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IS 14893 : 2021

Low strain non-destructive integrity testing of piles - Guidelines (first revision)

Current edition: 2021

Sectional committee: CED 43 · BIS department: Civil Engineering (CED)

What this standard covers

This standard covers guidelines for performing low strain non-destructive integrity testing (NDT) by pulse-echo method on concrete piles covered in IS 2911 (Part 1/Sec 1) and IS 2911 (Part 1/бес 2). 1.2 The pulse-echo method is not suitable for testing jointed precast concrete piles, steel sheet piles, H-section or hollow steel pipe piles. The method may not also determine bulges in case of...

Scope, quoted from IS 14893 : 2021. Read the full standard

Requirements and tests, as the standard names them

  • 5.1 Principle and Apparatus Required
  • 5.2 General Guidelines
  • 5.2.13 Data Quality Checks

Sub-clause names as printed under the heading “LOW STRAIN INTEGRITY TESTING BY PULSE ECHO METHOD” in IS 14893 : 2021. Values and limits are deliberately not reproduced here — read them in the standard itself.

How the standard is organised

  • 4 SITE INFORMATION
  • 5 LOW STRAIN INTEGRITY TESTING BY PULSE ECHO METHOD
  • 7 STRESS WAVE
  • 6 DATA AND REPORTING
  • 7 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
  • 9 COMPLEMENTARY TESTS

Edition history (per the BIS registry)

  • IS 14893 : 2021 — current edition (last reviewed by BIS 2026-03-09)
  • IS 14893 : 2001 — withdrawn by BIS

Where this standard is used on NirmanDost

CPWD DSR 2021 (Civil Works)

Item codeDescription (verbatim)
20.9Integrity testing of Pile using Low Strain/ Sonic Integrity Test/ Sonic Echo Test method in accordance with IS 14893 including surface preparation of pile top by removing soil, mud, dust & chipping lean concrete lumps et…

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Notes

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  • Generated 2026-07-27.