S.

NO
1

Check list for Reported results_Soil

Test
Specifications
Determination of dry
IS:2720 (Part 29) - 1975
density of soil in-place

Determination of Water
content

IS:2720 (Part 2) - 1973

Determination of
Liquid & Plastic limit

IS:2720 (Part 5) - 1985

Determination of water
content - dry density
relation using heavy
compaction

IS:2720 (Part 8) - 1983

Laboratory
determination of CBR

IS:2720 (Part 16) - 1987

list for Reported results_Soil

Measuring Parameter Units

Remarks
Value shall be up to second place of
decimal

Dry density of soil

g/cm3

Water Content

Shall be reported to two significant

figures

Should be reported to the nearest

Whole number for MECHANICAL
METHOD

Liquid Limit

Should be reported to the nearest

first decimal place for CONE
PENETRATION METHOD & ONE
POINT METHOD

Plastic Limit

The average of the results

calculated to the nearest whole
number.

MDD

g/cm3

Maxm Dry Density shall be reported

to the nearest 0.01

OMC

Shall be quoted to the nearest 0.2

for the values below 5% to the
nearest 0.5 for the values between
5 to 10% and to the nearest whole
number for the values > 10%.

Swell
CBR

%
%

S.NO

Check list for Reported results_Aggr

Specifications

Test

Sieve Analysis

Determination of Flakiness
Index

Determination of
Elongation Index

Determination of Angularity
Number

Determination of Specific
Gravity

Determination of Water
Absorption

Determination of Bulk
Density

Determination of Voids

Determination of Crushing
Value

10

Determination of 10
percent fine value

11

Determination of
Aggregate Impact value

12

Determination of
Aggregate Abrasion value

13

Determination of Polished
Stone value

14
15
16

Determination of Crushing
strength
Soundness
Alkali Aggregate ReActivity

IS:2386 (Part I)-1963

IS:2386 (Part III)-1963

IS:2386 (Part IV)-1963

IS:2386 (Part V)-1963

IS:2386 (Part VII)-1963

st for Reported results_Aggregate

Measuring Parameter

Units

Reported Result

Particle size distribution of

Coarse, fine and all- inaggregates

Flakiness Index

shall be expressed to the nearest

whole number

Elongation Index

shall be expressed to the nearest

whole number

Angularity Number

Number

Number shall be expressed to the

nearest whole number

Specific Gravity

Number

Report the result to 0.01

Water Absorption

Report the result to 0.1 percent

Bulk Density

kg/litre

shall be reported to nearest 0.01kg

Voids

Shall be reported as a percentage

to the nearest whole number

Crushing Value

Shall be reported to the nearest

whole Number

10 percent fine value

Tonnes

Shall be reported to the nearest

whole number for loads of 10
tonnes or more, the nearest 0.5
tonne for loads of less than 10
tonnes.

Aggregate Impact value

Shall be reported to the nearest

whole Number

Aggregate Abrasion value

Shall be reported to the nearest

whole Number

Polished Stone value

Shall be reported to the nearest

whole Number

Crushing strength

kg/cm2

Shall be reported to the nearest

5kg/cm2

Soundness
Alkali Aggregate ReActivity

Remarks

AASHTO T84,
T85