Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes - Classification tests and determination of geotechnical properties
This part of BS 1377 specifies methods of test for the classification of soil and for the determination of geotechnical properties of soils in the laboratory. Most of these tests are required for the determination of geotechnical behaviour of soils in accordance with BS EN 1997 (all parts) and BS 5930. This part of BS 1377 includes: A) common laboratory tests required for the classification of soils; B) determination of compaction characteristics of soils for earthworks, permeability, compressibility and erodibility; and C) determination of shear strength of soils in terms of both total and effective stresses.
