BS ISO 11274 : 1998

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SOIL QUALITY - DETERMINATION OF THE WATER RETENTION CHARACTERISTIC - LABORATORY METHODS

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

05-31-2014

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-1998

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Guidelines for choice of method
4 Sampling
5 Determination of the soil water characteristic using sand,
  kaolin and ceramic suction tables
6 Determination of soil water characteristic using a porous
  plate and burette
7 Determination of soil water characteristic by pressure
  plate extractor
8 Determination of soil water characteristic using pressure
  membrane cells
9 Precision
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Construction of suction tables
Annex B (informative) - Bibliography

Describes laboratory methods for determination of the soil water-retention characteristic.

Committee	EH/4
DevelopmentNote	COR 2011 renumbers and supersedes BS 7755-5.5(1999). Supersedes 92/54987 DC. (09/2011) Renumbered and superseded by BS EN ISO 11274. (05/2014)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	24
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	BS EN ISO 11274:2014
Supersedes	BS 7755-5.5(1999) : 1999 92/54987 DC : JUL 92

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