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| Geotechnical Laboratory Services |
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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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