Soil improvers and growing media. Sample preparation for chemical and physical tests, determination of dry matter content, moisture content and laboratory compacted bulk density

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04-30-2008

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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Sampling
6 Sample reception
7 Transportation and storage of samples
8 Preparation of the un-dried test sample
   8.1 Sample preparation
   8.2 Determination of material exceeding 40 mm
   8.3 Test sample passing through a 40 mm square aperture sieve
   8.4 Test sample passing through a 25 mm square aperture sieve
   8.5 Test sample passing through a 20 mm square aperture sieve
9 Preparation of the dried ground (or otherwise size reduced)
   test sample
   9.1 Apparatus
   9.2 Procedure
10 Determination of dry matter content
   10.1 Apparatus
   10.2 Procedure
11 Calculation
   11.1 Dry matter content
   11.2 Moisture content
12 Precision - Moisture content
13 Test report
Annex A (normative) Determination of laboratory compacted
        bulk density
      A.1 General
      A.2 Principle
      A.3 Apparatus
      A.4 Procedure
      A.5 Expression of results
      A.6 Use and storage of material
      A.7 Precision - Compacted laboratory bulk density
      A.8 Test report
Annex B (informative) Results of an interlaboratory trial to
        determine moisture content and laboratory compacted
        bulk density
Bibliography

Defines a routine method for preparing a sample of soil improver or growing media prior to chemical analysis and physical testing.

This European Standard specifies a routine method for preparing a sample of soil improver or growing media prior to chemical analysis and physical testing. The procedures described herein apply only to those samples that are supplied to a laboratory in the form in which they will be used for their intended purpose. NOTE 1 This method is not applicable to liming materials and is not suitable for materials like rockwool and foam slabs. NOTE 2 The determination of the laboratory compacted bulk density is given in Annex A. NOTE 3 The results of an interlaboratory trial to determine moisture content are given in Annex B. NOTE 4 The results of an interlaboratory trial to determine compacted laboratory bulk density are given in Annex B. NOTE 5 Attention is drawn to the possible existence of national legislation for the declaration of specific products, which could differ from the general requirements of this European Standard.

Committee	AW/20
DevelopmentNote	Together with BS EN 12579, BS EN 12580, BS EN 13037, BS EN 13038, BS EN 13039 and BS EN 13041 supersedes BS 4156(1990). (04/2004) Supersedes 97/715601 DC. (06/2004) Supersedes 06/30116943 DC. (04/2008)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	20
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
Supersedes	06/30116943 DC : 0 97/715601 DC : NOV 97 BS 4156:1990 BS EN 13040:2000

Standards	Relationship
UNE-EN 13040:2008	Identical
DIN EN 13040:2008-01	Identical
I.S. EN 13040:2007	Identical
NS EN 13040 : 2ED 2007	Identical
SN EN 13040 : 2007	Identical
EN 13040:2007	Identical
NBN EN 13040 : 2007	Identical
UNI EN 13040 : 2008	Identical
NF EN 13040 : 2007	Identical
NEN EN 13040 : 2007	Identical

BS PAS 100(2002) : 2002	SPECIFICATION FOR COMPOSTED MATERIALS
BS PAS 100(2005) : 2005	SPECIFICATION FOR COMPOSTED MATERIALS

ISO 565:1990	Test sieves — Metal wire cloth, perforated metal plate and electroformed sheet — Nominal sizes of openings
EN 12579:2013	Soil improvers and growing media - Sampling
ISO 5725-3:1994	Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 3: Intermediate measures of the precision of a standard measurement method
ISO 5725-6:1994	Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 6: Use in practice of accuracy values
ISO 5725-4:1994	Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results Part 4: Basic methods for the determination of the trueness of a standard measurement method
ISO 5725-2:1994	Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results Part 2: Basic method for the determination of repeatability and reproducibility of a standard measurement method
ISO 5725:1986	Precision of test methods Determination of repeatability and reproducibility for a standard test method by inter-laboratory tests
ISO 6206:1979	Chemical products for industrial use — Sampling — Vocabulary
ISO 5725-5:1998	Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 5: Alternative methods for the determination of the precision of a standard measurement method

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