Soils - Determination of In-Place Density of Soil Using an Elastic Membrane - Washington Type Apparatus

Standard CAN/BNQ 2501-052
Soils - Determination of In-Place Density of Soil Using an Elastic Membrane - Washington Type Apparatus

CAN/BNQ 2501-052 is a national standard that specifies the test method used to determine the in-place density of soil using a rubber elastic membrane (Washington-type apparatus). Note that this test cannot be used on soil that deforms under slight pressure or when the volume of the hole cannot be kept constant. The test is limited to soils containing particles no greater than 80 mm in diameter. The standard sets out requirements regarding four main elements:

• apparatus (container, membrane, ring, base plat, support, scales, water content equipment and other equipment);
• procedure (initial reading, sampling, final reading and determination of test hole volume);
• calculating and expressing the results (calculating the wet and dry soil densities);
• test report.

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11147	ANG	CAN/BNQ 2501-052	Soils - Determination of In-Place Density of Soil Using an Elastic Membrane - Washington Type Apparatus
This edition reaffirms (reapproves) the edition dated March 20, 2017, which now includes Amendment No. 1 dated April 21, 2022. Consequently, this edition is equivalent to the previous edition. The edition number of this English version was corrected to match that of the French version. Therefore, it has been incremented from the fourth edition to the sixth edition.
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7842	FRN	CAN/BNQ 2501-052	Sols - Détermination de la masse volumique du sol en place à l'aide d'une membrane élastique - Appareil de type Washington
La présente édition reconduit (confirme), en les intégrant, le texte de l'édition du 20 mars 2017 et le texte du modificatif n° 1 du 21 avril 2022. Par conséquent, la présente édition est équivalente à l'édition antérieure.
Version Language Publication date Edition Updated on No. of pages Price + 2501-052 2501-052:PDF PDF French 2017-03-20 (R 2022-08-10) 6 7 80 $ + 2501-052 2501-052R:PDF Network PDF License (5 users) French 2017-03-20 (R 2022-08-10) 6 7 240 $

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