Codes

Geosynthetics

• Code of Practice for Strengthened/Reinforced Soils and Other Fills – BS 8006-1:2010
• Recommendations for Design and Analysis of Earth Structures using Geosynthetic
• Reinforcements – EBGEO
• Design Manual of Segmental Retaining Walls –National Concrete masonary Association
• Reinforced Soil Structures Volume I. Design and Construction Guidelines- FHWA-RD-89-043
• Design and Construction of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes – Volume II – FHWA-NHI-10-025 (FHWA GEC 011)
• Guide for Reinforced Fill Structure and Slope design. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
• Guidelines Design and Construction of Reinforced Soil Walls – IRC: SP: 102-2014
• Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Geosynthetic Reinforced Embankments on Soft Subsoils – IRC: 113-2013
• IS 13321 (Part 1): 1992 Glossary of terms for geo-synthetics, part I terms used in materials and properties
• IS 13162 (Part 2):1991 Geo-textiles – methods of test part 2: determination of resistance to exposure of ultra-violet light and water (xenon arc type)
• IS 13162 (Part 3): 1992 Geo-textiles – methods of test part 3: determination of thickness at specified pressure
• IS 13162 (Part 4): 1992 Geo-textiles – methods of test part 4: determination of puncture resistance by falling cone method
• IS 13162 (Part 5): 1991 Geo-textiles – methods of test part 5: determination of tensile properties using a wide width strip
• IS 14293: 1995 geo-textiles – methods of test for trapezoid tearing strength
• IS 14294: 1995 Geo-textiles – method for determination of apparent opening size by dry sieving techniques
• IS 14324:1995 Geo-textiles – methods of test for determination of water permeability-permittivity
• IS 14706:1999 Geo-textiles – sampling and preparation of test specimen
• IS 14714:1999 Geo-textiles – determination of abrasion resistance
• IS 14715:2000 Geo-textiles – geo-jute fabrics (jute geo-textiles) woven – specification
• IS 14716:1999 Geo-textiles – determination of mass per unit area
• IS 14739:1999 Geo-textiles – method for determination of creep
• IS 15060:2001 Geo-textiles – tensile test for joints/seams by wide width method
• ISO 9862:2005 Geosynthetics — Sampling and preparation of test specimens
• ISO 9863-1:2016 Geosynthetics — Determination of thickness at specified pressures — Part 1: Single layers
• ISO 9863-1:2016 /NP Amd 1 [Under development]
• ISO 9863-2:1996 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Determination of thickness at specified pressures — Part 2: Procedure for determination of thickness of single layers of multilayer products
• ISO 9864:2005 Geosynthetics — Test method for the determination of mass per unit area of geotextiles and geotextile-related products
• ISO 10318-1:2015 Geosynthetics — Part 1: Terms and definitions
• ISO 10318-1:2015 /Amd 1:2018
• ISO 10318-2:2015 Geosynthetics — Part 2: Symbols and pictograms
• ISO 10318-2:2015 /Amd 1:2018
• ISO 10319:2015 Geosynthetics — Wide-width tensile test
• ISO 10320:1999 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Identification on site
• ISO/FDIS 10320 [Under development] Geosynthetics — Identification on site
• ISO 10321:2008 Geosynthetics — Tensile test for joints/seams by wide-width strip method
• ISO 10722:2007 Geosynthetics — Index test procedure for the evaluation of mechanical damage under repeated loading — Damage caused by granular material
• ISO/DIS 10722 [Under development] Geosynthetics — Index test procedure for the evaluation of mechanical damage under repeated loading — Damage caused by granular material (Laboratory test method)
• ISO 10769:2011 Clay geosynthetic barriers — Determination of water absorption of bentonite
• ISO 10772:2012 Geotextiles – Test method for the determination of the filtration behaviour of geotextiles under turbulent water flow conditions
• ISO 10773:2011 Clay geosynthetic barriers — Determination of permeability to gases
• ISO 10776:2012 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Determination of water permeability characteristics normal to the plane, under load
• ISO 11058:2010 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Determination of water permeability characteristics normal to the plane, without load
• ISO/DIS 11058 [Under development] Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Determination of water permeability characteristics normal to the plane, without load
