UFC 3-260-02
30 June 2001
Table 5-1
Soil Sampling and Testing Standards
Category
Description
ASTM
CRD
Exploratory borings
Auger samples
D 1452
Split barrel sampling
D 1586
Thin walled sampling
D 1587
Identification and
Liquid limit
D 4318
classification tests
Plastic limit
D 4318
Sieve analysis
D 422
Finer than No. 200 Sieve
D 1140
Classification (Unified Soil Classification)
D 2487
Laboratory tests
Moisture-density relations
D 1557
Remolded CBR
C-654
Moisture content
D 2216
Unconfined compression
D 2166
Permeability test
D 2434
Consolidation test
D 2435
In-place tests
Density and moisture content:
Sand cone
D 1556
Drive cylinder
D 2937
Rubber balloon
D 2167
Nuclear method (density)
D 2922
Nuclear method (moisture content)
D 3017
In-place CBR
C-654
Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP)
See Note (2)
CBR by small aperture
Modulus of soil reaction
C-655
Note: (1) Testing for Air Force and Army Pavements will be by ASTM or CRD.
(2) Description and application of the DCP is provided in FM 5-430-00-2/AFJPAM 32-8013,
Vol II, Appendix J.
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