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BS EN ISO 25177:2011

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Soil quality. Field soil description
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

10-30-2019

Language(s)

English

Published date

09-30-2011

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 General references
4 Profile environment
5 Surface appearance
6 General designation - Soil type
7 Horizon or layer description
Annex A (informative) - Charts for estimating
        proportions of mottles, coarse elements, etc
Annex B (informative) - Reference soil groups
        of the World Reference Base for soil
        resources (FAO, ISRIC and ISSS, 2006)
Annex C (informative) - Soil horizon designation
        - Example of the FAO System (2006)
Annex D (informative) - Examples of texture diagrams
Annex E (informative) - Determination of soil texture
        in the field
Annex F (informative) - Some types of soil structure
Bibliography

Provides the soil and its environmental context at a given site. Sites can be natural, near-natural, urban or industrial. It is important to realize that a number of soil samples can be taken at a site to support the soil description.

This International Standard is a guide for describing the soil and its environmental context at a given site. Sites can be natural, near-natural, urban or industrial. It is important to realize that a number of soil samples can be taken at a site to support the soil description. The information provided by the descriptions in this International Standard provides the context for the presentation of results from analyses undertaken on soil samples.

NOTE 1 It might not be possible or necessary to record data under all the headings listed in these descriptions.

NOTE 2 Overall guidance for presentation of information from soil surveys is given in ISO 15903.

Committee
EH/4
DevelopmentNote
Renumbers and supersedes BS ISO 25177. 2011 version incorporates corrigendum to BS ISO 25177. Supersedes 07/30143009 DC. (09/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
46
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
EN ISO 25177:2011 Identical
ISO 25177:2008 Identical

ISO 14688-1:2002 Geotechnical investigation and testing Identification and classification of soil Part 1: Identification and description
ISO 11277:2009 Soil quality Determination of particle size distribution in mineral soil material Method by sieving and sedimentation
ISO 3166-2:2013 Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions Part 2: Country subdivision code
ISO 14688-2:2004 Geotechnical investigation and testing Identification and classification of soil Part 2: Principles for a classification
ISO 3166-3:2013 Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions Part 3: Code for formerly used names of countries
ISO 3166-1:2013 Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions Part 1: Country codes
ISO 15903:2002 Soil quality Format for recording soil and site information

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