ASTM D5298-16
Standard Test Method for Measurement of Soil Potential (Suction) Using Filter Paper

Standard No.

ASTM D5298-16

Release Date

2016

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM D5298-16

Scope

1.1 This test method covers laboratory filter papers as passive sensors to evaluate the soil matric and total potential (suction), a measure of the free energy of the pore-water or tension stress exerted on the pore-water by the soil matrix (1, 2).2 The term potential or suction is descriptive of the energy status of soil water. 1.2 This test method controls the variables for measurement of the water content of filter paper that is in direct contact with soil or in equilibrium with the partial pressure of water vapor in the air of an airtight container enclosing a soil specimen. The filter paper is enclosed with a soil specimen in the airtight container until moisture equilibrium is established; that is, the partial pressure of water vapor in the air is in equilibrium with the vapor pressure of pore-water in the soil specimen. 1.3 This test method provides a procedure for calibrating different types of filter paper for use in evaluating soil matric and total potential. 1.4 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The inch-pound units given in parentheses are mathematical conversions, which are provided for information purposes only and are not considered standard. 1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

ASTM D5298-16 Referenced Document

• ASTM C114 Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cement*， 2023-10-01 Update
• ASTM D1125 Standard Test Methods for Electrical Conductivity and Resistivity of Water
• ASTM D2216 Standard Test Method for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass
• ASTM D3740 Standard Practice for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Engaged in the Testing and/or Inspection of Soil and Rock as Used in Engineering Design and Construction
• ASTM D4542 Standard Test Method for Pore Water Extraction and Determination of the Soluble Salt Content of Soils by Refractometer
• ASTM D4753 Standard Specification for Evaluating, Selecting, and Specifying Balances and Scales for Use in Soil, Rock, and Construction Materials Testing
• ASTM D653 Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids
• ASTM D6836 Standard Test Methods for Determination of the Soil Water Characteristic Curve for Desorption Using Hanging Column, Pressure Extractor, Chilled Mirror Hygrometer, or Centrifuge
• ASTM E1137/E1137M Standard Specification for Industrial Platinum Resistance Thermometers*， 2020-05-01 Update
• ASTM E2251 Standard Specification for Liquid-in-Glass ASTM Thermometers with Low-Hazard Precision Liquids*， 2021-12-01 Update
• ASTM E230/E230M Standard Specification for Temperature-Electromotive Force (emf) Tables for Standardized Thermocouples*， 2023-11-01 Update
• ASTM E2877 Standard Guide for Digital Contact Thermometers*， 2024-04-20 Update
• ASTM E337 Standard Test Method for Measuring Humidity with a Psychrometer (the Measurement of Wet- and Dry-Bulb Temperatures)
• ASTM E832 Standard Specification for Laboratory Filter Papers*， 2019-07-01 Update

ASTM D5298-16 history

• 2016 ASTM D5298-16 Standard Test Method for Measurement of Soil Potential (Suction) Using Filter Paper
• 2010 ASTM D5298-10 Standard Test Method for Measurement of Soil Potential (Suction) Using Filter Paper
• 2003 ASTM D5298-03 Standard Test Method for Measurement of Soil Potential (Suction) Using Filter Paper
• 1994 ASTM D5298-94 Standard Test Method for Measurement of Soil Potential (Suction) Using Filter Paper