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PP 5930:2002 Site investigations. A guide for higher education to BS 5930:1999. Code of practice for site investigations

The education guide from British Standards provides valuable support for students of civil engineering and related disciplines. It is written primarily for undergraduates of Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Building Management, single and combined courses. It is also of value for undergraduate and postgraduate students in related disciplines such as Earth Studies, Applied Geography, Geomorphology, and postgraduates studying Soil Mechanics, Geotechnics and Engineering Geology.

PP 5930:2002 provides over 30 pages of guidance with diagrams and photographs, focusing on the principles of BS 5930:1999, plus activities and feedback, 20 pages of extracts from BS 5930:1999, a bibliography and further reading. Included are sections on:

  • The purpose of site investigations
  • Benefits and costs
  • Sequence of investigation
  • Desk study and site reconnaissance
  • Health and safety
  • Extent of the ground investigation
  • Field investigation - excavations and boreholes and sampling the ground
  • Field tests
  • Laboratory tests on samples
  • Description and classification tests of soils and rocks
  • Reports and interpretation

A feature of the guide is 30 activities with feedback that students can work through in the printed version, or follow interactively on the dedicated Site Investigations pages of the BSI education web site. The online activities also lead to quizzes and additional information on linked web sites. The online activities are exclusive to purchasers of the guide.

Sample page (File type: Adobe Acrobat document, File size: 40.54kb)

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