AS 1289.0-1991

1 - AS 1289.0-1991 METHODS OF TESTING SOILS FOR ENGINEERING PURPOSES - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND LIST OF METHODS
4 - PREFACE
9 - CONTENTS
5 - LIST OF METHODS
9 - CONTENTS
10 - 1 SCOPE
10 - 2 REFERENCED AND RELATED DOCUMENTS
10 - 2.1 Referenced document
10 - 2.2 Related documents
10 - 3 DEFINITIONS
10 - 3.1 Added moisture
10 - 3.2 Air voids line
11 - 3.3 Boulders
11 - 3.4 Bulk density
11 - 3.5 California bearing ratio (CBR)
11 - 3.6 Clay fraction
11 - 3.7 Cobbles
11 - 3.8 Coefficient of consolidation
11 - 3.9 Coefficient of permeability
11 - 3.10 Coefficient of volume decrease
11 - 3.11 Compaction
11 - 3.12 Cone friction ratio
11 - 3.13 Cone liquid limit
11 - 3.14 Cone resistance
11 - 3.15 Cone skin friction
11 - 3.16 Consolidation
11 - 3.17 Converted wet density (CWD)
11 - 3.18 Degree of saturation
11 - 3.19 Density index
11 - 3.20 Dispersive soils
11 - 3.21 Distilled water
11 - 3.22 Dry density
11 - 3.23 Drydensity moisture content relationship
11 - 3.24 Dry density ratio
11 - 3.25 Electrical resistivity
11 - 3.26 Emerson class number
12 - 3.27 Field vane shear strength
12 - 3.28 Gravel fraction
12 - 3.29 Hilf density ratio
12 - 3.30 Hilf roller efficiency
12 - 3.31 Linear shrinkage (LS)
12 - 3.32 Liquid limit
12 - 3.33 Maximum dry density
12 - 3.34 Moisture content
12 - 3.35 Moisture variation
12 - 3.36 Optimum moisture content
12 - 3.37 Particle size distribution
12 - 3.38 Penetration resistance (SPT)
12 - 3.39 Percentage air voids
12 - 3.40 Percent dispersion (PD)
12 - 3.41 Pinhole dispersion
12 - 3.42 Plasticity index
12 - 3.43 Plastic limit
12 - 3.44 Quartering
12 - 3.45 Riffling
12 - 3.46 Sample
12 - 3.47 Sand equivalent
13 - 3.48 Sand fraction
13 - 3.49 Saturation line (zero air voids line)
13 - 3.50 Silt fraction
13 - 3.51 Soil
13 - 3.52 Soil particle density
13 - 3.53 Specimen
13 - 3.54 Triaxial compressive strength
13 - 3.55 Void ratio
13 - 3.56 Water
13 - 3.57 Wet density
13 - 4 APPARATUS
13 - 4.1 General
13 - 4.2 Drying ovens
13 - 4.2.1 General requirements
14 - 4.2.2 Loading
14 - 4.2.3 Efficiency
14 - 4.2.4 Rate of loading
14 - 4.3 Balance calibration and accuracy of mass determination
14 - 5 SOIL GROUPS
14 - 6 ACCURACY OF REPORTED RESULTS

Provides general information, definitions and apparatus requirements, including a specification for drying ovens, for the AS 1289 series of methods for testing soils.

This Standard is fundamental to all of the methods in the AS 1289 series. It provides the following information: (a) A list of methods in the AS 1289 series.(b) Referenced documents.(c) Definitions.(d) A list of the main apparatus used and the Standards with which that apparatus must comply.(e) A list of the quantity and unit symbols used.(f) Other supplementary information.

First published as part of AS A89-1966.
Revised and redesignated in part as AS 1289.A1-1977.
Second edition 1979.
Third edition 1983.
Revised and redesignated AS 1289.0-1991.