IS code Book – Soil and Foundation Engineering

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Code book used (Description)IS Code number
1542Code of Practice For Design And Construction Of Shallow Foundations In Soils (Other Than Raft, Ring And Shell)

IS 1080:1985

1543Classification and identification of soils for general engineering purposes

IS 1498:1970

1544Method of load test on soils

IS 1888:1982

1545Code of practice for subsurface investigation for foundations

IS 1892:1979

1546Code of practice for design and construction of foundations in soils: General requirements

IS 1904:1986

1547Method for standard penetration test for soils

IS 2131:1981

1548Code of practice for thin-walled tube sampling of soils

IS 2132:1986

1549Methods of test for soils, Part 1: Preparation of dry soil samples for various tests

IS 2720-1:1983

1550Methods of test for soils, Part 2: Determination of water content

IS 2720-2:1973

1551Methods of test for soils, Part 3: Determination of specific gravity, Section 1: Fine-grained soils

IS 2720-3-1:1980

1552Methods of test for soils, Part 3: Determination of specific gravity, Section 2: Fine, medium and coarse-grained soils

IS 2720-3-2:1980

1553Methods of test for soils, Part 4: Grain size analysis

IS 2720-4:1985

1554Methods of test for soils, Part 5: Determination of liquid and plastic limit

IS 2720-5:1985

1555Methods of test for soils, Part 6: Determination of shrinkage factors

IS 2720-6:1972

1556Methods of test for soils, Part 7: Determination of water content-dry density relation using light compaction

IS 2720-7:1980

1557Methods of test for soils, Part 8: Determination of water content-dry density relation using heavy compaction

IS 2720-8:1983

1558Methods of test for soils, Part 9: Determination of dry density- moisture content relation by constant mass of soil method

IS 2720-9:1992

1559Methods of test for soils, Part 10: Determination of unconfined compressive strength

IS 2720-10:1991

1560

Methods of test for soils, Part 11: Determination of the shear strength parameters of a specimen tested in unconsolidated undrained triaxial compression without the measurement of pore water pressure

IS 2720-11:1993

1561Methods of test for soils, Part 12: Determination of shear strength parameters of soil from consolidated undrained triaxial compression test with measurement of pore water pressure

IS 2720-12:1981

1562Methods of test for soils, Part 13: Direct shear test

IS 2720-13:1986

1563Methods of test for soils, Part 14: Determination of density index (relative density) of cohesionless soils

IS 2720-14:1983

1564Methods of Test for Soils, Part XV: Determination of Consolidation Properties

IS 2720-15:1965

1565Methods of test for soils, Part 16: Laboratory determination of CBR

IS 2720-16:1987

1566Methods of test for soils, Part 17: Laboratory determination of permeability

IS 2720-17:1986

1567Methods of test for soils, Part 18: Determination of field moisture equivalent

IS 2720-18:1992

1568Methods of test for soils, Part 19: Determination of centrifuge moisture equivalent

IS 2720-19:1992

1569Methods of test for soils, Part 20: Determination of linear shrinkage

IS 2720-20:1992

1570Methods of Test for Soils, Part XXI: Determination of Total Soluble Solids

IS 2720-21:1977

1571Methods of test for soils, Part 22: Determination of organic matter

IS 2720-22:1972

1572Methods of test for soils, Part 23: Determination of calcium carbonate

IS 2720-23:1976

1573Methods of Test for Soils, Part XXIV: Determination of Cation Exchange Capacity

IS 2720-24:1976

1574Methods of test for soils, Part 25: Determination of silica sesquioxide ratio

IS 2720-25:1982

1575Method of test for soils, Part 26: Determination of pH value

IS 2720-26:1987

1576Methods of test for soils, Part 27: Determination of total soluble sulphates

IS 2720-27:1977

1577Methods of test for soils, Part 28: Determination of dry density of soils, in-place, by the sand replacement method

IS 2720-28:1974

1578Methods of Test for Soils, Part 29: Determination of Dry Density of Soils In-place by the Core-cutter Method

IS 2720-29:1975

1579Methods of test for soils, Part 30: Laboratory vane shear test

IS 2720-30:1980

1580Methods of test for soils, Part 31: Field determination of California Bearing Ratio

IS 2720-31:1990

1581Methods of test for soils, Part 33: Determination of the density in place by the ring and water replacement method

