As 1289.4.1.1-1997 Methods of Testing Soils For Engineering Purposes Soil Chemical Tests - Determination of T
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SAI Global - APAC1 AS 1289.4.1.
1—1997
Australian Standard
Methods of testing soils for engineering
purposes
Method 4.1.1: Soil chemical tests—
Determination of the organic matter content
of a soil—Normal method
1 SCOPE This Standard covers the determination of the percentage by mass of organic
matter present in a soil (see Note 1).
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2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS The following documents are referred to in this
Standard:
AS
1152 Specification for test sieves
1289 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes
1289.0 Part 0: General requirements and list of methods
1289.1 Method 1: Preparation of disturbed soil samples for testing
3 APPARATUS The following apparatus is required:
(a) A drying oven complying with the requirements of AS 1289.0.
(b) A balance of at least 100 g capacity with a limit of performance not greater than
±0.005 g.
(c) Two 1-L volumetric flasks.
(d) Two 25 mL burettes, graduated to 0.1 mL.
(e) A 10 mL pipette and a 1 mL pipette fitted with a rubber teat.
(f) Two conical flasks of 500 mL capacity.
(g) Two graduated measuring cylinders, 200 mL and 20 mL.
(h) A desiccator (a convenient size is from about 200 mm to 250 mm diameter)
containing anhydrous silica gel.
(i) A glass bottle for mass determinations, approximately 25 mm diameter and 50 mm
high, fitted with a ground-glass stopper.
(j) Sieves of 9.5 mm and 425 µm sizes and receivers complying with AS 1152.
(k) Sample dividers of the multiple-slot type (riffle boxes) similar to those shown in
AS 1289.1, having openings 7 mm and 13 mm wide.
(l) A suitable mechanical or hand-operated pulverizer.
(m) A wash-bottle, preferably plastic, containing distilled water.
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Determination of the organic matter content of a
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