AS 1289.3.8.1:2017 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 3.8.1: Soil classification tests - Dispersion - Determination of Emerson class number of a soil
Standards Australia
Version:
Third Edition 2017.
(Current)
Publication date
26-04-2017
Pages
9
Current status
Current
Supersedes
Supersedes: AS 1289.3.8.1-2006 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 3.8.1: Soil classification tests - Dispersion - Determination of Emerson class number of a soil
Draft Designation: DR AS 1289.3.8.1:2016Document Number
1289
Description
Sets out the method for determining the Emerson class number of a soil. Soils are divided into seven classes on the basis of their coherence in water, with one further class being distinguished by the presence of calcium-rich minerals.
First published as AS 1289.C8.1-1980. Previous edition AS 1289.3.8.1-2006. Third edition AS 1289.3.8.1:2017.
Committee
Testing Of Soils For Engineering Purposes.
CE-009
Association of Geotechnical Testing Authorities, Qld; Australian Building Codes Board; Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Australian Geomechanics Society; Australian Stabilisation Industry Association; Austroads; Cement Concrete and Aggregates Australia—Aggregates; Engineering and Construction Laboratories Association; Engineers Australia; National Association of Testing Authorities Australia; University of Sydney; Victorian Construction Materials Laboratories Association.
ISBN
978-1-76035-709-2
Attribution
Standards Australia 2017.
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