AS 1289.3.6.3:2020
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Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil classification tests - Determination of the particle size distribution of a soil - Standard method of fine analysis using an hydrometer
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09-04-2020
The objective of this Standard is to establish a method for the quantitative determination of the particle size distribution in a soil using an hydrometer.
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CE-009
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| ISBN |
978 1 76072 794 9
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| Pages |
21
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| PublisherName |
Standards Australia
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
This Standard sets out a method for the quantitative determination of the particle size distribution in a soil from a coarse sand size down, using an hydrometer for particles finer than the 75 µm sieve (see Clause 9 Note 1).
The method as described is applicable if —
(a) more than 10 % of the material passes the 75 µm sieve as measured in AS 1289.3.6.1; and
(b) only an ASTM 152H hydrometer conforming to ASTM E100 is used. A method for calibrating an hydrometer is set out in Appendix B.
Originated as part of AS A89-1966.
Revised and redesignated as AS 1289.C.6.3-1977.
Revised and redesignated as AS 1289.3.6.3-1994.
Second edition 2003.
Third edition 2020.
| AS 1289.0:2014 | Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Definitions and general requirements |
| ASTM D 422 : 1963 : R2007 : EDT 2 | Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils (Withdrawn 2016) |
| AS 1289.3.5.1-2006 | Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil classification tests - Determination of the soil particle density of a soil - Standard method (Reconfirmed 2025) |
| AS 1289.2.1.1-2005 | Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil moisture content tests - Determination of the moisture content of a soil - Oven drying method (standard method) |
| AS 1289.1.1-2001 | Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Sampling and preparation of soils - Preparation of disturbed soil samples for testing |
| AS 1289.3.6.1-2009 | Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil classification tests - Determination of the particle size distribution of a soil - Standard method of analysis by sieving (Reconfirmed 2022) |
| ASTM E 100 : 2019 | Standard Specification for ASTM Hydrometers |
| AS 1289.4.1.1:2019 | Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil chemical tests - Determination of the organic matter content of a soil - Normal method |
| BS 1377-2:1990 | Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Classification tests |
| BS 1377-3:1990 | Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Chemical and electro-chemical tests |
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