government Printing Office (out of print)] Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418),
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