1、Designation: F1632 03 (Reapproved 2010) An American National StandardStandard Test Method forParticle Size Analysis and Sand Shape Grading of GolfCourse Putting Green and Sports Field Rootzone Mixes1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1632; the number immediately following the desig
2、nation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This test method covers the det
3、ermination of particlesize distribution of putting green and other sand-based root-zone mixes. Particles larger than 0.05 mm (retained on a No.270 sieve) are determined by sieving. The silt and claypercentages are determined by a sedimentation process, usingthe pipet method. This procedure was devel
4、oped for puttinggreen rootzone mixes, those assumed to have sand contents of80 % by weight or greater. Particle size analysis of soils may beperformed by this test method or Test Method D422. This testmethod also describes a qualitative evaluation of sand particleshape.1.2 This standard does not pur
5、port to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2. Referenced Document2.1 ASTM Standards:2D42
6、2 Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of SoilsE11 Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and TestSievesE177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias inASTM Test MethodsE691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study toDetermine the Precision of a Test Method3. Apparatus3.1 Ba
7、lance, sensitive to 0.001 g.3.2 Stirring Apparatus, may be either of the followingtypes:3.2.1 For Method AAn Electric Mixer, made for mechani-cal mixing of soils, or3.2.2 For Method BA Horizontal Reciprocating Shaker,with holder for 250 mL flasks or bottles.3.3 Sedimentation Cylinder, a glass cylind
8、er marked for avolume of 1000 mL. The height of the 1000 mL must be36 6 2 cm from the bottom on the inside.3.4 Thermometer, accurate to 0.5C.3.5 Pipet Rack, a device for lowering a pipet to a precisedepth in the sedimentation cylinder.3.6 Pipets, Lowy or other wide tipped type, 25 mL capacity.3.7 We
9、ighing Bottles or Beakers, glass with a capacity of100 mL.3.8 Sieves, square mesh with woven wire (brass or stainlesssteel). The sieves shall conform to the requirements of Speci-fication E11. A full set of sieves shall include the following:3.8.1 No. 102 mm,3.8.2 No. 181 mm,3.8.3 No. 35500 m,3.8.4
10、No. 60250 m,3.8.5 No. 100149 m,3.8.6 No. 140105 m, and3.8.7 No. 27053 m.3.9 Sieve Shaker, type that provides vertical tapping actionas well as horizontal shaking.3.10 Desiccator.3.11 Dispersing Agent, a 5 % sodium hexametaphosphate(HMP) solution, made by dissolving 50 g of reagent ortechnical grade
11、HMP in 1000 mL of distilled or demineralizedwater.3.12 Oven, capable of maintaining a temperature of 105 65C.3.13 Watershall be distilled or demineralized, and broughtto the temperature that is expected to prevail during thesedimentation process. If air temperatures are expected tofluctuate, cylinde
12、rs should be placed in a constant temperaturewater bath, and the distilled or demineralized water brought tothe temperature of the water bath.1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on SportsEquipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilitiesand is the direct responsibility ofSubco
13、mmittee F08.64 on Natural Playing Surfaces.Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2010. Published December 2010. Originallyapproved in 1995. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as F1632 03. DOI:10.1520/F1632-03R10.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Cus
14、tomer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States13.14 Dissecting Microscope, 25 to 5
15、0 power.TEST METHOD 1PROCEDURE FOR PARTICLESIZE ANALYSIS4. Procedure4.1 Dispersion of Sample:4.1.1 Weigh 100 6 5 g of air-dried rootzone mix to thenearest 0.1 g and place in mixing cup (Test Method A) or flask(Test Method B). Place a duplicate sample into a drying ovenset at 105 6 5C for correction
16、to oven dried basis.4.1.2 Add 100 mL of dispersing agent. Stir or swirl until therootzone mix is thoroughly wet.Allow to stand for 4 h. If usingTest Method B, place the flasks or bottles on the shaker andshake for 16 h or overnight.4.1.3 Test Method AAdd about 100 mL of water to themixing cup and pl
17、ace onto the mixer. Mix for 5 min on lowspeed.4.2 Determination of the Sand (2.0 to 0.05 mm) Fractionsand Gravel (material 2 mm):4.2.1 Place a tared No. 270 sieve onto a large funnel held bya stand over a sedimentation cylinder. Pour the suspension ontothe sieve. Rinse remaining sand material out of
