CODE |
DESCRIPTION |
STATUS |
TRANSLATION |
ORDER_CTRL |
DATE_ENTERED |
DATE_UPDATED |
LSV |
VERY LOOSE. USED WHERE RELATIVE DENSITY DETERMINED BY SPT, N-VALUES 0 TO 4 |
C |
BS5930 SPT: Very Loose (N 0-4) |
5 |
04-JUN-03 |
04-JUL-03 |
LS |
LOOSE. USED WHERE RELATIVE DENSITY DETERMINED BY SPT, N-VALUES 4 TO 10 |
C |
BS5930 SPT: Loose (N 4-10) |
10 |
04-JUN-03 |
04-JUL-03 |
DENM |
MEDIUM DENSE. USED WHERE RELATIVE DENSITY DETERMINED BY SPT, N-VALUES 10 TO 30 |
C |
BS5930 SPT: Medium Dense (N 10-30) |
15 |
04-JUN-03 |
04-JUL-03 |
DEN |
DENSE. USED WHERE RELATIVE DENSITY DETERMINED BY SPT, N-VALUES 30 TO 50 |
C |
BS5930 SPT: Dense (N 30-50) |
20 |
04-JUN-03 |
04-JUL-03 |
DENV |
VERY DENSE. USED WHERE RELATIVE DENSITY DETERMINED BY SPT, N-VALUES > 50 |
C |
BS5930 SPT: Very Dense (N >50) |
25 |
04-JUN-03 |
04-JUL-03 |
UCOM |
UNCOMPACT. USED FOR SILT. EASILY MOULDED OR CRUSHED IN THE FINGERS |
C |
BS5930 Silt: Uncompact |
30 |
04-JUN-03 |
|
COM |
COMPACT. USED FOR SILT. CAN BE MOULDED OR CRUSHED BY STRONG PRESSURE FROM THE FINGERS |
C |
BS5930 Silt: Compact |
35 |
04-JUN-03 |
|
SFTV |
VERY SOFT. USED FOR CLAY. FINGER EASILY PUSHED IN TO 25 MM |
C |
BS5930 Clay: Very Soft |
40 |
04-JUN-03 |
|
SFT |
SOFT. USED FOR CLAY. FINGER PUSHED IN ;UP TO 10 MM |
C |
BS5930 Clay: Soft |
45 |
04-JUN-03 |
|
FRM |
FIRM. USED FOR CLAY. THUMB MAKES IMPRESSION EASILY |
C |
BS5930 Clay: Firm |
50 |
04-JUN-03 |
|
STI |
STIFF. USED FOR CLAY. CAN BE INDENTED SLIGHTLY BY THUMB |
C |
BS5930 Clay: Stiff |
55 |
04-JUN-03 |
|
STIV |
VERY STIFF. USED FOR CLAY. CAN BE INDENTED BY THUMB NAIL |
C |
BS5930 Clay: Very Stiff |
60 |
04-JUN-03 |
|
HD |
HARD (OR VERY WEAK MUDSTONE). USED FOR CLAY. CAN BE SCRATCHED BY THUMB NAIL |
C |
BS5930 Clay: Hard (Or Very Weak Mudstone) |
65 |
04-JUN-03 |
|
WKV |
VERY WEAK. USED FOR ROCK. GRAVEL SIZE LUMPS CAN BE CRUSHED BETWEEN FINGER AND THUMB |
C |
BS5930 Rock: Very Weak |
70 |
04-JUN-03 |
|
WK |
WEAK. USED FOR ROCK. GRAVEL SIZE LUMPS CAN BE BROKEN IN HALF BY HEAVY HAND PRESSURE |
C |
BS5930 Rock: Weak |
75 |
04-JUN-03 |
|
WKM |
MODERATELY WEAK. USED FOR ROCK. ONLY THIN SLABS, CORNERS OR EDGES CAN BE BROKEN OFF WITH HEAVY HAND PRESSURE |
C |
BS5930 Rock: Moderately Weak |
80 |
04-JUN-03 |
|
STRM |
MODERATELY STRONG. USED FOR ROCK. WHEN HELD IN THE HAND, ROCK CAN BE BROKEN BY HAMMER BLOWS |
C |
BS5930 Rock: Moderately Strong |
85 |
04-JUN-03 |
|
STR |
STRONG. USED FOR ROCK. WHEN RESTING ON A SOLID SURFACE, ROCK CAN BE BROKEN BY HAMMER BLOWS |
C |
BS5930 Rock: Strong |
90 |
04-JUN-03 |
|
STRV |
VERY STRONG. USED FOR ROCK. ROCK CHIPPED BY HEAVY HAMMER BLOWS |
C |
BS5930 Rock: Very Strong |
95 |
04-JUN-03 |
|
STRE |
EXTREMELY STRONG. USED FOR ROCK. ROCK RINGS ON HAMMER BLOWS. ONLY BROKEN BY SLEDGE HAMMER |
C |
BS5930 Rock: Extremely Strong |
100 |
04-JUN-03 |
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