ASTM D5549-19
(Guide)Standard Guide for Contents of Geostatistical Site Investigation Report
Standard Guide for Contents of Geostatistical Site Investigation Report
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 This guide is intended to encourage consistency and thoroughness in the reporting of geostatistical site investigations by describing the basic information required in a complete report.
5.2 Referring to the table of contents suggested in Table 1, this guide may be used as a template by those preparing reports or as a checklist for review and auditing purposes by qualified nonparticipants in the study.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers the contents required for a complete report of a geostatistical site investigation. A complete report is understood here to be one that contains all the information necessary to the understanding and evaluation of the geostatistical site investigation by other geostatisticians.
1.2 This guide does not discuss the reporting of supplementary information that may assist evaluation of the report.
1.3 While geostatistical methods are used in many fields, this guide is primarily intended for the reporting of environmental and geotechnical applications.
1.4 The basic geostatistical methods referred to in this guide are fully described in texts by David (1),2 Journel and Huijbregts (2), Clark (3), and Isaaks and Srivastava (4). Olea (5) gives a thorough compilation of geostatistical terminology as well as (6) a practical description of the subject for engineers and earth scientists. Chiles (7) and Goovaerts (8) provide material on how to deal with spatial uncertainty and how to use geostatistics for the evaluation of natural resources.
1.5 This guide does not discuss the reporting of multivariate, space-time, and other less-frequently used geostatistical methods; however this is not intended to reflect any judgment as to the validity of these methods.
1.6 Geostatistics is but one approach that can be used to understand and describe site conditions. Investigations should incorporate whatever supplementary knowledge of the site that may be available from other sources. As with classical statistical approaches, geostatistics is not intended to establish cause-and-effect relationships.
1.7 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.
1.8 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: D5549 − 19
Standard Guide for
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Contents of Geostatistical Site Investigation Report
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5549; 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.
INTRODUCTION
Geostatistics is a framework for data analysis and estimation in media whose measurable attributes
show erratic spatial variability yet also possess a degree of spatial continuity imparted by the natural
and anthropogenic process operating therein. The soil, rock, and contained fluids encountered in
environmentalorgeotechnicalsiteinvestigationspresentsuchfeaturesandtheirsampledattributesare
therefore amenable to geostatistical treatment. This guide is concerned with the reporting of such
investigations.
1. Scope incorporate whatever supplementary knowledge of the site that
may be available from other sources. As with classical statis-
1.1 This guide covers the contents required for a complete
tical approaches, geostatistics is not intended to establish
report of a geostatistical site investigation.Acomplete report is
cause-and-effect relationships.
understood here to be one that contains all the information
necessary to the understanding and evaluation of the geostatis- 1.7 This guide offers an organized collection of information
or a series of options and does not recommend a specific
tical site investigation by other geostatisticians.
course of action. This document cannot replace education or
1.2 This guide does not discuss the reporting of supplemen-
experience and should be used in conjunction with professional
tary information that may assist evaluation of the report.
judgment. Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in all
1.3 While geostatistical methods are used in many fields,
circumstances. This ASTM standard is not intended to repre-
this guide is primarily intended for the reporting of environ-
sent or replace the standard of care by which the adequacy of
mental and geotechnical applications.
a given professional service must be judged, nor should this
document be applied without consideration of a project’s many
1.4 The basic geostatistical methods referred to in this guide
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unique aspects. The word “Standard” in the title of this
are fully described in texts by David (1), Journel and
document means only that the document has been approved
Huijbregts (2), Clark (3), and Isaaks and Srivastava (4). Olea
through the ASTM consensus process.
(5) gives a thorough compilation of geostatistical terminology
aswellas (6)apracticaldescriptionofthesubjectforengineers
1.8 This international standard was developed in accor-
and earth scientists. Chiles (7) and Goovaerts (8) provide
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
material on how to deal with spatial uncertainty and how to use
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
geostatistics for the evaluation of natural resources.
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
1.5 This guide does not discuss the reporting of
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
multivariate, space-time, and other less-frequently used geo-
statistical methods; however this is not intended to reflect any
2. Referenced Documents
judgment as to the validity of these methods.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.6 Geostatistics is but one approach that can be used to
D653 Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained
understand and describe site conditions. Investigations should
Fluids
3. Terminology
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This test method is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D18 on Soil and
Rock and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D18.01 on Surface and
3.1 For definitions of common technical terms used in this
Subsurface Characterization.
standard, refer to Terminology D653.
Current edition approved May 1, 2019. Published May 2019. Originally
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approved in 1988. Last previous edition approved in 1995 as D5549–94 , which
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was withdrawn December 2002 and reinstated in May 2019. DOI: 10.1520/D7351- For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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