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Description of soil

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on 2021/05/28 12:10

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The description of soil includes the level of detail of the description and whether or not the samples on which the description is based are or aren't of high quality. Moreover the described material, the description procedure and the description location are of high importance. These are all discussed below.

Described material

The borehole profile can only contain layers that are described as soil or antropogenic material.

Quality of the soil description

The purpose of this description is to confirm if the layering remained intact during transporting the soil out of the borehole called undisturbed sampling.

Geological standard: disturbed

The soil was described according to the requirements in SBB6:2020 for a standard geological description of disturbed drill samples.

Geological standard: undisturbed

The soil was described according to the requirements in SBB6:2020 for a standard geological description of undisturbed drill samples.

Geological extended: disturbed

The soil was described according to the requirements in SBB6:2020 for a comprehensive geological description of disturbed drill samples.

Geological extended: undisturbed

The soil was described according to the requirements in SBB6:2020 for a comprehensive geological description of undisturbed drill samples.

Description location

In this category the location where the description of the soil took place are listed.

Laboratory

The samples were described in a description room.

Field

The samples were described in the field immediately after sample collection.

Field laboratory

The samples were described in a container on board of a ship or a similar place, immediately after sample collection.

Description procedure

The description of soil must be done via the GDN_SBB6v2020 which is the Standard Drill description method 6 version 2020. This is a procedure for the description of soil that is established by the geological service of the Netherlands.

References

BRO-Catalogus Geologisch booronderzoek versie 0.99 – 25 maart 2020

Contents

Described material

Quality of the soil description

Geological standard: disturbed

Geological standard: undisturbed

Geological extended: disturbed

Geological extended: undisturbed

Description location

Laboratory

Field

Field laboratory

Description procedure

References