ASTM
Book of Standards (Print and CD-ROM)
Volume 04.08, March 2007
Soil and Rock (I): D420 - D5611
Table of Contents
D0420-98R03 Guide to Site Characterization for Engineering
Design and Construction Purposes
D0421-85R02 Practice for Dry Preparation of Soil Samples for Particle-Size Analysis
and Determination of Soil Constants
D0422-63R02E01 Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils
D0425-88R01 Test Method for Centrifuge Moisture Equivalent of Soils
D0427-04 Test Method for Shrinkage Factors of Soils by the Mercury Method
D0558-04 Test Methods for Moisture-Density (Unit Weight) Relations of Soil-Cement
Mixtures
D0559-03 Test Methods for Wetting and Drying Compacted Soil-Cement Mixtures
D0560-03 Test Methods for Freezing and Thawing Compacted Soil-Cement Mixtures
D0653-06 Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids
D0698-00AE01 Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using
Standard Effort (12,400 ft-lbf/ft (600 kN-m/m))
D0806-00R06 Test Method for Cement Content of Hardened Soil-Cement Mixtures
D0854-06 Test Methods for Specific Gravity of Soil Solids by Water Pycnometer
D1140-00R06 Test Methods for Amount of Material in Soils Finer than No. 200 (75-|gmm)
Sieve
D1143 Test Method for Piles Under Static Axial Compressive Load
D1241-00 Specification for Materials for Soil-Aggregate Subbase, Base, and Surface
Courses
D1411-04 Test Methods for Water-Soluble Chlorides Present as Admixtures in Graded
Aggregate Road Mixes
D1452-80R00 Practice for Soil Investigation and Sampling by Auger Borings
D1556-00 Test Method for Density and Unit Weight of Soil in Place by the Sand-Cone
Method
D1557-02E01 Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using
Modified Effort (56,000 ft-lbf/ft(2,700 kN-m/m))
D1558-99R04E01 Test Method for Moisture Content Penetration Resistance Relationships
of Fine-Grained Soils
D1586-99 Test Method for Penetration Test and Split-Barrel Sampling of Soils
D1587-00 Practice for Thin-Walled Tube Sampling of Soils for Geotechnical Purposes
D1632-06 Practice for Making and Curing Soil-Cement Compression and Flexure Test
Specimens in the Laboratory
D1633-00 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Molded Soil-Cement Cylinders
D1634-00R06 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Soil-Cement Using Portions
of Beams Broken in Flexure (Modified Cube Method)
D1635-00R06 Test Method for Flexural Strength of Soil-Cement Using Simple Beam
with Third-Point Loading
D1883-05 Test Method for CBR (California Bearing Ratio) of Laboratory-Compacted
Soils
D1997-91R01 Test Method for Laboratory Determination of the Fiber Content of Peat
Samples by Dry Mass
D2113-06 Practice for Rock Core Drilling and Sampling of Rock for Site Investigation
D2166-06 Test Method for Unconfined Compressive Strength of Cohesive Soil
D2167-94R01 Test Method for Density and Unit Weight of Soil in Place by the Rubber
Balloon Method
D2168-02A Test Methods for Calibration of Laboratory Mechanical-Rammer Soil Compactors
D2216-05 Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content
of Soil and Rock by Mass
D2217 Practice for Wet Preparation of Soil Samples for Particle-Size Analysis
and Determination of Soil Constants
D2325-68R00 Test Method for Capillary-Moisture Relationships for Coarse- and Medium-Textured
Soils by Porous-Plate Apparatus
D2434-68R06 Test Method for Permeability of Granular Soils (Constant Head)
D2435-04 Test Methods for One-Dimensional Consolidation Properties of Soils Using
Incremental Loading
D2487-06 Practice for Classification of Soils for Engineering Purposes (Unified
Soil Classification System)
D2488-06 Practice for Description and Identification of Soils (Visual-Manual Procedure)
D2573-01 Test Method for Field Vane Shear Test in Cohesive Soil
D2664 Test Method for Triaxial Compressive Strength of Undrained Rock Core Specimens
Without Pore Pressure Measurements
