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Designation:D6169/D6169M21Standard Guide forSelection of Subsurface Soil and Rock Sampling Devicesfor Environmental and Geotechnical Investigations1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6169/D6169M;the number immediately following the designation indicates theyear of original adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of lastreapproval.A superscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This guide covers guidance for the selection of soil androck sampling devices used for the purpose of characterizing insitu physical and hydraulic properties,chemical characteristics,subsurface lithology,stratigraphy and structure,and hydrogeo-logic units in geotechnical and environmental investigations.1.2 This guide should be used in conjunction with refer-enced ASTM Guides D420 and D5730,and individual prac-tices for sampling devices referenced in 2.1.Soil and rocksamplers are most often used in drilled/pushed boreholes usingvarious drilling methods/technologies in Guide D6286 and itaddresses ability to use these samplers.1.3 Refer to Practice D6640 and Guide D4547 for handlingof samples for environmental investigations.Practices D4220/D4220M and D5079 are used for preserving and transportingsoil and rock samples.1.4 This guide does not address selection of samplingdevices for hand-held soil sampling equipment(Guide D4700)and soil sample collection with solid-stem augering devices(Practice D1452/D1452M),or collection of grab samples orhand-carved block samples(D7015/D7015M)from accessibleexcavations.Refer to X1.2 for additional guidance on use ofsoil and rock sampling devices for both environmental andgeotechnical applications.1.5 This guide does not address devices for collecting coresfrom submerged sediments or other sampling devices for solidwastes.Refer to Guides D4823 and D6232 for these materials.1.6 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.The values stated ineach system may not be exact equivalents;therefore,eachsystem shall be used independently of the other.Combiningvalues from the two systems may result in non-conformancewith the standard.1.7 This guide offers an organized collection of informationor series of options and does not recommend a specific courseof action.This document cannot replace education and expe-rience and should be used in conjunction with professionaljudgment.The word“Standard”in the title of this documentmeans that the document has been approved through the ASTMconsensus process.1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.9 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D420 Guide for Site Characterization for Engineering De-sign and Construction PurposesD653 Terminology Relating to Soil,Rock,and ContainedFluidsD1452/D1452M Practice for Soil Exploration and Samplingby Auger BoringsD1586/D1586M Test Method for Standard Penetration Test(SPT)and Split-Barrel Sampling of SoilsD1587/D1587M Practice for Thin-Walled Tube Sampling ofFine-Grained Soils for Geotechnical PurposesD2113 Practice for Rock Core Drilling and Sampling ofRock for Site ExplorationD3550/D3550M Practice for Thick Wall,Ring-Lined,SplitBarrel,Drive Sampling of SoilsD3694 Practices for Preparation of Sample Containers andfor Preservation of Organic Constituents1This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D18 on Soil and Rockand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D18.21 on Groundwater andVadose Zone InvestigationsCurrent edition approved Nov.1,2021.Published December 2021.Originallyapproved in 1997.Last previous edition approved in 2013 as D6169 13.DOI:10.1520/D6169_D6169M-21.2For 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.*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 StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Co