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Division Name: Civil Engineering
Section Name: Soil and Foundation Engineering (CED 43)
| Standard | Year | Title | IBR |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS 1080 (pdf) IS 1080 (txt) | 1985 | Code of Practice For Design And Construction Of Shallow Foundations In Soils (Other Than Raft, Ring And Shell) | |
| IS 1498 (pdf) IS 1498 (txt) | 1970 | Classification and identification of soils for general engineering purposes | |
| IS 1888 (pdf) IS 1888 (txt) | 1982 | Method of load test on soils | |
| IS 1892 (pdf) IS 1892 (txt) | 1979 | Code of practice for subsurface investigation for foundations | |
| IS 1904 (pdf) IS 1904 (txt) | 1986 | Code of practice for design and construction of foundations in soils: General requirements | |
| IS 2131 (pdf) IS 2131 (txt) | 1981 | Method for standard penetration test for soils | |
| IS 2132 (pdf) IS 2132 (txt) | 1986 | Code of practice for thin-walled tube sampling of soils | |
| IS 2720-1 (pdf) IS 2720-1 (txt) | 1983 | Methods of test for soils, Part 1: Preparation of dry soil samples for various tests | |
| IS 2720-2 (pdf) IS 2720-2 (txt) | 1973 | Methods of test for soils, Part 2: Determination of water content | |
| IS 2720-3-1 (pdf) IS 2720-3-1 (txt) | 1980 | Methods of test for soils, Part 3: Determination of specific gravity, Section 1: Fine grained soils | |
| IS 2720-3-2 (pdf) IS 2720-3-2 (txt) | 1980 | Methods of test for soils, Part 3: Determination of specific gravity, Section 2: Fine, medium and coarse grained soils | |
| IS 2720-4 (pdf) IS 2720-4 (txt) | 1985 | Methods of test for soils, Part 4: Grain size analysis | |
| IS 2720-5 (pdf) IS 2720-5 (txt) | 1985 | Methods of test for soils, Part 5: Determination of liquid and plastic limit | |
| IS 2720-6 (pdf) IS 2720-6 (txt) | 1972 | Methods of test for soils, Part 6: Determination of shrinkage factors | |
| IS 2720-7 (pdf) IS 2720-7 (txt) | 1980 | Methods of test for soils, Part 7: Determination of water content-dry density relation using light compaction | |
| IS 2720-8 (pdf) IS 2720-8 (txt) | 1983 | Methods of test for soils, Part 8: Determination of water content-dry density relation using heavy compaction | |
| IS 2720-9 (pdf) IS 2720-9 (txt) | 1992 | Methods of test for soils, Part 9: Determination of dry density- moisture content relation by constant mass of soil method | |
| IS 2720-10 (pdf) IS 2720-10 (txt) | 1991 | Methods of test for soils, Part 10: Determination of unconfined compressive strength | |
| IS 2720-11 (pdf) IS 2720-11 (txt) | 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 (pdf) IS 2720-12 (txt) | 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 (pdf) IS 2720-13 (txt) | 1986 | Methods of test for soils, Part 13: Direct shear test | |
| IS 2720-14 (pdf) IS 2720-14 (txt) | 1983 | Methods of test for soils, Part 14: Determination of density index (relative density) of cohesionless soils | |
| IS 2720-15 (pdf) IS 2720-15 (txt) | 1965 | Methods of Test for Soils, Part XV: Determination of Consolidation Properties | |
| IS 2720-16 (pdf) IS 2720-16 (txt) | 1987 | Methods of test for soils, Part 16: Laboratory determination of CBR | |
| IS 2720-17 (pdf) IS 2720-17 (txt) | 1986 | Methods of test for soils, Part 17: Laboratory determination of permeability | |
| IS 2720-18 (pdf) IS 2720-18 (txt) | 1992 | Methods of test for soils, Part 18: Determination of field moisture equivalent | |
| IS 2720-19 (pdf) IS 2720-19 (txt) | 1992 | Methods of test for soils, Part 19: Determination of centrifuge moisture equivalent | |
| IS 2720-20 (pdf) | 1992 | Methods of test for soils, Part 20: Determination of linear shrinkage | |
| IS 2720-21 (pdf) IS 2720-21 (txt) | 1977 | Methods of Test for Soils, Part XXI: Determination of Total Soluble Solids | |
| IS 2720-22 (pdf) IS 2720-22 (txt) | 1972 | Methods of test for soils, Part 22: Determination of organic matter | |
