ASTM_D_653_-_14.pdf

Designation:D65314Standard Terminology Relating toSoil,Rock,and Contained Fluids1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D653;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.These definitions were prepared jointly by the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Society for Testing andMaterials.1.Scope*1.1 These definitions apply to many terms found in theTerminology section of standards of ASTM Committee D18.1.2 This terminology standard defines terms related to soil,rock,and contained fluids found in the various sections ofstandards under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D18.1.3 Definitions of terms relating to frozen soils are con-tained in Terminology D7099.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C150 Specification for Portland CementC802 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Test Pro-gram to Determine the Precision of Test Methods forConstruction MaterialsD558 Test Methods for Moisture-Density(Unit Weight)Relations of Soil-Cement MixturesD698 Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Character-istics of Soil Using Standard Effort(12 400 ft-lbf/ft3(600kN-m/m3)D854 Test Methods for Specific Gravity of Soil Solids byWater PycnometerD1557 Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Character-istics of Soil Using Modified Effort(56,000 ft-lbf/ft3(2,700 kN-m/m3)D1883 Test Method for CBR(California Bearing Ratio)ofLaboratory-Compacted SoilsD2435 Test Methods for One-Dimensional ConsolidationProperties of Soils Using Incremental LoadingD2487 Practice for Classification of Soils for EngineeringPurposes(Unified Soil Classification System)D4043 Guide for Selection of Aquifer Test Method inDetermining Hydraulic Properties by Well TechniquesD4044 Test Method for(Field Procedure)for InstantaneousChange in Head(Slug)Tests for Determining HydraulicProperties of AquifersD4050 Test Method for(Field Procedure)for Withdrawaland Injection Well Testing for Determining HydraulicProperties of Aquifer SystemsD4104 Test Method(Analytical Procedure)for DeterminingTransmissivity of Nonleaky Confined Aquifers by Over-damped Well Response to Instantaneous Change in Head(Slug Tests)D4105 Test Method for(Analytical Procedure)for Deter-mining Transmissivity and Storage Coefficient of Non-leaky Confined Aquifers by the Modified Theis Nonequi-librium MethodD4106 Test Method for(Analytical Procedure)for Deter-mining Transmissivity and Storage Coefficient of Non-leaky Confined Aquifers by the Theis NonequilibriumMethodD4186 Test Method for One-Dimensional ConsolidationProperties of Saturated Cohesive Soils Using Controlled-Strain LoadingD4253 Test Methods for Maximum Index Density and UnitWeight of Soils Using a Vibratory TableD4254 Test Methods for Minimum Index Density and UnitWeight of Soils and Calculation of Relative DensityD4318 Test Methods for Liquid Limit,Plastic Limit,andPlasticity Index of SoilsD4429 Test Method for CBR(California Bearing Ratio)ofSoils in PlaceD4750 Test Method for Determining Subsurface LiquidLevels in a Borehole or Monitoring Well(ObservationWell)(Withdrawn 2010)3D4943 Test Method for Shrinkage Factors of Soils by theWax Method1This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D18 on Soiland Rock and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D18.93 on Terminologyfor Soil,Rock and Contained Fluids.Current edition approved Aug.1,2014.Published September 2014.Originallyapproved in 1942.Last previous edition approved in 2011 as D65311.DOI:10.1520/D0653-14.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 D5084 Test Methods for Measurement of Hydraulic Con-ductivity of Saturated Porous Materials Using a FlexibleWall PermeameterD5088 Practice for Decontamination of Field EquipmentUsed at Waste SitesD5092 Practice for Design and Installation of GroundwaterMonitoring WellsD5269 Test Method for Determining Transmissivity of Non-leaky Confined Aquifers by the Theis Recovery MethodD5270 Test Method for Determining Transmissivity andStorage Coefficient of Bounded,Nonleaky,ConfinedAquifersD5878 Guides for Using Rock-Mass Classification Systemsfor Engineering PurposesD6026 Practice for Using Significant Digits in GeotechnicalDataD6028 Test Method(Analytical Procedure)for DeterminingHydraulic Properties of a Confined Aquifer Tak