• ISO 12236:2006 Geosynthetics — Static puncture test (CBR test)
• ISO 12956:2010 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Determination of the characteristic opening size
• ISO/DIS 12956 [Under development] Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Determination of the characteristic opening size
• ISO 12957-1:2018 Geosynthetics — Determination of friction characteristics — Part 1: Direct shear test
• ISO 12957-2:2005 Geosynthetics — Determination of friction characteristics — Part 2: Inclined plane test
• ISO 12958:2010 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Determination of water flow capacity in their plane
• ISO/CD 12958-1 [Under development] Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Determination of water flow capacity in their plane — Part 1: Index test
• ISO/CD 12958-2 [Under development] Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Determination of water flow capacity in their plane — Part 2: Performance test
• ISO/DIS 12960 [Under development] Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Screening test method for determining the resistance to acid and alkaline liquids
• ISO/TR 12960:1998 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Screening test method for determining the resistance to liquids
• ISO 13426-1:2003 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Strength of internal structural junctions — Part 1: Geocells
• ISO/DIS 13426-1 [Under development] Geotextiles and geotextiles-related products — Strength of internal structural junctions — Part 1: Geocells
• ISO 13426-2:2005 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Strength of internal structural junctions — Part 2: Geocomposites
• ISO 13427:2014 Geosynthetics — Abrasion damage simulation (sliding block test)
• ISO 13428:2005 Geosynthetics — Determination of the protection efficiency of a geosynthetic against impact damage
• ISO 13431:1999 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Determination of tensile creep and creep rupture behaviour
• ISO 13433:2006 Geosynthetics — Dynamic perforation test (cone drop test)
• ISO/NP TS 13434 [Under development] Geosynthetics — Guidelines for the assessment of durability
• ISO/TS 13434:2008 Geosynthetics — Guidelines for the assessment of durability
• ISO 13437:1998 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Method for installing and extracting samples in soil, and testing specimens in laboratory
• ISO/DIS 13437 [Under development] Geosynthetics — Method for installing and extracting samples in soil
• ISO 13438:2018 Geosynthetics — Screening test method for determining the resistance of geotextiles and geotextile-related products to oxidation
• ISO/WD TR 18198 [Under development] Determination of long term flow of geosynthetic drains
• ISO/DTR 18228-1 [Under development] Design using geosynthetics — Part 1: General
• ISO/DTR 18228-2 [Under development] Design using geosynthetics — Part 2: Separation
• ISO/WD TR 18228-3 [Under development] Design using geosynthetics — Part 3: Filtration
• ISO/WD TR 18228-4 [Under development] Design using geosynthetics — Part 4: Drainage
• ISO/WD TR 18228-5 [Under development] Design using geosynthetics — Part 5: Stabilization
• ISO/WD TR 18228-6 [Under development] Design using geosynthetics — Part 6: Protection
• ISO/WD TR 18228-7 [Under development] Design using geosynthetics — Part 7: Reinforcement
• ISO/WD TR 18228-8 [Under development] Design using geosynthetics — Part 8: Surface erosion control
• ISO/WD TR 18228-9 [Under development] Design using geosynthetics — Part 9: Barriers
• ISO/WD TR 18228-10 [Under development] Design using geosynthetics — Part 10: Asphalt overlays
• ISO 18325: 2015 Geosynthetics — Test method for the determination of water discharge capacity for prefabricated vertical drains
• ISO/TS 19708: 2007 Geosynthetics — Procedure for simulating damage under interlocking-concrete-block pavement by the roller compactor method
• ISO/TR 20432:2007 Guidelines for the determination of the long-term strength of geosynthetics for soil reinforcement
• ISO/TR 20432: 2007/Cor 1: 2008
• ISO/WD 22182 [Under development] Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Determination of abrasion resistance characteristics under wet conditions for hydraulic applications
