Astm d2488 17e1 standard practice for description and identification of soils visualmanual procedures citing astm standards citation data is made available by participants in crossrefs citedby linking service. Welcome to the highway materials engineering course. Standard practice for classification of soils for engineering purposes unified soil classification system covers 15 distinct groups and abbreviations for gravel, clay, silts, etc under coarsegrained soils, finegrained soils, and highly organic soils. Standard test method for particlesize distribution gradation of finegrained soils using the sedimentation hydrometer analysis 1. A summary of changes section appears at the end of this standard. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as d2488 09. Pdf standard test method for particlesize distribution. Find the most uptodate version of astm d2488 at engineering360. Astm d2488 691975 recommended practice for description. D1452 practice for soil exploration and sampling by auger borings.
Green stormwater infrastructure geotechnical guidelines. Geotesting express is a provider of soil testing services astm d, standard test methods for particlesize distribution gradation of soils using sieve. It shall be clearly stated in reporting, the soil identification is. This practice may be used as a descriptive system applied to asttm materials as shale, claystone, shells, crushed rock, etc. Astm d2488 17e1 standard practice for description and identification of soils visualmanual procedures.
Astm d248711 practice for classification of soils for. Standard practice for underground installation of thermoplastic pipe for sewers and other gravityflow applications1 this standard is issued under the. When precise classification of soils for engineering astm standards. Primary sediment type sand, silt, clay, sandy silt, etc. When the laboratory test results indicate that the soil is. Texture and thickness include indication of any fill materials such as brick, etc. Astm d2488 standard practice for description and identification of soils visualmanual procedures astm d2488 2017e1 edition current show complete document history how to order. Astm d248809a standard practice for description and identification of soils visualmanual procedure. It must be approved through the astm consensus process. This practice provides a method for determining the usable unsaturated soil depth for septic tank effluent to infilt this astm standard is not intended to represent astm d2488 replace the standard of care by which the astm d2488 of a given professional service must be judged, nor should this document dd2488 applied without consideration of a projects many unique.
Documents sold on the ansi webstore are in electronic adobe acrobat pdf format, however some iso and iec standards are available from amazon in hard copy format. Determine the color, odor if unusual, moisture dry, moist, or wet, and maximum particle size of the entire sample. Astm d2488 09a standard practice for description and. D2488 17 standard practice for description and identification of soils visualmanual. This practice provides a method for determining the usable unsaturated astm d depth for septic tank effluent to infilt not all aspects of this practice may be astm d in all circumstances. This lesson is designed to focus on the group process required for geotechnical issues in the real world, with an emphasis on the role of the materials engineer. Astm d2488 17e1 standard practice for description and.
Astm d248817e1 standard practice for description and. Astm international astm d2488 17e1 standard practice for description and identification of soils visualmanual procedures. In these two cases, a dual symbol is used, for example, gpgm, clml. The identification portion of these methods in assigning group symbols is limited to soil particles smaller than. D653 terminology relating to soil, rock, and contained fluids. A comprehensive list of citations to this standard are listed here. Lithological descriptions will be in accordance with astm d2488. Astm d2487 unified soil classification system ansi blog. Astm d2488 09a standard practice for description and identification of soils visualmanual procedure active standard astm d2488 developed by subcommittee. Download as docx, pdf, txt or read online from scribd. Welcome to the highway materials engineering course module b, lesson 3. Astm international astm d248817e1 standard practice. Referenced documents purchase separately the documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard astm standards. If one group is present but astm standards, visit the astm website.
D1586 test method for penetration test spt and splitbarrel sampling of soils. Descriptive criteria and terminology presented are primarily for the visual classification and manual tests. Astm d248809a standard practice for description and. Geotesting express is a provider of soil testing services astm d, standard practice for description and identification of soils visualmanual procedure. D1586 test method for standard penetration test spt and splitbarrel sampling of soils. Most backordered items can be rushed in from the publisher in as little as 24 hours. Astm international standard references for astm d2488 17e1. The identification is based on visual examination and manual tests. We have no amendments or corrections for this standard. Use of this standard will result in a single classification group symbol and group name except when a soil contains 5 to 12 % fines or when the plot of the liquid limit and plasticity index values falls into the crosshatched area of the plasticity chart. For annual book of astm standards volume information, refer to the standards document summary page on the astm website.
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