SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING TESTS:

• In-Situ Testing and Monitoring:
  • Dutch Cone Penetration Tests (CPT and CPTU).
  • Dilatometer.
  • Plate load bearing.
  • Shear vane test.
  • Density test using sand cone method.
  • Speedy moisture content.
  • Pile Integrity; Pile Driving, and Pile Dynamic Load Testing.
  
  
  
• Laboratory Testing:
  • Soil Properties: physical, chemical and mechanical.
  • Soil Permeability.
  • Soil Compaction.
  • Soil Compressibility and Swelling.
  • Shear Strength.
  • Dynamic Soil Properties.
  • Consistency and Compression Soil Characteristics.
• Identification Tests:
  • Moisture content.
  • Unit weight and Specific gravity.
  • Sieve analysis.
  • Soil classification.
  • Hydrometer for cohesive soils.
  • Atterberg Limits (A-Line).
  • Chemical analysis (Chloride- Sulphate, pH).
  • Carbonate content for sandy soil.
  • Organic content for organic soils.
• Compaction and Strength Tests:
  • Unconfined Compression Tests.
  • Unconsolidated-Undrained (UU) Triaxial compression.
  • Direct Shear box (for cohesion-less soils).
  • Modified Proctor Compaction Test.
• Soil Compressibility:
  • One dimensional consolidation test (one cycle and multi cycle).
  • Free Swell.
  • Oedometer swelling test (swell potential for cohesive soils).

List of tests provided by the department