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Types of Sample                                                                                                                   Types of Sample


                      Type of             Descriptions                                    Photos                                                       Type of           Descriptions                                    Photos
                      sample                                                                                                                           sample

                   1. Disturbed     bulk samples (from auger
                   Sample           cuttings or test pit                                                                                           2. Undisturbed    Thin-Walled Shelby
                                    excavations)                                                                                                   Sample             Tube

                                    drive samples (e.g, split-                                                                                                       Mazier sampling
                                    barrel)

                                     Split-Barrel (Split-Spoon)
                                     - most commonly used:

                                   •  ASTM D 1586: Samples
                                     obtained in conjunction                                                                                                                                    Figure 20: Thin-Walled
                                     with the Standard                                                                                                                                                                               Figure 21: Waxing
                                     Penetration Test (SPT)               Figure 18: Split- Barrel components                                                                                   Shelby Tube                          of UD samples

                                   •  50-mm O.D. thick tube
                                     with 38 mm I.D.

                                   •  sampler length: 457 mm
                                     to 610 mm










                                                                            Figure 19: Disturbed sample on site                                                                                                   Figure 22: Mazier Sampler






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