Reference to Geotechnical Measurements and Standards Geotechnical measurements have been defined and developed by geological/ technical and

chemical organisations over the past century, culminating in internationally recognised standards of analyses, classification and presentation of results. The development and international recognition of these standards makes them discernable for analysis and understanding and seabed sediments as a key unit of habitat mapping. For further reading refer to: British Standards Online: http://www.bsonline.bsi-global.com/server/index.jsp Geological Society of London: http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/template.cfm?name=geohome International Organization for Standardization: http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=19255 American Society for Testing and Materials: http://www.astm.org/cgibin/SoftCart.exe/NEWSITE_JAVASCRIPT/DOMnewstandards.shtml?L+mystore+qguf6791+ 1169734372 The following standards are recommended: Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes. British Standards Institute London. BS1377:1975 Determination of particle size distribution in mineral soil material - Method by sieving and sedimentation. ISO11277:1998 Geotechnical investigation and testing - Identification and classification of soil - Part 1: Identification and description. ISO 14688-1:2002 Geotechnical investigation and testing - Identification and classification of soil - Part 2: Principles for a classification. ISO 14688-1:2004 Geotechnical investigation and testing - Laboratory testing of soil - Part 1: Determination of water content. ISO/TS 17892-1:2004 Geotechnical investigation and testing - Laboratory testing of soil - Part 2: Determination of density of fine-grained soil. ISO/TS 17892-2:2004 Geotechnical investigation and testing - Laboratory testing of soil - Part 3: Determination of particle density -- Pycnometer method. ISO/TS 17892-3:2004 Geotechnical investigation and testing - Laboratory testing of soil - Part 4: Determination of particle size distribution. ISO/TS 17892-4:2004 Geotechnical investigation and testing - Laboratory testing of soil - Part 5: Incremental loading oedometer test. ISO/TS 17892-5:2004 Geotechnical investigation and testing - Laboratory testing of soil -Part 7: Unconfined compression test on fine-grained soils. ISO/TS 17892-7:2004 Geotechnical investigation and testing - Laboratory testing of soil -- Part 6: Fall cone test. ISO/TS 17892-6:2004 Geotechnical investigation and testing - Laboratory testing of soil - Part 8: Unconsolidated undrained triaxial test. ISO/TS 17892-8:2004
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Geotechnical investigation and testing - Laboratory testing of soil - Part 9: Consolidated triaxial compression tests on water-saturated soils. ISO/TS 17892-9:2004 Geotechnical investigation and testing -- Laboratory testing of soil -- Part 10: Direct shear tests. ISO/TS 17892-10:2004 Geotechnical investigation and testing -- Laboratory testing of soil -- Part 11: Determination of permeability by constant and falling head. ISO/TS 17892-11:2004 Geotechnical investigation and testing -- Laboratory testing of soil -- Part 12: Determination of Atterberg limits. ISO/TS 17892-12:2004 Standard Test Methods for Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of Soils. ASTM D4318-05 Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass. ASTM D2216-05

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