This standard provides guidance on the type, extent and details of subsurface explorations needed in connection with the following items of work:
a) Canals — Stability of banks and bed in:
i) cutting, and ii) filling.
b) Canals — Water loss due to seepage and water logging in the command area.
c) Canals — Selection of lining with reference to the characteristics of bed material, permeability, subsoil water table and salinity.
d) Cross drainage structures — Design and construction of the foundation for head regulators, cross-regulators syphons, aqueducts, level crossings and bridges.
e) Borrow area investigations for the suitability of material to be used for canal embankments and necessary compaction procedure.
IS 11385-1985 history
1986IS 11385-1985 Code of practice for underground exploration of canals and cross-drainage works