BS EN ISO 25177:2011
Superseded
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Soil quality. Field soil description
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30-10-2019
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30-09-2011
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 General references
4 Profile environment
5 Surface appearance
6 General designation - Soil type
7 Horizon or layer description
Annex A (informative) - Charts for estimating
proportions of mottles, coarse elements, etc
Annex B (informative) - Reference soil groups
of the World Reference Base for soil
resources (FAO, ISRIC and ISSS, 2006)
Annex C (informative) - Soil horizon designation
- Example of the FAO System (2006)
Annex D (informative) - Examples of texture diagrams
Annex E (informative) - Determination of soil texture
in the field
Annex F (informative) - Some types of soil structure
Bibliography
Provides the soil and its environmental context at a given site. Sites can be natural, near-natural, urban or industrial. It is important to realize that a number of soil samples can be taken at a site to support the soil description.
| Committee |
EH/4
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| DevelopmentNote |
Renumbers and supersedes BS ISO 25177. 2011 version incorporates corrigendum to BS ISO 25177. Supersedes 07/30143009 DC. (09/2011)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
46
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| Supersedes |
This International Standard is a guide for describing the soil and its environmental context at a given site. Sites can be natural, near-natural, urban or industrial. It is important to realize that a number of soil samples can be taken at a site to support the soil description. The information provided by the descriptions in this International Standard provides the context for the presentation of results from analyses undertaken on soil samples.
NOTE 1 It might not be possible or necessary to record data under all the headings listed in these descriptions.
NOTE 2 Overall guidance for presentation of information from soil surveys is given in ISO 15903.
| Standards | Relationship |
| EN ISO 25177:2011 | Identical |
| ISO 25177:2008 | Identical |
| ISO 14688-1:2002 | Geotechnical investigation and testing Identification and classification of soil Part 1: Identification and description |
| ISO 11277:2009 | Soil quality Determination of particle size distribution in mineral soil material Method by sieving and sedimentation |
| ISO 3166-2:2013 | Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions Part 2: Country subdivision code |
| ISO 14688-2:2004 | Geotechnical investigation and testing Identification and classification of soil Part 2: Principles for a classification |
| ISO 3166-3:2013 | Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions Part 3: Code for formerly used names of countries |
| ISO 3166-1:2013 | Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions Part 1: Country codes |
| ISO 15903:2002 | Soil quality Format for recording soil and site information |
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