LIQUID LIMIT TEST OF SOIL USING CONE PENETROMETER METHOD (IS-2720 …
Procedure. About 150 gm. of air dried soil from thoroughly mixed portion of material passing 425 micron IS sieve is obtained. Distilled water is mixed to the soil thus obtained in a mixing disc to form a uniform paste. Then the wet soil paste is transferred to the cylindrical cup of cone penetrometer apparatus, ensuring that no air is trapped ...
MODIFIED PROCTOR TEST
2. Add suitable amount of water with the soil and mix it thoroughly. For sandy and gravelly soil add 3% to 5% of water. For cohesive soil the amount of water to be added should be 12% to 16% below the plastic limit. 3. Weigh the mould with base plate attached, to the nearest 1g and record the weight as W 1. Attach the extension collar with the ...
Plastic Limit Test of Soil | IS: 2720 (Part 5): 1985
The results of the observation of the plastic limit of soil test shall be recorded suitably. The plastic limit should be reported to the nearest whole number. Determination of Plastic Limit of Soil, IS: 2720 (Part 5): 1985, The plastic limit of soil is the moisture content or water content at which soil begins to behave as a plastic material ...
CONSOLIDATION TEST- (OEDOMETER TEST) (IS 2720 …
IIT Gandhinagar, Soil Mechanics Lab Page 3 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GANDHINAGAR Department of Civil Engineering Soil Mechanics Laboratory 9. In unloading phase, the load needs to be reduced in the reverse order and allow it to stand for Atleast 2 hrs or until the dial gauge reading becomes constant. Take the final reading of …
Indian Standard codes for Soil
IS 2720-27 METHOD OF TEST FOR SOIL PART-27 DETERMINATION OF TOTAL SOLUBLE SULPHATE. IS 2720-28 METHOD OF TEST FOR SOIL PART-28 DETERMINATION OF DRY DENSITY OF SOIL BY SAND REPLACEMENT. IS 2720-30 METHOD OF TEST FOR SOIL PART-30 LABORATORY VANE SHEAR TEST. IS 2720 …
DETERMINATION OF SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF SOIL (IS : …
Geotechnical Engineering Lab Manual Department of Civil Engineering, A I T, Chikkamagalur 4 Ex. No: 2 Date: DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE CONTENT OF SOIL BY OVEN DRYING METHOD (IS : 2720 (Part 2) – 1973) AIM To determine the natural moisture content of the given soil sample. THEORY AND APPLICATION
IS 2720-28 (1974): Methods of test for soils, Part 28: …
IS : 2720 ( Part XXVIII) -1974. ( Reaffirmed 2010 ) Indian Standard. METHODS OF TEST FOR SOILS. PART XXVIII DETERMINATION OF DRY DENSITY OF SOILS IN-PLACE, …
IS 2720-4: Methods of test for soils, Part 4: Grain size analysis
(For more information: 12 Tables of Code) Name of Standards Organization: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Division Name: Civil Engineering Section Name: Soil and Foundation Engineering (CED 43) Designator of Legally Binding Document: IS 2720-4 Title of Legally Binding Document: Methods of test for soils, Part 4: Grain size analysis …
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Geotechnical …
Geotechnical Engineering Lab LAB MANUAL- 10CVL67 2016-2017 Prepared by: Reviewed by: Approved by: ... BIS Codes of Practice: IS 2720(Part-3/Sec. 1) – 1987; IS 2720 (Part – 2)- 1973; ... Manual of Soil Laboratory Testing- Head K.H., (1986)- Vol. I, II, III, Princeton Press,
Determination of field density of soil by Sand Replacement …
Trace the circular hole of the tray on the ground and excavate the soil carefully without losing any of the soil fragment. Dig a hole of approximately 150 mm in the ground. Collect all the excavated material in a metal container and clear the hole using a brush. Determine the mass of this soil as the weight of wet soil from hole Ww.
Liquid Limit Test Lab
IIT Gandhinagar, Soil Mechanics Lab Page 1 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GANDHINAGAR Department of Civil Engineering Soil Mechanics Laboratory a) LIQUID LIMIT TEST IS: 2720 (Part 5) – 1985 (Reaffirmed-2006) THEORY: The liquid limit is the moisture content at which the groove, formed by a standard tool into the sample of soil …
IS 2720-1 (1983): Methods of test for soils, Part 1: Preparation of dry
IS m: 2720 ( Part 4 ) - 1985 IS : 2720 ( Part 2 )-1973" and the masses corrected accordingly. When the sample contains less than 5 percent moisture it is not necessary to determine …
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Geotechnical …
IS 2720 (Part III) – 1980 is the standard recommended to determine specific gravity of fine grained soils. The value ranges are same as the previous experiment.
TRIAXIAL SHEAR TEST
1. IS 2720(Part 11):1993 - Determination of the shear strength parameters of a specimen tested in unconsolidated undrained tri-axial compression without the measurement of pore water pressure. Reaffirmed- 2021. 2. IS 2720(Part 12):1981 - Determination of the shear strength parameters of soil from consolidated
CONSOLIDATION TEST- (OEDOMETER TEST) (IS 2720 …
IIT Gandhinagar, Soil Mechanics Lab Page 3 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GANDHINAGAR Department of Civil Engineering Soil Mechanics Laboratory 2. Void ratio. Voids ratio at the end of various pressures are calculated from equation e = (H – HS)/HS 3. Coefficient of consolidation.
