Soil Tests

The following testing procedures are all performed according to AS 1289 and MRWA. Please contact us regarding pricing of testing procedures.

Test Description Method
Angle of Response
Calcium Carbonate
% Soluble in HCl 915.1
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
All classes 3.8.1
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
3 cube speciments 140.1
Moisture Content
Convection Oven
 
2.1.1 / 110.1
Microwave 110.2
Organic Content
ASTM: D2974-07a Test Method C
Particle Density
Coarse or fine 3.5.1
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
Electrometric 4.3.1
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
7.1.1
Total Dissolved Salts
By evaporation 910.1
Unconfined Compressive Strength
Set of specimens, remoulded set of 2 (exc. MDD) 1141.52