D2844-01E01 Test Method for Resistance -Value and Expansion Pressure of Compacted
Soils
D2845-05 Test Method for Laboratory Determination of Pulse Velocities and Ultrasonic
Elastic Constants of Rock
D2850-03A Test Method for Unconsolidated-Undrained Triaxial Compression Test on
Cohesive Soils
D2901 Test Method for Cement Content of Freshly Mixed Soil-Cement
D2922-05 Test Methods for Density of Soil and Soil-Aggregate in Place by Nuclear
Methods (Shallow Depth)
D2936-95R04E01 Test Method for Direct Tensile Strength of Intact Rock Core Specimens
D2937-04 Test Method for Density of Soil in Place by the Drive-Cylinder Method
D2938 Test Method for Unconfined Compressive Strength of Intact Rock Core Specimens
D2944-71R98 Test Method of Sampling Processed Peat Materials
D2973-71R04 Test Method for Total Nitrogen in Peat Materials
D2974-00 Test Methods for Moisture, Ash, and Organic Matter of Peat and Other
Organic Soils
D2976-71R04 Test Method for pH of Peat Materials
D2977-03 Test Method for Particle Size Range of Peat Materials for Horticultural
Purposes
D2978-03 Test Method for Volume of Processed Peat Materials
D2980-04 Test Method for Volume Mass, Moisture-Holding Capacity, and Porocity
of Saturated Peat Materials
D3017-05 Test Method for Water Content of Soil and Rock in Place by Nuclear Methods
(Shallow Depth)
D3080-04 Test Method for Direct Shear Test of Soils Under Consolidated Drained
Conditions
D3148 Test Method for Elastic Moduli of Intact Rock Core Specimens in Uniaxial
Compression
D3152-72R00 Test Method for Capillary-Moisture Relationships for Fine-Textured
Soils by Pressure-Membrane Apparatus
D3155-98R06 Test Method for Lime Content of Uncured Soil-Lime Mixtures
D3213-03 Practices for Handling, Storing, and Preparing Soft Undisturbed Marine
Soil
D3282-93R04E01 Practice for Classification of Soils and Soil-Aggregate Mixtures
for Highway Construction Purposes
D3385-03 Test Method for Infiltration Rate of Soils in Field Using Double-Ring
Infiltrometer
D3404-91R04 Guide for Measuring Matric Potential in Vadose Zone Using Tensiometers
D3441-05 Test Method for Mechanical Cone Penetration Tests of Soil
D3550-01 Practice for Thick Wall, Ring-Lined, Split Barrel, Drive Sampling of
Soils
D3551-02 Practice for Laboratory Preparation of Soil-Lime Mixtures Using a Mechanical
Mixer
D3740-04A Practice for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Engaged in the Testing
and/or Inspection of Soil and Rock as Used in Engineering Design and Construction
D3877-02 Test Methods for One-Dimensional Expansion, Shrinkage, and Uplift Pressure
of Soil-Lime Mixtures
D3966 Test Method for Piles Under Lateral Loads
D3967-05 Test Method for Splitting Tensile Strength of Intact Rock Core Specimens
D3999-91R03 Test Methods for the Determination of the Modulus and Damping Properties
of Soils Using the Cyclic Triaxial Apparatus
D4015-92R00 Test Methods for Modulus and Damping of Soils by the Resonant-Column
Method
D4016-02 Test Method for Viscosity of Chemical Grouts by Brookfield Viscometer
(Laboratory Method)
D4043-96R04 Guide for Selection of Aquifer Test Method in Determining Hydraulic
Properties by Well Techniques
D4044-96R02 Test Method (Field Procedure) for Instantaneous Change in Head (Slug)
Tests for Determining Hydraulic Properties of Aquifiers
D4050-96R02 Test Method (Field Procedure) for Withdrawal and Injection Well Tests
for Determining Hydraulic Properties of Aquifer Systems
D4083-89R01E01 Practice for Description of Frozen Soils (Visual-Manual Procedure)
D4104-96R04 Test Method (Analytical Procedure) for Determining Transmissivity
of Nonleaky Confined Aquifers by Overdamped Well Response to Instantaneous Change
in Head (Slug Tests)
D4105-96R02 Test Method (Analytical Procedure) for Determining Transmissivity
and Storage Coefficient of Nonleaky Confined Aquifers by the Modified Theis Nonequilibrium
Method
