ASTMD2980-17isastandardtestmethoddevelopedbyASTMInternationaltodeterminethesaturateddensity,moisture-holdingcapacity,andporosityofsaturatedpeatmaterials.Thismethodprovidesproceduresformeasuringthesekeyphysicalproperties,whichareessentialforevaluatingthebehaviorandcharacteristicsofpeatinvariousengineeringandenvironmentalapplications.Thestandardoutlinestheequipmentrequired,samplepreparationtechniques,andstep-by-steptestingprotocolstoensureaccurateandconsistentresults.Itiscommonlyusedingeotechnicalandagriculturalstudieswhereunderstandingthewaterretentionanddensitypropertiesofpeatiscritical.Themethodisapplicabletobothundisturbedandremoldedpeatsamples,makingitversatilefordifferenttestingscenarios.Compliancewiththisstandardhelpsensurereliabledataforresearch,design,andqualitycontrolpurposesrelatedtopeatmaterials.
