ASTM E850-95(2002) - 10.10.1995
 
1. Scope

1.1 This practice provides guidance for use of selected process wastes as structural fills by listing representative test methods for predicting and evaluating those physical characteristics of waste that are related to the integrity of fills and to protection of ground and surface waters.

1.2 Table 1 lists references which provide engineering practices and test procedures that may be applied to process waste for use as structural fill.

1.3 Some process wastes may produce leachate that exceeds environmentally acceptable limits. Special provisions are included to accommodate this class of materials (see 7.2).

 
2. Referenced Documents

D2434-22

Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity of Coarse-Grained Soils

D3974-09(2023)

Standard Practices for Extraction of Trace Elements from Sediments

C294-19

Standard Descriptive Nomenclature for Constituents of Concrete Aggregates

D420-18

Standard Guide for Site Characterization for Engineering Design and Construction Purposes

C821-22

Standard Specification for Lime for Use with Pozzolans

C593-19

Standard Specification for Fly Ash and Other Pozzolans for Use With Lime for Soil Stabilization

C295-08

Standard Guide for Petrographic Examination of Aggregates for Concrete

D2216-19

Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass

D2167-15

Standard Test Method for Density and Unit Weight of Soil in Place by the Rubber Balloon Method (Withdrawn 2024)

D3080-04

Standard Test Method for Direct Shear Test of Soils Under Consolidated Drained Conditions

D2937-17e2

Standard Test Method for Density of Soil in Place by the Drive-Cylinder Method (Includes all amendments and changes 4/17/2018).

D2850-23

Standard Test Method for Unconsolidated-Undrained Triaxial Compression Test on Cohesive Soils

D2664-04

Standard Test Method for Triaxial Compressive Strength of Undrained Rock Core Specimens Without Pore Pressure Measurements (Withdrawn 2005)

D2573-08

Standard Test Method for Field Vane Shear Test in Cohesive Soil

D2488-17e1

Standard Practice for Description and Identification of Soils (Visual-Manual Procedures) (Includes all amendments and changes 4/4/2018).

D2487-17e1

Standard Practice for Classification of Soils for Engineering Purposes (Unified Soil Classification System) (Includes all amendments and changes 4/2/2020).

D421-85(1998)

Standard Practice for Dry Preparation of Soil Samples for Particle-Size Analysis and Determination of Soil Constants

D5084-16a

Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity of Saturated Porous Materials Using a Flexible Wall Permeameter (Includes all amendments and changes 12/27/2016).

D4318-17e1

Standard Test Methods for Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of Soils (Includes all amendments and changes 4/17/2018).

D3987-12(2020)

Standard Practice for Shake Extraction of Solid Waste with Water

D2166-06

Standard Test Method for Unconfined Compressive Strength of Cohesive Soil

D559-03

Standard Test Methods for Wetting and Drying Compacted Soil-Cement Mixtures (Withdrawn 2012)

D6938-23

Standard Test Methods for In-Place Density and Water Content of Soil and Soil-Aggregate by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth)

D698-12(2021)

Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Standard Effort (12,400 ft-lbf/ft3 (600 kN-m/m3))

D653-22

Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids

D560-03

Standard Test Methods for Freezing and Thawing Compacted Soil-Cement Mixtures (Withdrawn 2012)

D422-63(1998)

Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils

D2049-69

Test Method for Relative Density of Cohesionless Soils (Withdrawn 1983)

D854-23

Standard Test Methods for Specific Gravity of Soil Solids by the Water Displacement Method

D1140-17

Standard Test Methods for Determining the Amount of Material Finer than 75-µm (No. 200) Sieve in Soils by Washing

D1452-09

Standard Practice for Soil Exploration and Sampling by Auger Borings

D1556-07

Standard Test Method for Density and Unit Weight of Soil in Place by the Sand-Cone Method

D1557-12(2021)

Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Modified Effort (56,000 ft-lbf/ft3 (2,700 kN-m/m3))

D1586-11

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

D1587-08

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

D1633-17

Standard Test Methods for Compressive Strength of Molded Soil-Cement Cylinders