| IS 2720-23 (pdf) IS 2720-23 (txt) | 1976 | Methods of test for soils, Part 23: Determination of calcium carbonate | |
| IS 2720-24 (pdf) IS 2720-24 (txt) | 1976 | Methods of Test for Soils, Part XXIV: Determination of Cation Exchange Capacity | |
| IS 2720-25 (pdf) IS 2720-25 (txt) | 1982 | Methods of test for soils, Part 25: Determination silica sesquioxide ratio | |
| IS 2720-26 (pdf) IS 2720-26 (txt) | 1987 | Method of test for soils, Part 26: Determination of pH value | |
| IS 2720-27 (pdf) IS 2720-27 (txt) | 1977 | Methods of test for soils, Part 27: Determination of total soluble sulphates | |
| IS 2720-28 (pdf) IS 2720-28 (txt) | 1974 | Methods of test for soils, Part 28: Determination of dry density of soils, in-place, by the sand replacement method | |
| IS 2720-29 (pdf) IS 2720-29 (txt) | 1975 | Methods of Test for Soils, Part 29: Determination of Dry Density of Soils In-place by the Core-cutter Method | |
| IS 2720-30 (pdf) IS 2720-30 (txt) | 1980 | Methods of test for soils, Part 30: Laboratory vane shear test | |
| IS 2720-31 (pdf) IS 2720-31 (txt) | 1990 | Methods of test for soils, Part 31: Field determination of California Bearing Ratio | |
| IS 2720-33 (pdf) IS 2720-33 (txt) | 1971 | Methods of test for soils, Part 33: Determination of the density in-place by the ring and water replacement method | |
| IS 2720-34 (pdf) IS 2720-34 (txt) | 1972 | Methods of test for soils, Part 34: Determination of density of soil in-place by rubber-balloon method | |
| IS 2720-35 (pdf) IS 2720-35 (txt) | 1974 | Methods of test for soils, Part 35: Measurement of negative pore water pressure | |
| IS 2720-36 (pdf) IS 2720-36 (txt) | 1987 | Methods of test for soils, Part 36: Laboratory determination of permeability of granular soils (Constant head) | |
| IS 2720-37 (pdf) IS 2720-37 (txt) | 1976 | Methods of test for soils, Part 37: Determination of sand equivalent values of soils and fine aggregates | |
| IS 2720-38 (pdf) IS 2720-38 (txt) | 1976 | Methods of test for soils, Part 38: Compaction control test (Hilf method) | |
| IS 2720-39-1 (pdf) IS 2720-39-1 (txt) | 1977 | Methods of test for soils, Part 39: Direct shear test for soils containing gravel, Section 1: Laboratory test | |
| IS 2720-39-2 (pdf) IS 2720-39-2 (txt) | 1979 | Methods of test for soils, Part 39: Direct shear test for soils containing gravel, Section 2: In-situ shear test | |
| IS 2720-40 (pdf) IS 2720-40 (txt) | 1977 | Methods of test for soils, Part 40: Determination of free swell index of soils | |
| IS 2720-41 (pdf) IS 2720-41 (txt) | 1977 | Methods of test for soils, Part 41: Measurement of swelling pressure of soils | |
| IS 2809 (pdf) IS 2809 (txt) | 1972 | Glossary of terms and symbols relating to soil engineering | |
| IS 2810 (pdf) IS 2810 (txt) | 1979 | Glossary of terms relating to soil dynamics | |
| IS 2911-1-1 (pdf) IS 2911-1-1 (txt) | 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 (pdf) IS 2911-1-2 (txt) | 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 (pdf) IS 2911-1-3 (txt) | 2010 | DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PILE FOUNDATIONS - CODE OF PRACTICE, Part 1: CONCRETE PILES, Section 3: Driven Precast Concrete Piles | |
| IS 2911-1-4 (pdf) IS 2911-1-4 (txt) | 2010 | Code of practice for design and construction of pile foundations, Part 1: Concrete piles, Section 4: Bored precast concrete piles | |
| IS 2911-2 (pdf) IS 2911-2 (txt) | 1980 | Code of practice for design and construction of pile foundations, Part 2: Timber piles | |
| IS 2911-3 (pdf) IS 2911-3 (txt) | 1980 | Code of practice for design and construction of pile foundations, Part 3: Under-reamed piles | |
| IS 2911-4 (pdf) IS 2911-4 (txt) | 1985 | Code of practice for design and construction of pile foundations, Part 4: Load test on piles | |
| IS 2950-1 (pdf) IS 2950-1 (txt) | 1981 | Code of practice for design and construction of raft foundations, Part 1: Design | |
| IS 2974-1 (pdf) IS 2974-1 (txt) | 1982 | Code of practice for design and construction of machine foundations, Part 1: Foundation for reciprocating type machines | |
