MS 1056 Part 1-2005

MALAYSIAN MS 1056: PART 1:2005
STANDARD
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SOILS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING

PURPOSES – TEST METHOD –
PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND
SAMPLE PREPARATION
(FIRST REVISION)
ICS: 19.020
Descriptors: soil, determination, classification, sampling, requirements, civil engineering
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DEPARTMENT OF STANDARDS MALAYSIA

DEVELOPMENT OF MALAYSIAN STANDARDS
The Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM) is the national standardisation and

accreditation body.
The main function of the Department is to foster and promote standards,

standardisation and accreditation as a means of advancing the national economy,
promoting industrial efficiency and development, benefiting the health and safety of
the public, protecting the consumers, facilitating domestic and international trade and
furthering international cooperation in relation to standards and standardisation.
Malaysian Standards are developed through consensus by committees which

comprise of balanced representation of producers, users, consumers and others with
relevant interests, as may be appropriate to the subject in hand. To the greatest
extent possible, Malaysian Standards are aligned to or are adoption of international
standards. Approval of a standard as a Malaysian Standard is governed by the
Standards of Malaysia Act 1996 (Act 549). Malaysian Standards are reviewed
periodically. The use of Malaysian Standards is voluntary except in so far as they are
made mandatory by regulatory authorities by means of regulations, local by-laws or
any other similar ways.
The Department of Standards appoints SIRIM Berhad as the agent to develop

Malaysian Standards. The Department also appoints SIRIM Berhad as the agent for
distribution and sale of Malaysian Standards.
For further information on Malaysian Standards, please contact:
Department of Standards Malaysia OR SIRIM Berhad

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MS 1056: PART 1:2005
CONTENTS
Page
Committee representation ………………………………………………………… iii
Foreword …………………………………………………………………………… iv
0 Introduction ………………………………………………………………………… 1
1 Scope. ………………………………………………………………………………. 2
2 Normative references……………………………………………………………… 2
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and units …………………………………………… 3
4 Classification of soils ……………………………………………………………… 15
5 Apparatus…………………………………………………………………………… 16
6 Materials ……………………………………………………………………………. 29
7 Environmental requirements ……………………………………………………… 30
8 Preparation of disturbed samples for testing …………………………………… 31
8.1 General……………………………………………………………………………… 31
8.2 Apparatus…………………………………………………………………………… 31
8.3 Initial preparation…………………………………………………………………… 32
8.4 Preparation of samples for classification tests………………………………….. 34
8.5 Preparation of samples for chemical tests………………………………………. 38
8.6 Preparation of samples for compaction related tests ………………………….. 39
8.7 Preparation of soil for compaction to form test specimens……………………. 40
9 Preparation of undisturbed samples for testing ………………………………… 43
9.1 General……………………………………………………………………………… 43
9.2 Apparatus…………………………………………………………………………… 44
9.3 Preparation of cylindrical specimen direct from sampling tube……………….. 46
9.4 Preparation of cylindrical specimen of smaller diameter than
sampling tube ………………………………………………….…………………… 46
9.5 Preparation of cylindrical specimen from undisturbed block sample ………… 47
9.6 Preparation of disc or square specimen from sampling tube …………………. 48
9.7 Preparation of disc or square specimen from block sample ………………….. 49
10 Reports ……………………………………………………………………………… 50
10.1 Laboratory tests ……………………………………………………………………. 50

10.2 In-situ tests …………………………………………………………………………. 51
11 Safety requirements ………………………………………………………………. 51
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CONTENTS (continued)
Page
Tables
1 Categories of balances …………………………………………………………… 17

2 Instruments used as reference standards for calibration ……………………… 22
3 Reference weights ………………………………………………………………… 22
4 Size of particle and mass of sample required for assessment sieving ………. 33
5 Mass of sample required for each test on disturbed samples ………………… 35
6 Compaction of large specimens for triaxial tests……………………………….. 43
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Committee representation
The Building and Civil Engineering Industry Standards Committee (ISC D) under whose authority this Malaysian
Standard was developed, comprises representatives from the following organisations:
Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia

Chartered Institute of Building Malaysia
Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia
Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers
Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia
Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia

Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran Malaysia
Jabatan Perumahan Negara
Jabatan Standard Malaysia
Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri
Malaysian Timber Industry Board
Master Builders Association Malaysia
Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia
Suruhanjaya Tenaga
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
The Technical Committee on Geotechnical Works which supervised the development of this Malaysian Standard was
managed by the Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia in its capacity as an authorised Standard–Writing
Organisation and consists of representatives from the following organisations:
Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia

