ASTM D6026-99
Historical Standard: ASTM D6026-99 Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Geotechnical Data
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ASTM D6026
1. Scope
1.1 This practice is intended to assist in the use of uniform methods of indicating the number of digits that are to be considered significant and rounding for intermediate calculations when reporting geotechnical test results.
1.2 This practice uses a variation of the traditional rounding method (see Practice E 29) that recognizes the algorithm common to most hand-held calculators.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D653 Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids
D2905 Practice for Statements on Number of Specimens for Textiles
D4356 Practice for Establishing Consistent Test Method Tolerances
D6913 Test Methods for Particle-Size Distribution (Gradation) of Soils Using Sieve Analysis
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
E344 Terminology Relating to Thermometry and Hydrometry
E456 Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
E833 Terminology of Building Economics
Keywords
data; data management; determination value; measurement value; recording data ; rounding numbers; significant digits; test result;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 07.020 (Mathematics)
DOI: 10.1520/D6026-99
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