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BS 7755-5.5(1999) : 1999

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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SOIL QUALITY - PHYSICAL METHODS - LABORATORY METHODS

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-1999

Superseded date

30-09-2011

$426.25
Including GST where applicable

1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Guidelines for choice of method
4 Sampling
5 Determination of the soil water characteristic
    using sand, kaolin and ceramic suction tables
6 Determination of soil water characteristic using a
    porous plate and burette
7 Determination of soil water characteristic by pressure
    plate extractor
8 Determination of soil water characteristic using pressure
    membrane cells
9 Precision
Annexes
A (informative) Construction of suction tables
B (informative) Bibliography

Defines four laboratory procedures for determining the soil water retention characteristic. Applicable only to measurements of the drying or desorption curve.

Committee
EH/4
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 92/54987 DC. (10/2005) Renumbered as BS ISO 11274. (09/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
26
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

10/30205348 DC : 0 BS 10175 - INVESTIGATION OF POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED SITES - CODE OF PRACTICE

ISO 10381-1:2002 Soil quality — Sampling — Part 1: Guidance on the design of sampling programmes
ISO 11272:2017 Soil quality — Determination of dry bulk density
ISO 11276:1995 Soil quality — Determination of pore water pressure — Tensiometer method
ISO 11461:2001 Soil quality — Determination of soil water content as a volume fraction using coring sleeves — Gravimetric method

$426.25
Including GST where applicable