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ASTM Technical Committee

Representation of an ASTM technical committee or subcommittee: the volunteer body that owns and develops a defined slice of the ASTM standards portfolio.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
designation	string	Committee or subcommittee designation. Top-level committees use Letter+Number (e.g., 'F42'); subcommittees append a dotted segment (e.g., 'F42.04').
letterPrefix	string	Committee category letter.
name	string	Full committee or subcommittee name.
category	string	Plain-language category derived from the letter prefix.
scope	string	Scope statement describing the committee's chartered subject area.
parentCommittee	string	Parent committee designation, for subcommittees.
subcommittees	array	Designations of direct subcommittees.
memberCount	integer	Number of volunteer members.
standardsCount	integer	Number of active standards owned by the committee.
established	integer	Year the committee was established.
chairperson	string	Current chair of the committee.
staffManager	string	Assigned ASTM staff manager.
meetingFrequency	string	Frequency of committee meetings.
homeUrl	string	Public landing page for the committee on astm.org.

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JSON Schema

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        "Ferrous Metals And Products",
        "Nonferrous Metals And Products",
        "Cementitious Ceramic Concrete And Masonry Materials",
        "Miscellaneous Materials And Products",
        "Miscellaneous Subjects",
        "End-Use Materials And Products",
        "Corrosion Deterioration Weathering Durability And Degradation",
        "Joint Committees"
      ]
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    },
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