• BS EN ISO 14689-1:2003

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Geotechnical investigation and testing. Identification and classification of rock. Identification and description

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  16-03-2018

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  28-02-2007

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Identification and description of rock
      4.1 Rock identification
      4.2 Description of rock material
          4.2.1 Colour
          4.2.2 Grain size
          4.2.3 Matrix
          4.2.4 Weathering and alteration effects
          4.2.5 Carbonate content
          4.2.6 Stability of rock material
          4.2.7 Unconfined compressive strength
      4.3 Rock mass
          4.3.1 General
          4.3.2 Structure
          4.3.3 Discontinuities
          4.3.4 Weathering of the rock mass
          4.3.5 Rock mass permeability
    5 Report
    Annex A (informative) Aid to identification of rock types on
            the basis of geological features for engineering purposes
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Pertains the description of rock for geotechnics and engineering geology in civil engineering. The description is carried out on cores and other samples of natural rock and on rock masses.

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    Committee B/526/3
    Development Note Supersedes 01/105765 DC (04/2004)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    BS 8002:2015 Code of practice for earth retaining structures
    BS 5930(1999) : 1999 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SITE INVESTIGATIONS
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    15/30301520 DC : 0 BS 8004 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FOUNDATIONS (FORMERLY CP 2004)
    BS 8006-2(2011) : 2011 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STRENGTHENED/REINFORCED SOILS - PART 2: SOIL NAIL DESIGN
    BS 6031:2009 Code of practice for earthworks
    BS PAS 8810(2016) : 2016 TUNNEL DESIGN - DESIGN OF CONCRETE SEGMENTAL TUNNEL LININGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 8576:2013 Guidance on investigations for ground gas. Permanent gases and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
    15/30302283 DC : 0 BS 8081 - GROUTED ANCHORS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 8081:2015 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR GROUTED ANCHORS
    BS 22475-2:2011 Geotechnical investigation and testing. Sampling methods and groundwater measurements Qualification criteria for enterprises and personnel
    15/30301518 DC : 0 BS 8002 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR EARTH RETAINING STRUCTURES
    09/30093255 DC : 0 BS 6031 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR EARTHWORKS
    BS 22475-3:2011 Geotechnical investigation and testing. Sampling methods and groundwater measurements Conformity assessment of enterprises and personnel by third party
    BS 5930:2015 Code of practice for ground investigations

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 14688-1:2002 Geotechnical investigation and testing Identification and classification of soil Part 1: Identification and description
    ISO 710-3:1974 Graphical symbols for use on detailed maps, plans and geological cross-sections Part 3: Representation of magmatic rocks
    ISO 710-4:1982 Graphical symbols for use on detailed maps, plans and geological cross-sections Part 4: Representation of metamorphic rocks
    ISO 710-5:1989 Graphical symbols for use on detailed maps, plans and geological cross-sections Part 5: Representation of minerals
    ISO 710-1:1974 Graphical symbols for use on detailed maps, plans and geological cross-sections Part 1: General rules of representation
    EN 12670:2001 NATURAL STONE - TERMINOLOGY
    ISO 14688-2:2004 Geotechnical investigation and testing Identification and classification of soil Part 2: Principles for a classification
    ISO 710-2:1974 Graphical symbols for use on detailed maps, plans and geological cross-sections Part 2: Representation of sedimentary rocks
    ISO 710-6:1984 Graphical symbols for use on detailed maps, plans and geological cross-sections Part 6: Representation of contact rocks and rocks which have undergone metasomatic, pneumatolytic or hydrothermal transformation or transformation by weathering
    ISO 710-7:1984 Graphical symbols for use on detailed maps, plans and geological cross-sections Part 7: Tectonic symbols
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