The BSI Committee for Geotechnical Testing has been working to help provide guidance on the changes to geotechnical testing methods introduced by new EN ISO standards.

The National Forewords to the following standards have been changed and now provide clause by clause details of where the new standards impact on BS 5930 and BS 1377-9:

BS EN ISO 14688-1:2002	Geotechnical investigation and testing. Identification and classification of soil. Identification and description Price £72*  Member Price £36     ISBN 0 580 40481 1
BS EN ISO 14688-2:2004	Geotechnical investigation and testing. Identification and classification of soil. Principles for a classification Price £72*  Member Price £36     ISBN 0 580 47508 5
BS EN ISO 14689-1:2003	Geotechnical investigation and testing. Identification and classification of rock. Identification and description Price £102*  Member Price £51     ISBN 0 580 43574 1
BS EN ISO 22476-2:2005	Geotechnical investigation and testing. Field testing. Dynamic probing Price £118*  Member Price £59  ISBN 0 580 47636 7
BS EN ISO 22476-3:2005	Geotechnical investigation and testing. Field testing. Standard penetration test Price £102*  Member Price £51     ISBN 0 580 47637 5

These amended documents are now available.

The relevant sections in the BS documents are now superseded and BS 5930 and BS 1377-9 are being amended in the short term to remove those conflicting sections.

In the long term a much broader revision of the British Standards is necessary, not only to cater for further European test methods, but particularly following the publication of BS EN ISO 22475-1 Geotechnical investigation and testing which was implemented in March 2007.

It is important to note that where conflict arises between British and European standards the BS EN ISO documents take precedence and should be used.

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