Although soils are initially identified in the field as they are recovered it is also important to schedule laboratory testing of soils in order to aid their final classification.
Whiteford Geoservices undertakes a range of such soil tests to aid classification at our in-house laboratory and has arrangements with other accredited laboratories for more specialist tests should these be required.
Laboratory Soil Testing
Although soils are initially identified in the field as they are recovered, it is also important to schedule laboratory testing in order to determine their final classification.
Whiteford Geoservices undertakes a range of such soil tests at our in-house laboratory and has a direct line to other accredited laboratories for more specialist tests should these be required.
Under the microscope
In the laboratory it is also possible to subject the recovered soil or rock samples to a variety of tests aimed at gaining information regarding the soil or rock's performance following construction.
Such testing can provide key information within the following parameters, important for engineering design:
- Chemical aggressiveness of soils to concrete structures
- Soil Performance - e.g. Dry density - Moisture content relationship, etc.
- Soil strength - e.g. lab shear strength, triaxial testing, CBR, etc.
- Rock strength - e.g. UCS testing, poisson's ratio testing, point load testing, etc.
- Durability - e.g. 1D Consolidation, 10% fines testing, etc.
- Classification - e.g., Moisture content, atterberg limits, particle size distribution, etc.