18、 the cup or flaskwith water onto the sieve. Wash the collected sand and gravelwith misted water to wash any remaining silt or clay particlesthrough the sieve into the cylinder.4.2.2 An alternative for collecting sand and gravel is toseparate following the sampling for clay (4.3). In this case thesus
19、pension is poured and washed onto a No. 270 sieve afterpipeting has been completed. The sample is then washed untilonly sand and gravel remain on the sieve. Then continue theprocedure at 4.2.3. If this alternative method is used, thevolume of silt plus clay suspension at pipeting time is less than10
20、00 ml due to the presence of sand and gravel. Thus the claypercentage as calculated in 6.1 must be corrected. Assuming aparticle density of 2.65 g/cc for sand and gravel, conversionfactors for various sand plus gravel weights in the cylinder areas follows:Sand and Gravelin Cylinder, gConversion Fact
21、or toCorrect % Clay in 6.168 to 92 0.9793 to 100 0.964.2.3 Wash the material retained on the No. 270 sieve into atared beaker, and place into an oven at 105 6 5C until dry andweigh.4.2.4 Transfer the dried sand to a nest of sieves. Shake thesieves on a shaker for 5 min. Check thoroughness of sieving
22、 ineach sieve by the hand method of sieving and continue sievinguntil not more than 1 mass % of the residue on a sieve passesthat sieve during 1 min of sieving (see Test Method D422).Weigh gravel material retained on No. 10 (2 mm) sieve andeach sand fraction to the nearest 0.1 g.4.3 Determination of
23、 Clay (2 m):4.3.1 Add distilled or demineralized water to the sedimen-tation cylinder to bring up to the 1000 mL volume. Cover thecylinder with waxfilm, a stopper, or watch glass. Place thecylinder into a water bath, or allow it to stand until thetemperature of the suspension is the same as the wate
24、r bath orthe air temperature, respectively.4.3.2 After the temperature is constant, resuspend the siltand clay by one of the two following methods: (a) stirthoroughly with a hand stirrer, using an up and down motionfor at least 30 s; or (b) stopper the cylinder and shake end overend for 1 min.4.3.3
25、Use Tables 1 and 2 or appropriate calculations usingStokes Law to determine sampling depths and times for thesuspension temperature.4.3.4 Turn on the vacuum and withdraw a 25 mL sample inabout 12 s. Rate of withdraw is important.4.3.5 Discharge the sample into a tared beaker or dryingdish.4.3.6 To w
26、ash out any residual material in the pipet draw 25mL of water into the pipet, and discharge into the same dryingdish.4.3.7 Evaporate the water and dry the clay at 105 6 5C.4.3.8 Cool in a desiccator and weigh to the nearest 0.001 g.5. Determination of Correction for Dispersing Solution5.1 Dispense 1
27、00 mL of dispersing solution into 1 Lcontainer.5.2 Add distilled or demineralized water to 1 L volume, stiror swirl until thoroughly mixed.5.3 Draw 25 mL and dispense into a tared beaker or dryingdish.5.4 Draw 25 mL of water and dispense into same dish.5.5 Evaporate in an oven at 105 6 5C.5.6 Weigh
28、the sediment in the beaker (WD) to the nearest0.001 g.6. Calculation for Test Method 16.1 Calculate percent clay as follows:TABLE 1 Settling Velocities and Settling Times (at 10-cm depth)for 5 g/L HMP Solutions and Particle Density of 2.65 g/cc whenSampling for Clay (2 microns) at Various Temperatur
29、esTemperature, C Settling Velocity, cm/h Time for 10-cm Depth, h14 1.084 9.2315 1.112 8.9916 1.142 8.7617 1.172 8.5318 1.203 8.3119 1.233 8.1120 1.264 7.9121 1.295 7.7222 1.327 7.5423 1.358 7.3624 1.390 7.1925 1.423 7.0326 1.455 6.8727 1.488 6.7228 1.521 6.5729 1.555 6.4330 1.588 6.30F1632 03 (2010)
30、2% clay 540WC2 WD!WS3100where:WC= weight of clay in drying dish (g),WD= weight of sediment from dispersing solution, andWS= weight of rootzone sample, corrected for initial watercontent.6.2 Calculate percent gravel and percent sand for each sandsize fraction as follows:% sandorgravel 5WSAWS3100where
31、:WSA= weight of sand or gravel retained on sieve, andWS= corrected weight of the rootzone sample.6.3 Calculate percent silt as follows:% silt 5FWS2 WCt2 WSSAWSG3100where:WS= corrected weight of the rootzone sample (g),WCT= total weight of clay (g), andWSSA= sum of sand and gravel weights (g).TEST ME
32、THOD 2QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT OFPARTICLE SHAPE7. Procedure7.1 Place a small quantity of dried sand in a dish or on amicroscope slide. Observe particle shape of several grains ofsand. Repeat this two or three times.7.2 Use Fig. 1 to describe particle angularity and spheric-ity.38. Report8.1 Report the
