This part of ISO 19901 specifies requirements, and provides recommendations and guidelines for marine soil investigations regarding:
a) objectives, planning and execution of marine soil investigations;
c) drilling and logging;
e) sampling;
b) deployment of investigation equipment;
d) in situ testing;
f) laboratory testing; and g) reporting.
Rock materials are only covered by this part of ISO 19901 to the extent that ordinary marine soil investigation tools can be used, e.g. for chalk, calcareous soils, cemented soils or similar soft rock.
Hard rock investigations are not covered by this part of ISO 19901; see F.13 for further guidance.
Foundation design is not covered by this part of ISO 19901, but by ISO 19901-4 and the respective design standards for the specific types of offshore structures as listed in the Foreword and Introduction.
Planning, execution and interpretation of geophysical investigations are not covered by this part of planning, optimization and interpretation of marine soil investigations.
This part of ISO 19901 does not cover the planning and scope of geohazard assessment studies, only the corresponding marine soil investigations aspects thereof.
Soil investigations from ice in Arctic regions are not covered by this part of ISO 19901.
This part of ISO 19901 is intended for clients, soil investigation contractors, designers, installation contractors, geotechnical laboratories and public and regulatory authorities concerned with marine soil investigations for any type of offshore and nearshore structures, or geohazard assessment studies, for petroleum and natural gas industries.
ISO 19901-8:2014 Referenced Document
ASTM D2166-06 Standard Test Method for Unconfined Compressive Strength of Cohesive Soil*, 2024-04-20 Update
ASTM D2216-10 Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass*, 2024-04-20 Update
ASTM D2435-04 Standard Test Methods for One-Dimensional Consolidation Properties of Soils Using Incremental Loading*, 2024-04-20 Update
ASTM D2487-11 Standard Practice for Classification of Soils for Engineering Purposes (Unified Soil Classification System)*, 2024-04-20 Update
ASTM D2488-09 Standard Practice for Description and Identification of Soils (Visual-Manual Procedure)*, 2024-04-20 Update
ASTM D2573-08 Standard Test Method for Field Vane Shear Test in Cohesive Soil*, 2024-04-20 Update
ASTM D2845-08 Standard Test Method for Laboratory Determination of Pulse Velocities and Ultrasonic Elastic Constants of Rock*, 2024-04-20 Update
ASTM D2850-03 Standard Test Method for Unconsolidated-Undrained Triaxial CompressionTest on Cohesive Soils*, 2024-04-20 Update
ASTM D2936-08 Standard Test Method for Direct Tensile Strength of Intact Rock Core Specimens*, 2024-04-20 Update
ASTM D2938-95 Standard Test Method for Unconfined Compressive Strength of Intact Rock Core Specimens
ASTM D2974-14 Standard Test Methods for Moisture, Ash, and Organic Matter of Peat and Other Organic Soils*, 2024-04-20 Update
ASTM D3080-04 Standard Test Method for Direct Shear Test of Soils Under Consolidated Drained Conditions*, 2024-04-20 Update
ASTM D854-14 Standard Test Methods for Specific Gravity of Soil Solids by Water Pycnometer*, 2024-04-20 Update
ISO 19901-8:2014 history
2023ISO 19901-8:2023 Petroleum and natural gas industries — Specific requirements for offshore structures — Part 8: Marine soil investigations
2014ISO 19901-8:2014 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Specific requirements for offshore structures - Part 8: Marine soil investigations