Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 742 - TIERED APPROACH TO CORRECTIVE ACTION OBJECTIVES
Subpart L - BUILDING CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES
Appendix C - Tier 2 Illustrations and Tables
Table F - Methods for Determining Physical Soil Parameters

Universal Citation: 35 IL Admin Code ยง F
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024

Methods for Determining Physical Soil Parameters

Parameter

Sampling Locationa

Method

rb (soil bulk density)

Surface

ASTM-D 1556-90

Sand Cone Methodb

ASTM-D 2167-94

Rubber Balloon Methodb

ASTM-D 2922-91

Nuclear Methodb

Subsurface

ASTM-D 2937-94

Drive Cylinder Methodb

rs (soil particle density)

Surface or Subsurface

ASTM-D 854-92

Specific Gravity of Soilb

w (moisture content)

Surface or Subsurface

ASTM-D 4959-89 (Reapproved 1994)

Standardb

ASTM-D D 4643-93

Microwave Ovenb

ASTM-D D2216-92

Laboratory Determinationb

ASTM-D D3017-88 (Reapproved 1993)

Nuclear Methodb

Equivalent USEPA Method (e.g., sample preparation procedures described in methods 3541 or 3550)

foc (fraction organic carbon content)

Surface or Subsurface

ASTM-D 2974-00

Moisture, Ash, and Organic Matter appropriately adjusted to estimate the fraction of organic carbon as stated in Nelson and Sommers (1982)b

h or [THETA]T (total soil porosity)

Surface or Subsurface (calculated)

Equation S24 in Appendix C, Table A for SSL Model, or Equation R23 in Appendix C, Table C for RBCA Model, or Equation J&E16 in Appendix C, Table L for J&E Model

[THETA]a or [THETA]as (air-filled soil porosity)

Surface or Subsurface (calculated)

Equation S21 in Appendix C, Table A for SSL Model, or Equation R21 in Appendix C, Table C for RBCA Model, or Equation J&E18 in Appendix C, Table L for J&E Model

[THETA]w or [THETA]ws (water-filled soil porosity)

Surface or Subsurface (calculated)

Equation S20 in Appendix C, Table A for SSL Model, or Equation R22 in Appendix C, Table C for RBCA Model, or Equation J&E17 in Appendix C, Table L for J&E Model

K (hydraulic conductivity)

Surface or Subsurface

ASTM-D 5084-90

Flexible Wall Permeameterb

Pump Test

Slug Test

i (hydraulic gradient)

Surface or Subsurface

Field Measurement

a. This is the location where the sample is collected

b As incorporated by reference in Section 742.120.

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