SOIL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF DENSITY OF SOIL - PART 2: FIELD TESTS

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-1999

Publisher

German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung)

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Designation
4 Sample size
5 Principle
6 Determining the sample mass
   6.1 Apparatus
   6.2 Procedure
7 Determining the sample mass
   7.1 Methods
   7.2 Core cutter method
   7.3 Sand replacement method
   7.4 Rubber balloon method
   7.5 Liquid replacement method
   7.6 Gypsum replacement method
   7.7 Excavation method
8 Expression of results
9 Precision
10 Examples

Specifies field test methods that serve to determine the density of soil and are based on the extraction of soil samples and the determination of mass and volume. They can be used for all types of soil in which stable trial pits can be dug. However, the applicability of the methods to soft cohesive soils and to unconsolidated non-cohesive soils ought not to be taken for granted.

DevelopmentNote	Suspended until publication of a revised English text, due to a new German edition. (03/2011)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	14
PublisherName	German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung)
Status	Current

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