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BRITISH STANDARD BS 1377: aR - — __. | Part 2: 1990 Incorporating Ameniiment No. 1 Methods of test for Soils for civil engineering purposes Part 2. Classification tests “Methods dessai des sols pour le génie ceil Bodenuntersuchang fur Tefbauzwecke Partie 2 Essai de classification ‘ell. Klassfizier prfungen NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW BS 1377 : Part 2 : 1990 Foreword ‘This Patol BS 1377 has been prepared under ha direction ofthe oad Engineering Standards Policy Committee. tisareisionot clause 2 of BS 1377 : 1875 which is superseded by amendment. [BS 1377: 1975 which has now been withdrawn is | replaced by the following Parts of BS 1377 : 1980: Part 1. Goneral requirements and sample preparation Pert 2. Classification tosts Part3. Chemical and electro-chemical tests Per4. Compaction-related tosts Part 5. Compressibility, permeability and durability tests Port 8. Consolidation and permeability tests in hydraulic calls and with pore pressure measurement Part. Shear strangth tests (total stress) Part 8. Shear strength tests (offoctive stress) Parts. In-situ teste Reference should be made to Part 1 for furth ‘about each ofthe Parts. “The principal changes to the classification tests 6s described inthe 1875 edition are as follows. (@) Additions Determination of the saturation moisture content of chalk. Determination of the liquid limit by 8 one-point cone penetration text, Determinstion of shrinkage limit, Determination of bulk density by direct measurement of ‘an undisturbed amp Determination of particle density using a large Pyknometar (presarving jar). information Issue 2, May 1996 () Deletion ‘The alcahol and sand bath methods for the determination of moisture content. (c) Significam changes Use of the 150 recommended series of sieve aperture sizes has bean introduced as an alternative to existing sieve aperture sizes. Procedures for fine partice size analysis by sedimentation havebaen amondad. Pretreatmentis not ow mandatory, and the need for several corrections to test observations has beon aliminated. The term ‘panicle density’ replaces ‘specific gravity’ For mostof the tests the normal requirement isto use the sol in its natural state without the need for drying before testing, Ithas been essumed inthe drafting of that the execution ofits provisions _appropristely qualified and experienced people. ‘Compliance with a British Standard doos not of Hseif confer Immunity fromm legal obligations. © 8s! 1996 Issue 1, May 1996 BS 1877: Part 2: 1990 Summary of pages ‘The following table identifies the current issue of each page. Issue 1 indicates that a page has been introduced for the first time by amendment. Subsequent issue numbers indicate an updated page. Vertical sidelining on replacement pages indicates the most recent changes (amendment, addition, deletion). Pare Taswe Page Front cover 2 32 . Inside front cover A 33 a 1 > blank 1 original 2 2 3a original 4 original - 5 2 original 6 2 2 7 original 2 8 2 2 9 Zl original 10 original 2 ul original original 12 original original 1B 2 original u original 2 15 original original 16 A original 7 original original e 18 original original 8 19 original original 20 original original 21 2 56 original 22 original 57 original 23 original 58 2 Pr original 59 2 % original 60 2 26 original 61 2 27 original 62 blank 28 original 63 removed 29 original a removed 30 2 Inside back cover original 31 A Back cover 2 | © BSI 1996 a Contents Page Foreword Inside front cover ‘Committees responsible Back cover Méthods 1 Scope 2 2 Definitions 2 3 Determination of moisture content 2 34 Gonarat 2 3.2 Oven-deying method 2 33 Method for satueetion moisture content ofchalk 4 4 Determination ofthe liquid limit 5 44 Ganerel 5 42 Sample reparation 5 43 Cone penetrometer method (definkive method) 6 44 One-point cone ponetremeter method 8 45 Casagrande apparatus method 8 4.8 One-point Casagrande method W 5 Determination ofthe plesticlimitand plasticity 13 index 5.4 Genaral 13 52 Sample preparation 3 5.3. Mathod for plastic limit 3 54 Derivation of plosicity index and liquidity Index 14 6 Doterminetion of shrinkage checectoristics 4 6.1 Goner “4 62 Sample preperation “ 63 Volumetric shrinkage (efirtive method) 4 6.4 Volumetric shrinkage (eubsidiary method) 18 65 Linear shrinkoge 20

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