• ISO/FDIS 24576 [Under development] Geosynthetics — Test method for determining the resistance of polymeric geosynthetic barriers to environmental stress cracking
• ISO 25619-1: 2008 Geosynthetics — Determination of compression behaviour — Part 1: Compressive creep properties
• ISO/NP 25619-1 [Under development] Geosynthetics — Determination of compression behaviour — Part 1: Compressive creep properties
• ISO 25619-2: 2015 Geosynthetics — Determination of compression behaviour — Part 2: Determination of short-term compression behaviour

Soil Mechanics

• IS 1080 1985 Code of practice for design and construction of shallow foundations in soils (other than raft, ring and shell)
• IS 1498 1970 Classification and identification of soils for general engineering purposes
• IS 1888 1982 Method of load test on soils
• IS 1892 1979 Code of practice for subsurface investigation for foundations
• IS 1904 1986 Code of practice for design and construction of foundations in soils: General requirements
• IS 2131 1981 Method for standard penetration test for soils
• IS 2132 1986 Code of practice for thin-walled tube sampling of soils
• IS 2720-1 1983 Methods of test for soils, Part 1: Preparation of dry soil samples for various tests
• IS 2720-2 1973 Methods of test for soils, Part 2: Determination of water content
• IS 2720-3-1 1980 Methods of test for soils, Part 3: Determination of specific gravity, Section 1: Fine grained soils
• IS 2720-3-2 1980 Methods of test for soils, Part 3: Determination of specific gravity, Section 2: Fine, medium and coarse grained soils
• IS 2720-4 1985 Methods of test for soils, Part 4: Grain size analysis
• IS 2720-5 1985 Methods of test for soils, Part 5: Determination of liquid and plastic limit
• IS 2720-6 1972 Methods of test for soils, Part 6: Determination of shrinkage factors
• IS 2720-7 1980 Methods of test for soils, Part 7: Determination of water content-dry density relation using light compaction
• IS 2720-8 1983 Methods of test for soils, Part 8: Determination of water content-dry density relation using heavy compaction
• IS 2720-9 1992 Methods of test for soils, Part 9: Determination of dry density- moisture content relation by constant mass of soil method
• IS 2720-10 1991 Methods of test for soils, Part 10: Determination of unconfined compressive strength
• IS 2720-11 1993 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 2720-12 1981 Methods 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 2720-13 1986 Methods of test for soils, Part 13: Direct shear test
• IS 2720-14 1983 Methods of test for soils, Part 14: Determination of density index (relative density) of cohesionless soils
• IS 2720-15 1965 Methods of Test for Soils, Part 15: Determination of Consolidation Properties
• IS 2720-16 1987 Methods of test for soils, Part 16: Laboratory determination of CBR
• IS 2720-17 1986 Methods of test for soils, Part 17: Laboratory determination of permeability
• IS 2720-18 1992 Methods of test for soils, Part 18: Determination of field moisture equivalentIS 2720-19 1992 Methods of test for soils, Part 19: Determination of centrifuge moisture equivalent
• IS 2720-20 1992 Methods of test for soils, Part 20: Determination of linear shrinkage
• IS 2720-21 1977 Methods of Test for Soils, Part 21: Determination of Total Soluble Solids
• IS 2720-22 1972 Methods of test for soils, Part 22: Determination of organic matter
• IS 2720-23 1976 Methods of test for soils, Part 23: Determination of calcium carbonate
• IS 2720-24 1976 Methods of Test for Soils, Part 24: Determination of Cation Exchange Capacity
• IS 2720-25 1982 Methods of test for soils, Part 25: Determination silica sesquioxide ratio
• IS 2720-26 1987 Method of test for soils, Part 26: Determination of pH value
• IS 2720-27 1977 Methods of test for soils, Part 27: Determination of total soluble sulphates
• IS 2720-28 1974 Methods of test for soils, Part 28: Determination of dry density of soils, in-place, by the sand replacement method
• IS 2720-29 1975 Methods of Test for Soils, Part 29: Determination of Dry Density of Soils In-place by the Core-cutter Method
• IS 2720-30 1980 Methods of test for soils, Part 30: Laboratory vane shear test
• IS 2720-31 1990 Methods of test for soils, Part 31: Field determination of California Bearing Ratio
• IS 2720-33 1971 Methods of test for soils, Part 33: Determination of the density in-place by the ring and water replacement method
