The following IS Code Books comprise a set of technical guidelines, specifications, and safety norms for Soil and Foundation Engineering, with a PDF download link.
| SI.N | Code book used (Description) | IS Code number |
|---|---|---|
| 1542 | Code of Practice For Design And Construction Of Shallow Foundations In Soils (Other Than Raft, Ring, and Shell) | IS 1080:1985 |
| 1543 | Classification and identification of soils for general engineering purposes | IS 1498:1970 |
| 1544 | Method of load test on soils | IS 1888:1982 |
| 1545 | Code of practice for subsurface investigation for foundations | IS 1892:1979 |
| 1546 | Code of practice for design and construction of foundations in soils: General requirements | IS 1904:1986 |
| 1547 | Method for the standard penetration test for soils | IS 2131:1981 |
| 1548 | Code of practice for thin-walled tube sampling of soils | IS 2132:1986 |
| 1549 | Methods of test for soils, Part 1: Preparation of dry soil samples for various tests | IS 2720-1:1983 |
| 1550 | Methods of test for soils, Part 2: Determination of water content | IS 2720-2:1973 |
| 1551 | Methods of test for soils, Part 3: Determination of specific gravity, Section 1: Fine-grained soils | IS 2720-3-1:1980 |
| 1552 | Methods of test for soils, Part 3: Determination of specific gravity, Section 2: Fine, medium and coarse-grained soils | IS 2720-3-2:1980 |
| 1553 | Methods of test for soils, Part 4: Grain size analysis | IS 2720-4:1985 |
| 1554 | Methods of test for soils, Part 5: Determination of liquid and plastic limit | IS 2720-5:1985 |
| 1555 | Methods of test for soils, Part 6: Determination of shrinkage factors | IS 2720-6:1972 |
| 1556 | Methods of test for soils, Part 7: Determination of water content-dry density relation using light compaction | IS 2720-7:1980 |
| 1557 | Methods of test for soils, Part 8: Determination of water content-dry density relation using heavy compaction | IS 2720-8:1983 |
| 1558 | Methods of test for soils, Part 9: Determination of dry density- moisture content relation by constant mass of soil method | IS 2720-9:1992 |
| 1559 | Methods of test for soils, Part 10: Determination of unconfined compressive strength | IS 2720-10:1991 |
| 1560 | Methods of test for soils, Part 11: Determination of the shear strength parameters of a specimen tested in unconsolidated undrained triaxial compression without the measurement of pore water pressure | IS 2720-11:1993 |
| 1561 | Methods of test for soils, Part 12: Determination of shear strength parameters of soil from consolidated undrained triaxial compression test with measurement of pore water pressure | IS 2720-12:1981 |
