1 AS 1289.6.7.

3 — 1999

Australian Standard ™
Methods of testing soils for engineering
purposes

Method 6.7.3: Soil strength and consolidation

tests—Determination of permeability of a
soil—Constant head method using a flexible
wall permeameter
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1 SCOPE This Standard sets out the method for the determination of coefficient of
permeability of a soil in a flexible wall permeameter or triaxial cell with percolation
under constant head conditions. The Standard includes testing of both remoulded and
undisturbed specimens of soil.

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
1289.1 Method 1: Preparation of disturbed soil samples for testing
1289.2.1.1 Method 2.1.1: Soil moisture content tests—Determination of the moisture
content of a soil—Oven drying method (standard method)
1289.5.1.1 Method 5.1.1: Soil compaction and density tests —Determination of the dry
density/moisture content relation of a soil using standard compactive effort
1289.5.2.1 Method 5.2.1: Soil compaction and density tests —Determination of the dry
density/moisture content relation of a soil using modified compactive effort
1289.5.5.1 Method 5.5.1: Soil compaction and density tests —Determination of the
minimum and maximum dry density of a cohesionless material — Standard
method
ASTM
D 5084 Test method for measurement of hydraulic conductivity of saturated porous
materials using a flexible wall permeameter

3 DEFINITIONS
3.1 Laboratory density ratio—the ratio of the dry density of the compacted specimen
to the maximum dry density of the material as determined by AS 1289.5.1.1, or
AS 1289.5.2.1 or AS 1289.5.5.1, as applicable, expressed as a percentage.
3.2 Laboratory moisture ratio—the ratio of the moisture content of the compacted
specimen to the optimum moisture content of the material as determined by AS 1289.5.1.1
or AS 1289.5.2.1, as applicable, expressed as a percentage.

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AS 1289.6.7.3-1999, Methods of testing soils for

engineering purposes Soil strength and
consolidation tests - Determination of permeability
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of a soil - Constant head method using a flexible

wall permeameter

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