THE USE OF DYNAMIC (WINDOW) SAMPLING IN THE SITE INVESTIGATION OF POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED GROUND

The use of dynamic sampling techniques in ground investigation has increased rapidly in the UK over the last few years and has become an established method for taking samples for the assessment of contamination potential. This widespread use has been due to the cost-effectiveness, flexibility and speed of operation. Dynamic sampling has also a number of health and safety advantages relative to the use of conventional investigation techniques (eg trial pitting and light cable percussive boring). The method can also be used for the installation of a variety of instrumentation including piezometers and gas monitoring wells. This paper reviews the capability and limitations of dynamic sampling and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the technique. A number of case histories are presented to illustrate its operation, (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 898792.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • ECCLES, C S
  • REDFORD, R P
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 11-6
• Serial:
  • ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING. CONTAMINATED GROUND: FATE OF POLLUTANTS AND REMEDIATION. PROC OF CONFERENCE ORGANISED BY THE BRITISH GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY AND THE CARDIFF SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF WALES, HELD CARDIFF, 16-18 SEPT 1997
  • Publisher: Thomas Telford Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Continuous structures; Measuring instruments; Pollution; Samples; Soils; Surveillance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Site investigation
• ITRD Terms: 6155: Apparatus (measuring); 8525: Conference; 9006: Continuous; 2453: Pollution; 6251: Sample (mater); 5722: Site investigation; 4156: Soil; 9101: Surveillance
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Environment; Geotechnology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00752944
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-7277-2606-4
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 28 1998 12:00AM