(IS-2720-PART-6-1972) (Reaffirmed-2001)
Soil Mechanics Laboratory 4. Weigh immediately the dish with wet soil and record the weight. 5. Air- dry the wet soil cake for 6 to 8 hrs, until the color of the pat turns from dark to light. Then oven-dry the cake at 1050C to 1100C say about 12 to 16 hours. 6. Remove the dried disk of the soil from oven. Cool it in a desiccator.
SAND REPLACEMENT (INSITU-DENSITY) METHOD (IS …
Soil Mechanics Laboratory SAND REPLACEMENT (INSITU-DENSITY) METHOD (IS 2720-PART-28-1974) Reaffirmed-2010 THEORY: The in-situ density is defined as the …
IS 2720-41: Methods of test for soils, Part 41: Measurement …
(For more information: 12 Tables of Code) Name of Standards Organization: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Division Name: Civil Engineering Section Name: Soil and Foundation Engineering (CED 43) Designator of Legally Binding Document: IS 2720-41 Title of Legally Binding Document: Methods of test for soils, Part 41: Measurement of swelling ...
Soil Survey Manual | Natural Resources Conservation Service
Previously published in 1937, 1951, and 1993, the Soil Survey Manual is one of the defining documents for soil survey in the world. It contains extensive information describing each soil property and the proper procedures for observing or measuring it in the field. Although the Manual is intended primarily for use by soil scientists engaged in ...
DETERMINATION OF LIQUID LIMIT BY CONE PENETRATION …
Reference. IS 2720 (Part-5): 1985 (Reaffirmed 2020) "Test for the determination of Liquid Limit by Cone penetration method" . 4. Procedure: Take about 150 g of soil sample, passing from 425 micron, and work it well into a paste with addition of distilled water. In the case of highly clayey soils, to ensure uniform moisture distribution, it ...
COMPACTION TEST-(LIGHT WEIGHT/STANDARD …
Soil Mechanics Laboratory COMPACTION TEST-(LIGHT WEIGHT/STANDARD PROCTOR COMPACTION) (IS 2720-PART VII-1980) Reaffirmed-2011 THEORY: In geotechnical engineering, soil compactionis the process in which a stress applied to a soilcauses densification as air is displaced from the pores between the soil grains.
COMPACTION TEST-(LIGHT WEIGHT/STANDARD …
Soil Mechanics Laboratory COMPACTION TEST-(LIGHT WEIGHT/STANDARD PROCTOR COMPACTION) (IS 2720-PART VII-1980) Reaffirmed-2011 THEORY: In …
IS 2720-15 (1965): Methods of Test for Soils, Part XV: …
4.2.4 The consolidation cell shall be filled with water, preferably of the same ionic content as the specimen pore water. If this is not possible, distilled water shall be used. The type of water used shall be noted in the data sheet. 4.2.5 The specimen shall then be allowed to reach equilibrium for 24 h. 4.3 Loading.
LABORATORY MANUAL
LABORATORY MANUAL 011509P: Soil Mechanics Laboratory Prepared By: Prof. RASHID MUSTAFA DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING KATIHAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE KATIHAR - 854109 SOIL MECHANICS LAB ... 2720 (Part 4) – 1985. A soil's specific gravity largely depends on the density of the minerals making up the individual …
IS 2720-22 (1972): Methods of test for soils, Part 22: …
SOIL SAMPLE FOR TEST. 12.1 The soil sample shall be ground to pass a 212-micron IS Sieve and 0'25 g of soil ( 0'05 g ifpeat, 1'00 g if soil has lessthan one percent organic. 8. 18.2720 ( Put XXQ) -1m matter) shall be taken in a 250-ml beaker or 30 X 200 mm test tube ( $" also 5.1 ). 13.
Falling Head Permeability Test Lab
3. Now, compact the wet soil in 3 layers with 25 blows to each layer with a 2.6 kg dynamic tool. Remove the collar and then trim off the excess. Weigh the mould assembly with the soil. 4. Place the filter paper or fine wire mesh on the top of the soil specimen and fix the perforated base plate on it. 5.
CE 402:Geotechnical Engineering Lab
Procedure (IS : 2720 ( Part XL) – 1977, Reaffirmed 1997) 1. Take three specimen of 10 g of oven dried soil passing through 425-micron IS Sieve. 2. Pour each soil specimen into a graduated glass cylinders of 100 ml capacity. 3. One cylinder shall then be filled with kerosene oil and the other two cylinders with distilled water up to the 100 ml ...
SPECIFIC GRAVITY TEST OF SOIL(IS-2720-PART-3-1980)
Procedure. Dry the pycnometer and weigh it with its cap (W1) Take about 200 g to 300 g of oven dried soil passing through 4.75mm sieve into the pycnometer and weigh again (W2) Add water to cover the soil and screw on the cap. Shake the pycnometer well and connect it to the vaccum pump to remove entrapped air for about 10 to 20 minutes.
IS 2720-38 (1976): Methods of test for soils, Part 38: …
The rapid compaction test is performed on that fraction of the soil which is finer than the specified sieve. The size of the sieve should' ensure that not less than 85 percent, by mass, of the total material is tested. 1.1.2 Because it is a rapid method the refinement of proper curing is. necessarily omitted.
IS 2720-13 (1986): Methods of test for soils, Part 13: …
SCOPE. 1.1 This standard ( Part 13 ) covers the methods for determination of shear strength of soil with amaximum particle sizof4.75 mm inundrained, consolidated undrained a dconsolidated dr ined conditions. 'NOTE - The undrained test can be performed only for highly.impermeable clays.