ISO 11277:2020 PDF

Scope: This document specifies a basic method of determining the particle size distribution applicable to a wide range of mineral soil materials, including the mineral fraction of organic soils. It also offers procedures to deal with the less common soils mentioned in the introduction. This document has been developed largely for use in the field of environmental science, and its use in geotechnical investigations is something for which professional advice might be required. A major objective of this document is the determination of enough size fractions to enable the construction of a reliable particle-size-distribution curve. This document does not apply to the determination of the particle size distribution of the organic components of soil, i.e. the more or less fragile, partially decomposed, remains of plants and animals. It is also realized that the chemical pre-treatments and mechanical handling stages in this document could cause disintegration of weakly cohesive particles that, from field inspection, might be regarded as primary particles, even though such primary particles could be better described as aggregates. If such disintegration is undesirable, then this document is not used for the determination of the particle size distribution of such weakly cohesive materials.

ISO 11277:2020 Referenced Document

ISO 11265 Soil quality - Determination of the specific electrical conductivity; Technical Corrigendum 1
ISO 11464 Soil quality - Pretreatment of samples for physico-chemical analysis
ISO 3310-1 Test sieves - Technical requirements and testing - Part 1: Test sieves of metal wire cloth
ISO 3310-2 Test sieves.Technical requirements and testing.Part 2: Test sieves of perforated metal plate
ISO 565 Test sieves; metal wire cloth, perforated metal plate and electroformed sheet; nominal sizes of openings

2020 ISO 11277:2020 Soil quality — Determination of particle size distribution in mineral soil material — Method by sieving and sedimentation
2009 ISO 11277:2009 Soil quality - Determination of particle size distribution in mineral soil material - Method by sieving and sedimentation
2002 ISO 11277:1998/Cor 1:2002 Soil quality - Determination of particle size distribution in mineral soil material - Method by sieving and sedimentation; Technical Corrigendum 1
1998 ISO 11277:1998 Soil quality - Determination of particle size distribution in mineral soil material - Method by sieving and sedimentation