Laboratory Testing

Soils

  • Atterberg Limits
  • Grading
  • CBR
  • MCV
  • Compaction
  • Consolidation
  • Shear strength
  • Permeability
  • Shear box
  • Contamination

Rock

  • Point Load
  • UCS
  • Tensile strength
  • Density
  • Slake durability
  • Ten Per Cent Fines
  • Thin section petrography
  • SINTEF Tunneling suite
  • Sulphur / sulphate
  • Pyrite

Aggregates

  • Grading
  • Liquid Limit
  • Flakiness Index
  • Water absorption
  • Los Angeles
  • Soundness (MSS)
  • Frost heave
  • Chemical analysis
  • Pyrite swelling potential

Earthworks

  • Sampling
  • Plate bearing
  • TRL DCP
  • Compaction trial
  • Sand replacement density
  • Nuclear gauge density
  • Lime stabilisation
  • Zone Load test