Bina Logamaya Sdn Bhd
Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia (Secretariat)
Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia (Technology Development Department)
Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur
Gue and Partners Sdn Bhd
INTI College, Malaysia
Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia
Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia
Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran Malaysia
Jabatan Perumahan Negara
Jurutera Perunding GEA (M) Sdn Bhd
Master Builders Association Malaysia
SIRIM Berhad
Soil CentraLab Sdn Bhd
Sungai Long Industries Sdn Bhd
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Universiti Malaya
Universiti Putra Malaysia
The Working Group on Methods of Test for Soils for Civil Engineering Purposes which developed this Malaysian
Standard consists of representatives from the following organisations:
Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia (Secretariat)

GDS Instruments Sdn Bhd
Geo Consult
SIRIM Berhad
Soil CentraLab Sdn Bhd
Test Sdn Bhd
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MS 1056: PART 1:2005
FOREWORD
This Malaysian Standard was developed by the Working Group on Methods of Test for Soils
for Civil Engineering Purposes under the authority of the Building and Civil Engineering
Industry Standards Committee. Development of this standard was carried out by the
Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia which is the Standards-Writing
Organisation (SWO) appointed by SIRIM Berhad to develop standards for the construction
industry.
MS 1056 consists of the following parts, under the general title Soils for civil engineering
purposes – Test method:
- Part 1: General requirements and sample preparation
- Part 2: Classification tests
- Part 3: Chemical and electro-chemical tests
- Part 4: Compaction-related tests
- Part 5: Compressibility, permeability and durability tests
- Part 6: Consolidation and permeability tests in hydraulic cells and with pore pressure
measurement
- Part 7: Shear strength tests (total stress)
- Part 8: Shear strength tests (effective stress)
- Part 9: In-situ tests
This Malaysian Standard is the first revision of MS 1056: Part 1:1986, Methods of test for soils
for civil engineering purposes: Part 1: Laboratory test method.
Part 1 covers general requirements, Parts 2 to 8 relate to laboratory tests on soils, and Part 9
covers in-situ tests. The distinction between laboratory and in-situ tests is that the former is
carried out on soil samples removed from the ground whether the testing takes place in a
central laboratory, in a site laboratory, or in the field, whereas the latter are performed on the
soil in-situ.
Descriptions of test methods have been broken down into smaller procedural stages than were
used previously. Where more than one test procedure is given for a particular determination,
the one termed the definitive method should normally be used. If an alternative method is used
the reason should be stated in the test report and the relevant facts included. Examples of
forms are included in an annex to each part on which to prepare the test report.
In each of the methods the measurement of only one value of the quantity concerned is
described. It is recognised that in many practical applications it is necessary to make a number
of tests in order to obtain a representative value and an indication of its reliability. Guidance on
the number of measurements required and the treatment of the results obtained is beyond the
scope of the present standard.
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FOREWORD (continued)
For general information on site investigation procedures, especially with regard to safety
precautions, reference should be made to BS 5930:1999.
This revised Malaysian Standard cancels and replaces MS 1056: Part 1:1986, Methods of test
for soils for civil engineering purposes: Part 1: Laboratory test method.
Compliance with a Malaysian Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations.
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MALAYSIAN MS 1056: PART 1:2005

SOILS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING

Descriptors: soil, determination, classification, sampling, requirements, civil engineering

DEPARTMENT OF STANDARDS MALAYSIA

The Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM) is the national standardisation and

The main function of the Department is to foster and promote standards,

Malaysian Standards are developed through consensus by committees which

The Department of Standards appoints SIRIM Berhad as the agent to develop

For further information on Malaysian Standards, please contact:

Department of Standards Malaysia OR SIRIM Berhad

Tel: 60 3 88858000 Tel: 60 3 5544 6000

Committee representation ………………………………………………………… iii

3 Terms, definitions, symbols and units …………………………………………… 3

4 Classification of soils ……………………………………………………………… 15

7 Environmental requirements ……………………………………………………… 30

8 Preparation of disturbed samples for testing …………………………………… 31

9 Preparation of undisturbed samples for testing ………………………………… 43

10.1 Laboratory tests ……………………………………………………………………. 50

11 Safety requirements ………………………………………………………………. 51

1 Categories of balances …………………………………………………………… 17

2 Instruments used as reference standards for calibration ……………………… 22

3 Reference weights ………………………………………………………………… 22

5 Mass of sample required for each test on disturbed samples ………………… 35

6 Compaction of large specimens for triaxial tests……………………………….. 43

Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia

Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia

Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia

Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia (Secretariat)

- Part 1: General requirements and sample preparation

- Part 2: Classification tests

- Part 3: Chemical and electro-chemical tests

- Part 4: Compaction-related tests

- Part 5: Compressibility, permeability and durability tests

- Part 7: Shear strength tests (total stress)

- Part 8: Shear strength tests (effective stress)

- Part 9: In-situ tests

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