Soil Bearing Test Equipment

For lab and field use.

Soil bearing test equipment.

Proctor testing was developed in the early 1930s and has been used extensively to determine the relationship of moisture and density in compacted cohesive soils. The standard penetration test spt is widely used to get the bearing capacity of soil directly at a certain depth. The consistency of clayey soils can often be estimated from this test. For testing compaction uniformity and stiffness humboldt provides the hd 4129 3f lightweight deflectometer and the geogauge both provide accurate and established methods for this type of soil testing.

Dredges take samples from the bottoms of lakes rivers ponds or tanks. The bearing plate test determines the soil bearing capacity by the application of an increasing pressure on a foundation formed by a circular plate loaded against a reaction frame and measuring the associated vertical displacement settlement. 642 products soil testing equipment is used in farming construction and civil engineering projects. Compaction equipment and molds form samples to measure the compacted density and unit weights of soils.

Aquaprobe soil moisture meter. This test is carried out in a special transparent container called triaxial cell the sample preparation involves special devices and the dimensions of the sample generally cylindrical depend on the end use or the type and detailed design of building or road. Test mark provides a large selection of soil testing equipment. The most extensively used test method for load bearing ability is the shear strength test.

Products are also available for testing relative density. California bearing ratio cbr equipment for use in the laboratory or field is available. Ele s materials testing equipment enables the accurate classification of soils and the measurement of key parameters such as moisture density shear strength permeability bearing capacity compaction and cbr consolidation atterberg limits shrinkage limit plastic limit and liquid limit particle size distribution sand equivalent value slope stability triaxial soil strength pore water pressure effective stress soil chemistry and much more. When a borehole is extended to a predetermined depth the drill tools are removed and the sampler split spoon is lowered to the bottom of the borehole.

Test results are used to control placement and compaction of soil embankments and engineered fills. Also available are plate load testers used to determine bearing capacity of soil under varying load conditions.