The Forest Engineering Soils Laboratory - Lab Tests
Category |
Test |
ASTM |
AASHTO |
Pics |
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Soil water content |
Gravimetric water content /Volumetric water content | Pictures | ||
Soil Density |
Determination of soil density by mass and volume | D1556-82 | T191-86 | |
Organic content |
Ash content | D2974-00 | Pic | |
Grain size distribution |
Particl-size analysis, mechanical method | D421, D422 | T87, T88 | pictures |
| Particle-size analysis, hydrometer method | D421, D422 | T87-86, T88-90 | pictures | |
Liquid and plastic limits |
Liquid and plastic limits of a soil, specific gravity of soil solids | D4318 | T89, T90 | pictures |
Specific gravity |
Specific gravity | D854 | T100 | |
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Proctor density
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Moisture-unit weight relationship(Proctor test) | D698-78, D1557-78 | T99-90, T180(mod) | pictures |
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Abrasion test
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Micro Deval | MOT Ontario LS-618 | pictures |
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Shear strength parmeters of soils
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Direct-shear test | D3080-90 | T236-90 | pictures |
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Quality of subgrade
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California Bearing Ratio (CBR) | D 1883-87 | T193-81 |