ASTM D6169/D6169M-13

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Designation: D6169 − 98 (Reapproved 2005) D6169/D6169M − 13
Standard Guide for
Selection of Soil and Rock Sampling Devices Used With
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Drill Rigs for Environmental Investigations
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6169;D6169/D6169M; the number immediately following the designation indicates
the year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last
reapproval. A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 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, stratigraphy and structure,
and hydrogeologic units in environmental investigations.
1.2 This guide does not specifically address selection of soil sampling devices for use with direct-push sampling systems, but
the information in this guide on thick-wall and thin-wall samplers is generally applicable to direct-push soil sampling.
1.3 This guide should be used in conjunction with referenced ASTM guides, practices, and methods on drilling techniques for
geoenvironmental investigations and use of sampling devices referenced in 2.1, and with Guide D5730.
1.4 This guide does not address selection of sampling devices for hand-held soil sampling equipment, and soil sample collection
with solid-stem augering devices, or collection of grab samples or hand-carved block samples from accessible excavations. Refer
to Appendix X1.2 for guidance on these topics. This guide should be used in conjunction with Guide D4700 when thin-walled,
split barrel, ring-lined barrel and piston samplers with solid- and hollow-stem augers are used in the unsaturated zone.
1.5 This guide does not address devices for collecting cores from submerged sediments or sampling devices for solid wastes.
Refer to Guide D4823 for guidance on these topics.
1.6 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as the standard. However, dimensions
of materials used in the drilling industry are given in English units by convention, therefore, English units are used where necessary
in this guide.standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used
independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.7 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
limitations prior to use.
1.8 This guide offers an organized collection of information or series of options and does not recommend a specific course of
action. This document cannot replace education and experience and should be used in conjunction with professional
judgement.judgment. The word “Standard” in the title of this document means that the document has been approved through the
ASTM consensus process.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D657D653 Specification for Isopropyl AcetateTerminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids (Withdrawn 1977)
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
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and Rock and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D18.21 on Groundwater and Vadose
Zone Investigations
Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2005Aug. 1, 2013. Published February 2005August 2013. Originally approved in 1997. Last previous edition approved in 19982005 as
D6169–98. DOI: 10.1520/D6169-98R05. – 98 (2005). DOI: 10.1520/D6169_D6169M-13.
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