| Test |
Description |
Method |
| Angle of Response |
|
| Calcium Carbonate |
|
| CBR |
Remoulded, unsoaked
|
6.1.1 / 141.1 |
| Remoulded, soaked for 4 days |
6.1.1 / 141.1 |
|
| Compaction Tests |
By standard compaction (SMDD)
|
5.1.1, 132.1 |
By modified compaction (MMDD)
|
5.2.1, 133.1 |
| By ‘oversize’ compaction – mould “B” |
5.1.1, 5.2.1 / 132.2, 133.2 |
|
| Consolidation Test |
7 stage basic test, t 90
|
6.6.1 |
7 stage full consolidation
|
6.6.1 |
Remoulding to specific density
|
– |
| Extra loads |
– |
|
| Density Moisture |
| Caliper Method |
Mass/Dimension |
|
| Dispersion-pinhole |
| Moulded to specific density & moisture |
3.8.3 |
|
| Emerson Test |
|
| Field Density (exc. MDD, MC) |
| Nuclear density tests |
5.8.1 / 324.1 |
|
| Hydrometer Analysis |
| Full test inc. sieving and particle density |
3.6.1, 3.6.3 |
|
| Maximum Dry Compressive Strength |
|
| Moisture Content |
Convection Oven
|
2.1.1 / 110.1 |
| Microwave |
110.2 |
|
| Organic Content |
| – |
ASTM: D2974-07a Test Method C |
|
| Particle Density |
|
| Particle Size Distribution (Grading Analysis) |
Wet sieving (nominal less than 19mm)
|
3.6.1 |
Wet sieving (nominal greater than 19mm)
|
3.6.1 |
Decantation & sieving (nominal less than 19mm)
|
115.1 |
| Decantation & sieving (nominal greater than 19mm) |
115.2 |
|
| Penetrometer Tests |
Perth Sand Penetrometer test
|
6.3.3 |
Dynamic Cone Penetrometer test
|
6.3.2 |
| Perth Sand Penetrometer Correlation |
In-house Procedure |
|
| Permeability |
| Falling head. Sample remoulded to specific density |
6.7.1 / 6.7.2 |
|
| pH – Soil or Water |
|
| Plasticity Index Tests |
1-pt liquid/plastic limits, PI, shrinkage
|
3.1.2, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1 |
4-pt liquid/plasic limits, PI, shrinkage
|
3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1 / 120.1 |
Cone penetrometer method
|
3.9.1 / 120.2, 121.1, 122.1,
123.1, 124.1
|
| Linear shrinkage only |
3.4.1 / 123.1 |
|
| Shrink/Swell Index |
|
| Total Dissolved Salts |
|
| Unconfined Compressive Strength |
| Set of specimens, remoulded set of 2 (exc. MDD) |
1141.52 |
|
