AS1726—1993
AustralianStandard®
Geotechnicalsiteinvestigations
This is a free 7 page sample. Access the full version online.ThisAustralianStandardwaspreparedbyCommitteeCE/15,GeotechnicalSiteInvestigations.ItwasapprovedonbehalfoftheCouncilofStandardsAustraliaon21September1992andpublishedon13April1993.
ThefollowinginterestsarerepresentedonCommitteeCE/15:
AssociationofConsultingEngineersAustraliaAustralianGeomechanicsSocietyAustroadsBoardofWorks
CSIRO,DivisionofBuilding,ConstructionandEngineeringCSIRO,DivisionofGeomechanics
DepartmentofAdministrativeServices—AustralianConstructionServicesElectricityCommissionofNewSouthWalesNationalAssociationofTestingAuthoritiesAustraliaQuarryMastersAssociationofNewSouthWalesRailwaysofAustraliaCommitteeUniversityofNewSouthWales
AdditionalinterestsparticipatinginpreparationofStandard:
AustralianGeomechanicsSociety(SydneyGroup)
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This is a free 7 page sample. Access the full version online.AS1726—1993
AustralianStandard®
Geotechnicalsiteinvestigations
FirstpublishedasAS1726—1978.
Secondedition(includingAdd.No.11978)1981.Thirdedition1993.Incorporating:Amdt1—1994Amdt2—1994
PUBLISHEDBYSTANDARDSAUSTRALIA
(STANDARDSASSOCIATIONOFAUSTRALIA)1THECRESCENT,HOMEBUSH,NSW2140
ISBN0726278785
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PREFACE
ThisStandardwaspreparedbytheStandardsAustraliaCommitteeonGeotechnicalSiteInvestigations,tosupersedeAS1726—1981,Geotechnicalsiteinvestigations.Thiseditionwaspreparedinaformthatwillallowittobecalledupinlegislation,andtheprovisionsaresupportedinanumberofnon-mandatoryAppendices.
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CONTENTS
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SCOPE......................................................APPLICATION................................................REFERENCEDANDRELATEDDOCUMENTS........................DEFINITIONS................................................PLANNINGANDDESIGNOFGEOTECHNICALSITEINVESTIGATIONS....METHODSOFINVESTIGATION..................................REPORTING.................................................CONSTRUCTIONREVIEWANDPERFORMANCEMONITORING..........
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APPENDICES
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FORGEOTECHNICALPURPOSES..............................BFIELDTESTMETHODS......................................CLABORATORYEXAMINATIONANDTESTING....................DTYPICALPROJECTBRIEFFORAGEOTECHNICALSITE
INVESTIGATION...........................................ECOMMENTARY............................................
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FOREWORD
ThisStandardpresentsstatementsconcerningthegeotechnicalinvestigationofsitesasapreliminarytocivilengineeringandbuildingconstruction.
TheprincipleadoptedinthepreparationofthisStandardistospecifyconciselythoseconsiderationsaffectingthedesignandconstructionofworkswhichmustbemadeinageotechnicalsiteinvestigation.Assessmentofthesefactors,inthemannerdescribedinthisStandard,willthenpermittheidentificationofthefieldandlaboratoryworkwhichmustbeimplementedtoprovidethegeotechnicaldatarequiredtofacilitatetheengineeringdesignandconstructionoftheworks.
Somemethodssuitableforthecollectionofdataandthetestingofgeotechnicalmaterials,andasystemofmaterialclassification,aresetoutintheAppendices.
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