ASTM D5195-21
Standard Test Method for Density of Soil and Rock In-Place at Depths Below Surface by Nuclear Methods

Standard No.

ASTM D5195-21

Release Date

2021

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM D5195-21

Scope

1.1?This test method covers the calculation of the wet density of soil and rock by the attenuation of gamma radiation, where the gamma source and the gamma detector are placed at the desired depth in a bored hole, typically lined by an access tube. 1.1.1?For limitations see Sec

ASTM D5195-21 Referenced Document

• ASTM D1452/D1452M Standard Practice for Soil Exploration and Sampling by Auger Borings
• ASTM D1587/D1587M Standard Practice for Thin-Walled Tube Sampling of Fine-Grained Soils for Geotechnical Purposes*， 2024-04-21 Update
• ASTM D2113 Standard Practice for Rock Core Drilling and Sampling of Rock for Site Investigation
• ASTM D2216 Standard Test Method for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass
• ASTM D2937 Standard Test Method for Field Determination of Soil Density by the Pushing Cylinder Method*， 2024-04-21 Update
• ASTM D3441 Standard Test Method for Mechanical Cone Penetration Tests of Soil
• ASTM D3740 Standard Practice for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Engaged in the Testing and/or Inspection of Soil and Rock as Used in Engineering Design and Construction
• ASTM D4428/D4428M Standard Test Methods for Crosshole Seismic Testing*， 2024-04-21 Update
• ASTM D5220/D5220M Standard Test Method for Water Mass per Unit Volume of Soil and Rock In-Place by the Neutron Depth Probe Method*， 2024-04-21 Update
• ASTM D5778 Standard Test Method for Performing Electronic Friction Cone and Piezocone Penetration Testing of Soils
• ASTM D6026 Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Geotechnical Data
• ASTM D653 Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids
• ASTM D6938 Standard Test Methods for In-Place Density and Water Content of Soil and Soil-Aggregate by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth)*， 2023-05-17 Update
• ASTM D7263 Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Density and Unit Weight of Soil Specimens

ASTM D5195-21 history

• 2021 ASTM D5195-21 Standard Test Method for Density of Soil and Rock In-Place at Depths Below Surface by Nuclear Methods
• 2014 ASTM D5195-14e1 Standard Test Method for Density of Soil and Rock In-Place at Depths Below Surface by Nuclear Methods
• 2014 ASTM D5195-14 Standard Test Method for Density of Soil and Rock In-Place at Depths Below Surface by Nuclear Methods
• 2008 ASTM D5195-08 Standard Test Method for Density of Soil and Rock In-Place at Depths Below Surface by Nuclear Methods
• 2002 ASTM D5195-02 Standard Test Method for Density of Soil and Rock In-Place at Depths Below the Surface by Nuclear Methods
• 1991 ASTM D5195-91(1996) Standard Test Method for Density of Soil and Rock In-Place at Depths Below the Surface by Nuclear Methods