ISO 17892-1:2014
ISO 17892-1:2014

ISO 17892-1:2014

December 2014
International standard Current

Geotechnical investigation and testing - Laboratory testing of soil - Part 1 : determination of water content

ISO 17892-1:2014 specifies a method of determining the water content of soils.It is applicable to the laboratory determination of the water (also known as moisture) content of a soil test specimen by oven-drying within the scope of geotechnical investigations. The water content is required as a guide to the classification of natural soils and as a control criterion in re-compacted soils, and is measured on samples used for most field and laboratory tests. The oven-drying method is the definitive procedure used in usual laboratory practice.The practical procedure for determining the water content of a soil is to determine the mass loss on drying the test specimen to a constant mass in a drying oven controlled at a given temperature. The mass loss is assumed to be due to free water and is referenced to the remaining dry mass of solid particles.

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December 2014

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10 p.

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ISO 17892-1:2014

ICS Codes

13.080.20   Physical properties of soils
93.020   Earthworks. Excavations. Foundation construction. Underground works

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Geotechnical investigation and testing - Laboratory testing of soil - Part 1 : determination of water content

ISO 17892-1:2014 specifies a method of determining the water content of soils.

It is applicable to the laboratory determination of the water (also known as moisture) content of a soil test specimen by oven-drying within the scope of geotechnical investigations. The water content is required as a guide to the classification of natural soils and as a control criterion in re-compacted soils, and is measured on samples used for most field and laboratory tests. The oven-drying method is the definitive procedure used in usual laboratory practice.

The practical procedure for determining the water content of a soil is to determine the mass loss on drying the test specimen to a constant mass in a drying oven controlled at a given temperature. The mass loss is assumed to be due to free water and is referenced to the remaining dry mass of solid particles.

Replaced standards (2)
ISO/TS 17892-1:2004
ISO/TS 17892-1:2004
October 2004
Technical specification Cancelled
Geotechnical investigation and testing - Laboratory testing of soil - Part 1 : determination of water content

ISO/TS 17892-1:2004 specifies the laboratory determination of the water (moisture) content of a soil test specimen by oven-drying within the scope of the geotechnical investigations according to prEN 1997-1 and prEN 1997-2. The water content is required as a guide to classification of natural soils and as a control criterion in re-compacted soils and is measured on samples used for most field and laboratory tests. The oven-drying method is the definitive procedure used in usual laboratory practice. The practical procedure for determining the water content of a soil is to determine the mass of water removed by drying the moist soil (test specimen) to a constant mass in a drying oven controlled at a given temperature, and to use this value as the mass of water in the test specimen related to the mass of solid particles. The mass of soil remaining after oven-drying is used as the mass of the solid particles.

ISO/TS 17892-1/AC1:2006
ISO/TS 17892-1/AC1:2006
January 2006
Technical specification Cancelled
Technical corrigendum 1 to standard ISO/TS 17892-1:2004

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