Designation:F1815−11AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodsforSaturatedHydraulicConductivity,WaterRetention,Porosity,andBulkDensityofAthleticFieldRootzones1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1815;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscoverthemeasurementsofsaturatedhydraulicconductivity,waterretention,porosity(includingdistributionofcapillaryandair-filledporosityataknownsoilsuction),andbulkdensityonsand-basedrootzonemixestobeusedforconstructionandtopdressingofgolfcourseputtinggreensincludingUnitedStatesGolfAssociation(USGA)recommendedgreens,golfcoursetees,sand-basedsportsfields,orotherhighlytraffickedturfgrassareas.Thesetestmethodsaredesignedforsand-basedmixesandarenotintendedforusewithfineormediumtexturedsoils,forexample,sandyloamsandloams.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Theinch-poundunitsgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcernsassociatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortoitsuse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D854TestMethodsforSpecificGravityofSoilSolidsbyWaterPycnometerD2216TestMethodsforLaboratoryDeterminationofWater(Moisture)ContentofSoilandRockbyMassD2974TestMethodsforMoisture,Ash,andOrganicMatterofPeatandOtherOrganicSoilsD4643TestMethodforDeterminationofWater(Moisture)ContentofSoilbyMicrowaveOvenHeatingD4959TestMethodforDeterminationofWater(Moisture)ContentofSoilByDirectHeatingD5550TestMethodforSpecificGravityofSoilSolidsbyGasPycnometerE11SpecificationforWovenWireTestSieveClothandTestSievesF1647TestMethodsforOrganicMatterContentofAthleticFieldRootzoneMixes3.SummaryofTestMethod3.1TestMethod...
