Reference number
ISO/TS 17892-1:2004
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Technical Specification
ISO/TS 17892-1:2004
Geotechnical investigation and testing — Laboratory testing of soil — Part 1: Determination of water content
Edition 1
2004-10
Withdrawn
Withdrawn (Edition 1, 2004)

Abstract

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.

General information

  • Status
     : Withdrawn
    Publication date
     : 2004-10
    Stage
    : Withdrawal of International Standard [95.99]
  • Edition
     : 1
    Number of pages
     : 6
  • Technical Committee :
    ISO/TC 182
    ICS :
    93.020  13.080.20 
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