Designation:D653−21bStandardTerminologyRelatingtoSoil,Rock,andContainedFluids1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD653;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.ThesedefinitionswerepreparedjointlybytheAmericanSocietyofCivilEngineersandtheAmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterials.1.Scope*1.1ThesedefinitionsapplytomanytermsfoundintheTerminologysectionofstandardsofASTMCommitteeD18.1.2Thisterminologystandarddefinestermsrelatedtosoil,rock,andcontainedfluidsfoundinthevarioussectionsofstandardsunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeD18.1.3Definitionsoftermsrelatingtofrozensoilsarecon-tainedinTerminologyD7099.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C143/C143MTestMethodforSlumpofHydraulic-CementConcreteC150/C150MSpecificationforPortlandCementC802PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryTestPro-gramtoDeterminethePrecisionofTestMethodsforConstructionMaterialsD558/D558MTestMethodsforMoisture-Density(UnitWeight)RelationsofSoil-CementMixturesD698TestMethodsforLaboratoryCompactionCharacter-isticsofSoilUsingStandardEffort(12,400ft-lbf/ft3(600kN-m/m3))D854TestMethodsforSpecificGravityofSoilSolidsbyWaterPycnometerD1557TestMethodsforLaboratoryCompactionCharacter-isticsofSoilUsingModifiedEffort(56,000ft-lbf/ft3(2,700kN-m/m3))D1586/D1586MTestMethodforStandardPenetrationTest(SPT)andSplit-BarrelSamplingofSoilsD1883TestMethodforCaliforniaBearingRatio(CBR)ofLaboratory-CompactedSoilsD2166/D2166MTestMethodforUnconfinedCompressiveSt...
