BS 8601:2013
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Specification for subsoil and requirements for use
Hardcopy , PDF
English
31-12-2013
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Subsoil classification and characteristics
5 Sampling of subsoil
6 Stripping, handling and trafficking of subsoil
7 Information to be provided by the supplier to
the purchaser
Annexes
Annex A (normative) - Method of sample reduction
and preparation
Annex B (normative) - Determination of mass loss
on ignition
Annex C (normative) - Determination of mineral
carbonate content of soil (as calcium carbonate)
Annex D (normative) - Extraction of the exchangeable
cations in soil for determining exchangeable
sodium percentage
Annex E (normative) - Calculation of exchangeable
sodium percentage of soil
Annex F (normative) - Determination of the specific
electrical conductivity of a calcium sulfate
extract of soil
Annex G (normative) - Method for determining
other contaminants
Annex H (normative) - Importance of soil electrical
conductivity, soil salinity and exchangeable
sodium percentage (ESP)
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