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AS 1289.0-1991

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Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes General requirements and list of methods
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Superseded date

30-06-2017

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-1991

Publisher

Standards Australia

1 - AS 1289.0-1991 METHODS OF TESTING SOILS FOR ENGINEERING PURPOSES - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND LIST OF METHODS
4 - PREFACE
9 - CONTENTS
5 - LIST OF METHODS
9 - CONTENTS
10 - 1 SCOPE
10 - 2 REFERENCED AND RELATED DOCUMENTS
10 - 2.1 Referenced document
10 - 2.2 Related documents
10 - 3 DEFINITIONS
10 - 3.1 Added moisture
10 - 3.2 Air voids line
11 - 3.3 Boulders
11 - 3.4 Bulk density
11 - 3.5 California bearing ratio (CBR)
11 - 3.6 Clay fraction
11 - 3.7 Cobbles
11 - 3.8 Coefficient of consolidation
11 - 3.9 Coefficient of permeability
11 - 3.10 Coefficient of volume decrease
11 - 3.11 Compaction
11 - 3.12 Cone friction ratio
11 - 3.13 Cone liquid limit
11 - 3.14 Cone resistance
11 - 3.15 Cone skin friction
11 - 3.16 Consolidation
11 - 3.17 Converted wet density (CWD)
11 - 3.18 Degree of saturation
11 - 3.19 Density index
11 - 3.20 Dispersive soils
11 - 3.21 Distilled water
11 - 3.22 Dry density
11 - 3.23 Drydensity moisture content relationship
11 - 3.24 Dry density ratio
11 - 3.25 Electrical resistivity
11 - 3.26 Emerson class number
12 - 3.27 Field vane shear strength
12 - 3.28 Gravel fraction
12 - 3.29 Hilf density ratio
12 - 3.30 Hilf roller efficiency
12 - 3.31 Linear shrinkage (LS)
12 - 3.32 Liquid limit
12 - 3.33 Maximum dry density
12 - 3.34 Moisture content
12 - 3.35 Moisture variation
12 - 3.36 Optimum moisture content
12 - 3.37 Particle size distribution
12 - 3.38 Penetration resistance (SPT)
12 - 3.39 Percentage air voids
12 - 3.40 Percent dispersion (PD)
12 - 3.41 Pinhole dispersion
12 - 3.42 Plasticity index
12 - 3.43 Plastic limit
12 - 3.44 Quartering
12 - 3.45 Riffling
12 - 3.46 Sample
12 - 3.47 Sand equivalent
13 - 3.48 Sand fraction
13 - 3.49 Saturation line (zero air voids line)
13 - 3.50 Silt fraction
13 - 3.51 Soil
13 - 3.52 Soil particle density
13 - 3.53 Specimen
13 - 3.54 Triaxial compressive strength
13 - 3.55 Void ratio
13 - 3.56 Water
13 - 3.57 Wet density
13 - 4 APPARATUS
13 - 4.1 General
13 - 4.2 Drying ovens
13 - 4.2.1 General requirements
14 - 4.2.2 Loading
14 - 4.2.3 Efficiency
14 - 4.2.4 Rate of loading
14 - 4.3 Balance calibration and accuracy of mass determination
14 - 5 SOIL GROUPS
14 - 6 ACCURACY OF REPORTED RESULTS

Provides general information, definitions and apparatus requirements, including a specification for drying ovens, for the AS 1289 series of methods for testing soils.

This Standard is fundamental to all of the methods in the AS 1289 series. It provides the following information: (a) A list of methods in the AS 1289 series.(b) Referenced documents.(c) Definitions.(d) A list of the main apparatus used and the Standards with which that apparatus must comply.(e) A list of the quantity and unit symbols used.(f) Other supplementary information.

Committee
CE-009
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7262 6923 9
Pages
7
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Under Revision see DR 98521 First published as part of AS A89-1966.Revised and redesignated in part as AS 1289.A1-1977.Second edition 1979.Third edition 1983.Revised and redesignated AS 1289.0-1991. First published as part of AS A89-1966. Revised and redesignated in part as AS 1289.A1-1977. Second edition 1979. Third edition 1983. Revised and redesignated AS 1289.0-1991.

