1、Designation:D374019Standard Practice forMinimum Requirements for Agencies Engaged in Testingand/or Inspection of Soil and Rock as Used in EngineeringDesign and Construction1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3740;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year o
2、foriginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of
3、 Defense.1.Scope*1.1 This practice establishes minimum qualifications foragencies engaged in the testing and inspection of soil and rock.Minimum requirements for field and laboratory personnel aredefined.The practice also covers the establishment and main-tenance of a quality system.1.2 Criteria are
4、 provided for evaluating the capability of anagency to properly perform designated tests on soil and rock,and for establishing essential characteristics pertaining to anagencys organization,personnel,facilities,and quality system.This practice may be supplemented by more specific criteriaand require
5、ments for particular projects.1.3 This practice can be used as a basis to evaluate testingand inspection agencies,or both,and is intended for use for thequalifying or accrediting,or both,of testing or inspectionagencies,public or private,engaged in the testing and inspec-tion of soil and rock as use
6、d in engineering design andconstruction.1.4 To qualify for accreditation to this standard,the agencymust include at least five standards relating to testing methods,inspection methods,or both,from the standards covered underthe jurisdictions of Committee D18,in its certificate ofaccreditation.1.5 Th
7、is practice is applicable to all standards which includea reference to Practice D3740.1.6 The text of this standard references notes and footnotesthat provide explanatory material.These notes and footnotes(excluding those in tables and figures)shall not be consideredas requirements of the standard.1
8、.7 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.8 T
9、his practice offers a set of instructions for performingone or more specific operations.This document cannot replaceeducation or experience and should be used in conjunctionwith professional judgment.Not all aspects of this practice maybe applicable in all circumstances.This ASTM standard is notinte
10、nded to represent or replace the standard of care by whichthe adequacy of a given professional service must be judged,nor should this document be applied without consideration ofa projects many unique aspects.The word“Standard”in thetitle of this document means only that the document has beenapprove
11、d through the ASTM consensus process.1.9 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Tra
12、de Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C1077 Practice for Agencies Testing Concrete and ConcreteAggregates for Use in Construction and Criteria forTesting Agency EvaluationD653 Terminology Relating to Soil,Rock,and ContainedFluidsD3666 Spec
13、ification for Minimum Requirements for Agen-cies Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving MaterialsD5255 Practice for Certification of Personnel Engaged in theTesting of Soil and RockE329 Specification for Agencies Engaged in ConstructionInspection,Testing,or Special Inspection1This practice is under
14、the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D18 on Soil andRock and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D18.99 on Quality Control.Current edition approved Oct.1,2019.Published October 2019.Originallyapproved in 1978.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as D374012a.DOI:10.1520/D3740-19.2For referen
15、ced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright AST
16、M International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 E1187 Terminology Relating to Conformity Assessment(Withdrawn 2006)3E1301 Guide for Profi