DD ENV 1997-2:2000

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 ENV1997-1 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
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Applicable to the geotechnical aspects of the design of buildings and civil engineering works. Concerned with the requirements for stability, serviceability, strength and durability of structures.