IS 10042 : 1981 Code of practice for site-investigations for foundation in gravel boulder deposits

1 Scope

1.1 This code deals with the subsurface investigation inrelation to design of foundations for single and multistoreyedbuildings, overhead water tanks, piers and abutments of bridges inboulder-gravel deposits.

2 References

IS 2 :1960Rules for rounding off numericalvalues

IS 1888 :1982Method of load tests on soils

IS 1892 :1979 Code of practice for subsurfaceinvestigations for foundations

IS 2720 : Part XXXIII :1971Methods of test for soils:Part XXXIII Determination of thedensity in-place by the ring andwater replacement method

IS 2720 : Part XXXIX : Sec 1 : 1977 Methods oftests of soils: Part XXXIX Direct shear test forsoils containing gravel,Section 1 Laboratory test

IS 2809 :1972Glossary of terms and symbolsrelating to soil engineering

IS 4968 : Part I :1976Method for subsurface sounding forsoils: Part IDynamic method using 50 mmcone without bentonite slurry

IS 7746 :1975The minimum number of tests dependson the area over which thestructure has to come anduniformity of strata. However, inthe normal case a minimum of twotests are required

IS 4968 : Part II :1976Method for subsurface sounding forsoils:Part II Dynamic method using coneand bentonite slurry