ASTM D6151-97 - 1.1.1997
 
1. Scope

1.1 This practice covers how to obtain soil samples using hollow-stem auger drilling methods for geotechnical exploration. This practice addresses how to obtain soil samples suitable for engineering properties testing.

 
2. Referenced Documents

D3550-01

Standard Practice for Thick Wall, Ring-Lined, Split Barrel, Drive Sampling of Soils

D1586-11

Standard Test Method for Standard Penetration Test (SPT) and Split-Barrel Sampling of Soils

D2113-14

Standard Practice for Rock Core Drilling and Sampling of Rock for Site Exploration (Withdrawn 2023)

D1452-09

Standard Practice for Soil Exploration and Sampling by Auger Borings

D5434-25

Standard Guide for Field Logging of Subsurface Explorations of Soil and Rock

D2488-26

Standard Practice for Description and Identification of Soils for Engineering Purposes (Visual-Manual Procedures)

D653-26a

Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids (Includes all amendments and changes 6/15/2026).

D420-18

Standard Guide for Site Characterization for Engineering Design and Construction Purposes

D4750-87(2001)

Standard Test Method for Determining Subsurface Liquid Levels in a Borehole or Monitoring Well (Observation Well) (Withdrawn 2010)

D5876-95(2000)

Standard Guide for Use of Direct Rotary Wireline Casing Advancement Drilling Methods for Geoenvironmental Exploration and Installation of Subsurface Water-Quality Monitoring Devices

D5784-95(2000)

Standard Guide for Use of Hollow-Stem Augers for Geoenvironmental Exploration and the Installation of Subsurface Water-Quality Monitoring Devices

D5092-04

Standard Practice for Design and Installation of Ground Water Monitoring Wells in Aquifers

D4428/D4428M-25

Standard Test Methods for Crosshole Seismic Testing of Soil and Rock

D4719-20

Standard Test Methods for Prebored Pressuremeter Testing in Soils

D3441-25

Standard Test Method for Mechanical Cone Penetration Testing of Soils

D2573-08

Standard Test Method for Field Vane Shear Test in Cohesive Soil

D5079-25

Standard Practices for Preserving and Transporting Rock Core Samples

D4700-15

Standard Guide for Soil Sampling from the Vadose Zone (Withdrawn 2024)

D4220-95(2000)

Standard Practices for Preserving and Transporting Soil Samples

D1587-08

Standard Practice for Thin-Walled Tube Sampling of Soils for Geotechnical Purposes