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SOIL TESTING

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LIST OF TESTS:

                             ASTM

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  • ASTM D1140          

      >Amount of Material in Soils Finer than No. 200 (75-m) Sieve

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  • ASTM D15561         

      >Density and Unit Weight of Soil in Place by Sand-Cone Method

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  • ASTM D1557          

      >Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Modified     

        Effort (56,000 ft-lbf/ft3 (2,700 kN-m/m3)

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  • ASTM D1883         

      >CBR (California Bearing Ratio) of Laboratory- Compacted Soils

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  • ASTM D2216         

      >Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of     

       Soil and Rock by Mass

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  • ASTM D4318       

      >Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of Soils

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  • ASTM D4718       

      >Correction of Unit Weight and Water Content for     

      Soils Containing Oversize Particles

       

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  • ASTM D6913       

      >Particle-Size Distribution (Gradation) of Soils Using   

       Sieve Analysis

                              

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  • ASTM D69381     

      >In-Place Density and Water Content of Soil and Soil-Aggregate

        by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth)
 

BATLABS accredited soil testing laboratories undertake a range of geotechnical and construction material testing to determine the physical characteristics of soils.

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Our staff are committed to delivering reliable, high quality results, which are setting international best practice and standards in line with QCS and other regulatory requirements.

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Our Soil Testing Services include:

Soil  Classification

Construction  Control  and  Compliance  Testing

Routine  Stress  and  Strain  Measurements

Specialized  Soil  Mechanics  Testing

LIST OF TESTS: 

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                                 BS

 

 

  • BS1377 Part 2 Clause 3        

      >Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Part 2:                 classification tests (Determination of moisture content)

                                             

  • BS 1377 Part 2 Clause 4.3     

      >Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes                             Part 2: Classification tests Determination of Liquid Limit                           (Cone Penetrometer)   

          

  • BS 1377 Part 2 Section 4.5    

      >Methods of test for soils for civil engineering  purposes Part 2:

       Classification tests (Atterberg Casagrande Method)                                   

  • BS 1377 Part 2 Clauses 5.3 & 5.4    

      >Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes                             Part 2: Classification tests (Determination of Plastic Limit and                   Plasticity Index)                                                                                                                                 

  • BS 1377 Part 2 Clauses 9.2 & 9.3

      >Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes 

        Part 2: Classification tests (Determination of     

        particle size distribution)                                                                                               

  • BS 1377 Part 4 Clauses 3.5 and 3.6

      >Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes

        Part 4: Compaction-related tests (Determination of dry density /

        moisture content relationship)             

                                                                                                

  • BS 1377 Part 4 Clause 7       

      >Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Part 4:

        Compaction-related tests (Determination of California bearing

         ratio)  

                                             

  • BS 1377 Part 9 Clauses 2.1 & 2.21                               

      >Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Part 9: In-

        situ tests (Sand replacement method suitable for fine, medium                  and coarse-grained soils (large and small pouring cylinder method)

                                                                                                         

  • BS 1377 Part 9 Clause 2.51   

      >Methods for test for soils for civil engineering purposes Part 9:

        In-situ tests (Filed Density test by Nuclear Gauge FDT)

                                             

  • BS 1377 Part 9 Section 4.31  

      >Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Part 9:

        In-situ tests Determination of in-situ California Bearing Ratio

        (CBR) 

                                             

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