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LAB TESTS : PHYSICAL

PROPERTIES
SOIL

S.No MATERIALS / TESTS IS REFERENCE

1. Determination of following properties of Soil

(a) Water Contents IS 2720 (Part 2)
(b) Specific Gravity IS 2720 (Part 3)
(c) Grain Size Analysis IS 2720 (Part 4)
(d) Liquid limit and Plastic limit IS 2720 (Part 5)
(e) Shrinkage limit IS 2720 (Part 6)
(f) Unconfined Compressive Strength IS 2720 (Part 10)
(g) Shear Strength by Direct Shear Test IS 2720 (Part 13)
(h) Shear Strength by Direct Shear Test on IS 2720 (Part 13)
gravelly soils
(j) Shear Strength by Triaxial Test IS 2720 (Part 11 & 12)
(k) Shear Strength by Vane Shear Test IS 2720 (Part 14)
(l) Consolidation properties IS 2720 (Part 15)
(m) Permeability IS 2720 (Part 17)
(n) Permeability (granular soils– at constant IS 2720 (Part 36)
head) IS 2720 (Part 40)
(o) Free Swell IS 2720 (Part 41)
(p) Swelling Pressure IS 2720 (Part 7)
(q) Moisture contents – Dry density relations
using light compaction IS 2720 (Part 8)
(r) Moisture contents – Dry density relations
using heavy compaction IS 2720 (Part 14)
(s) Density Index
2. Tests on stabilized soils
(a) Moisture contents IS 4332 (Part 2 and 3)
(b) Wetting and Drying Tests IS 4332 (Part 4)
(c) Unconfined compressive strength IS 4332 (Part 5)
(d) Flexural Strength IS 4332 (Part 6)