IS 12175 : 1987 Specification for rapid moisture meter for rapid determination of water content for soil

1 Scope

1.1 This standard covers the moisture meter used for rapiddetermination of water content from the gas pressure developed bythe reaction of calcium carbide with the free water of the soil.

2 References

IS 2 :1960Rules for rounding off numerical values

IS 2102 : Part 1 :1980 General tolerances for dimensions and formandposition:Part 1 General tolerances for linear andangular dimensions

IS 2720 : Part 2 :1973 Methods of test for soils :Part 2 Determination of water content