LIST OF STANDARD CODE BOOKS

S.NO DESCRIPTION OF THE TEST INDIAN STANDARDS

GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION

1 Code of Practice for sub surface investigation for Foundations 1892- 1979

2 Method for Standard Penetration Test (SPT) for Soils 2131- 1981
3 Code of Practice for Thin- Walled tube sampling of Soils 2132- 1986
Code of practice for presentation of drilling information and core
4 4464- 1985
description in foundation investigation
5 Subsurface exploration by Pits, trenches, Drifts and shafts 4453- 2009
6 Guide for core drilling observations 5313- 1980
7 Code of practice for indexing and storage of drill cores 4078- 1980
8 Method of determination of water level in a bore hole 6935- 1973
9 Guide for undistrubed sampling of sands and sandy soils 8763- 1978
LABORATORY TESTS
2720, Part-3, sec-1-
1 Specific Gravity of Fine grained Soils
1980
Grain Size Analysis:
2 2720, Part-4- 1985
a) Sieve analysis b) Hydrometer c) Pipette analysis
3 Liquid Limit & Plastic Limit 2720, Part-5- 1985
4 Triaxial U.U Test 2720, Part-11- 1993
5 Triaxial C.U & C.D Test 2720, Part-12- 1981
6 Direct Shear Test 2720, Part-13- 1986

7 Consolidation 2720, Part-15- 1986

Classification and Identification of Soils for General

8 1498- 1970
Engineering Purpose and USCS & Visual Description Manually

9 Free Swell Index 2720, Part-40- 1977

10 Unconfined Compressive Strength 9143- 1979
11 Point Load Index 8764- 1998
Methods of test for aggregates for measuring specific gravity,
12 2386, Part-3- 1963
density, voids, absorption and bulking
DESIGNS
1 Permissible settlements & Depth criteria 1904- 1986
2 Bearing capacity of shallow foundations 6403- 1981
3 settlement calculations for shallow foundations 8009, Part-1- 1976
4 settlement calculations for deep foundations 8009, Part-2- 1980

BORROW AREA SOILS

2720, Part-3, sec-2-
1 Specific Gravity of Medium and coarse grained Soils
1980
2720, Part-3, sec-1-
2 Specific Gravity of Fine grained Soils
1980
Grain Size Analysis:
3 2720, Part-4- 1985
a) Sieve analysis b) Hydrometer c) Pipette analysis
4 Liquid Limit & Plastic Limit 2720, Part-5- 1985
5 Proctors Heavy Compaction (MODIFIED) 2720, Part-8- 1983
California Bearing Ratio(***For Three Energy method stricty to
6 2720, Part-16- 1987
followed AASTHO T 193 – 1993)
7 Free Swell Index 2720, Part-40- 1977
8 Swelling pressure of soils 2720, Part-41- 1977