ASTM D5883-96e1

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Designation: D 5883 – 96
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Guide for
Use of Rotary Kiln Produced Expanded Shale, Clay or Slate
(ESCS) as a Mineral Amendment in Topsoil Used for
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Landscaping and Related Purposes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5883; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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e NOTE—Paragraph 1.5 was added editorially October 1998.
1. Scope a given professional service must be judged, nor should this
document be applied without consideration of a project’s many
1.1 This guide covers the material characteristics, physical
unique aspects. The word “Standard” in the title of this
requirements, and sampling appropriate for the designation of
document means only that the document has been approved
the material as a mineral amendment.
through the ASTM consensus process.
1.2 The presence in the topsoil of the correct nutrient and
pH level is necessary for healthy plant growth. This guide does
2. Referenced Documents
not, however, cover a determination of the nutrients, nor their
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availability.
C 29/C 29M Test Method for Unit Weight and Voids in
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NOTE 1—The nutrient content of topsoil is important and the chemicals
Aggregate
usually evaluated are nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium. Nutrient defi-
C 566 Test Method for Total Moisture Content of Aggregate
ciencies may be corrected by using fertilizers. Excess soluble salts should
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by Drying
be examined as to their desirability. The acidity or alkalinity of the soil is
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D 75 Practice for Sampling Aggregates
also important. Excess acidity may be corrected by the application of lime
D 653 Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained
dust. Excess alkalinity may be corrected by the application of sulfur or
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other suitable acidifying compounds. The latter item, in addition to Fluids
lowering pH, also could be considered as an aggregate when considering
D 1140 Test Method for Amount of Material in Soils Finer
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the particle size distribution.
than No. 200 (75μ m) Sieve
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1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the D 4972 Test Method for pH of Soils
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information D 5268 Specification for Topsoil Used for Landscaping
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only. Purposes
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the E 11 Specification for Wire-Cloth Sieves for Testing Pur-
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safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the poses
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3. Terminology
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. 3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms used in this speci-
1.5 This guide offers an organized collection of information fication, refer to Terminology D 653.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
or a series of options and does not recommend a specific
course of action. This document cannot replace education or 3.2.1 amendment, physical—any substance, such as sand,
calcined clay, peat, or sawdust, added to the soil to alter its
experience and should be used in conjunction with professional
judgment. Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in all physical properties.
3.2.2 slit trench drain—a narrow trench (usually 5 to 10
circumstances. This ASTM standard is not intended to repre-
sent or replace the standard of care by which the adequacy of centimeters wide) back-filled to the surface with a material,
such as sand, gravel, or crushed rock, to facilitate surface or
substance drainage.
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-18 on Soil and
3.2.3 soil amendment (physical), n—any substance, such as
Rock and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D18.22 on Soil as a Medium
sand, calcined clay, shale or slate, peat or sandust, added to the
for Plant Growth.
Current edition approved Nov. 10, 1996. Published November 1997. Originally
published as D 5883 – 95. Last previous edition D 5883 – 95.
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Nutrient testing procedures are found in the state Agricultural Experiment Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.02.
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Station recommendations from the state within which the landscape is located,“ Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.07.
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Methods of Soil Analysis” Editor-in-Chief: C. A. Black, Agronomy No. 9, Vol 2, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.08.
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American Society of Agronomy, Inc., Madison, WI, and Hesse, P.R., A Textbook of Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.09.
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Soil Chemical Analysis, Chemical Publishing Co., New York, NY 1972. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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