IS 2720-33:1971

1582Methods of test for soils, Part 34: Determination of density of soil in place by the rubber-balloon method

IS 2720-34:1972

1583Methods of test for soils, Part 35: Measurement of negative pore water pressure

IS 2720-35:1974

1584Methods of test for soils, Part 36: Laboratory determination of permeability of granular soils (Constant head)

IS 2720-36:1987

1585Methods of test for soils, Part 37: Determination of sand equivalent values of soils and fine aggregates

IS 2720-37:1976

1586Methods of test for soils, Part 38: Compaction control test (Hilf method)

IS 2720-38:1976

1587Methods of test for soils, Part 39: Direct shear test for soils containing gravel, Section 1: Laboratory test

IS 2720-39-1:1977

1588Methods of test for soils, Part 39: Direct shear test for soils containing gravel, Section 2: In-situ shear test

IS 2720-39-2:1979

1589Methods of test for soils, Part 40: Determination of free swell index of soils

IS 2720-40:1977

1590Methods of test for soils, Part 41: Measurement of swelling pressure of soils

IS 2720-41:1977

1591Glossary of terms and symbols relating to soil engineering

IS 2809:1972

1592Glossary of terms relating to soil dynamics

IS 2810:1979

1593DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PILE FOUNDATIONS - CODE OF PRACTICE, Part 1: CONCRETE PILES, Section 1: Driven Cast In-situ Concrete Piles

IS 2911-1-1:2010

1594DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PILE FOUNDATIONS - CODE OF PRACTICE, Part 1: CONCRETE PILES, Section 2: Bored Cast In-situ Concrete Piles

IS 2911-1-2:2010

1595DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PILE FOUNDATIONS - CODE OF PRACTICE, Part 1: CONCRETE PILES, Section 3: Driven Precast Concrete Piles

IS 2911-1-3:2010

1596Code of practice for design and construction of pile foundations, Part 1: Concrete piles, Section 4: Bored precast concrete piles

IS 2911-1-4:2010

1597Code of practice for design and construction of pile foundations, Part 2: Timber piles

IS 2911-2:1980

1598Code of practice for design and construction of pile foundations, Part 3: Under-reamed piles

IS 2911-3:1980

1599Code of practice for design and construction of pile foundations, Part 4: Load test on piles

IS 2911-4:1985

1600Code of practice for design and construction of raft foundations, Part 1: Design

IS 2950-1:1981

1601Code of practice for design and construction of machine foundations, Part 1: Foundation for reciprocating type machines

IS 2974-1:1982

1602Code of practice for design and construction of machine foundations, Part 2: Foundations for impact type machines (hammer foundations)

IS 2974-2:1980

1603Code of practice for design and construction of machine foun dations, Part 3: Foundations for rotary type machines (Medium and high frequency)

IS 2974-3:1992

1604Code of practice for design and construction of machine foundations, Part 4: Foundations for rotary type machines of low frequency

IS 2974-4:1979

1605Code of practice for design and construction of machine foundations, Part 5: Foundations for impact machines and other than hammer (forging and stamping press, pig breaker, drop crusher and jolter)

IS 2974-5:1987

1606Code of practice for design and construction of foundations for transmission line towers and poles

IS 4091:1979

1607Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 1: Method of sampling and preparation of stabilized soils for testing

IS 4332-1:1967

1608Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 2: Determination of moisture content of stabilized soil mixtures

IS 4332-2:1967

1609Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 3: Test for determination of moisture content-dry density relation for stabilized soil mixtures

IS 4332-3:1967

1610Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 4: Wetting and drying, and freezing and thawing tests for compacted soil-cement mixtures

IS 4332-4:1968

1611Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 5: Determination of unconfined compressive strength of stabilized soils

IS 4332-5:1970

1612Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 6: Flexural strength of soil-cement using a simple beam with third-point loading

IS 4332-6:1972

1613Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 7: Determination of cement content of cement stabilized soils

IS 4332-7:1973

1614Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 8: Determination of lime content of lime stabilized soils

IS 4332-8:1969

1615Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 9: Determination of the bituminous stabilizer content of bitumen and tar-stabilized soils

IS 4332-9:1970

1616Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 10: Test for soil-bituminous mixtures

IS 4332-10:1969

1617Code of practice for in-situ vane shear test for soils

IS 4434:1978

1618Method for subsurface sounding for soils, Part 1: Dynamic method using 50 mm cone without bentonite slurry

