NRMCA Vice President, Technical Services, Karthik H. Obla, Ph.D., was presented last month in San Diego an award by ASTM Committee E06 on Sustainability for his leadership of Subcommittee C09.49 on Pervious Concrete, part of Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates. Under Obla’s leadership, the development of four standards for pervious concrete have been developed at a relatively rapid pace since the first meeting of the subcommittee in December 2006. 

The standards for pervious concrete include C1688/C1688M (density of fresh concrete), C1701/C1701M (infiltration rate of in-place pervious concrete), C1747/C1747M (resistance to degradation by impact and abrasion) and C1754/C1754M (density and void content of hardened pervious concrete). ASTM International Committee E60 on Sustainability has established the E60 Award of Appreciation to recognize efforts and accomplishments in sustainability in other ASTM committees. The committee honored four other ASTM members with these awards for their service to ASTM International and dedication to sustainability standards.

Anthony E. Fiorato, Ph.D., P.E., a consultant and executive director of the Slag Cement Association, was honored with the ASTM International 2012 William T. Cavanaugh Memorial Award for his outstanding leadership and contributions in promoting and strengthening the national and international voluntary standards system. The award commemorates W.T. Cavanaugh, chief executive officer of ASTM from 1970 to 1985 and is one of ASTM International’s most prestigious awards. Fiorato, an ASTM fellow and Award of Merit recipient, actively participates in the work of ASTM International. He currently is chairman of the Executive Committee of the Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory and serves on Committees C01 on Cement, C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates, and E36 on Accreditation and Certification.

On behalf of both ASTM International and ACI, Fiorato has made presentations and given lectures to technical and nontechnical groups on cement and concrete technology, test methods, codes and standards, and structural applications and performance. Both groups have honored Fiorato with several awards. He received the ASTM Katharine and Bryant Mather Award in 2007 and C09 awards of appreciation in 2007, 2008 and 2009. He became a C09 Honorary Committee Member in 2010. Fiorato has received ACI honors as well: the Henry L. Kennedy Award in 2002, the A.J. Boase Award in 1999 and the Henry C. Turner Medal in 1997. Fiorato was also inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 2008. Before retiring in 2007, Fiorato served as president and chief executive officer of CTLGroup. Dr. Fiorato is an active member of the NRMCA Research Engineering and Standards Committee (Courtesy: PCA Executive Report).