The "Standards for Geotechnical Test Methods" is now approved as a national standard, numbered GB/T50123-2019, which will come into force on October 1, 2019. The original "Standards for Geotechnical Test Methods" (GB/T50123-1999) will be abolished at the same time. This standard is published on the website of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (www.mohurd.gov.cn), and is published by the China Planning Publishing House organized by the Institute of Standards and Quotas of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China May 24, 2019