LABORATORY TESTING OF SOILS

D LABORATORY TESTING OF SOILS GUIDELINES FOR CONSULTING GEOTECHNICAL ASSIGNMENTS D-1

GUIDELINES FOR CONSULTING GEOTECHNICAL ASSIGNMENTS D-2

Test Procedures for Geotechnical Laboratory and Field Testing for Consultants ASTM Standards Testing Procedure Strength Testing for Cohesive and Granular Soils Consolidated Drained Triaxial with Volume Change Measurements Procedure must be approved Consolidated Undrained Triaxial with Pore Pressure ASTM D4767-95 Unconsolidated Undrained Triaxial with Pore Pressure and Volume Change Procedure must be approved High Pressure Triaxial, Drained or Undrained, Stress or Strain Controlled Procedure must be approved Hoek Cell Triaxial, Stress or Strain Controlled Procedure must be approved Large Scale Triaxial, Drained and Undrained Procedure must be approved Unconsolidated Undrained Triaxial of Cohesive Soils ASTM D2850-95 Unconfined Compressive Strength of Cohesive Soils ASTM D2166-98a Unconfined Compressive Strength of Intact Rock Core Samples ASTM D2938-95 Quick Direct Shear Procedure must be approved Consolidated Drained Peak Direct Shear ASTM D3080-98 Consolidated Drained Peak and Residual Direct Shear ASTM D3080-98 Large Scale Consolidated Drained Peak Direct Shear ASTM D3080-98 Large Scale Consolidated Drained Peak and Residual Direct Shear ASTM D3080-98 Stress Paths Triaxial Test Procedure must be approved K-zero Test Procedure must be approved Load Controlled Cyclic Triaxial Test for Soil ASTM D5311-92 Sample Shear Test Procedure must be approved Repeated Loading Drained and Undrained Triaxial Procedure must be approved Repeated Load Extension Triaxial Procedure must be approved Repeated Loading Simple Shear Test Procedure must be approved Compressibility and Swell Testing One-dimensional Consolidation Properties of Soil ASTM D2435-96 Peat Consolidation Testing Procedure must be approved Swelling Pressure Test Procedure must be approved One-dimensional Swell of Cohesion Soils ASTM D4546-96 One-dimensional Settlement of Cohesion Soils ASTM D4546-96 GUIDELINES FOR CONSULTING GEOTECHNICAL ASSIGNMENTS D-17

Test Procedures for Geotechnical Laboratory and Field Testing for Consultants ASTM Standards Testing Procedure Consolidation with Pore Pressure Measurements Procedure must be approved Large Diameter Consolidation Cell Testing Procedure must be approved Rowe Cell Consolidation and Permeability Testing Procedure must be approved Constant Rate of Deformation with Pore Pressure Measurements ASTM D4186-89 (1998) Constant Rate of Loading with Pore Pressure Measurements Procedure must be approved Controlled Hydraulic Gradient Procedure must be approved Cyclic Loading Consolidation Testing Procedure must be approved Index Properties and Miscellaneous Tests Thin-walled Samplers (Shelby Tubes Samplers) ASTM D1587-94 Standard Penetration Test (SPT) ASTM D1586-98 Preserving and Transportation of Rock Core Samples ASTM D5079-90 (1996) Preserving and Transportation of Soil Samples ASTM D4220-95 Moisture Content ASTM D2216-98 Unit Weight of Undisturbed Samples by various methods Procedure must be approved Atterberg Limits (Liquid and Plastic Limits) ASTM D4318-98 Blenderized Atterberg Limits (Modified ASTM) ASTM D4318-98 Liquid Limit using Cone Penetrometer Method BS1377 : 1975 Liquid and Plastic Limits using the One-Point Method ASTM D4318-98 Shrinkage Limit ASTM D427-93 (1998) Grain Size Analysis for 150 mm maximum size ASTM C136-96a Grain Size Analysis for 75 mm maximum size ASTM C136-96a Grain Size Analysis for 40 mm maximum size ASTM C136-96a Grain Size Analysis for 5 mm maximum size ASTM C136-96a Grain Size Analysis on < 0.08 mm by washed sieving ASTM D1140-97 Hydrometer Analysis ASTM D422-63 (1998) Specific Gravity ASTM D854-92 Moisture-Density Relationship using Methods A, B & C ASTM D698-91 (1998) Moisture-Density Relationship using Method D ASTM D698-91 (1998) Moisture-Density Relationship using the One-Point Method ASTM D698-91 (1998) Moisture-Density Relationship using Methods A, B & C ASTM D1557-91 (1998) GUIDELINES FOR CONSULTING GEOTECHNICAL ASSIGNMENTS D-18