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AS 1349-1986 Bourdon tube pressure and vacuum gauges (Reconfirmed 2018)
AS 2026-1994 Density hydrometers
AS 2245-1979 Glass filter funnels
AS 2165-1996 Laboratory glassware - Burettes
AS 2831-1985 Thermometers - Solid stem - Long and short - For precision use

AS 4133.3.4-1993 Methods of testing rocks for engineering purposes Rock swelling and slake durability tests - Determination of the slake durability index of rock samples
AS 1289.5.2.1-1993 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil compaction and density tests - Determination of the dry density/moisture content relation of a soil using modified compactive effort
AS 1012.21-1999 Methods of testing concrete Determination of water absorption and apparent volume of permeable voids in hardened concrete (Reconfirmed 2014)
AS 1289.3.5.2-1995 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil classification tests - Determination of the soil particle density of combined soil fractions - Vacuum pycnometer method
AS 1289.5.5.1-1998 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil compaction and density tests - Determination of the minimum and maximum dry density of a cohesionless material - Standard method (Reconfirmed 2016)
AS 1289.3.6.3-1994 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 a hydrometer
AS 1289.7.1.1-1998 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil reactivity tests - Determination of the shrinkage index of a soil - Shrink-swell index
AS 1289.3.8.2-1997 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil classification tests - Dispersion - Determination of the percent dispersion of a soil
AS 1289.6.2.2-1998 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil strength and consolidation tests - Determination of shear strength of a soil - Direct shear test using a shear box
AS 1289.2.1.6-1993 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil moisture content tests - Determination of the moisture content of a soil - Hotplate drying method (subsidiary method)
AS 4133.2.1.2-1993 Methods of testing rocks for engineering purposes Rock porosity and density tests - Determination of rock porosity and dry density - Saturation and buoyancy techniques
AS 1289.6.1.3-1998 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil strength and consolidation tests - Determination of the California Bearing Ratio of a soil - Standard field-in-place method
AS 1141.2-1999 Methods for sampling and testing aggregates Basic testing equipment
AS 1289.5.7.1-1993 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil compaction and density tests - Compaction control test - Hilf density ratio and Hilf moisture variation (rapid method)
AS 1289.5.3.5-1997 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil compaction and density tests - Determination of the field dry density of a soil - Water replacement method (Reconfirmed 2013)
AS 1289.7.1.1-1992 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil reactivity tests - Determination of the shrinkage index of a soil - Shrink swell index
AS 1289.3.6.1-1995 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil classification tests - Determination of the particle size distribution of a soil - Standard method of analysis by sieving
AS 1289.3.7.1-1995 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil classification tests - Determination of the sand equivalent of a soil using a power-operated shaker
AS 1289.3.6.2-1995 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil classification tests - Determination of the particle size distribution of a soil - Analysis by sieving in combination with hydrometer analysis (subsidiary method)
AS 1289.3.4.1-1995 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil classification tests - Determination of the linear shrinkage of a soil - Standard method
AS 1726-1993 Geotechnical site investigations
AS 1289.4.2.1-1997 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil chemical tests - Determination of the sulfate content of a natural soil and the sulfate content of the groundwater - Normal method
AS 4133.1.1.1-1993 Methods of testing rocks for engineering purposes Rock moisture content tests - Determination of the moisture content of rock - Oven drying method (standard method)
AS 1289.1-1991 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Preparation of disturbed soil samples for testing
AS 1289.7.1.3-1992 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil reactivity tests - Determination of the shrinkage index of a soil - Core shrinkage index (subsidiary method)
AS 1289.3.8.3-1997 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil classification tests - Dispersion - Determination of pinhole dispersion classification of a soil
AS 4133.2.1.1-1993 Methods of testing rocks for engineering purposes Rock porosity and density tests - Determination of rock porosity and dry density - Saturation and calliper techniques
AS 1289.7.1.2-1992 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil reactivity tests - Determination of the shrinkage index of a soil - Loaded shrinkage index
AS 1289.2.1.1-1992 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil moisture content tests - Determination of the moisture content of a soil - Oven drying method (standard method)
AS 1289.6.1.1-1998 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil strength and consolidation tests - Determination of the California Bearing Ratio of a soil - Standard laboratory method for a remoulded specimen
AS 1289.7.1.3-1998 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil reactivity tests - Determination of the shrinkage index of a soil - Core shrinkage index (Reconfirmed 2013)
AS 1289.5.3.2-1993 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil compaction and density tests - Determination of the field dry density of a soil - Sand replacement method using a sand pouring can, with or without a volume displacer
AS 1289.3.5.1-1995 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil classification tests - Determination of the soil particle density of a soil - Standard method
AS 1289.6.1.2-1998 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil strength and consolidation tests - Determination of the California Bearing Ratio of a soil - Standard laboratory method for an undisturbed specimen
AS 1289.5.1.1-1993 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil compaction and density tests - Determination of the dry density/moisture content relation of a soil using standard compactive effort
AS 1289.7.1.2-1998 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil reactivity tests - Determination of the shrinkage index of a soil - Loaded shrinkage index
AS 1289.4.1.1-1997 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil chemical tests - Determination of the organic matter content of a soil - Normal method
AS 1289.5.3.1-1993 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil compaction and density tests - Determination of the field density of a soil - Sand replacement method using a sand-cone pouring apparatus
AS/NZS 4456.10:1997 Masonry units and segmental pavers - Methods of test - Determining resistance to salt attack

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