ASTM D6519-02

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Designation: D 6519 – 02
Standard Practice for
Sampling of Soil Using the Hydraulically Operated
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Stationary Piston Sampler
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 6519; 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.
1. Scope practice. For good safety practice, consult applicable OSHA
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regulations and other safety guides on drilling.
1.1 This practice covers a procedure for sampling of cohe-
1.4 The values stated in SI units or inch-pound units are to
sive, organic, or fine-grained soils, or combination thereof,
be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each
using a thin-walled metal tube that is inserted into the soil
system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system
formation by means of a hydraulically operated piston. It is
shall be used independently of the other. Combining values
used to collect relatively undisturbed soil samples suitable for
from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the
laboratory tests to determine structural and chemical properties
standard.
for geotechnical and environmental site characterizations.
1.5 This practice offers a set of instructions for performing
1.1.1 Guidance on preservation and transport of samples in
one or more specific operations. This document cannot replace
accordance with Practice D 4220 may apply. Samples for
education or experience and should be used in conjunction
classification may be preserved using procedures similar to
with professional judgement. Not all aspects of this practice
Class A. In most cases, a thin-walled tube sample can be
may be applicable in all circumstances. This ASTM standard is
considered as Class B, C, or D. Refer to Guide D 6286 for use
not intended to represent or replace the standard of care by
of the hydraulically operated stationary piston soil sampler for
which the adequacy of a given professional service must be
environmental site characterization. This sampling method is
judged, nor should this document be applied without consid-
often used in conjunction with rotary drilling methods such as
eration of a project’s many unique aspects. The word “Stan-
fluid rotary; Guide D 5783; and hollow stem augers, Practice
dard” in the title means only that the document has been
D 6151. Sampling data should be reported in the substance log
approved through the ASTM consensus process. This practice
in accordance with Guide D 5434.
does not purport to comprehensively address all of the methods
1.2 The hydraulically operated stationery piston sampler is
and the issues associated with sampling of soil. Users should
limited to soils and unconsolidated materials that can be
seek qualified professionals for decisions as to the proper
penetrated with the available hydraulic pressure that can be
equipment and methods that would be most successful for their
applied without exceeding the structural strength of the thin-
site investigation. Other methods may be available for drilling
walled tube. This standard addresses typical hydraulic piston
and sampling of soil, and qualified professionals should have
samplers used on land or shallow water in drill holes. The
flexibility to exercise judgment as to possible alternatives not
standard does not address specialized offshore samplers for
covered in this practice. The practice is current at the time of
deep marine applications that may or may not be hydraulically
issue, but new alternative methods may become available prior
operated. This standard does not address operation of other
torevisions,therefore,usersshouldconsultwithmanufacturers
types of mechanically advanced piston samplers.
or producers prior to specifying program requirements.
1.3 This practice does not purport to address all the safety
concerns, if any, associated with its use and may involve use of
2. Referenced Documents
hazardous materials, equipment, and operations. It is the
2.1 ASTM Standards-Soil Classification:
responsibility of the user to establish and adopt appropriate
D 653 Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained
safety and health practices. Also, the user must comply with
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Fluids
prevalent regulatory codes, such as OSHA (Occupational
D 2488 Practice for Description and Identification of Soils
Health and Safety Administration) guidelines, while using this
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(Visual-Manual Method)
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and
Rock and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D18.02 on Sampling and
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Related Field Testing for Soil Evaluation Drilling Safety Guide,NationalDrillingAssn.,3008MillwoodAve.,Columbia,
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