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

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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)

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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.

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"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)

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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)

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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), U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C., 1988. [U.S. Government Printing Office]

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"Hearing before the Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology of the Commission on Science, Research, and Technology," U.S. House of Representatives, 101 Congress, Second Session, April 24,1990, U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C., 1990. [U.S. Government Printing Office (out of print)]

U.S. Department of Commerce "Metric Conversion Policy for Federal Agencies; Rule," 15 CFR part 19 subpart B., Federal Register, January 2, 1991. [U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402; phone 202-783-3238]

"Metric System of Measurement; Interpretation of the International System of Units for the United States; Notice," Federal Register, December 20, 1990. [U.S. Government Printing Office]

Preferred Metric Units for General Use by the Federal Government, Federal Standard No. 376A, U.S. DOC, Washington, D.C., May 5,1983, [U.S. Government Printing Office]

U.S. Department of Defense Engineering Design Handbook—Metric Conversion Guide, U.S. Army Material Development and Readiness Command, U.S. DOD, Washington, D.C., 1976. [U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402; phone 202-783-3238 (out of print)]

MIL-STD-1467A, Metric System Application in New Design, U.S. DOD, Washington, D.C., 1979. [U.S. DOD, Standardization Documents Order Desk, Building 40, 700 Robbins Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, or U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402]

SD-10, Guide for Identification and Development of Metric Standards, Defense Standardization and Specification Program, Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Projection and Logistics, U.S. DOD, Washington, D.C., 1990. [U.S. DOD, Standardization Documents Order Desk, Building 40, 700 Robbins Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, or U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402]

U.S. Department of Interior Inventory of Features Designed in SI Metric Units of Measurement, U.S. DOI, Washington, D.C., 1983. [U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.; phone 202-783-3238 (out of print)]

Metric Manual, Bureau of Reclamation, US DOI, Washington, D.C., 1978. [U.S. Government Printing Office (out of print)]

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U.S. Department of Transportation A. G. Bishard, et al, Highway Metrication, Vol. 1, Tasks 1, 2, 3, 4 and Apercu; Vol. 2, Appendices. Final Report, Report FHWA-RD-75-68, Ohio Department of Transportation, Columbus, OH, 1975.

"Department of Transportation Transition to the Metric System," DOT 1020.1C, May 8, 1990; DOT 1020.1C (Change), January 31,1991; and DOT 1020.1D (Change), March 23,1992; U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C.

"Metric Conversion Plan," Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C., October 1991.

"Metric Conversion Policy," (FHWA Docket No. 91-12), Federal Highway Administration, Federal Register, Vol. 57, No. 113, June 11,1992, Washington, D.C., pp 24843-24846.

Council on Competitiveness (Dept. of Commerce) Gaining New Ground: Technology Priorities for America's Future, Washington, D.C., 1991. [U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402; phone 202-783-3238]

General Services Administration Metric Design Guide, 2nd Edition, GSA Office of Design and Construction, Washington, D.C., April 1992. [GSA Regional Headquarters, Wanamaker Building, Room 610, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107, Attention: Otto F. Schick; phone 215-656-5822; fax 215-656-5839]

National Academy of Sciences "Metrication in Building," Building Research, Vol 10, National Academy of Science, Washington, D.C., Jan/Mar 1974. [NAS, 2101 Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20418; phone 202-334-2934]

Smith, Peter, "Precepts for Highway Metric Conversion, A Report Based on Canadian Experience, "Project Report NCHRP Project 20-7, Task 54, NCHRP, Transportation Research Board, NAS, Washington, D.C., June 1992.

Watson, Wayne N., "Development of a System for the Uniform Location of Subject Matter Within Standard Specifications, "Project Report NCHRP Project 20-7, Task 48, NCHRP, Transportation Research Board, NAS, Washington, D.C., 1992.

National Institute for Building Sciences (Dept. of Commerce) Metric Guide for Federal Construction, 1st Edition, Metrication Operating Committee of the Interagency Council on Metric Policy, NIBS, Washington, D.C., 1991. [NIBS, 1201 L Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005; phone 202-289-7800]

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Metric In Construction, NIBS, Washington, D.C. (newsletter of the Construction Metrication Council of NIBS)

"Bibliography of Construction-Related Metric Publications", by the Construction Metrication Council, National Institute of Building Sciences, Washington, D.C., 1991. [NIBS, 1201 L Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006; phone 202-289-7800 (out of print)]

National Institute of Standards and Technology (formerly National Bureau of Standards, Dept. of Commerce) NIST Special Publication 330, The International System of Units (SI), NIST, Washington, D.C., 1991, 56 pp. [National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; phone 301-975-3058; or U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402; phone 202-783-3238 (out of print)]

NIST Special Publication No. 811, Guide for the Use of the International System of Units, The Modernized Metric System, NIST, Washington, D.C., 1991. (withdrawn for revision and reprinting) [National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; phone 301-975-3058; or U.S. Government Printing Office]

The Metric System of Measurements (SI), NIST, LC 1132, 1982, 4 pp. [National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; phone 301-975-3058].

