IS 14690 : 1999 Quality Control During Construction of Earth and Rockfill Dams - Recommendations

1 Scope

This standard covers details of quality control measuresrequired to be adopted during construction of earth and rockfilldams.

2 References

IS2720Methods of test for soils:

Part 2 :1973Determination of water content

Part 4 :1985Grain size analysis

Part 8 :1983Determination of water content - Dry densityrelation using heavy compaction

Part 12 :1981Determination of shear strength parameters ofsoil from consolidated undrain triaxilcompression test with measurement of pore waterpressure

Part 17 :1986Laboratory determination permeability

Part 28 :1974Determination of dry density of soils in place,by the sand replacement method

Part 29 :1975Determination of dry density of soil in place bythe core cutter method

Part 33 :1971Determination of dry density in place by thering and water replacement method

IS 5529 : Part 1 :1985 Code of practice for in-situ permeabilitytest: Part 1 Test in overburden

IS 8826 :1978Guidelines for design of large earth androckfill dams