AS 3798-1996

1 - AS 3798-1996 GUIDELINES ON EARTHWORKS FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
7 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
7 - 1.1 SCOPE
7 - 1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
7 - 1.3 DEFINITIONS
7 - 1.3.1 Cohesionless soils
7 - 1.3.2 Cohesive soils
7 - 1.3.3 Collapsing soil
7 - 1.3.4 Dispersive soil
7 - 1.3.5 Foundation
7 - 1.3.6 Pavement materials
7 - 1.3.7 Reactive soils
7 - 1.3.8 Relative compaction
7 - 1.3.9 Rockfill
8 - 1.3.10 Structural fill
8 - 1.3.11 Subgrade
8 - 1.3.12 Topsoil
8 - 1.4 DESIGNATION OF PERSONNEL
9 - SECTION 2 INVESTIGATION, PLANNING AND DESIGN
13 - SECTION 3 DOCUMENTATION
13 - 3.1 GENERAL
13 - 3.2 INVESTIGATION AND PLANNING
13 - 3.3 DESIGN AND SPECIFICATION
14 - 3.4 CONSTRUCTION
15 - SECTION 4 MATERIALS
15 - 4.1 GENERAL
15 - 4.2 UNSUITABLE MATERIALS
15 - 4.3 SUITABLE MATERIALS
16 - 4.4 PAVEMENT MATERIALS
17 - SECTION 5 COMPACTION CRITERIA
17 - 5.1 GENERAL
17 - 5.2 COMPACTION OF SOILS
19 - 5.3 COARSE MATERIAL
19 - 5.4 TEST ROLLING
20 - 5.5 OTHER MATERIALS
20 - 5.6 TRENCHES
21 - SECTION 6 CONSTRUCTION
21 - 6.1 SITE PREPARATION
21 - 6.1.1 General
21 - 6.1.2 Fencing
21 - 6.1.3 Drainage, erosion and sedimentation control
21 - 6.1.4 Site clearing
21 - 6.1.5 Stripping
21 - 6.1.6 Slope preparation
21 - 6.1.7 Foundation preparation
22 - 6.2 FILL CONSTRUCTION
22 - 6.2.1 General
22 - 6.2.2 Placing fill
23 - 6.2.3 Fill moisture control
23 - 6.2.4 Fill compaction
24 - 6.2.5 Surface heaving
24 - 6.2.6 Fill against structures
25 - SECTION 7 METHODS OF TESTING
25 - 7.1 GENERAL
25 - 7.2 FIELD DENSITY
25 - 7.3 ESTABLISHMENT OF A REFERENCE DENSITY FOR CALCULATION OF RELATIVE COMPACTION
26 - 7.4 SAMPLE SELECTION FOR REFERENCE DENSITY
27 - 7.5 USE OF DIFFERENT TEST PROCEDURES
27 - 7.6 PERMISSIBLE OVERSIZE
27 - 7.7 PREPARATION OF LABORATORY REFERENCE DENSITY SAMPLES
29 - SECTION 8 SUPERVISION, INSPECTION AND TESTING
29 - 8.1 GENERAL
29 - 8.2 TESTING
31 - APPENDIX A - LIST OF REFERENCE DDOCUMENTS
33 - APPENDIX B - COORDINATION OF GEOTECHNICAL TESTING
33 - B1 INTRODUCTION
33 - B2 GEOTECHNICAL TESTING AUTHORITY
34 - APPENDIX C - TYPICAL SITE RECORD SHEETS
40 - APPENDIX D - STATISTICAL METHODS IN EARTH WORKS
40 - D1 GENERAL
40 - D2 LOTS
41 - D3 SELECTION OF TEST SITES IN A TEST LOT SAMPLING
41 - D4 ACCEPTANCE
41 - D5 OUTLIER RESULTS
42 - APPENDIX E - SUITABILITY OF COMPACTION EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF FILL MATERIALS

Specifies guidelines for the execution and control testing of earthworks and associated site preparation works within commercial and residential developments.

This Standard gives guidance on the specification, execution, and control testing of earthworks and associated site preparation works for commercial and residential developments. This Standard does not in itself constitute a specification for earthworks. The Standard also gives guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant test methods specified in the AS 1289 series of Standards.NOTE: With the appropriate consideration, this Standard may also apply to other earthworks.

First published as AS 3798-1990.
Second edition 1996.