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Abstract

ISO 17892-1:2014 specifies a method of determining the water content of soils.

It is applicable to the laboratory determination of the water (also known as moisture) content of a soil test specimen by oven-drying within the scope of geotechnical investigations. The water content is required as a guide to the classification of natural soils and as a control criterion in re-compacted soils, and is measured on samples used for most field and laboratory tests. The oven-drying method is the definitive procedure used in usual laboratory practice.

The practical procedure for determining the water content of a soil is to determine the mass loss on drying the test specimen to a constant mass in a drying oven controlled at a given temperature. The mass loss is assumed to be due to free water and is referenced to the remaining dry mass of solid particles.

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  • Status
     : Published
    Publication date
     : 2014-12
    Stage
    : International Standard confirmed [90.93]
  • Edition
     : 1
    Number of pages
     : 10
  • Technical Committee :
    ISO/TC 182
    ICS :
    93.020  13.080.20 
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