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Is 2720 1 1983 PDF
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IS t 2720 ( Part 1) - 1983
Indian Standard
METHODS OF TEST FOR SOILS
PART 1 PREPARATION OF DRY SOIL
SAMPLES FOR VARIOUS TESTS
( Second Revision )
Chairman Raprasenting
DR JAQIU~H NA~AIN Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi
Members
SRIZI I. D. AQARWAL Public Works Department, Government of Uttar
Pradesh, Lucknow
Saw B. L. DEAWAN ( Altcrnafe )
PHOF ALAM SINQII University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur
SI~RI B. ANJIAXI Engineering Research Laboratories, Government
of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad
SI~I E. M. BEN.IAMSN Concrete Association of India, Bombay
SRRI N. C, DUQCXAL ( Alternate )
CHIEF ENGINEER ( IPRI ) Irrigation Department, Government of Punjab,
Chandigarh
DIWCCTOH (DA%%) ( Alternate )
SHRI A. G. DASTI~AE In personal capacity (5 Hungerford Court, 12/l,
Hungerford Street, Calcuttn )
DR G. S. Dnrmorr Indian Geotechnical Society, New Delhi
Dmm~an Central Soil & Materials Rrsrarrlt Station, New
Delhi
DEPUTY DIRROTOIC ( Alternate )
DIRECTOR, IRI Irrigation Department, Government of Uttar
Pradesh, Roorkee
SI~RI A. H. DIVAYJI Asia Foundations and Construction (I) Ltd,
Bombay
Saw A. N. JANOI.~: ( Alternate )
DR GOPAL RANJAX University of Roorkee, Roorkee; and Institute of
-Engineers ( India ), Calcutta
SHRI S. GUPTA Cemindia Company Limited, Bombay
SITHI N. V. DE-SOUSA ( Alternat r1
( Continued on pago 2 )
Q Cobyright 1984
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This publication is protected under the In&an CepVright Act ( XIV of 1957 ) and
reproduction in whole or in part by any means except with written permission of the
publisher shall be deemed to be an infrineement of convrieht under the said Act.
IS t 2720 ( Part 1) - 1983
( Continucdfrom page 1 )
Mmbcrs Representing
SHRI M. IYEN~AR Engineers India Limited, New Delhi
SHRI ASHOE K. JAIN G. S. Jain and Associates, Roorkee
SHRI VIJAY K. JAIN ( Altarnate )
JOINT DIREOTOR RESEAROH (GE)-I, Ministry of Railways
RDSO
JOINT DIRECTOR RESEABCH
(GE)-11 RDSO ( Alternate )
LT-COL V. K. KANITKAB Engineer-in-Chiefs Branch, Army Headquarters
SHRI 0. P. MALIIOTRA Public Works Department, Chandigarh Adminis-
tration, Chandigarh
SHKI D. R. NAR.\HARI CentraA Building Research Institute ( CSIR ),
Roorkee -
S~rnr V. S. A~ARWAL ( Alternate )
SHRI T. K. NATI~AJAN Cc ntral Road Research Institute ( CSIR ), New
Delhi
SHRI RANJI~ SINQH Ministry of Defence ( R & D )
SHRI P. D. DESHPAN~E ( Alternate )
DR G. B. RAO Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
DR K. X. GUPTA ( Alternate)
RESEARCH OFFICIER ( B & RRL ) Public Works Department, Government of Punjab,
Chandigarh
SECRETARY Central Board of Irrigation and Power, New Delhi
DEPUTY SECRETARY I Alternate 1
SHRI N. SIVAQURu Roads Wing ( Ministry of Shipping and Transport )
SHRI P. R. KALNA ( Alternate )
SERI K. S. SRINIVASAN National Buildings Organization, New Delhi
SHRI SUNIL BERRY ( Altarnate )
DR N. SOM Jadavpur University, Calcutta
SHRI N. SUBRANANYAM Karnataka Engineering Research Station,
Krishnarajasagar
SUPERINTENDING ENQINE ER Public Works Department, Government of Tamil
(P&DC) Nadu, Madras
EXECUTIVE ENQINEER I SMRD)
( Alternafc)
SH~I H. C. VZHMA All India Instrument Manufacturers and Dealers
Association, Bombay
SHRI H. K. Guan ( Alternate )
SHRI G, RAMAN, Director General, ISI ( Ex-ojjicio Mtibcr )
Director ( Civ Engg )
Secretary
SHRI K. M. MATHTJR
Senior Deputy Director ( Civ Engg ), ISI
MSdWS
&RI AMAR SINQH Central Building Research Institute ( CSIR ),
Roorkee
SHRI M. R. SONEJA (Alternate )
( Centinwd on pagr 10 )
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IS : 2720 ( Part 1) - 1983
Indian Standard
METHODS OF TEST FOR SOILS
PART 1 PREPARATION OF DRY SOIL
SAMPLES FOR VARiOUS TESTS
( Second Revision)
0. FOREWORD
0.1 This Indian Standard ( Second Revision ) was adopted by the Indian
Standards Institution on 28 November 1983, after the draft finalized by
the Soil Engineering and Rock Mechanics Sectional Committee had been
approved by the Civil Engineering Division Council.
