IS 2720 : Part 37 : 1976 Methods of test for soils: Part 37 Determination of sand equivalent values of soils and fine aggregates

1. SCOPE

1.1 This standard (Part XXXVII) covers the method for the determination of sand equivalent value of soils. Thi, indicates, under standard crmditirms, the relative proportions of claylike or plastic fines and dusts in granular soils and fine aggregates that pass 4 75-mm IS Sieve. This mr;thod i, intended to serve as a rapid field-correlation test.