translate English to French: It was formed in 1898 in the United States as the American Society for Testing and Materials by a group of scientist s and engineer s, led by Charles Benjamin Dudley , who wanted to address the frequent rail breaks plaguing the fast-growing railroad industry.
Il portait alors le nom de American society for testing and material (société américaine pour les essais et les matériaux). Ses fondateurs étaient des scientifiques et des ingénieurs.