D4106-96R02 Test Method (Analytical Procedure) for Determining Transmissivity
and Storage Coefficient of Nonleaky Confined Aquifers by the Theis Nonequilibrium
Method
D4186-06 Test Method for One-Dimensional Consolidation Properties of Saturated
Cohesive Soils Using Controlled-Strain Loading
D4219-02 Test Method for Unconfined Compressive Strength Index of Chemical- Grouted
Soils
D4220-95R00 Practices for Preserving and Transporting Soil Samples
D4221-99R05 Test Method for Dispersive Characteristics of Clay Soil by Double
Hydrometer
D4223-99R06 Practice for Preparation of Test Specimens of Asphalt-Stabilized Soils
D4253-00R06 Test Methods for Maximum Index Density and Unit Weight of Soils Using
a Vibratory Table
D4254-00R06 Test Methods for Minimum Index Density and Unit Weight of Soils and
Calculation of Relative Density
D4318-05 Test Methods for Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of
Soils
D4319-93R01 Test Method for Distribution Ratios by the Short-Term Batch Method
D4320-04 Practice for Laboratory Preparation of Chemically Grouted Soil Specimens
for Obtaining Design Strength Parameters
D4341 Test Method for Creep of Hard Rock Core Specimens in Uniaxial Compression
at Ambient or Elevated Temperature
D4373-02 Test Method for Rapid Determination of Carbonate Content of Soils
D4380-84R06 Test Method for Density of Bentonitic Slurries
D4381-06 Test Method for Sand Content by Volume of Bentonitic Slurries
D4394-04 Test Method for Determining the In Situ Modulus of Deformation of Rock
Mass Using the Rigid Plate Loading Method
D4395-04 Test Method for Determining the In Situ Modulus of Deformation of Rock
Mass Using the Flexible Plate Loading Method
D4403-84R05 Practice for Extensometers Used in Rock
D4404-84R04 Test Method for Determination of Pore Volume and Pore Volume Distribution
of Soil and Rock by Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry
D4405 Test Method for Creep of Soft Rock Core Specimens in Uniaxial Compression
at Ambient or Elevated Temperature
D4406 Test Method for Creep of Rock Core Specimens in Triaxial Compression at
Ambient or Elevated Temperatures
D4427-92R02E01 Classification of Peat Samples by Laboratory Testing
D4428_D4428M-00 Test Methods for Crosshole Seismic Testing
D4429-04 Test Method for CBR (California Bearing Ratio) of Soils in Place
D4435-04 Test Method for Rock Bolt Anchor Pull Test
D4436-04 Test Method for Rock Bolt Long-Term Load Retention Test
D4452-06 Practice for X-Ray Radiography of Soil Samples
D4506-02R06 Test Method for Determining the In Situ Modulus of Deformation of
Rock Mass Using a Radial Jacking Test
D4511-00R06 Test Method for Hydraulic Conductivity of Essentially Saturated Peat
D4525-04 Test Method for Permeability of Rocks by Flowing Air
D4531-86R02 Test Methods for Bulk Density of Peat and Peat Products
D4535-85R04 Test Methods for Measurement of Thermal Expansion of Rock Using a
Dilatometer
D4542-95R01 Test Method for Pore Water Extraction and Determination of the Soluble
Salt Content of Soils by Refractometer
D4543-04 Practices for Preparing Rock Core Specimens and Determining Dimensional
and Shape Tolerances
D4544-86R02 Practice for Estimating Peat Deposit Thickness
D4546-03 Test Methods for One-Dimensional Swell or Settlement Potential of Cohesive
Soils
D4553-02R06 Test Method for Determining In Situ Creep Characteristics of Rock
D4554-02R06 Test Method for In Situ Determination of Direct Shear Strength of
Rock Discontinuities
D4555-01R05 Test Method for Determining Deformability and Strength of Weak Rock
by an In Situ Uniaxial Compressive Test
D4564-02A Test Method for Density of Soil in Place by the Sleeve Method
D4609-01 Guide for Evaluating Effectiveness of Admixtures for Soil Stabilization
D4611-86R04 Test Method for Specific Heat of Rock and Soil
D4612-03 Practice for Calculating Thermal Diffusivity of Rocks