• IS 2720-34 1972 Methods of test for soils, Part 34: Determination of density of soil in-place by rubber-balloon method
• IS 2720-35 1974 Methods of test for soils, Part 35: Measurement of negative pore water pressure
• IS 2720-36 1987 Methods of test for soils, Part 36: Laboratory determination of permeability of granular soils (Constant head)
• IS 2720-37 1976 Methods of test for soils, Part 37: Determination of sand equivalent values of soils and fine aggregates
• IS 2720-38 1976 Methods of test for soils, Part 38: Compaction control test (Hilf method)
• IS 2720-39-1 1977 Methods of test for soils, Part 39: Direct shear test for soils containing gravel, Section 1: Laboratory test
• IS 2720-39-2 1979 Methods of test for soils, Part 39: Direct shear test for soils containing gravel, Section 2: In-situ shear test
• IS 2720-40 1977 Methods of test for soils, Part 40: Determination of free swell index of soils
• IS 2720-41 1977 Methods of test for soils, Part 41: Measurement of swelling pressure of soils
• IS 2809 1972 Glossary of terms and symbols relating to soil engineering
• IS 2810 1979 Glossary of terms relating to soil dynamics
• IS 2911-1-1 2010 Design and construction of pile foundations – code of practice, part 1: Concrete piles, Section 1: Driven Cast In-situ Concrete Piles
• IS 2911-1-2 2010 Design and construction of pile foundations – code of practice, part 1: Concrete piles, section 2: Bored cast in-situ concrete piles
• IS 2911-1-3 2010 Design and construction of pile foundations – code of practice, part 1: Concrete piles, section 3: Driven precast concrete piles
• IS 2911-1-4 2010 Code of practice for design and construction of pile foundations, Part 1: Concrete piles, Section 4: Bored precast concrete piles
• IS 2911-2 1980 Code of practice for design and construction of pile foundations, Part 2: Timber piles
• IS 2911-3 1980 Code of practice for design and construction of pile foundations, Part 3: Under-reamed piles
• IS 2911-4 1985 Code of practice for design and construction of pile foundations, Part 4: Load test on piles
• IS 2950-1 1981 Code of practice for design and construction of raft foundations, Part 1: Design
• IS 2974-1 1982 Code of practice for design and construction of machine foundations, Part 1: Foundation for reciprocating type machines
• IS 2974-2 1980 Code of practice for design and construction of machine foundations, Part 2: Foundations for impact type machines (hammer foundations)
• IS 2974-3 1992 Code of practice for design and construction of machine foundations, Part 3: Foundations for rotary type machines (Medium and high frequency)
• IS 2974-4 1979 Code of practice for design and construction of machine foundations, Part 4: Foundations for rotary type machines of low frequency
• IS 2974-5 1987 Code of practice for design and construction of machine foundations, Part 5: Foundations for impact machines other than hammer (forging and stamping press, pig breaker, drop crusher and jolter)
• IS 4091 1979 Code of practice for design and construction of foundations for transmission line towers and poles        
• IS 4332-1 1967 Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 1: Method of sampling and preparation of stabilized soils for testing
• IS 4332-2 1967 Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 2: Determination of moisture content of stabilized soil mixtures
• IS 4332-3 1967 Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 3: Test for determination of moisture content-dry density relation for stabilized soil mixtures
• IS 4332-4 1968 Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 4: Wetting and drying, and freezing and thawing tests for compacted soil-cement mixtures
• IS 4332-5 1970 Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 5: Determination of unconfined compressive strength of stabilized soils
• IS 4332-6 1972 Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 6: Flexural strength of soil-cement using simple beam with third-point loading
• IS 4332-7 1973 Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 7: Determination of cement content of cement stabilized soils
• IS 4332-8 1969 Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 8: Determination of lime content of lime stabilized soils
• IS 4332-9 1970 Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 9: Determination of the bituminous stabilizer content of bitumen and tar stabilized soils
