MB1 - Sampling of Stockpiles

STOCKPILED MATERIAL
Untreated materials
SAMPLING METHOD MB1
SAMPLING OF STOCKPILES
1
Natural gravel, soil or sand;

Crushed rock for base or subbase;
Screened-out crusher dust for binder,
fine aggregate for concrete or fine
aggregate for bituminous mixes;
Crushed single-sized aggregate for
bituminous or concrete work.
2
APPARATUS
2.1
2.2
2.3
Shovels.
Picks.
A
mechanical
loader-digger
(if
available).
Suitable sample bags (or other
containers).
Suitable canvas sheets.
A riffler with 25 mm openings and six
matching pans.
A 19 mm sieve with a recommended
diameter of 450 mm.
A basin with a diameter of
approximately 500 mm.
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
bituminous mixes
Single-sized
coarse aggregate
for concrete mixes
and
bituminous
surfacings
SCOPE
This method describes the procedure to
be followed when stockpiles are
sampled (see 6.1). The stockpiles may
consist of:
4
4.1
Proposed use
Pavement
and
formation layers
(Gravels, soils and
crushed stone)
Fine aggregate for
concrete
and
Mass
Gradings
and
constants: 10 kg
California Bearing
Ratio: 60 kg
20 kg
METHOD
Sampling while stockpile is being
formed by the off-loading of material
Select one or two positions on the
consolidated surface of every layer of
the stockpile at random while the pile is
being formed.
Make a vertical test hole through the
layer (or as deep as is practically
possible) with the pick and shovel.
Place a canvas sheet in the bottom of the
hole and cut an groove in the side of the
hole from top to bottom, letting this
material fall onto the canvas sheet.
Gather a sufficient quantity of material
by
cutting
successive
grooves,
frequently raising the canvas sheet from
the h9ole and tipping its contents onto
another canvas sheet on the surface.
Mix the material on the canvas sheet
and divide it, by means of the riffler and
the quartering method (refer to
paragraph 1 of Chapter 7 and Methods
MD1 and MD2), into the required size
so that each sample bag or container
contains a representative sample of the
material taken from the test hole.
SAMPLE SIZE
The sample size will depend on the
proposed use of the material and the
tests which have to be carried out on it.
(See paragraph 2 of Chapter 6.) The
following tables give an indication of
the minimum secondary sample sizes
for every type of material. (See note
6.3.)
25 kg
4.1
Sampling from an already completed

stockpile
Select at least twelve sampling positions
in a random manner.
(See 6.2)
Approximately half the positions may
be on top of the stockpile if its surface is
fairly large. (Also see paragraph 2 of
Chapter 6.)
4.2.1
42.1.1
Sampling with a mechanical loaderdigger

From the sides of a stockpile
4.2.2.2 From the top of the stockpile

Dig a vertical test hole with a pick and
shovel, preferably 2 m deep ( or as
deep as practically possible). (See note
6.2.)
Place a canvas sheet in the
bottom of the hole and cut a uniform
groove into the holefrom the top to the
bottom so that the material falls onto the
sheet, or throw it onto the sheet.
Continue with this method until you
have enough material, raising the
canvas sheet as often as necessary and
depositing the material on another
canvas sheet on the surface of the
stockpile. Now mix thoroughly all the
material, raising the canvas sheet as
often as necessary and depositing the
material on another canvas sheet on the
surface of the stockpile. Now mix
thoroughly all the material deposited on
the canvas sheet on the surface and
quarter it as described in 4.2.1.1 above.
Scooping from the sides of the stockpile

from the bottom towards the top, fill the
bucket of the loader-digger and deposit
the material on a clean hard surface
the flat steel back of a truck or a hard
clean ground surface are suitable. Mix
the material thoroughly with the spade
and quarter it out into smaller equal
parts using the quartering method ( ref
to Method MD 2) until a quantity
approximately twice the size is
obtained. (See note 6.2)
Deposit this material on a canvas sheet,
mix it thoroughly again and further
divide it with the aid of the riffler (see
Method MD1) until the desired sample,
consisting of one or more bags (or
containers), each representative of the
sample, has been obtained.
5
REPORTING
4.2.1.2 From the top of the stockpile

Use the load-digger to make a hole
approximately 2 m deep. (See note 6.2 )
Now scoop a load of material from the
side of the hole, working from the
bottom to the top, and deposit it in the
back of a truck. Mix and divide the
sample as described in paragraph
4.2.1.1 above.
4.2.2
Sampling with pick and shovel
4.2.2.1 From the sides of a stockpile

Using shovels, dig a groove from the
top to the bottom of the stockpile.
(See note 6.2) Remove all the material
that has collected at the bottom of the
groove as a result of the digging. Place
a canvas sheet of suitable size at the
bottom of the groove and using picks
and shovels loosen a uniform thickness
of material down the full length of the
groove. Throw this material onto a
canvas sheet, mix it thoroughly and
quarter
it
as
described
in
paragraph4.2.1.1 above.
Samples taken from stockpile are often

tested in field labortaries. In such cases
a proper record must be kept of the
sample number, date of sampling ,
position in the stockpile, description of
the material , depth of test hole, etc.
When samples from a stockpile are sent
to a central laboratory, they must be
send under cover of a properly
composed report in wich full details of
the stockpile and samples are given.
Important particulars about the sample
are the sample number, the position at
which sampled, depths between which
the sample was taken (oright of the side
from which it was taken), description
of the material of which the sample
consists, number and type of bags (or
containers) in which the samples is
contained and the proposed use of the
material. (See also Paragraph 4 of
Chapter 7. )
A sketch of the stockpile showing the
positions of the sampling points at
which the various samples were taken
must be included with the report.
6.1
.
6.2
6
Sampling from a stockpile should, if at
All possible, be done while the stockpile
is being formed. Whenever a layer has
Been completed sampling points should
Be taken by making test holes in the
layer and taking samples from them.
However, stockpiles are often scraped
together in natural material with
bulldozers, in which case it is better to
wait until the stockpile has been
completed before taking samples.
The number of samples will depend on
The size of the stockpile. At least four
samples must be taken from each
stockpile, but if the pile is greater than
4 000 m, one sample must be taken NOTES

for
every 1 000 ,m, i.e.
for 0-4 000 m- 4 samples
for 5 000 m 5 samples
for 7 000 m 7 samples.
The primary sample should consist of at
least 300 kg for coarse and 50 kg for
fine material. However, since it is
impractical to transport such large
quantities, the material is immediately
divided up into the secondary sample
size as shown in paragraph 3. The
tertiary sample size is determined by
the test method.

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STOCKPILED MATERIAL

Natural gravel, soil or sand;

Sampling from an already completed

Sampling with a mechanical loaderdigger

4.2.2.2 From the top of the stockpile

Scooping from the sides of the stockpile

4.2.1.2 From the top of the stockpile

Sampling with pick and shovel

4.2.2.1 From the sides of a stockpile

Samples taken from stockpile are often

4 000 m, one sample must be taken NOTES

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