I.S. EN 13040:2007
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SOIL IMPROVERS AND GROWING MEDIA - SAMPLE PREPARATION FOR CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL TESTS, DETERMINATION OF DRY MATTER CONTENT, MOISTURE CONTENT AND LABORATORY COMPACTED BULK DENSITY
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01-01-2007
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Sampling
6 Sample reception
7 Transportation and storage of samples
8 Preparation of the un-dried test sample
8.1 Sample preparation
8.2 Determination of material exceeding 40 mm
8.3 Test sample passing through a 40 mm square aperture sieve
8.4 Test sample passing through a 25 mm square aperture sieve
8.5 Test sample passing through a 20 mm square aperture sieve
9 Preparation of the dried ground (or otherwise size reduced)
test sample
9.1 Apparatus
9.2 Procedure
10 Determination of dry matter content
10.1 Apparatus
10.2 Procedure
11 Calculation
11.1 Dry matter content
11.2 Moisture content
12 Precision - Moisture content
13 Test report
Annex A (normative) Determination of laboratory compacted
bulk density
A.1 General
A.2 Principle
A.3 Apparatus
A.4 Procedure
A.5 Expression of results
A.6 Use and storage of material
A.7 Precision - Compacted laboratory bulk density
A.8 Test report
Annex B (informative) Results of an interlaboratory trial to
determine moisture content and laboratory compacted
bulk density
Bibliography
Describes a routine method for preparing a sample of soil improver or growing media prior to chemical analysis and physical testing.
| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
19
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| PublisherName |
National Standards Authority of Ireland
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| UNE-EN 13040:2008 | Identical |
| DIN EN 13040:2008-01 | Identical |
| NS EN 13040 : 2ED 2007 | Identical |
| SN EN 13040 : 2007 | Identical |
| EN 13040:2007 | Identical |
| NBN EN 13040 : 2007 | Identical |
| UNI EN 13040 : 2008 | Identical |
| NF EN 13040 : 2007 | Identical |
| NEN EN 13040 : 2007 | Identical |
| BS EN 13040:2007 | Identical |
| I.S. 441:2011 | QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR A COMPOST MANUFACTURED FROM SOURCE SEGREGATED, SEPARATELY COLLECTED, BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS |
| ISO 565:1990 | Test sieves — Metal wire cloth, perforated metal plate and electroformed sheet — Nominal sizes of openings |
| EN 12579:2013 | Soil improvers and growing media - Sampling |
| ISO 5725-3:1994 | Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 3: Intermediate measures of the precision of a standard measurement method |
| ISO 5725-6:1994 | Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 6: Use in practice of accuracy values |
| ISO 5725-4:1994 | Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results Part 4: Basic methods for the determination of the trueness of a standard measurement method |
| ISO 5725-2:1994 | Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results Part 2: Basic method for the determination of repeatability and reproducibility of a standard measurement method |
| ISO 5725:1986 | Precision of test methods Determination of repeatability and reproducibility for a standard test method by inter-laboratory tests |
| ISO 6206:1979 | Chemical products for industrial use — Sampling — Vocabulary |
| ISO 5725-5:1998 | Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 5: Alternative methods for the determination of the precision of a standard measurement method |
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