IS 2720 : Part 8 : 1983 Methods of Test for Soils - Part 8 : Determination of Water Content-Dry Density Relation Using Heavy Compaction

1 Scope

1.1 This standard (Part 8) lays down the method for thedetermination of the relation between the water content and the drydensity of soils using heavy compaction.

2 References

IS 2 :1960Rules for rounding off numerical values

IS 460 : Part I :1978 Specification for test sieves:Part 1 Wire cloth test sieves

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

IS 2720 : Part 7 :1980 Methods of test for soils:Part 7 Determination of water content - drydensity relation using light compaction

IS 2809 :1972Glossary of terms and symbols relating to soilengineering

IS 9189 :1979Specification for compaction rammer for soiltesting

IS 10074 :1982 Specification for compaction mouldassembly forlight and heavy compaction of soils