A Mass of disturbed soil for testing
(1) The minimum masses of disturbed soil required for testing are summarised in Table A.4.1. Where the minimum mass depends on the size of the largest particles present in significant quantity, this is related to the minimum mass required for sieving (denoted by (MMS) which is given below Table A.4.1.
(2) The required mass listed in Table A.4.1 allows for the preparation of one test specimen, with some allowance for wastage but not for the inclusion of over-size particles. When only the fine fraction of soil is required for testing, the prepared sample of the original soil shall be large enough to provide the specified mass of the desired fraction.
(3) When it is necessary to remove large particles from the initial sample in order to prepare test specimens, the size range and the proportion by dry mass of the oversize material removed should be recorded.
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