| Classification | |||||
| Test categories | Material testing method | Material required | |||
| Fine grained | Medium grained | Coarse grained | |||
| Moisture content | LVS EN ISO 17892-1:2015 | 30 g | 100 g | 500 g | |
| Particle density | LVS EN ISO 17892-3:2016 | 30 g | |||
| Bulk density, dry density, moisture content, particle density | LVS EN ISO 17892 standards | Undisturbed sample | |||
| Atterberg limits | LVS EN ISO 17892-12:2018 | Enough sample to provide 300 g of material passing a 400 µm sieve | |||
| Particle size distribution | LVS EN ISO 17892-4:2017 | ||||
| Sieving method | p.5.2. | 300 g | 3 kg | 10 kg – 20 kg
(gravel) |
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| Hydrometer method | p.5.3. | Clay, silt – 60 g | |||
| Organic matter content in soils* | AASHTO T267-86 |
50 g |
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| Soil mechanics | |||||
| Direct shear using 60 mm small shearbox (consolidated, drained, φ’, c’) | LVS EN ISO 17892-10:2019 | Undisturbed: Enough intact material to trim down to a 60 mm square by 20 mm high block for each specimen required
Remoulded: Approximately 200 g of < 2 mm material per specimen |
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| Residual shear test using 60 mm small shearbox (consolidated, drained, φ’r , c’r) | LVS EN ISO 17892-10:2019 | ||||
| Consolidation properties in oedometer (mv, Eoed, Cc, cv, σ’p) | LVS EN ISO 17892–5:2017 | an undisturbed length of sample at least half as long as the diameter, and at least 10 mm greater in diameter than the required specimen (typical specimen 71 mm dia.) | |||
| Unconfined Compressive Strength | LVS EN ISO 17892–7:2018 | Undisturbed: Block sample twice the size of 2:1 length:dia sample required. | |||
| Compaction | |||||
| Dry Density Moisture Content Relationship using:
2.5 kg hammer 4.5 kg hammer |
LVS EN 13286-2:2012 L | Less than 5% of material larger than 16 mm | 15 kg | ||
| More than 5% of material larger than 16 mm | 40 kg | ||||
| California bearing ratio CBR* | LVS EN 13286-47:2012 |
50 kg |
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