IS 2720 : Part 34 : 1972 Methods of test for soils: Part 34 Determination of density of soil in-place by rubber-balloon method

UDC 624.131.431.5 CED 43
Reaffirmed 2020

1. SCOPE

1.1 This standard (Part XXXIV) covers the procedure for determining the density in-place of compacted or firmly bonded soil using a rubber-balloon apparatus. This method is not suitable for very soft soils which will deform under slight pressure or in which the volume of the hole cannot he maintained at a constant value.