Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : CED 43
Document Number : CED 43 ( 26408)
Document Title [English] : Soils Methods of Test: Part 2 Determination of Water Content
Document Title [Hindi] : मृदा — परीक्षण पद्धतियाँ: भाग 2 जल मात्रा का निर्धारण
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 3
ICS Code : 93.020, 13.080.20
Date of Project Approval : 22-06-2024
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 2720 : Part 2: 1973
Standards to be Superseded :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 2720 : Part 2: 1973


Classification Details
Group : Civil Engineering Design and Construction
Sub Group : Foundation, underground structures, soil and rock mechanics
Sub Sub Group : Soil Mechanics and Ground Improvement
Aspects : Methods of tests
Risk : None
Certification : Not Certifiable
Short Commom Man's Title :
ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
  • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Sustainable development Goals :
Degree of Equivalence : Indigenous
Identical/Equivalent Standards :
Organization Type:

Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 In this standard rapid determination of water content with infra-red lamp torsion balance moisture meter and rapid determination of water content from the gas pressure developed by the reaction of calcium carbide with the free water content of the soil were included.
2 The subsidiary methods for determination of water content of soil, namely alcohol method and sand bath method which used to give inaccurate and inconsistent results and were earlier suggested for rapid determination of water content at field, have been deleted.

Timeline Details


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Completion Date
WC-Draft
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Final-Draft
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Project
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Entered By Entered On
1 23-08-2024 23-01-2025 07-04-2025 22-08-2025 Mr. Dheeraj Damachya 23-08-2024
Stages
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1 Generation of Document Number 22-06-2024 -------
2 P-Draft Waived 23-08-2024 -------
3 WC Draft 23-08-2024 Duration : 35 Days
Submitted for HOD approval
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4 WC Draft 23-08-2024 WC approved by HOD
CEDC  CED 02, CED 46 : P5, -------