IS 4968-1:1976

1619Method for subsurface sounding for soils, Part 2: Dynamic method using cone and bentonite slurry

IS 4968-2:1976

1620Method for subsurface sounding for soils, Part 3: Static cone penetration test

IS 4968-3:1976

1621Determination of dynamic properties of soil - Method of test

IS 5249:1992

1622Code of practice for determination of bearing capacity of shallow foundations

IS 6403:1981

1623Code of practice for calculation of settlements of foundations, Part 1: Shallow foundations subjected to symmetrical static vertical loads

IS 8009-1:1976

1624Code of practice for calculation of settlement of foundations, Part 2: Deep foundations subjected to symmetrical static vertical loading

IS 8009-2:1980

1625Guide for an undisturbed sampling of sands

IS 8763:1978

1626compaction rammer for soil testing

IS 9198:1979

1627Method of determination of modulus of subgrade reaction (K-value) of soils in the field

IS 9214:1979

1628liquid limit apparatus for soils

IS 9259:1979

1629Code of practice for design and construction of conical and hyperbolic paraboloidal types of shell foundations

IS 9456:1980

1630Code of practice for design and construction of diaphragm walls

IS 9556:1980

1631split spoon sampler

IS 9640:1980

1632CBR moulds and their accessories

IS 9669:1980

1633Guide for lateral dynamic load test on piles

IS 9716:1981

1634Guidelines for dewatering during construction

IS 9759:1981

1635Code of practice for site investigations for the foundation in gravel-boulder deposit

IS 10042:1981

1636compaction mould assembly for light and heavy compaction tests for soils

IS 10074:1982

1637equipment for determination of shrinkage factors

IS 10077:1982

1638Code of practice for a sampling of soils by thin wall sampler with stationary piston

IS 10108:1982

1639Guidelines for the design and construction of prestressed rock anchors

IS 10270:1982

1640Code of practice for field control of moisture and compaction of soils for embankment and subgrade

IS 10379:1982

1641earth augers (Spiral type)

IS 10442:1983

1642equipment for subsurface sounding of soils

IS 10589:1983

1643moulds and accessories for determination of density index (relative density) of cohesionless soils

IS 10837:1984

1644Code of practice for design and construction of ring foundation

IS 11089:1984

1645equipment for determination of liquid limit of soils cone penetration method

IS 11196:1985

1646mould assembly for determination of permeability of soils

IS 11209:1985

1647shear box for testing soils

IS 11229:1985

1648Code of practice for design and construction of radar antenna, microwave and TV tower foundations

IS 11233:1985

1649Code of practice for field instrumentation of swelling pressure in expansive souls code of practice for field instrumentation of swelling pressure in expansive soils

IS 11550:1985

1650shear box (large) for testing soils

IS 11593:1986

1651mild steel thin-walled sampling tubes and sampler heads

IS 11594:1985

1652Code of practice for installation and operation of the single-point hydraulic over-flow setting gauge

IS 11629:1986

1653Code of practice for field monitoring of movement of structures using tape extensometer

IS 12023:1987

1654rapid moisture meter for rapid determination of water content in the soil

IS 12175:1987

1655Method for measurement of earth pressure by a hydraulic pressure cell

IS 12208:1987

1656consolidometer for determination of consolidation properties

IS 12287:1988

1657Mould for determination of linear shrinkage -

IS 12979:1990

1658Selection of ground improvement techniques for foundation in weak soils -Guidelines

IS 13094:1992

1659Vibration isolation for machine foundations - Guidelines

IS 13301:1992

1660Apparatus for determination of dry density of soil by core cutter method-

IS 13468:1992

1661Non-destructive integrity testing of piles (NDT) - Guidelines

IS 14893:2001

1662Design and construction for ground improvement - Guidelines, Part 1: Stone columns

IS 15284-1:2003

1663Design and construction for ground improvement - Guidelines, Part 2: Preconsolidation using vertical drains

IS 15284-2:2004

1664Compendium of Indian Standards on Soil Engineering: Part-1 LaboratoryTesting of Soils for Civil Engineering Purposes

SP 36-1:1987

1665Compendium of Indian Standards on Soil Engineering: Part-2 Field Testing of Soils For Civil Engineering Purposes

SP 36-2:1988

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