The ignition loss serves as value to estimate the organic soil constituents and is necessary for the geotechnical soil verification and classification for structural engineering purposes in both foundation work and earthworks.
DIN 18128:2002 history
2002DIN 18128:2002 Soil - Investigation and testing - Determination of ignition loss
1970DIN 18128:1990 Soil - Investigation and testing - Determination of ignition loss