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This document specifies general principles for the execution, supervision, inspection, testing and monitoring of in situ soil mixing works (Deep Mixing) carried out by two different methods: dry mixing and wet mixing.

Soil mixing considered in this document is limited to methods which involve:

- mixing by rotating mechanical mixing tools, including jetting and/or compressed air assistance, where the lateral support provided by the surrounding ground is not removed;

- different shapes and configurations of soil mixing elements, either columns, panels, walls or any combination of more than one single element, with or without overlapping;

- treatment of soils and fills, including brownfields, sludges, etc., with possible limited penetration into the rock;

- mass mixing;

- environmental mixing, involving installation of containment and permeable reactive barriers and solidification/stabilization of contaminated soils and sludges.

This standard does not apply to shallow soil stabilization, which consists of granulating the surface soil and mixing it with binder using soil stabilizing machines to improve soil performance as an alternative to soil replacement, typically in road works.

This document specifies test methods for determining the bond strength between an asphalt layer and other newly constructed construction layers or existing substrates in road or airfield pavements. The tests can also be applied on laboratory prepared interlayers. The normative tests described in this document are: — Torque Bond Test (TBT), generally applicable to any layer thicknesses; — Shear Bond Test (SBT), generally applicable to layer thicknesses > 15 mm; — Tensile Adhesion Test (TAT), generally applicable to layer thicknesses ≤ 15 mm. NOTE Further non normative test methods are described in informative annexes: — Annex A (informative) - Compressed Shear Bond Test (CSBT); — Annex B (informative) - Alternative Shear Bond Test (ASBT); — Annex C (informative) - Layer Adhesion Measuring Instrument (LAMI).

This document describes a test method for the determination of the water content of samples of bituminous mixtures. The test method is suitable for checking conformity to a product specification, where required. Exposure levels are related to both handling procedures and ventilation provision and it is emphasized that adequate training should be given to staff employed in the usage of these substances.