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I.S. ENV 1997-2:1999

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EUROCODE 7: GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN - PART 2: DESIGN ASSISTED BY LABORATORY TESTING
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Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

21-09-2007

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-1999

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FOREWORD
1 GENERAL
   1.1 Scope
   1.2 References
   1.3 Distinction between Principles and Application Rules
   1.4 Definitions
   1.5 Symbols and units
   1.6 The link between ENV 1997-1 and ENV 1997-2
2 REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL LABORATORY TESTS
   2.1 General requirements
   2.2 Testing programme
   2.3 Quality of soil samples
   2.4 Equipment, procedures and presentation
   2.5 Evaluation of test results
   2.6 Quality assurance and quality control
3 CALIBRATION OF TEST EQUIPMENT
   3.1 Objective
   3.2 Requirements
4 PREPARATION OF SOIL SPECIMENS FOR TESTING
   4.1 Objective
   4.2 Requirements
5 TESTS FOR CLASSIFICATION, IDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION OF SOILS
   5.1 General
   5.2 Requirements for all classification tests
   5.3 Water content
   5.4 Bulk density
   5.5 Particle density
   5.6 Particle size analysis
   5.7 Consistency limits
   5.8 Density index test for granular soils
   5.9 Soil dispersibility
   5.10 Frost susceptibility
   5.11 Evaluation of test results
6 CHEMICAL TESTING OF SOILS AND GROUNDWATER
   6.1 Requirements for all chemical tests
   6.2 Organic content
   6.3 Carbonate content
   6.4 Sulphate content
   6.5 pH value (acidity and alkalinity)
   6.6 Chloride content
7 COMPRESSIBILITY TESTING OF SOILS
   7.1 Objective
   7.2 Requirements
   7.3 Evaluation of test results
8 STRENGTH INDEX TESTING OF SOILS
   8.1 Objective
   8.2 Requirements
   8.3 Evaluation of test results
9 STRENGTH TESTING OF SOILS
   9.1 Objective and scope
   9.2 Requirements
   9.3 Evaluation of test results
   9.4 Consolidated triaxial compression test
   9.5 Consolidated box and ring direct shear tests
10 COMPACTION TESTING OF SOILS
   10.1 Scope
   10.2 Compaction tests
   10.3 California Bearing ratio (CBR) test
11 PERMEABILITY TESTING OF SOILS
   11.1 Objective
   11.2 Requirements
   11.3 Evaluation of test results
12 PREPARATION OF SPECIMEN FOR TESTING OF ROCK MATERIAL
   12.1 Objective
   12.2 Requirements
   12.3 Evaluation of test results
13 CLASSIFICATION TESTING OF ROCK MATERIAL
   13.1 General
   13.2 Rock identification and description
   13.3 Water content
   13.4 Density and porosity
14 SWELLING TESTING OF ROCK MATERIAL
   14.1 General
   14.2 Swelling pressure index under zero volume change
   14.3 Swelling strain index for radially confined specimen
        with axial surcharge
   14.4 Swelling strain developed in unconfined rock specimen
15 STRENGTH TESTING OF ROCK MATERIAL
   15.1 General
   15.2 Uniaxial Compressive Strength and Deformability
   15.3 Point load test
   15.4 Direct shear test
   15.5 Brazil test
   15.6 Triaxial compression test
ANNEX A (INFORMATIVE) DETAILED INFORMATION ON METHODS AND TESTS
  A.1 GENERAL
  A.2 REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL LABORATORY TESTS
  A.3 CALIBRATION OF TEST EQUIPMENT
  A.4 PREPARATION OF SOIL SPECIMENS FOR TESTING
  A.5 TESTS FOR CLASSIFICATION, IDENTIFICATION AND
       DESCRIPTION OF SOILS
  A.6 CHEMICAL TESTING OF SOILS AND GROUNDWATER
  A.7 COMPRESSIBILITY TESTING OF SOILS
  A.8 STRENGTH INDEX TESTING OF SOILS
  A.9 STRENGTH TESTING OF SOILS
  A.10 COMPACTION TESTING OF SOILS
  A.11 PERMEABILITY TESTING OF SOILS
  A.12 PREPARATION OF SPECIMEN FOR TESTING ON ROCK MATERIAL
  A.13 CLASSIFICATION TESTING OF ROCK MATERIAL
  A.14 SWELLING TESTING OF ROCK MATERIAL
  A.15 STRENGTH TESTING OF ROCK MATERIAL
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Applicable to the geotechnical aspects of the design of buildings and civil engineering works.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
110
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
ENV 1997-2 : DRAFT 1999 Identical

