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