National Technical Information Service Metric Handbook for Federal Officials, (includes Federal Standard No. 376A), NTIS, Springfield, VA, 1989, 45 pp. ($17) [NTIS, 6285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161; phone 703-487-4600, order no. PB 89-226922]

5.4 TRAINING MATERIALS

All About Metric, MMEI Corporation, 2247 Lexington Place, Livermore, CA 94550; phone 510-449-8992. (Three-tape video training package, $500)

Freeman Training/Education Metric Materials List, U.S. Metric Association, Northridge, CA, 1991. ($35) [USMC, 10245 Andasol Avenue, Northridge, CA 91325-1504; phone 818- 368-7443]

Jakuba, Stan, Metric (ISO 1000) in Industry—A Textbook, Metric/ISO Standards—Training and Consulting, and "The Modernized Metric System in Practice—Seminar." [S.I. Jakuba and Associates, 41 Westbrook Road, West Hartford, CN 06107; phone 203-521-7924]

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SI Metric Guide, 2nd Ed., American National Metric Council, Washington, D.C., 1991. [ANMC, 1735 N. Lynn St., Suite 950, Arlington, VA 22209; phone 703-524-2007]

SI Metric for Highway Agencies, National Highway Institute, FHWA, Washington, D. C., 1993. (This is a one-day training course which is currently in preparation by NHI. Upon completion it will be offered 40 times to a target audience of highway engineers and technicians, and 20 times to a target audience of only highway technicians. The course can be requested by any Federal, State or local agency, or by a private industry. The estimated cost is $1,000 for a government agency and $2,000 for private industry). [George Jones, NHI, FHWA (HHI-10), 6300 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101; phone 703-285-2776]

SI Metric for the Workplace, Workplace Training, Mound, Minnesota. [Workplace Training, 1445 Westwood Drive, Mound, Minnesota 55364; phone 612-472-2564, fax 612-475-0212]

5.5 GENERAL PUBLICATIONS

Box, Paul C., "Units of Measure: Overcoming the Metric/English Barrier," ITE Journal, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington, D.C., October 1989.

"Blueprint for Metric Conversion," AASHTO Quarterly, 1977, Vol 56, No. 3, pp 37-39.

Building Construction Cost Data 1993, Metric Edition, R. S. Means Company, Kingston, MA, 1993. (Catalog No. 63013, $94.95) [R. S. Means Company, Inc., 100 Construction Plaza, P.O. Box 800, Kingston, MA 02364-0800, phone 800-334-3509]

Fohs, Donald G., "Transportation Metrication," Stone Review, February 1992.

Gleason, J.E., "Conversion of Metric Traffic Control Devices in Ontario," ITE Journal, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington, D.C., Vol. 49, No. 8, August 1979.

Jakuba, Stan, "Metrication—A CEO's Point of View," Weighing & Measurement, 1992. [Key Markets Publishing Co., P. O. Box 5867, Rockford, Ill 61125-0867; phone 815-229-1818]

Jakuba, Stan, metric training materials, Metric (ISO 1000) In Industry—A Textbook, Metric/ISO Standards—Training and Consulting, and "The Modernized Metric System in Practice—Seminar," [S.I. Jakuba Associates, 41 Westbrook Road, West Hartford, CN 06107; phone 203-521-7924]

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"Metric Conversion for Division of Highways of North Carolina Department of Transportation, A Preliminary Assessment", Institute for Transportation, University of North Carolina, November 14, 1991.

"Metrication: The Impacts of Converting to the Metric System on North Carolina Transportation Professionals," ITE Student Chapter, University of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.

Wilde, Theodore, Units and Conversion Charts, 1991, New York: IEEE Press.

Whyte, W.S. and Paul, R.E., Basic Metric Surveying, Butterworth Press, London, England, 335 pp, 1985.

Wandmacher, Cornelius, Metric Units in Engineering—Going SI, Industrial Press Ind., New York, NY, 1978, 298 pp. [Industrial Press Inc., 200 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016]

5.6 INTERNATIONAL

CSA Z234.2, Canadian Metric Practice Guide, Canadian Standards Association, Rexdale, Ontario, 1982, 82 pp. ($28 Canadian) [CSA, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Rexdale, Ontario M9W 1R3; phone 416-474-4044]

CSA Z351, Glossary of Metric Units, Canadian Standards Association, Rexdale, Ontario, 1980, 57 pp. ($16 Canadian) [CSA, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Rexdale, Ontario M9W 1R3; phone 416-474-4044]

CSA Z372, Metric Editorial Handbook, Canadian Standards Association, Rexdale, Ontario, 1990, 46 pp. ($15 Canadian) [CSA, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Rexdale, Ontario M9W 1R3; phone 416-474-4044]

Geotechnical Metric Guide, Report EM-1, Revised Edition, Ministry of Transportation and Communications, Ontario, November 1977.

Guide to Metric Conversion of Highway Engineering, Roads and Transportation Association of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 1976.

"ISO 1000, SI Units and Recommendations for the Use of their Multiples and Certain Other Units," International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, latest edition. [Order through the American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd St., New York, NY 10036; phone (212) 642-4900]

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Metrication Guidelines for Consulting Engineers, Metric Committee, Ministry of the Environment, Ontario, Canada, February 1977.

Metrication In Australia, Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce, Commonwealth of Australia, 1992. [Commonwealth Information Services, Australian Government Publishing Service, GPO Box 84, Canberra ACT 2601]

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