History
Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : CED 43
Document Number : CED 43 ( 21115)
Document Title [English] : Standard Penetration Test of Soil Method of Test
Document Title [Hindi] : मृदा की मानक भेदन परीक्षण - परीक्षण की पद्धति
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 3
ICS Code : 93.020
Date of Project Approval : 27-04-2022
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 2131: 1981
Standards to be Superseded :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 2131: 1981

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 : None
Short Commom Man's Title : Standard penetration test of soil
ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
  • Ministry of Power
  • Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
  • Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
  • Ministry of Railways
  • Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
  • Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Sustainable development Goals :
  • INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
  • SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
Degree of Equivalence : Indigenous
Identical/Equivalent Standards :
Organization Type:
Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 It specifies a standard procedure for execution and reporting of the standard penetration test of soil.
2 The standard penetration test (SPT) aims to determine the resistance of soils at the base of a borehole to the dynamic penetration of a split spoon sampler and the recovering of disturbed samples for identification purposes. The basis of the test consists of driving a split spoon sampler by dropping a hammer of 63.5 kg mass on to an anvil or drive head from a height of 750 mm. The number of blows (N) necessary to achieve 300 mm penetration of the sampler (after a seating penetration of 150 mm including self penetration under gravity) is the penetration resistance.
3 SPT is used mainly to assess the strength and deformation parameters of cohesionless soils, but some valuable data may also be obtained in other soil types.
Timeline Details


S.No. P-Draft
Completion Date		 WC-Draft
Completion Date		 Final-Draft
Completion Date		 Project
Completion Date(Gazette)		 Entered By Entered On
1 25-10-2022 25-03-2023 09-06-2023 24-10-2023 MADHURIMA MADHAV 25-10-2022
Stages
Sl.
No.		 Stage Date of Occurence Remarks Circulated to Files
1 Generation of Document Number 27-04-2022 -------
2 P-Draft Waived 25-10-2022 As decided by the Soil and Foundation Engineering Sectional Committee, CED 43, the draft for revision of the standard is to be issued in wide circulation waiving wide circulation -------
3 WC Draft 25-10-2022 Duration : 31 Days
Submitted for HOD approval 		-------
4 WC Draft 25-10-2022 WC approved by HOD
 CEDC   -------