1. SCOPE
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2. APPARATUS
2.2 Trays - for air drying of soil, of suitable size and of non-rusting
material.
2.7 Balances
3.1 General - Soil sample as received from the field shall be dried in the
air or in sun. In wet weather a drying apparatus may be used in which
case the temperature of the sample should not exceed 60C. The clods
may be broken with a wooden-mallet to hasten drying. The organic
matter, like tree roots and pieces of bark should be removed from the
sample. Similarly, matter other than soil, like shells should also be
separated from the main soil mass. A noting shall be made of such
removals and their percentage of the total soil sample noted. When
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3.2 Drying of the Sample - The amount of drying depends upon the
proposed test to be conducted on the particular sample. The type,
temperature and duration of drying of sdil samples for different tests
are given in Table 1. When oven is used for drying, the temperature
in the oven shall not exceed 110C ( see Note ). Chemical drying of
samples should not be adopted for any tests.
( Continued )
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75:: Ekg
375
19 >,
,,
2 ,I
950 ,, 12 ),
475 ,) 12 ,,
xiii) Consolidation Air drying/Oven 500 g - Part 15*
properties 1 10C f 5%
xiv) CBR Air drying 6 kg 19 mm Part 164
xv) Permeability Oven, 105- 1lOC, 2.5 kg ( 100 9.5 mm Part 175
24 h mm dia)/
5 kg ( 200
mm dia )
xvi) Field moisture Air drying 5g 425 Part 18
equivalent micron
xvii) Centrifuge do 0 g do Part 9
moisture
equivalent
xviii) Linear shrinkage do 45Og do Part 20s
xix) Chemical tests
a) Tatal Oven, 05-llOC, 10 g 2mm Part 21D
soluble 24 h
solids
b) Organic Air drying 1oog do Part 22O
matter
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3.3 Degree of Pulverization - The big clods may be broken with the
help of wooden mallet. Further pulverization may be done in pestle
and mortar. The pulverized soil shall be passed through the specified
sieve for the particular test and the soil retained on that sieve shall be
again pulverized for sieving. This procedure should be repeated until
on further attempts at pulverizing very little soil passes through the
specified sieve. Care should be taken not to break up the individual
soil particles ( see Table 1 ).
4. QUANTITY OF SAMPLE
4.1 The quantities of soil sample required for conducting various
laboratory tests are given in Table 1 for guidance.
NOTE - For actual quantitier, corresponding part of IS : 2720 shall be referred.
4.2 When a smaller quantity has to be taken out of abigger soil mass
the representative sampling shall be done by quartering or riffling.
NOTE-In the case of coarse gravel or gravelly soils quartering by forming
a cone shall not be done. The entire aample shall be thoroughly mixed and spread
on a flat surface. The sample ao spread shall be divided into four quadrants and
diagonally opposite quadrants mixed. Thii process shall be repeated till the desired
quantity of sample is obtained.
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Mcmbcrs RCprCJC?ltifZg
ASSISTANT RESEARCH OBFIC~~ Irrigation Department, Government of Punjab,
( IPRI ) Chandigarh
ASSISTANT RESEARCH OFFICER Irrigation Department, Government of Uttar
(SRD) Pradesh, Lucknow
DEPUTY DIRECTOR RESEABCE Ministry of Railways
( GE-III ), RDSO
JOINT DIRECTOR RESEARCH
( GE-I ), RDSO ( Alternate )
DIRECTOR Central Soil and Materials Research Station, New
Delhi
DEPUIY DIRECTOR ( Alternate)
SHRI H. K. GUEA Geologist Syndicate Private Limited, Calcutta
SERI N. N. BEATTACHARAYA
(Alternate )
Da G~PAL RANJAN University of Roorkee, Roorkee
DR S,. C. HANUA ( Alternate )
DR. SHASHI K. GULHATI Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
SERI P. JAQANATHA RAO Centraaload Research Instttute ( CSIR ), New
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