| IS 2974-2 (pdf) IS 2974-2 (txt) | 1980 | Code of practice for design and construction of machine foundations, Part 2: Foundations for impact type machines (hammer foundations) | |
| IS 2974-3 (pdf) IS 2974-3 (txt) | 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 (pdf) IS 2974-4 (txt) | 1979 | Code of practice for design and construction of machine foundations, Part 4: Foundations for rotary type machines of low frequency | |
| IS 2974-5 (pdf) IS 2974-5 (txt) | 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 (pdf) IS 4091 (txt) | 1979 | Code of practice for design and construction of foundations for transmission line towers and poles | |
| IS 4332-1 (pdf) IS 4332-1 (txt) | 1967 | Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 1: Method of sampling and preparation of stabilized soils for testing | |
| IS 4332-2 (pdf) IS 4332-2 (txt) | 1967 | Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 2: Determination of moisture content of stabilized soil mixtures | |
| IS 4332-3 (pdf) IS 4332-3 (txt) | 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 (pdf) IS 4332-4 (txt) | 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 (pdf) IS 4332-5 (txt) | 1970 | Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 5: Determination of unconfined compressive strength of stabilized soils | |
| IS 4332-6 (pdf) IS 4332-6 (txt) | 1972 | Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 6: Flexural strength of soil-cement using simple beam with third-point loading | |
| IS 4332-7 (pdf) IS 4332-7 (txt) | 1973 | Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 7: Determination of cement content of cement stabilized soils | |
| IS 4332-8 (pdf) IS 4332-8 (txt) | 1969 | Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 8: Determination of lime content of lime stabilized soils | |
| IS 4332-9 (pdf) IS 4332-9 (txt) | 1970 | Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 9: Determination of the bituminous stabilizer content of bitumen and tar stabilized soils | |
| IS 4332-10 (pdf) IS 4332-10 (txt) | 1969 | Methods of test for stabilized soils, Part 10: Test for soil-bituminous mixtures | |
| IS 4434 (pdf) IS 4434 (txt) | 1978 | Code of practice for in-situ vane shear test for soils | |
| IS 4968-1 (pdf) IS 4968-1 (txt) | 1976 | Method for subsurface sounding for soils, Part 1: Dynamic method using 50 mm cone without bentonite slurry | |
| IS 4968-2 (pdf) IS 4968-2 (txt) | 1976 | Method for subsurface sounding for soils, Part 2: Dynamic method using cone and bentonite slurry | |
| IS 4968-3 (pdf) IS 4968-3 (txt) | 1976 | Method for subsurface sounding for soils, Part 3: Static cone penetration test | |
| IS 5249 (pdf) IS 5249 (txt) | 1992 | Determination of dynamic properties of soil - Method of test | |
| IS 6403 (pdf) IS 6403 (txt) | 1981 | Code of practice for determination of bearing capacity of shallow foundations | |
| IS 8009-1 (pdf) IS 8009-1 (txt) | 1976 | Code of practice for calculation of settlements of foundations, Part 1: Shallow foundations subjected to symmetrical static vertical loads | |
| IS 8009-2 (pdf) IS 8009-2 (txt) | 1980 | Code of practice for calculation of settlement of foundations, Part 2: Deep foundations subjected to symmetrical static vertical loading | |
| IS 8763 (pdf) IS 8763 (txt) | 1978 | Guide for undisturbed sampling of sands | |
| IS 9198 (pdf) IS 9198 (txt) | 1979 | compaction rammer for soil testing | |
| IS 9214 (pdf) IS 9214 (txt) | 1979 | Method of determination of modulus of subgrade reaction (K-value) of soils in field | |
| IS 9259 (pdf) IS 9259 (txt) | 1979 | liquid limit apparatus for soils | |
| IS 9456 (pdf) IS 9456 (txt) | 1980 | Code of practice for design and construction of conical and hyperbolic paraboloidal types of shell foundations | |
| IS 9556 (pdf) IS 9556 (txt) | 1980 | Code of practice for design and construction of diaphragm walls | |