D4623-05 Test Method for Determination of In Situ Stress in Rock Mass by Overcoring
Method\MUSBM Borehole Deformation Gage
D4630-96R02 Test Method for Determining Transmissivity and Storage Coefficient
of Low-Permeability Rocks by In Situ Measurements Using the Constant Head Injection
Test
D4631-95R00 Test Method for Determining Transmissivity and Storativity of Low
Permeability Rocks by In Situ Measurements Using Pressure Pulse Technique
D4633-05 Test Method for Energy Measurement for Dynamic Penetrometers
D4643-00 Test Method for Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil by
the Microwave Oven Method
D4644-04 Test Method for Slake Durability of Shales and Similar Weak Rocks
D4645-04E01 Test Method for Determination of the In-Situ Stress in Rock Using
the Hydraulic Fracturing Method
D4647-06 Test Method for Identification and Classification of Dispersive Clay
Soils by the Pinhole Test
D4648-05 Test Method for Laboratory Miniature Vane Shear Test for SaturatedFine-Grained
Clayey Soil
D4696-92R00 Guide for Pore-Liquid Sampling from the Vadose Zone
D4700-91R06 Guide for Soil Sampling from the Vadose Zone
D4718-87R01 Practice for Correction of Unit Weight and Water Content for Soils
Containing Oversize Particles
D4719-00 Test Method for Pressuremeter Testing in Soils
D4729-04 Test Method for In Situ Stress and Modulus of Deformation Using the Flatjack
Method
D4750-87R01 Test Method for Determining Subsurface Liquid Levels in a Borehole
or Monitoring Well (Observation Well)
D4753-02 Guide for Evaluating, Selecting, and Specifying Balances and Standard
Masses for Use in Soil, Rock, and Construction Materials Testing
D4767-04 Test Method for Consolidated Undrained Triaxial Compression Test for
Cohesive Soils
D4829-03 Test Method for Expansion Index of Soils
D4832-02 Test Method for Preparation and Testing of Controlled Low Strength Material
(CLSM) Test Cylinders
D4879-02R06 Guide for Geotechnical Mapping of Large Underground Openings in Rock
D4914-99 Test Methods for Density of Soil and Rock in Place by the Sand Replacement
Method in a Test Pit
D4943-02 Test Method for Shrinkage Factors of Soils by the Wax Method
D4944-04 Test Method for Field Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil
by the Calcium Carbide Gas Pressure Tester
D4945-00 Test Method for High-Strain Dynamic Testing of Piles
D4959-00 Test Method for Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil By
Direct Heating Method
D4971-02R06 Test Method for Determining the In Situ Modulus of Deformation of
Rock Using the Diametrically Loaded 76-mm (3-in.) Borehole Jack
D4972-01 Test Method for pH of Soils
D4992-94R01 Practice for Evaluation of Rock to be Used for Erosion Control
D5030-04 Test Method for Density of Soil and Rock in Place by the Water Replacement
Method in a Test Pit
D5079-02R06 Practices for Preserving and Transporting Rock Core Samples
D5080-00 Test Method for Rapid Determination of Percent Compaction
D5084-03 Test Methods for Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity of Saturated Porous
Materials Using a Flexible Wall Permeameter
D5088-02 Practices for Decontamination of Field Equipment Used at Waste Sites
D5092-04E01 Practice for Design and Installation of Ground Water Monitoring Wells
D5093-02 Test Method for Field Measurement of Infiltration Rate Using a Double-Ring
Infiltrometer with a Sealed-Inner Ring
D5102-04 Test Methods for Unconfined Compressive Strength of Compacted Soil-Lime
Mixtures
D5121-06 Practice for Preparation of Rock Slabs for Durability Testing
D5126-90R04 Guide for Comparison of Field Methods for Determining Hydraulic Conductivity
in Vadose Zone
D5143-06 Test Method for Analysis of Nitroaromatic and Nitramine Explosive in
Soil by High Performance Liquid Chromatography
D5195-02 Test Method for Density of Soil and Rock In-Place at Depths Below the
Surface by Nuclear Methods
D5202-02 Test Method for Determining Triaxial Compression Creep Strength of Chemical