33、 following information:8.1.1 The particle size analysis, listing the percent gravel,sand, silt, and clay to the nearest 0.1 %. The sum of these fourfractions shall equal 100,8.1.2 The percent sand to the nearest 0.1 % retained on eachsieve, expressed as the percentage of the entire sample; that is,t
34、he total sand fractions should equal the sand percentage listedin the particle size analysis,8.1.3 The D85to the nearest 0.01 mm of the root zone mix.The D85is the particle diameter where 85 % of the sandparticles are finer in particle size, and8.1.4 Description of the sand particle shape.9. Precisi
35、on and Bias9.1 Interlaboratory Test ProgramAn interlaboratory studywas conducted in accordance with procedures of PracticeE691. Three randomly selected test specimens for each of sixrootzone mixes were sent to nine laboratories for determinationof gravel, sand (total and six fractions), silt, and cl
36、ay. Data onthe two finest sand fractions were based on results from sevenlaboratories. The mixes were representative of sandy rootzonesused on turfgrass areas and were mixtures of either (1) sandand peat, (2) sand and soil, or (3) sand, soil, and peat. Beingtypical mixes, they contained only small a
37、mounts of gravel,sands 0.15 mm, silt, and clay. Ranges of materials in each sizefraction were limited due to the sizing within such rootzonemixes.9.2 Test ResultThe following precision information forsize fraction contents and 95 % repeatability (within labora-tory) and reproducibility (between labo
38、ratories) limits is in theunit of percentage, and the limits are for the comparison of twotest results (within the ranges indicated), each of which is theaverage of three test determinations. The terms repeatabilitylimit and reproducibility limit are used in accordance withPractice E177E11 and are i
39、ndicated as r and R, respectively, inthe following section.9.3 PrecisionIn the following sections, r and R indicatethe value below which the absolute difference between twoindividual test results obtained under repeatability (withinlaboratory) and reproducibility (between laboratories)3From Baker, S
40、. W., Sports Turf Research Institute, Bingley, England.TABLE 2 Sampling Depths for Clay (2 microns) at SpecifiedTimes and Temperatures for 5.0 g/L HMP Solutions and ParticleDensity of 2.65 g/ccTemperature (C)Sampling Depth (cm) After4.5 h 5.0 h 5.5 h 6.0 h14 4.9 5.4 6.0 6.515 5.0 5.6 6.1 6.716 5.1 5
41、.7 6.3 6.917 5.3 5.9 6.4 7.018 5.4 6.0 6.6 7.219 5.6 6.2 6.8 7.420 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.621 5.8 6.5 7.1 7.822 6.0 6.6 7.3 8.023 6.1 6.8 7.5 8.224 6.3 7.0 7.6 8.325 6.4 7.1 7.8 8.526 6.5 7.3 8.0 8.727 6.7 7.4 8.2 8.928 6.8 7.6 8.4 9.129 7.0 7.8 8.6 9.330 7.1 7.9 8.7 9.5FIG. 1 Chart Showing the Angularity an
42、d Sphericity of SandGrainsF1632 03 (2010)3conditions, respectively, may be expected to occur with aprobability of approximately 95 %. Values in parenthesesfollowing an r or R value indicate the range of r or R values forthe test samples.9.3.1 Gravel (+No. 10)Test Range 0.1 to 0.8 %.r 5 0.6% 0.2 to 1
43、.0%! (1)R 5 0.9% 0.3 to 1.3%! (2)Test value 13.0 %.r 5 4.8% (3)R 5 9.0% (4)9.3.2 Very Coarse Sand (-No. 10, +No. 18)Test Range 0.2to 6.1 %.r 5 0.8% 0.5 to 1.2%! (5)R 5 1.6% 0.9 to 2.2%! (6)Test value 13.6 %.r 5 3.0% (7)R 5 4.0% (8)9.3.3 Coarse Sand (-No. 18, +No. 35)Test Range 3.2 to26.8 %.r 5 1.7%
44、1.3 to 2.6%! (9)R 5 4.5% 3.4 to 5.8%! (10)9.3.4 Medium Sand (-No. 35, +No. 60)Test range 31.7 to67.0 %.r 5 2.2% 1.6 to 3.8%! (11)R 5 4.8% 3.8 to 5.7%! (12)9.3.5 Fine Sand1 (-No. 60, + No. 100)Test range 8.8 to23.4 %.r 5 1.4% 1.0 to 1.8%! (13)R 5 2.7% 1.7 to 3.9%! (14)9.3.6 Fine Sand2 (-No. 100, + No
45、. 140)Test range 1.6 to3.4 %.r 5 0.4% 0.4 to 0.7%! (15)R 5 1.0% 0.8 to 1.2%! (16)9.3.7 Very Fine Sand (-No. 140, + No. 270)Test range 0.6to 2.6 %.r 5 0.8% 0.5 to 1.4%! (17)R 5 1.5% 0.9 to 2.5%! (18)9.3.8 Total Sand (-No. 10, +No. 270)Test range 87.3 to97.9 %.r 5 1.6% 1.0 to 2.0%! (19)R 5 4.5% 2.2 to
46、 6.0%! (20)Test value 78.6 %.r 5 5.3% (21)R 5 12.2% (22)9.3.9 Silt (53 m to 2 m)Test range 1.1 to 6.1 %.r 5 1.6% 0.9 to 2.2%! (23)R 5 3.7 % 2.0 to 4.3%! (24)Test value 8.3 %.R 5 3.5% (25)R 5 6.2% (26)9.3.10 Clay (2 m)Test range 1.0 to 3.4 %.r 5 0.8% 0.7 to 0.9%! (27)R 5 1.7% 1.4 to 2.0%! (28)9.4 Bia
47、sThe bias for these measurements is undeterminedbecause there is no reference value for the materials (mixes)used.10. Keywords10.1 particle size; putting greens; sand; sand particle shape;soil; sports fields; turfgrassASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights
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