• IS 4332-10 1969 Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 10: Test for soil-bituminous mixtures
• IS 4434 1978 Code of practice for in-situ vane shear test for soils
• IS 4968-1 1976 Method for subsurface sounding for soils, Part 1: Dynamic method using 50 mm cone without bentonite slurry
• IS 4968-2 1976 Method for subsurface sounding for soils, Part 2: Dynamic method using cone and bentonite slurry
• IS 4968-3 1976 Method for subsurface sounding for soils, Part 3: Static cone penetration test
• IS 5249 1992 Determination of dynamic properties of soil – Method of test
• IS 6403 1981 Code of practice for determination of bearing capacity of shallow foundations
• IS 8009-1 1976 Code of practice for calculation of settlements of foundations, Part 1: Shallow foundations subjected to symmetrical static vertical loads
• IS 8009-2 1980 Code of practice for calculation of settlement of foundations, Part 2: Deep foundations subjected to symmetrical static vertical loading
• IS 8763 1978 Guide for undisturbed sampling of sands
• IS 9198 1979 Compaction rammer for soil testing
• IS 9214 1979 Method of determination of modulus of subgrade reaction (K-value) of soils in field
• IS 9259 1979 Liquid limit apparatus for soils
• IS 9456 1980 Code of practice for design and construction of conical and hyperbolic paraboloidal types of shell foundations
• IS 9556 1980 Code of practice for design and construction of diaphragm walls
• IS 9640 1980 Split spoon sampler
• IS 9669 1980 CBR moulds and its accessories
• IS 9716 1981 Guide for lateral dynamic load test on piles
• IS 9759 1981 Guidelines for dewatering during construction
• IS 10042 1981 Code of practice for site investigations for foundation in gravel-boulder deposit
• IS 10074 1982 Compaction mould assembly for light and heavy compaction test for soils
• IS 10077 1982 Equipment for determination of shrinkage factors
• IS 10108 1982 Code of practice for sampling of soils by thin wall sampler with stationary piston
• IS 10270 1982 Guidelines for design and construction of prestressed rock anchors
• IS 10379 1982 Code of practice for field control of moisture and compaction of soils for embankment and subgrade
• IS 10442 1983 Earth augers (Spiral type)
• IS 10589 1983 Equipment for subsurface sounding of soils
• IS 10837 1984 Moulds and accessories for determination of density index (relative density) of cohesionless soils
• IS 11089 1984 Code of practice for design and construction of ring foundation
• IS 11196 1985 Equipment for determination of liquid limit of soils cone penetration method
• IS 11209 1985 Mould assembly for determination of permeability of soils
• IS 11229 1985 Shear box for testing of soils
• IS 11233 1985 Code of practice for design and construction of radar antenna, microwave and TV tower foundations
• IS 11550 1985 Code of practice for field instrumentation of swelling pressure in expansive soils
• IS 11593 1986 Shear box (large) for testing of soils
• IS 11594 1985 Mild steel thin walled sampling tubes and sampler heads
• IS 11629 1986 Code of practice for installation and operation of single point hydraulic over-flow setting gauge
• IS 12023 1987 Code of practice for field monitoring of movement of structures using tape extensometer
• IS 12175 1987 Rapid moisture meter for rapid determination of water content for soil
• IS 12208 1987 Method for measurement of earth pressure by hydraulic pressure cell
• IS 12287 1988 Consolidometer for determination of consolidation properties
• IS 12979 1990 Mould for determination of linear shrinkage
• IS 13094 1992 Selection of ground improvement techniques for foundation in weak soils -Guidelines
• IS 13301 1992 Vibration isolation for machine foundations – Guidelines
• IS 13468 1992 Apparatus for determination of dry density of soil by core cutter method
• IS 148932001 Non-destructive integrity testing of piles (NDT) – Guidelines         
• IS 15284-1 2003 Design and construction for ground improvement – Guidelines, Part 1: Stone columns
• IS 15284-2 2004 Design and construction for ground improvement – Guidelines, Part 2: Preconsolidation using vertical drains
• SP 36-1 1987 Compendium of Indian standards on soil engineering: Part-1 Laboratory testing of soils for civil engineering purposes
• SP 36-2 1988 Compendium of Indian standards on soil engineering: Part-2 Field testing of soils for civil engineering purposes