ASTM D6642-01
Standard Guide for Comparison of Techniques to Quantify the Soil-Water (Moisture) Flux
- Standard No.
- ASTM D6642-01
- Release Date
- 2001
- Published By
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- Status
- Replace By
- ASTM D6642-01(2006)
- Latest
- ASTM D6642-01(2006)
- Scope
1.1 This guide describes techniques that may be used to quantify the soil-water (or soil-moisture) flux, the soil-water movement rate, and/or the recharge rate within the vadose zone. This guide is not intended to be all-inclusive with regard to available methods. However, the techniques described do represent the most widely used methods currently available.
1.2 This guide was written to detail the techniques available for quantifying soil-moisture flux in the vadose zone. These data are commonly required in studies of contaminant movement and in estimating the amount of water replenishing a renewable ground-water resource, that is, an aquifer. State and federal regulatory guidelines typically require this information in defining contaminant travel times, in performance assessment, and in risk assessment. Both unsaturated and saturated flow modelers benefit from these data in establishing boundary conditions and for use in calibrations of their computer simulations.
1.3 This standard is one of a series of standards on vadose zone characterization methods. Other standards have been prepared on vadose zone characterization techniques.
1.4 This guide offers an organized collection of information or a series of options and does not recommend a specific course of action. This document cannot replace education or experience and should be used in conjunction with professional judgment. Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in all circumstances. This ASTM standard is not intended to represent or replace the standard of care by which the adequacy of a given professional service must be judged, nor should this document be applied without consideration of a project''s many unique aspects. The word "Standard" in the title of this document means only that the document has been approved through the ASTM consensus process.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.
ASTM D6642-01 Referenced Document
- ASTM D1452 Standard Practice for Soil Investigation and Sampling by Auger Borings
- ASTM D2216 Standard Test Method for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass
- ASTM D3404 Standard Guide for Measuring Matric Potential in Vadose Zone Using Tensiometers
- ASTM D4643 Standard Test Method for Determination of Water Content of Soil and Rock by Microwave Oven Heating
- ASTM D4696 Standard Guide for Pore-Liquid Sampling from the Vadose Zone
- ASTM D4700 Standard Guide for Soil Sampling from the Vadose Zone
- ASTM D4944 Standard Test Method for Field Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil by the Calcium Carbide Gas Pressure Tester Method
- ASTM D5126 Standard Guide for Comparison of Field Methods for Determining Hydraulic Conductivity in the Vadose Zone
- ASTM D5220 Standard Test Method for Water Content of Soil and Rock In-Place by the Neutron Depth Probe Method
- ASTM D653 Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids
ASTM D6642-01 history
- 2001 ASTM D6642-01(2006) Standard Guide for Comparison of Techniques to Quantify the Soil-Water (Moisture) Flux
- 2001 ASTM D6642-01 Standard Guide for Comparison of Techniques to Quantify the Soil-Water (Moisture) Flux