ENV 1997-1 : 1994 EUROCODE 7: GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN - GENERAL RULES
BS 5930:1981 Code of practice for site investigations
ASTM D 422 : 1963 : R2002 : EDT 1 Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils
SN 670816 : 1964 METERIAUX PIERREUX; SEDIMENTOMETRIE PAR LA METHODE DE L'AREOMETRE
NFP 94 053 : 1991 SOILS INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF DENSITY OF FINE SOILS - CUTTING CURB, MOULD AND WATER IMMERSION METHODS
BS 1377-7:1990 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Shear strength tests (total stress)
DIN 18125-1:2010-07 SOIL, INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF DENSITY OF SOIL - PART 1: LABORATORY TESTS
SN 670340 : 1959
NFP 94 051 : 1993 SOIL: INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF ATTERBERG'S LIMITS - LIQUID LIMIT TEST USING CASSAGRANDE APPARATUS - PLASTIC LIMIT TEST ON ROLLED THREAD
ENV 1991-1 : DRAFT 1994 EUROCODE 1: BASIS OF DESIGN AND ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - BASIS OF DESIGN
NFP 94 057 : 1992 SOILS INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - GRANULOMETRIC ANALYSIS - HYDROMETER METHOD
DIN 18122-1:1997-07 SOIL, INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - CONSISTENCY LIMITS - PART 1: DETERMINATION OF LIQUID LIMIT AND PLASTIC LIMIT
DIN 18125-2:2011-03 SOIL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF DENSITY OF SOIL - PART 2: FIELD TESTS
SN 670345 : 1959
ASTM D 3080 : 2004 Standard Test Method for Direct Shear Test of Soils Under Consolidated Drained Conditions
ASTM D 854 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Test Methods for Specific Gravity of Soil Solids by Water Pycnometer (Withdrawn 2023)
BS 1377-5:1990 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Compressibility, permeability and durability tests
BS 812-118:1988 Testing aggregates Methods for determination of sulphate content
DIN 18122-2:2000-09 SOIL - INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - PART 2: DETERMINATION OF THE SHRINKAGE LIMIT
BS 1377-3:1990 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Chemical and electro-chemical tests
SN 670350 : 1992
ASTM D 2974 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Test Methods for Moisture, Ash, and Organic Matter of Peat and Other Organic Soils
SN 670321 : 1994 ESSAIS SUR LES SOLS - ESSAI DE GONFLEMENT AU GEL ET ESSAI CRB APRES DEGEL (CRB<(INDEX)F>)
DIN 18123:2011-04 SOIL, INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF GRAIN-SIZE DISTRIBUTION
BS 1377-4:1990 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Compaction-related tests
DIN 18121-2:2012-02 SOIL, INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - WATERCONTENT - PART 2: DETERMINATION BY RAPID METHODS
ASTM D 2435 : 2004 Standard Test Methods for One-Dimensional Consolidation Properties of Soils Using Incremental Loading
NS 8017 : 1ED 1991 GEOTECHNICAL TESTING - LABORATORY METHODS - DETERMINATION OF ONE-DIMENSIONAL CONSOLIDATION PROPERTIES BY ODOMETER TESTING - METHOD USING INCREMENTAL LOADING
SN 670810C : 1986
ENV 1997-3 : DRAFT 1999 EUROCODE 7: GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN - DESIGN ASSISTED BY FIELDTESTING
BS 1377-2:1990 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Classification tests
DIN 18129:2011-07 Soil, investigation and testing - Determination of lime content
SN 670335 : 1960 ESSAIS; POIDS SPECIFIQUE APPARENT; METHODE 'DU SABLE'
NFP 94 050 : 1995 SOILS: INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE CONTENT - OVEN DRYING METHOD
ASTM D 4542 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Test Methods for Pore Water Extraction and Determination of the Soluble Salt Content of Soils by Refractometer

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