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  • BS 7755-5.3(1998) : 1998

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    SOIL QUALITY - PHYSICAL METHODS - DETERMINATION OF PARTICLE DENSITY

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-06-2014

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1998

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 Procedure
        4.1 Fine soil (less than 2 mm diameter)
              4.1.1 Principle
              4.1.2 Apparatus
              4.1.3 Sampling
              4.1.4 Density determination
              4.1.5 Calculation
        4.2 Gravel and stones (less than 2 mm diameter)
              4.2.1 Apparatus
              4.2.2 Density determination
              4.2.3 Calculation
    5 Test report

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    Covers two procedures for determining the particle density of soil calculated from the mass and volume of soil particles. The first method applies to fine soil and the second to both porous and nonporous gravel and stones.

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    Committee EH/4
    Development Note Supersedes 92/56559 DC. (10/2005) Renumbered and superseded by BS EN ISO 11508. (07/2014)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    10/30205348 DC : 0 BS 10175 - INVESTIGATION OF POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED SITES - CODE OF PRACTICE

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    ISO 10381-1:2002 Soil quality Sampling Part 1: Guidance on the design of sampling programmes
    ISO 11272:2017 Soil quality — Determination of dry bulk density
    ISO 565:1990 Test sieves — Metal wire cloth, perforated metal plate and electroformed sheet — Nominal sizes of openings
    ISO 11461:2001 Soil quality — Determination of soil water content as a volume fraction using coring sleeves — Gravimetric method
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