So what is DD Form 1215? The short answer: a Defense Department document, officially DD Form 1215, In-Place Density Determination - Sand-Cone Method, December 1999, used to In-Place Density Determination - Sand-Cone Method. Anything else you need follows from that.
Is there a version specific to your service? No. A DD number is issued at Department level, which is the whole point of the prefix — every military department and defense agency works from one identical document. Looking for a branch variant wastes time you do not have.
Who decides this form exists? not stated owns it; not stated directs its use. If someone told you to file this, the authority traces back to those.
How current is this? Edition not stated, publisher status not stated. That is the version described throughout this page.
What the form asks for
- 1. Project.
- 2. Date.
- 3. Job number.
- 4. Test site.
- 5. Sample number.
- 6. Additional specifications.
- Calibration of Sand (standard material. Apparatus or Tare number, column 1.
- 7. Weight of apparatus or tare filled (grams), column 1.
- 8. Weight of apparatus or tare empty (grams), column 1.
- 9. Weight of material (grams), column 1.
- 10. Volume of apparatus or tare (cubic feet), column 1.
- Apparatus or Tare number, column 2.
- 7. Weight of apparatus or tare filled (grams), column 2.
- 8. Weight of apparatus or tare empty (grams), column 2.
- 9. Weight of material (grams), column 2.
- 10. Volume of apparatus or tare (cubic feet), column 2.
- 11. Unit weight of material (pcf), column 2.
- Apparatus or Tare number, column 3.
- 7. Weight of apparatus or tare filled (grams), column 3.
- 8. Weight of apparatus or tare empty (grams), column 3.
- 9. Weight of material (grams), column 3.
- 10. Volume of apparatus or tare (cubic feet), column 3.
- 11. Unit weight of material (pcf), column 3.
- Apparatus or Tare number, column 4.
Download the form
Which files are here? These: PDF. How much work is involved? 1 pages, about 110 entry fields.
What is the difference between fillable and printable? A fillable pdf has real field boxes that accept typed text and hold it inside the file. A printable pdf is a flat blank with no fields at all, intended for a printer and a pen. Which one you have determines how you complete the form, so it is worth checking first.
Should you type or write? Type, whenever the choice is yours. The reason is what happens after submission: the record gets copied and scanned, and every pass costs handwriting legibility that typed entries never lose.
Where do you start? At the top. Identification first, the substance of the entry second, certification last. Why that order? Because fields lower on the page often depend on data you established in the header, and filling out of sequence produces contradictions.
What if your copy is old? Replace it. Check the date printed on the form against not stated. Old blanks circulate for years in shared folders, and because a DD revision lands across the whole Department at once, the receiving office will be working from the new layout.
What if a specific field still puzzles you? Read the instructions printed on the form, then not stated. Which wins if they differ? The directive.
What happens after you finish? It routes to the office specified in not stated or in local guidance. And your own record? Save a duplicate first; nobody regrets having one.
Do you need to know which branch issued a related form? No. DD numbering is Department-wide and unified, which means the number on its own is a complete address for the document.
Do DA and DD numbers ever correspond? Never. DA numbering is Army-specific, administered by an Army proponent, while DD numbering is Department-wide under not stated or an equivalent Department office. Identical digits in the two systems mean two unrelated documents, which is why the prefix matters more than the number.
Should you archive this file and reuse it next year? Better not. Forms are revised as directives are reissued, as data requirements shift and as statutory notice text is updated, and none of that reaches you directly. Download fresh, check the edition date.
What does this page actually provide? The blank form and a description of it. What does it not provide? Legal guidance, procedural rulings, or any assurance about a particular filing. Who answers those? not stated, the administrative office that serves you, or the authority identified in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 1215?
- DD Form 1215, In-Place Density Determination - Sand-Cone Method, December 1999
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?