IS 11550 : 1985 Code of practice for field instrumentation of swelling pressure in expansive soils

1 Scope

1.1 This code deals with field instrumentation for measurementof swelling pressure in expansive soils in relation to design offoundations of single/double storey buildings and other alliedlight structures.

2 References

IS 2 :1960Rules for rounding off numerical values

IS 2720 : Part 5 :1986 Methods of test for soils:Part 5 Determination of liquid and plasticlimits

IS 2720 : Part 6 :1972 Methods of test for soils:Part 6 Determination of shrinkage factors

IS 2720 : Part 40 :1977 Methods of test for soils:Part 40 Determination of free swelling index ofsoils