Designation:D3213−19StandardPracticesforHandling,Storing,andPreparingSoftIntactMarineSoil1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3213;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thesepracticescovermethodsforproject/cruisereporting,andhandling,transportingandstoringsoftcohesiveintactmarinesoil.Proceduresforpreparingsoilspecimensfortriaxialstrength,andconsolidationtestingarealsopresented.1.2Thesepracticesmayincludethehandlingandtransport-ingofsedimentspecimenscontaminatedwithhazardousma-terialsandsamplessubjecttoquarantineregulations.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.ReportingoftestresultsinunitsotherthanSIshallnotberegardedasnonconformancewiththisstandard.1.4Thesepracticesofferasetofinstructionsforperformingoneormorespecificoperations.Thisdocumentcannotreplaceeducationorexperienceandshouldbeusedinconjunctionwithprofessionaljudgment.Notallaspectsofthesepracticesmaybeapplicableinallcircumstances.ThisASTMstandardisnotintendedtorepresentorreplacethestandardofcarebywhichtheadequacyofagivenprofessionalservicemustbejudged,norshouldthisdocumentbeappliedwithoutconsid-erationofaproject’smanyuniqueaspects.Theword“Stan-dard”inthetitlemeansonlythatthedocumenthasbeenapprovedthroughtheASTMconsensusprocess.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.SpecificprecautionarystatementsaregiveninSections1,2and7.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononP...
