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  • BS 1377-3:1990

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    METHODS OF TEST FOR SOILS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING PURPOSES - PART 3: CHEMICAL AND ELECTRO-CHEMICAL TESTS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-09-2021

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1990

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Definitions
    3 Determination of the organic matter content
    4 Determination of the mass loss on ignition
    5 Determination of the sulphate content of soil
       and ground water
    6 Determination of the carbonate content
    7 Determination of the chloride content
    8 Determination of total dissolved solids
    9 Determination of the pH value
    10 Determination of resistivity
    11 Determination of the redox potential
    Appendix A - Typical test data and calculation forms
    Publications referred to

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    Explains test methods for determining the amount of chemical substances, including organic matter, in samples of soil and ground water.

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    Committee RDB/38
    Development Note Together with 1377-1(1990), BS 1377-2(1990), BS 1377-4(1990), BS 1377-5(1990), BS 1377-6(1990), BS 1377-7(1990), BS 1377-8(1990) and BS 1377-9(1990) supersedes BS 1377(1975). (12/2002) Supersedes 88/12495 DC and 93/101011 DC. (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2010. (12/2009)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
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    BS 6349-5:1991 MARITIME STRUCTURES - PART 5: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DREDGING AND LAND RECLAMATION
    17/30349707 DC : DRAFT AUG 2017 BS 5975:2018 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TEMPORARY WORKS PROCEDURES AND THE PERMISSIBLE STRESS DESIGN OF FALSEWORK
    09/30093258 DC : DRAFT JUNE 2009 BS 8006-1 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STRENGTHENED/REINFORCED SOILS AND OTHER FILLS
    BS 8006-2(2011) : 2011 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STRENGTHENED/REINFORCED SOILS - PART 2: SOIL NAIL DESIGN
    BS 1377-9:1990 Methods for test for soils for civil engineering purposes In-situ tests
    14/30268442 DC : 0 BS 5930 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR GROUND INVESTIGATIONS
    NORSOK G 001:2004 MARINE SOIL INVESTIGATIONS
    BS 8006-1(2010) : 2010 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STRENGTHENED/REINFORCED SOILS AND OTHER FILLS
    I.S. ENV 1997-2:1999 EUROCODE 7: GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN - PART 2: DESIGN ASSISTED BY LABORATORY TESTING
    BS 1377-1:1990 METHODS OF TEST FOR SOILS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING PURPOSES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND SAMPLE PREPARATION
    BS 5975(2008) : 2008 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TEMPORARY WORKS PROCEDURES AND THE PERMISSIBLE STRESS DESIGN OF FALSEWORK
    BS 1924-1:2018 Hydraulically bound and stabilized materials for civil engineering purposes Sampling, sample preparation and testing of materials before treatment
    BS 5930:2015+A1:2020 Code of practice for ground investigations
    BS 5930(1999) : 1999 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SITE INVESTIGATIONS
    BS 7430(2011) : 2011 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PROTECTIVE EARTHING OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
    BS EN ISO 19901-8:2015 Petroleum and natural gas industries. Specific requirements for offshore structures Marine soil investigations
    09/30128274 DC : 0 NA TO BS EN 1997-2 - UK NATIONAL ANNEX TO EUROCODE 7 - GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN - PART 2: GROUND INVESTIGATION AND TESTING
    BS 7361-1:1991 CATHODIC PROTECTION - PART 1: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR LAND AND MARINE APPLICATIONS
    BS 5328-1:1991 CONCRETE - GUIDE TO SPECIFYING CONCRETE
    BS 434-2:2006 Bitumen road emulsions Code of practice for the use of cationic bitumen emulsions on roads and other paved areas
    06/30147757 DC : DRAFT AUG 2006 BS 434-2 - BITUMEN ROAD EMULSIONS - PART 2: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE USE OF CATIONIC BITUMEN EMULSIONS ON ROADS AND OTHER PAVED AREAS
    BS 8002:1994 Code of practice for earth retaining structures
    ISO 19901-8:2014 Petroleum and natural gas industries — Specific requirements for offshore structures — Part 8: Marine soil investigations
    CSA ISO 19901-8 : 2015 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFSHORE STRUCTURES - PART 8: MARINE SOIL INVESTIGATIONS
    CSA ISO 19901-8:15 (R2020) Petroleum and natural gas industries — Specific requirements for offshore structures — Part 8: Marine soil investigations (Adopted ISO 19901-8:2014, first edition, 2014-12-01)
    UNI EN 1997-2 : 2007 EUROCODE 7 - GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN - PART 2: GROUND INVESTIGATION AND TESTING
    I.S. EN 1997-2:2007 EUROCODE 7 - GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN - PART 2: GROUND INVESTIGATION AND TESTING
    BS 1377-1:2016 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes General requirements and sample preparation
    07/30150912 DC : 0 BS 5975 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE PROCEDURAL CONTROL OF TEMPORARY WORKS AND THE PERMISSIBLE STRESS DESIGN OF FALSEWORK
    BS EN 1997-2 NA : 2007 UK NATIONAL ANNEX TO EUROCODE 7: GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN - PART 2: GROUND INVESTIGATION AND TESTING
    DIN EN 1997-2:2010-10 Eurocode 7: Geotechnical design - Part 2: Ground investigation and testing (includes Corrigendum AC:2010)
    EN ISO 19901-8:2015 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Specific requirements for offshore structures - Part 8: Marine soil investigations (ISO 19901-8:2014)
    BS 3882:1994 SPECIFICATION FOR TOPSOIL
    EN 1997-2:2007/AC:2010 EUROCODE 7 - GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN - PART 2: GROUND INVESTIGATION AND TESTING
    13/30257183 DC : 0 BS EN ISO 19901-8 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFSHORE STRUCTURES - PART 8: MARINE SOIL INVESTIGATIONS
    11/30249994 DC : DRAFT JULY 2011 BS 7430 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PROTECTIVE EARTHING OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
    BS 8006:1995 Code of practice for strengthened/reinforced soils and other fills
    I.S. EN ISO 19901-8:2015 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFSHORE STRUCTURES - PART 8: MARINE SOIL INVESTIGATIONS (ISO 19901-8:2014)
    BS 1924-1:1990 STABILIZED MATERIALS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING PURPOSES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, SAMPLING, SAMPLE PREPARATION AND TESTS ON MATERIALS BEFORE STABILIZATION
    BS EN 1997-2:2007 Eurocode 7. Geotechnical design Ground investigation and testing
    BS 5975:1996 Code of practice for falsework
    BS 5930:2015 Code of practice for ground investigations

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS DD175(1988) : 1988 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED LAND AND ITS INVESTIGATION
    BS 1377-9:1990 Methods for test for soils for civil engineering purposes In-situ tests
    BS 1377-4:1990 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Compaction-related tests
    BS 1881-124:1988 TESTING CONCRETE - PART 124: METHODS FOR ANALYSIS OF HARDENED CONCRETE
    AS 1289.3.6.3:2020 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil classification tests - Determination of the particle size distribution of a soil - Standard method of fine analysis using an hydrometer
    BS 1377-2:1990 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Classification tests
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