AASHTO MSI:1988
AASHTO MSI:1988 Manual On Subsurface Investigations Specifies the various procedures for subsurface investigation applicable to the transportation field.
Table of Contents
1.0INTRODUCTION2.0SUBSURFACEDATAREQUIREMENTS
3.0CONDUCTOFINVESTIGATIONS
4.0FIELDMAPPING
5.0GEOLOGICCONSTRAINTS
6.0ENGINEERINGGEOPHYSICS
7.0SUBSURFACEEXPLORATION(SoilandRockSampling)
8.0HYDROGEOLOGY
9.0LABORATORYTESTINGOFSOILANDROCK
10.0COMPILATIONANDPRESENTATIONOFGEOTECHNICAL
INFORMATION
APPENDIXA-Drilling,SamplingandInstallation
Procedures
APPENDIXB-InSituBoreholeTesting
APPENDIXC-InSituTestingProcedures
APPENDIXD-LaboratoryTestingProcedures-Soils
andRock
APPENDIXE-MaterialsClassification
APPENDIXF-RockExcavationPrograms
APPENDIXG-Instrumentation
APPENDIXH-SubsurfaceInvestigationsfor
Earthquake-ResistantDesign
APPENDIXI-GeotechnicalContributionsto
EnvironmentalReports