| IS 9640 (pdf) IS 9640 (txt) | 1980 | split spoon sampler | |
| IS 9669 (pdf) IS 9669 (txt) | 1980 | CBR moulds and its accessories | |
| IS 9716 (pdf) IS 9716 (txt) | 1981 | Guide for lateral dynamic load test on piles | |
| IS 9759 (pdf) IS 9759 (txt) | 1981 | Guidelines for dewatering during construction | |
| IS 10042 (pdf) IS 10042 (txt) | 1981 | Code of practice for site investigations for foundation in gravel-boulder deposit | |
| IS 10074 (pdf) IS 10074 (txt) | 1982 | compaction mould assembly for light and heavy compaction test for soils | |
| IS 10077 (pdf) IS 10077 (txt) | 1982 | equipment for determination of shrinkage factors | |
| IS 10108 (pdf) IS 10108 (txt) | 1982 | Code of practice for sampling of soils by thin wall sampler with stationary piston | |
| IS 10270 (pdf) IS 10270 (txt) | 1982 | Guidelines for design and construction of prestressed rock anchors | |
| IS 10379 (pdf) IS 10379 (txt) | 1982 | Code of practice for field control of moisture and compaction of soils for embankment and subgrade | |
| IS 10442 (pdf) IS 10442 (txt) | 1983 | earth augers (Spiral type) | |
| IS 10589 (pdf) IS 10589 (txt) | 1983 | equipment for subsurface sounding of soils | |
| IS 10837 (pdf) IS 10837 (txt) | 1984 | moulds and accessories for determination of density index (relative density) of cohesionless soils | |
| IS 11089 (pdf) IS 11089 (txt) | 1984 | Code of practice for design and construction of ring foundation | |
| IS 11196 (pdf) IS 11196 (txt) | 1985 | equipment for determination of liquid limit of soils cone penetration method | |
| IS 11209 (pdf) | 1985 | mould assembly for determination of permeability of soils | |
| IS 11229 (pdf) | 1985 | shear box for testing of soils | |
| IS 11233 (pdf) IS 11233 (txt) | 1985 | Code of practice for design and construction of radar antenna, microwave and TV tower foundations | |
| IS 11550 (pdf) IS 11550 (txt) | 1985 | Code of practice for field instrumentation of swelling pressure in expansive soils | |
| IS 11593 (pdf) | 1986 | shear box (large) for testing of soils | |
| IS 11594 (pdf) IS 11594 (txt) | 1985 | mild steel thin walled sampling tubes and sampler heads | |
| IS 11629 (pdf) IS 11629 (txt) | 1986 | Code of practice for installation and operation of single point hydraulic over-flow setting gauge | |
| IS 12023 (pdf) IS 12023 (txt) | 1987 | Code of practice for field monitoring of movement of structures using tape extensometer | |
| IS 12175 (pdf) IS 12175 (txt) | 1987 | rapid moisture meter for rapid determination of water content for soil | |
| IS 12208 (pdf) IS 12208 (txt) | 1987 | Method for measurement of earth pressure by hydraulic pressure cell | |
| IS 12287 (pdf) | 1988 | consolidometer for determination of consolidation properties | |
| IS 12979 (pdf) | 1990 | Mould for determination of linear shrinkage - | |
| IS 13094 (pdf) IS 13094 (txt) | 1992 | Selection of ground improvement techniques for foundation in weak soils -Guidelines | |
| IS 13301 (pdf) IS 13301 (txt) | 1992 | Vibration isolation for machine foundations - Guidelines | |
| IS 13468 (pdf) | 1992 | Apparatus for determination of dry density of soil by core cutter method- | |
| IS 14893 (pdf) IS 14893 (txt) | 2001 | Non-destructive integrity testing of piles (NDT) - Guidelines | |
| IS 15284-1 (pdf) IS 15284-1 (txt) | 2003 | Design and construction for ground improvement - Guidelines, Part 1: Stone columns | |
| IS 15284-2 (pdf) IS 15284-2 (txt) | 2004 | Design and construction for ground improvement - Guidelines, Part 2: Preconsolidation using vertical drains | |
| SP 36-1 (pdf) SP 36-1 (txt) | 1987 | Compendium of Indian Standards on Soil Engineering: Part-1 LaboratoryTesting of Soils for civil Engineering Purposes | |
| SP 36-2 (pdf) SP 36-2 (txt) | 1988 | Compendium of Indian Standards on Soil Engineering: Part-2 Field Testing of Soils For Civil Engineering Purposes |
Last Updated: December 21, 2016
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