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SOIL MECHANICS LABORATORY TESTING SCHEDULE                                   
                                                                                                                                                                         
                                               
                                               

                                               
TEST METHOD     1.0        IDENTIFICATION AND PHYSICAL PROPERTY TESTS FOR SOIL               
                 
ASTM D 2216        1.1        Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock    
ASTM D 4643        1.2        Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil by the Microwave Oven
ASTM D 2488  
      1.3        Description and Identification of Soils (Visual-Manual Procedure)              
ASTM D 4318        1.4        Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of Soils                                
ASTM D 4319        1.4A     
 Liquid limit for organic verification                                
ASTM D 422        
   1.5        Particle-Size Analysis of Soils                (mechanical analysis)                
ASTM D 422        
   1.6        Particle-Size Analysis of Soils (mechanical analysis and hydrometer)      
ASTM D 1140        
 1.7        Amount of Material in Soils Finer Than the No. 200 (75-mm) Sieve            
USBR 5370        
    1.8        Determining Dry Unit Weight of Cylindrical Soil Specimens                         
ASTM D 854        
   1.9        Specific Gravity of Soils                (boil method for 10 min. utilized)               
ASA 18-2.1.3        
  1.10        Total Porosity   (of cylindrical soil specimens)
ASTM D 4943        
 1.11        Shrinkage Factors of Soils by the Wax Method                                
ASTM D 4972        
 1.12        pH of Soils                                
ASTM D 4972        
 1.13        Ash Content of Soils  (Method C)                                
       
                          1.14        Extrude shelby tube sample (for undamaged tubes only)                          
 USBR 5770        
   1.15        Performing Torvane (Pocket Vane Shear Meter)Testing of Soils               
                 
       
                           
                                  
2.0        COMPACTION TESTS                                
ASTM D 698        
     2.1        Laboratory Compaction Characteristics  of Soil Using Standard Effort    
                                                
(12,400 ft-lb/ft3) (method A and B)                                
ASTM D 1557        
   2.2        Laboratory Compaction Characteristics  of Soil Using Modified Effort     
                                                  
(56,000 ft-lb/ft3) (method A & B)                                
ASTM D 698        
     2.3        Laboratory Compaction Characteristics  of Soil Using Standard Effort    
                                                  
(12,400 ft-lb/ft3) (method C)                                
ASTM D 1557        
   2.4        Laboratory Compaction Characteristics  of Soil Using Modified Effort     
                                                  
(56,000 ft-lb/ft3) (method C)                                
ASTM D 1883        
   2.5        Specific Gravity of oversize fraction for density / moisture correction
(ASTM D 4718)                                 
       

                               
3.0        STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES                                
ASTM D 2166        3.1        Unconfined Compression Strength of Cohesive Soil                                
ASTM D 2166        3.2        Unconfined Compression Strength of Cohesive Soil                        
             
                                              
(remolded specimen)        
ASTM D 2938        3.3        Unconfined Compressive Strength of Intact Rock Core Specimens           
                     
ASTM D 2850        3.4        Unconsolidated-Undrained Triaxial Compression Test  on Cohesive
Soils                                
ASTM D4767        3.5        Consolidated Undrained Triaxial Compression Test for Cohesive Soils    
                            
ASTM D 2435        3.6        One-Dimensional Consolidation Properties of Soils                        
              
                                              
(Method A or B)        
       

                               
4.0        HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES                                
ASTM D 2434        4.1        Permeability of Granular Soils (Constant Head)            (4.5 in I.D.mold)     
   
ASTM D 2434        4.2        Permeability of Granular Soils (Constant Head)             (10 in I.D.mold)     
   
ASTM D 5084        4.3        Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity of Saturated Porous Materials      
                           
                   Using a Flexible Wall Permeameter                    (remolded specimen)        
        
ASTM D 5084        4.4        Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity of Saturated Porous Materials      
                           
                   Using a Flexible Wall Permeameter                    (undisturbed  specimen)  
              


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