Since then there have been two major amendments 20) to incorporate the requirements of EN standards related to Eurocodes, specifically the standards associated with EN1997-2, in sampling, testing and soil and rock description. The subsequent 1999 revision was an update to reflect the ongoing evolution of investigation methods. This standard always had wider coverage by including guidance on selection of drilling methods, and covering field and laboratory tests. The original version broke new ground by standardising for the first time many of the aspects of an investigation and was published at about the same time as international guidance from ISRM and IAEG on similar themes.
Written by David Norbury – Independent Consultant and Chair of the Revision Panel BS5930 has underpinned ground investigation practice in the UK and abroad since its original publication in 1981.
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