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Chloride Content of Soil
  • Publication no: ATM-710-22
  • Published: 21 December 2022

Austroads test method 710 describes the procedure for determining the chloride content of select backfill material intended for use in reinforced earth structures. Chloride content is determined by water extraction and titrimetric analysis of the chloride ions using silver nitrate solution.

This test method can also be downloaded as a Word document.

  • 1. References
  • 2. Equipment
  • 3. Materials
  • 4. Reagents
  • 5. Standardisation of Silver Nitrate Solution
  • 6. Sample Preparation
  • 7. Procedure
  • 8. Equation
  • 9. Test Report
  • 10. Notes on Method
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