1. Scope

1.1 This guide covers guidance for the selection of soil and rock sampling devices used with drill rigs for the purpose of characterizing in situ physical and hydraulic properties, chemical characteristics, subsurface lithology, statigraphy, and structure, and hydrogeologic units in environmental investigations.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D657 Specification for Isopropyl Acetate

D1452 Practice for Soil Exploration and Sampling by Auger Borings

D1586 Test Method for Penetration Test (SPT) and Split-Barrel Sampling of Soils

D1587 Practice for Thin-Walled Tube Sampling of Soils for Geotechnical Purposes

D2113 Practice for Rock Core Drilling and Sampling of Rock for Site Investigation

D3550 Practice for Thick Wall, Ring-Lined, Split Barrel, Drive Sampling of Soils

D3694 Practices for Preparation of Sample Containers and for Preservation of Organic Constituents

D4220 Practices for Preserving and Transporting Soil Samples

D4452 Practice for X-Ray Radiography of Soil Samples

D4700 Guide for Soil Sampling from the Vadose Zone

D4823 Guide for Core Sampling Submerged, Unconsolidated Sediments

D5079 Practices for Preserving and Transporting Rock Core Samples

D5084 Test Methods for Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity of Saturated Porous Materials Using a Flexible Wall Permeameter

D5088 Practice for Decontamination of Field Equipment Used at Waste Sites

D5434 Guide for Field Logging of Subsurface Explorations of Soil and Rock

D5730 Guide for Site Characterization for Environmental Purposes With Emphasis on Soil, Rock, the Vadose Zone and Ground Water

D5781 Guide for Use of Dual-Wall Reverse-Circulation Drilling for Geoenvironmental Exploration and the Installation of Subsurface Water-Quality Monitoring Devices

D5782 Guide for Use of Direct Air-Rotary Drilling for Geoenvironmental Exploration and the Installation of Subsurface Water-Quality Monitoring Devices

D5783 Guide for Use of Direct Rotary Drilling with Water-Based Drilling Fluid for Geoenvironmental Exploration and the Installation of Subsurface Water-Quality Monitoring Devices

D5784 Guide for Use of Hollow-Stem Augers for Geoenvironmental Exploration and the Installation of Subsurface Water-Quality Monitoring Devices

D5872 Guide for Use of Casing Advancement Drilling Methods for Geoenvironmental Exploration and Installation of Subsurface Water-Quality Monitoring Devices

D5875 Guide for Use of Cable-Tool Drilling and Sampling Methods for Geoenvironmental Exploration and Installation of Subsurface Water-Quality Monitoring Devices

D5876 Guide for Use of Direct Rotary Wireline Casing Advancement Drilling Methods for Geoenvironmental Exploration and Installation of Subsurface Water-Quality Monitoring Devices

D5911 Practice for Minimum Set of Data Elements to Identify a Soil Sampling Site

D6151 Practice for Using Hollow-Stem Augers for Geotechnical Exploration and Soil Sampling

Keywords

drilling; environmental site characterization; exploration; feasibility studies; field investigations; geological investigations; groundwater; hydrologic investigations; reconnaissance surveys; sampling; site characterization; site investigations; soil surveys; subsurface investigations: Cross-contamination; Drilling (in soil/rock); Environmental site assessment (ESA); Field investigations; Geological investigations; Ground water; Hydrogeologic models/investigations; Reconnaissance surveys; Rock drilling/coring/investigation; Rock sampling; Site identification/investigation/selection; Soil; Soil sampling; Subsurface investigation--soil/rock;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 13.080.99 (Other standards related to soil quality); 73.100.99 (Other mining equipment)

DOI: 10.1520/D6169-98

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