ENV 1997-2 : DRAFT 1999
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EUROCODE 7: GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN - PART 2: DESIGN ASSISTED BY LABORATORY TESTING
01-03-2007
12-01-2013
FOREWORD
1 GENERAL
1.1 Scope
1.2 References
1.3 Distinction between Principles and Application Rules
1.4 Definitions
1.5 Symbols and units
1.6 The link between ENV 1997-1 and ENV 1997-2
2 REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL LABORATORY TESTS
2.1 General requirements
2.2 Testing programme
2.3 Quality of soil samples
2.4 Equipment, procedures and presentation
2.5 Evaluation of test results
2.6 Quality assurance and quality control
3 CALIBRATION OF TEST EQUIPMENT
3.1 Objective
3.2 Requirements
4 PREPARATION OF SOIL SPECIMENS FOR TESTING
4.1 Objective
4.2 Requirements
5 TESTS FOR CLASSIFICATION, IDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION OF SOILS
5.1 General
5.2 Requirements for all classification tests
5.3 Water content
5.4 Bulk density
5.5 Particle density
5.6 Particle size analysis
5.7 Consistency limits
5.8 Density index test for granular soils
5.9 Soil dispersibility
5.10 Frost susceptibility
5.11 Evaluation of test results
6 CHEMICAL TESTING OF SOILS AND GROUNDWATER
6.1 Requirements for all chemical tests
6.2 Organic content
6.3 Carbonate content
6.4 Sulphate content
6.5 pH value (acidity and alkalinity)
6.6 Chloride content
7 COMPRESSIBILITY TESTING OF SOILS
7.1 Objective
7.2 Requirements
7.3 Evaluation of test results
8 STRENGTH INDEX TESTING OF SOILS
8.1 Objective
8.2 Requirements
8.3 Evaluation of test results
9 STRENGTH TESTING OF SOILS
9.1 Objective and scope
9.2 Requirements
9.3 Evaluation of test results
9.4 Consolidated triaxial compression test
9.5 Consolidated box and ring direct shear tests
10 COMPACTION TESTING OF SOILS
10.1 Scope
10.2 Compaction tests
10.3 California Bearing ratio (CBR) test
11 PERMEABILITY TESTING OF SOILS
11.1 Objective
11.2 Requirements
11.3 Evaluation of test results
12 PREPARATION OF SPECIMEN FOR TESTING OF ROCK MATERIAL
12.1 Objective
12.2 Requirements
12.3 Evaluation of test results
13 CLASSIFICATION TESTING OF ROCK MATERIAL
13.1 General
13.2 Rock identification and description
13.3 Water content
13.4 Density and porosity
14 SWELLING TESTING OF ROCK MATERIAL
14.1 General
14.2 Swelling pressure index under zero volume change
14.3 Swelling strain index for radially confined specimen
with axial surcharge
14.4 Swelling strain developed in unconfined rock specimen
15 STRENGTH TESTING OF ROCK MATERIAL
15.1 General
15.2 Uniaxial Compressive Strength and Deformability
15.3 Point load test
15.4 Direct shear test
15.5 Brazil test
15.6 Triaxial compression test
ANNEX A (INFORMATIVE) DETAILED INFORMATION ON METHODS AND TESTS
A.1 GENERAL
A.2 REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL LABORATORY TESTS
A.3 CALIBRATION OF TEST EQUIPMENT
A.4 PREPARATION OF SOIL SPECIMENS FOR TESTING
A.5 TESTS FOR CLASSIFICATION, IDENTIFICATION AND
DESCRIPTION OF SOILS
A.6 CHEMICAL TESTING OF SOILS AND GROUNDWATER
A.7 COMPRESSIBILITY TESTING OF SOILS
A.8 STRENGTH INDEX TESTING OF SOILS
A.9 STRENGTH TESTING OF SOILS
A.10 COMPACTION TESTING OF SOILS
A.11 PERMEABILITY TESTING OF SOILS
A.12 PREPARATION OF SPECIMEN FOR TESTING ON ROCK MATERIAL
A.13 CLASSIFICATION TESTING OF ROCK MATERIAL
A.14 SWELLING TESTING OF ROCK MATERIAL
A.15 STRENGTH TESTING OF ROCK MATERIAL
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