| IS No. | Title |
| IS 1498 : 1970 | Classification and identification
of soils for general engineering
purposes (first revision) |
| IS 1888 : 1982 | Method for load test on soils
(second revision) |
| IS 1892 : 1979 | Code of practice for subsurface
investigations for foundations
(first revision) |
| IS 2131 : 1981 | Methods of standard penetration
test for soils (first revision) |
| IS 2720 | Methods of test for soils: |
| IS Part 2 : 1973 | Determination of water content
(second revision) |
| IS Part 4 : 1985 | Grain size analysis (second
revision) |
| IS Part 5 : 1985 | Determination of liquid and
plastic limit (second revision) |
| IS Part 10 : 1991 | Determination of unconfined
compressive strength (first
revision) |
| IS Part 11 : 1993 | Determination of the shear
strength parameters of a
specimen tested in unconsolidated undrained triaxial
compression without the
measurement of pore pressure |
| IS Part 12 : 1981 | Determination of the shear
strength parameters of soil from
consolidated, undrained triaxial
compression test with
measurement of pore water
pressure(first revision) |
| IS Part 13 : 1986 | Direct shear test (second
revision) |
| IS Part 14 : 1983 | Determination of density index
(relative density) of
cohesionless soils (first revision) |
| IS Part 15 : 1965 | Determination of consolidation
properties (first revision) |
| IS Part 17 : 1986 | Laboratory determination of
permeability (first revision) |
| IS Part 21 : 1977 | Determination of total soluble
solids (first revision) |
| IS Part 22 : 1972 | Determination of organic matter
(first revision) |
| IS Part 23 : 1976 | Determination of calcium
carbonate (first revision) |
| IS Part 26 : 1987 | Determination of pH value
(second revision) |
| IS Part 27 : 1977 | Determination of soluble
sulphates (first revision) |
| IS Part 28 : 1974 | Determination of dry density of
soils in place by the sand
replacement method (first revision) |
| IS Part 29 : 1975 | Determination of dry density of
soils in place, by the core-cutter
method (first revision) |
| IS Part 33 : 1971 | Determination of density of soil
in place by the ring and water
replacement method |
| IS Part 34 : 1972 | Determination of density of soil
in place by rubber balloon
method |
| IS Part 38 : 1976 | Compaction control test (Hilf
method) |
| IS Part 40 : 1977 | Determination of free swell index
of soils |
| IS Part 41 : 1977 | Determination of swelling
pressure of soils |
| IS 2950 : Part 1 : 1981 | Code of practice for design and
construction of raft foundations:
Part 1 Design (second revision) |
| IS 3025 : Part 11 : 1983 | Methods of sampling and test (physical and
chemical) for water and waste water:
Part 11 pH value (first revision) |
| IS 4078 : 1980 | Code of practice for indexing and
storage of drill cores (first
revision) |
| IS 4434 : 1978 | Code of practice for in-situ vane
shear test for soils (first revision) |
| IS 4453 : 1980 | Code of practice for exploration
by pits, trenches, drifts and
shafts (first revision) |
| IS 4464 : 1985 | Code of practice for presentation
of drilling information and
core description in foundation
investigation (first revision) |
| IS 4968 : Part 3 : 1976 | Method for subsurface sounding
for soils: Part 3 Static cone
penetration test (first revision) |
| IS 5529 | Code of practice in-situ permeability test: |
| IS Part 1 : 1985 | Test in overburden (first
revision) |
| IS Part 2 : 2006 | Test in rock (second revision) |
| IS 6926 : 1996 | Code of practice for diamond core
drilling for site investigation for
river valley projects |
| IS 7292 : 1974 | Code of practice for in-situ
determination of rock properties
by flat jack |
| IS 7317 : 1993 | Code of practice for uniaxial
jacking test for deformation
modulus of rock |
| IS 7422 | Symbols and abbreviations for
use in geological maps, sections
and subsurface exploratory logs: |
| IS Part 1 : 1974 | Abbreviations |
| IS Part 2 : 1974 | Igneous rocks |
| IS Part 3 : 1974 | Sedimentary rocks |
| IS Part 4 : 1985 | Metamorphic rocks |
| IS Part 5 : 1992 | Line contacts and structural
features |
| IS 7746 : 1991 | Code of practice for in-situ shear
test on rock |
| IS 8764 : 1998 | Method of determination of
point load strength index of rocks |
| IS 9143 : 1979 | Method of determination of
unconfined compressive
strength of rock materials |
| IS 9214 : 1979 | Method for determination of modulus
of sub-grade reaction
(k-value) of soils in the field |
| IS 9221 : 1979 | Method for the determination of
modulus of elasticity and
Poisson's ratio of rock materials
in uniaxial compression |
| IS 12634 : 1989 | Rock joints-direct shear
strength - Laboratory method of
determination |
| IS 4453 : 1980 | Exploration by pits, trenches,
drifts and shafts - Code of
practice (first revision) |
| IS 15686 : 2006 | Recommendations for preparation
of geological and geotechnical
maps for river valley projects |