Grouted Soils
D5220-02 Test Method for Water Content of Soil and Rock In-Place by the Neutron
Depth Probe Method
D5239-04 Practice for Characterizing Fly Ash for Use in Soil Stabilization
D5240-04 Test Method for Testing Rock Slabs to Evaluate Soundness of Riprap by
Use of Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate
D5254-92R04 Practice for Minimum Set of Data Elements to Identify a Ground-Water
Site
D5255-01 Practice for Certification of Personnel Engaged in the Testing of Soil
and Rock
D5268-02 Specification for Topsoil Used for Landscaping Purposes
D5269-96R02 Test Method for Determining Transmissivity of Nonleaky Confined Aquifers
by the Theis Recovery Method
D5270-96R02 Test Method for Determining Transmissivity and Storage Coefficient
of Bounded, Nonleaky, Confined Aquifers
D5298-03 Test Method for Measurement of Soil Potential (Suction) Using Filter
Paper
D5299-99R05 Guide for Decommissioning of Ground Water Wells, Vadose Zone Monitoring
Devices, Boreholes, and Other Devices for Environmental Activities
D5311-92R04 Test Method for Load Controlled Cyclic Triaxial Strength of Soil
D5312-04 Test Method for Evaluation of Durability of Rock for Erosion Control
Under Freezing and Thawing Conditions
D5313-04 Test Method for Evaluation of Durability of Rock for Erosion Control
Under Wetting and Drying Conditions
D5314-92R06 Guide for Soil Gas Monitoring in the Vadose Zone
D5333-03 Test Method for Measurement of Collapse Potential of Soils
D5334-05 Test Method for Determination of Thermal Conductivity of Soil and Soft
Rock by Thermal Needle Probe Procedure
D5335-04 Test Method for Linear Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Rock Using
Bonded Electric Resistance Strain Gages
D5407 Test Method for Elastic Moduli of Undrained Intact Rock Core Specimens in
Triaxial Compression Without Pore Pressure Measurement
D5408-93R04 Guide for Set of Data Elements to Describe a Ground-Water Site; Part
One\MAdditional Identification Descriptors
D5409-93R04 Guide for Set of Data Elements to Describe a Ground-Water Site; Part
Two\MPhysical Descriptors
D5410-93R98 Guide for Set of Data Elements to Describe a Ground-Water Site;Part
Three\MUsage Descriptors
D5434-03 Guide for Field Logging of Subsurface Explorations of Soil and Rock
D5435-03 Test Method for Diagnostic Soil Test for Plant Growth and Food Chain
Protection
D5447-04 Guide for Application of a Ground-Water Flow Model to a Site-Specific
Problem
D5472-93R05 Test Method for Determining Specific Capacity and Estimating Transmissivity
at the Control Well
D5473-93R06 Test Method for (Analytical Procedure for) Analyzing the Effects of
Partial Penetration of Control Well and Determining the Horizontal and Vertical
Hydraulic Conductivity in a Nonleaky Confined Aquifer
D5474-93R06 Guide for Selection of Data Elements for Ground-Water Investigations
D5490-93R02 Guide for Comparing Ground-Water Flow Model Simulations to Site-Specific
Information
D5519-94R01 Test Method for Particle Size Analysis of Natural and Man-Made Riprap
Materials
D5520-94R06E01 Test Method for Laboratory Determination of Creep Properties of
Frozen Soil Samples by Uniaxial Compression
D5521-05 Guide for Development of Ground-Water Monitoring Wells in Granular Aquifers
D5539-94R03 Specification for Seed Starter Mix
D5550-06 Test Method for Specific Gravity of Soil Solids by Gas Pycnometer
D5607-02R06 Test Method for Performing Laboratory Direct Shear Strength Tests
of Rock Specimens Under Constant Normal Force
D5608-01R06 Practices for Decontamination of Field Equipment Used at Low Level
Radioactive Waste Sites
D5609-94R02 Guide for Defining Boundary Conditions in Ground-Water Flow Modeling
D5610-94R02 Guide for Defining Initial Conditions in Ground-Water Flow Modeling
D5611-94R02 Guide for Conducting a Sensitivity Analysis for a Ground-Water Flow
Model Application