• Shopping Cart
    There are no items in your cart

14/30268442 DC : 0

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

BS 5930 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR GROUND INVESTIGATIONS

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

31-07-2015

Language(s)

English

€77.13
Excluding VAT

Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
Section 1 - Preliminary considerations
4 Primary objectives
5 Safety on investigation sites
6 Investigation strategy
7 Planning and control invsestigations
8 Quality management
Section 2 - Desk Studies and field reconaissance
9 General
10 Desk study
11 Field reconnaissance
12 Earlier uses and state of site
13 Aerial photographs and satellite imagery
Section 3 - Planning ground investigations
14 Types of ground investigation
15 Geological mapping
16 Scope of the ground investigation
17 Frequency of sampling and testing
18 General considerations in the selection of methods
   of methods of ground investigation
19 The effect of ground conditions on the selection of
   methods of ground investigation
20 Ground chemically aggressive or prone to volume
   change
21 Ground investigations over water
22 Personnel for ground investigations
Section 4 - Field work
23 Surveying of investigation points
24 Excavations and boreholes
25 Sampling the ground
26 Groundwater
Section 5 - Geophysical field investigations
27 General
28 Geophysical techniques
29 The use of geophysical surveys as part of a site
   investigation
30 Application of geophysical techniques
31 Specification and planning of a geophysical survey
Section 6 - Description of soils and rocks
32 The description process
33 Description of soils
34 Classification of soils
35 Field procedures for description of principal soil type
36 Description and classification of rocks
Section 7 - Field tests
37 General
38 Probing
39 Standard penetration test
40 Vane test
41 Pressuremeter tests
42 Groundwater: its nature, extent
   and geohydraulic properties
43 Field density
44 In-situ stress measurements
45 Plate tests
46 Bearing tests
47 In-situ shear tests
Section 8 - Field instrumentation
48 General
49 Pore water pressures
50 Piezometers
51 Inclinometers
52 Extensometers
53 Planning a field monitoring programme
Section 9 - Laboratory tests on samples
54 General
55 Roles and responsibilities
56 Health and safety in laboratories
57 Sample storage and inspection facilities
58 Selection of testing programme
59 Visual examination and description of laboratory
   samples
60 Laboratory tests
Section 10 - Reports and interpretation
61 General
62 Reports
Section 11 - Review during and after construction
63 General
64 Purpose
65 Information required
66 Instrumentation
67 Reporting
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - National safety legislation
Annex B (informative) - General information required
        for desk study
Annex C (informative) - Sources of information
Annex D (informative) - Notes on field reconnaissance
Annex E (informative) - Detailed information for design and
        construction
Annex F (informative) - Site investigations and development
        in ground potentially containing voids
Annex G (informative) - Photographic records
Annex H (informative) - Integrated investigations
Bibliography

BS 5930.

Committee
B/526/3
DocumentType
Draft
Pages
279
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded

BS EN ISO 22476-3 : 2005 GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - FIELD TESTING - PART 3: STANDARD PENETRATION TEST
BS 5493:1977 Code of practice for protective coating of iron and steel structures against corrosion
BS 1924-1:1990 Stabilized materials for civil engineering purposes General requirements, sampling, sample preparation and tests on materials before stabilization
BS ISO 15176:2002 Soil quality. Characterization of excavated soil and other soil materials intended for re-use
DIN 18196:2011-05 Earthworks and foundations - Soil classification for civil engineering purposes
BS 8004:1986 Code of practice for foundations
ASTM E 228 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Linear Thermal Expansion of Solid Materials With a Push-Rod Dilatometer
ASTM D 5731 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Determination of the Point Load Strength Index of Rock and Application to Rock Strength Classifications
ISO 3310-1:2016 Test sieves Technical requirements and testing Part 1: Test sieves of metal wire cloth
BS 1881-6:1971 Methods of testing concrete Analysis of hardened concrete
ASTM D 5335 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Linear Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Rock Using Bonded Electric Resistance Strain Gauges (Withdrawn 2023)
ASTM D 5334 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Determination of Thermal Conductivity of Soil and Soft Rock by Thermal Needle Probe Procedure
BS EN ISO 22475-1:2006 Geotechnical investigation and testing. Sampling methods and groundwater measurements Technical principles for execution
BS 1377-7:1990 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Shear strength tests (total stress)
BS EN ISO 14688-1 : 2002 GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL - PART 1: IDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION
BS EN 1997-2:2007 Eurocode 7. Geotechnical design Ground investigation and testing
BS 812-103(1985) : AMD 6003 TESTING AGGREGATES - METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION
BS 410-1:2000 Test sieves. Technical requirements and testing Test sieves of metal wire cloth
ASTM D 6528 : 2017 Standard Test Method for Consolidated Undrained Direct Simple Shear Testing of Fine Grain Soils
ASTM D 7664 : 2010 Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity of Unsaturated Soils
BS 1377-9:1990 Methods for test for soils for civil engineering purposes In-situ tests
ASTM D 4611 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Specific Heat of Rock and Soil
BS 1377-5:1990 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Compressibility, permeability and durability tests
BS 4019-3:1993 Rotary core drilling equipment Specification for System A. Metric units
BS 1377-3:1990 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Chemical and electro-chemical tests
BS 8576:2013 Guidance on investigations for ground gas. Permanent gases and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
BS 8008(1996) : 1996 GUIDE TO SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND DESCENT OF MACHINE-BORED SHAFTS FOR PILING AND OTHER PURPOSES
BS 812-1:1975 Testing aggregates Methods for determination of particle size and shape
ASTM D 5607 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Performing Laboratory Direct Shear Strength Tests of Rock Specimens Under Constant Normal Force
BS EN 1997-1 : 2004 EUROCODE 7: GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN - PART 1: GENERAL RULES
BS 22475-3:2011 Geotechnical investigation and testing. Sampling methods and groundwater measurements Conformity assessment of enterprises and personnel by third party
BS EN ISO 14689-1:2003 Geotechnical investigation and testing. Identification and classification of rock. Identification and description
BS 1377-4:1990 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Compaction-related tests
BS EN ISO 14688-2 : 2004 GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL - PRINCIPLES FOR A CLASSIFICATION
ASTM D 7070 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Methods for Creep of Rock Core Under Constant Stress and Temperature
ASTM D 5298 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Measurement of Soil Potential (Suction) Using Filter Paper
ASTM D 3967 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Splitting Tensile Strength of Intact Rock Core Specimens
BS 1377-8:1990 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Shear strength tests (effective stress)
BS 1377-2:1990 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Classification tests
BS ISO 10381-2:2002 Soil quality. Sampling Guidance on sampling techniques
BS EN ISO 10545-8:2014 Ceramic tiles Determination of linear thermal expansion
BS 7361-1:1991 Cathodic protection Code of practice for land and marine applications
BS EN 933-3:2012 Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates Determination of particle shape. Flakiness index
BS 10175(2011) : 2011 INVESTIGATION OF POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED SITES - CODE OF PRACTICE
ASTM E 1225 : 2013 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Thermal Conductivity of Solids Using the Guarded-Comparative-Longitudinal Heat Flow Technique
BS 22475-2:2011 Geotechnical investigation and testing. Sampling methods and groundwater measurements Qualification criteria for enterprises and personnel

Access your standards online with a subscription

Features

  • Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations.

  • Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications.

  • Multi-user online standards collection: secure, flexible and cost effective.