LAB SERVICES

GEOTECHNICAL TESTING

AGGREGATES

  • Sieve
  • Insoluble Residue in Carbonate Aggregates
  • Clay Lumps and Friable Particles in Aggregates
  • LA Abrasion, Coarse & Fine Aggregates
  • Rigid Wall Permeability, 6” to 12” Diameter
  • Soundness
  • Slake Durability
  • Durability of Rock by Freeze Thaw
  • Bulk Specific Gravity, Coarse & Fines

CLASSIFICATION

  • USCS Classification
  • Visual Description
  • Water Content
  • Sieve Analysis
  • Hydrometer Analysis
  • Atterberg Limits
  • Shrinkage Limit
  • Specific Gravity
  • Loss On Ignition
  • Soil Fertility

CONCRETE & GROUT

  • Unconfined Compression
  • Split Tensile
  • Density, Absorption and Voids in Hardened Concrete
  • Density, Yield & Air Content of Concrete
  • Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete
  • Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method
  • Time of Setting by Vicat Needle
  • Temperature of Freshly Mixed Hydraulic Cement Concrete
  • Expansion and Bleeding of Freshly Mixed Concrete in the Laboratory
  • Flow of Grout for Preplaced-Aggregate Concrete (Flow Cone Method)
  • Flow Table for Use in Tests of Hydraulic Cement and Grouts

CONSOLIDATION & SWELL POTENTIAL

  • One Dimensional Consolidation
  • Expansion of Soils

CORROSITIVITY TESTING

  • Minimum Resistivity
  • Soil Chlorides
  • Soil Sulfates
  • Soil ph for Corrosion Testing
  • Thermal Conductivity

DENSITY TESTS

  • Standard Proctor
  • Modified Proctor
  • Relative Density
  • Minimum Density
  • Bulk Density Of Shelby Tubes

PERMEABILITY

  • 3″-4″ Diameter Flex Wall
  • 4-12″ Diameter Rigid Wall

ROCK

  • Point Load
  • Unconfined Compression, Peak Only
  • Unconfined Compression, Young’s Modulus
  • Unconfined Compression, Poisson’s Ratio
  • Direct Shear of Rock Core
  • Split Tensile
  • Soundness
  • Slake Durability
  • Durability of Rock by Freeze Thaw
  • Bulk Specific Gravity

SOIL DISPERSION

  • Crumb Test
  • Pinhole Test
  • Double Hydrometer

STRENGTH TESTING

  • California Bearing Ratio
  • Unconfined Compression
  • Peak Direct Shear
  • Residual Direct Shear
  • Peak Direct Shear (12″ Shear Box)
  • Unconsolidated Undrained, UU Triaxial
  • Consolidated Undrained, CU Triaxial
  • Resilient Modulus

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GEOSYNTHETIC TESTING

GEOMEMBRANES

  • Peel and Shear
  • Thickness
  • Asperity
  • Density
  • Melt Flow Index
  • Carbon Black Content
  • Carbon Black Dispersion
  • Tear Resistance
  • Puncture Resistance
  • Tensile Properties
  • Dimensional Stability

GEONETS AND GEOCOMPOSITES

  • Mass per Unit Area
  • Thickness
  • Density
  • Melt Flow Index
  • Carbon Black Content
  • Tensile
  • Strip Tensile
  • Transmissivity
  • Compressive Behavior
  • Ply Adhesion

GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINERS

  • Bentonite Mass per Unit Area
  • Tensile
  • Peel Strength
  • Swell Index
  • Chemical Compatibility Flux
  • Internal Shear
  • Index Flux or Permeability
  • Fluid Loss

GEOTEXTILES

  • Mass per Unit Area
  • Thickness
  • Grab Strength
  • Trapezoidal Tear
  • Puncture Resistance
  • Mullen Burst
  • Permittivity
  • Apparent Opening Size (AOS)
  • Wide Width, Typical Nonwovens
  • CBR Puncture

INTERFACE FRICTION BY DIRECT SHEAR

  • Geosynthetic to Geosynthetic
  • Geosynthetic to Soils
  • Geosynthetic to GCL’s
  • GCL to Soils

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