Test Procedures for Geotechnical Laboratory and Field Testing for Consultants ASTM Standards Testing Procedure Moisture-Density Relationship using Method D ASTM D1557-91 (1998) Correction of Unit Weight for oversize particles ASTM D4718-87 (1994) Maximum Density and Unit Weight using a Vibratory Table ASTM D4253-93 (1996) Minimum Density and Unit Weight and Relative Density ASTM D4254-91 (1996) Laboratory California Bearing Ratio Test ASTM D1883-94 Pocket Penetrometer Test Laboratory Vane Shear, including moisture content ASTM D4648-94 Organic Content by Ignition ASTM D2974-87 (1995) Organic Content by Digestion Procedure must be approved Organic Content by Hydrogen Peroxide Procedure must be approved Water Soluble Sulphate Content Hydraulic Conductivity Tests (Constant Head) ASTM D2434-68 (1994) Hydraulic Conductivity Tests (Falling Head) ASTM D5084-90 (1997) Visual Description and Identification of Soil ASTM D2488-93 Visual Classification of Soil for Engineering Purposes ASTM D2487-98 Pinhole Test for Dispersive Clay Soils ASTM D4647-93 Dispersive Characteristics of Clay Soil by Double Hydrometer Method ASTM D4221-90 Slake Durability of Shale and Weak Rocks ASTM D4644-87 (1992) Calcium Carbonate Content of Soils ASTM D4373-96 ph Testing for Peat Materials ASTM D2976-71 (1996) ph Testing for Soils ASTM D4972-95a Moisture Capillary Relationship for coarse and medium soils ASTM D2325-68 (1994) Field Testing Field Density Testing by Sand Cone ASTM D1556-90 (1996) Field Density Testing by Rubber Balloon ASTM D2167-94 Field Density Testing by Nuclear Densometer ASTM D2922-96 FDR Moisture Probe Procedure must be approved Cone Penetrometer Procedure must be approved Field Vane Shear test in cohesive soils ASTM D2573-94 Repetitive Static Plate Load Tests for Soil ASTM D1195-93 (1997) GUIDELINES FOR CONSULTING GEOTECHNICAL ASSIGNMENTS D-19

Test Procedures for Geotechnical Laboratory and Field Testing for Consultants ASTM Standards Testing Procedure Non-repetitive Static Plate Load Tests for Soil ASTM D1196-93 (1997) Dutch Cone Penetrometer Procedure must be approved Slope Inclinometer Procedure must be approved Hydraulic Conductivity Tests (Permeability) Procedure must be approved Resisitivity / Conductivity Testing Procedure must be approved Rock Mechanics Testing Procedure must be approved Pressuremeter Procedure must be approved Borehole Shear Procedure must be approved Flat Plate Dilatometer Procedure must be approved Ground Penetrating Radar Procedure must be approved Seismic Reflection Testing Procedure must be approved Cross Hole Shear Wave Testing Procedure must be approved Pile Driver Analyzer Testing Procedure must be approved Pile Under Static Axial Compressive Load ASTM D1143-81 (1994) GUIDELINES FOR CONSULTING GEOTECHNICAL ASSIGNMENTS D-20