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    I.S. EN ISO 14689-1:2004

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    GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF ROCK - PART 1: IDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  04-03-2018

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2004

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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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

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    Refers to the identification and description of rock material and mass on the basis of mineralogical composition, genetic aspects, structure, grain size, discontinuities and other parameters. It also provides rules for the description of other characteristics as well as for their designation.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    S.R. 21:2014 GUIDANCE ON THE USE OF I.S. EN 13242:2002 +A1:2007 AGGREGATES FOR UNBOUND AND HYDRAULICALLY BOUND MATERIALS FOR USE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING WORK AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION
    I.S. 398-1:2017 REACTIVE PYRITE IN SUB-FLOOR HARDCORE MATERIAL - PART 1: TESTING AND CATEGORIZATION PROTOCOL

    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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