Abstract

This document specifies a method of determining the water content of rocks. This document is applicable to the laboratory determination of the water content of a rock test specimen by oven-drying within the scope of geotechnical investigations. The oven-drying method is the definitive procedure used in usual laboratory practice. The practical procedure for determining the water content of a rock 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 the test specimen.

Begin

2022-05-17

WI

00341140

Planned document number

DIN EN ISO 16383-1

Project number

00519392

Responsible national committee

NA 005-05-03 AA - Laboratory tests on soils (national mirror committee for parts of CEN/TC 341, CEN/TC 396 and ISO/TC 182/WG 10 and WG 13)  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 341 - Geotechnical Investigation and Testing  

Responsible international committee

ISO/TC 182/WG 10 - Laboratory testing of rocks  

draft standard

Geotechnical investigation and testing - Laboratory testing of rock - Part 1: Determination of water content (ISO/DIS 16383-1:2024); German and English version prEN ISO 16383-1:2024
2024-08
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