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Services - Scope and Schedule of Tests
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Scope of Services
Soilpro's core business is in providing an out source service to soil drilling and earthwork contractors who require the laboratory and/or site testing on soils. The services range from the most basic index soils tests to the highly specialised as follows:

BASIC INDEX & PARAMETERS
Classification Strength / Consolidation Other Laboratory Tests
Moisture Content
Particle Size Distribution
Dispersion
- Double Hydrometer
Atterberg Limits - LL, PL, PI
Linear Shrinkage
Particle Density-SG
Unit Weight-Bulk / Dry Density
Soil Classification
- BSCS & AASHTO System

UU Triaxial Compression
Unconfined Compression
1-D Consolidation
- standard test
Laboratory Vane Shear
Direct Shear Box
Rock and Concrete Tests
- Compressive Strength
- Point Load Index

 Standard Compaction (2.5kg)
Modified Compaction (4.5kg)
California Bearing Ratio (CBR) 

Chemical Analysis - Soil and Water

Permeameter
- Constant  and Falling Head

SPECIAL TESTS
Specific Triaxial Tests Insitu Assessment & Control Other Laboratory Tests
Effective Stress
- CU Triaxial with pwp
- CD Triaxial with pwp & volume
- UU Triaxial with pwp
Triaxial Cell Permeability
- Constant Head		 Density
-sand replacement & core cutter
California Bearing Ratio
Plate Loading
Dynamic Cone Penetration
Pavement & Concrete Coring 		 1-D Consolidation
- swell pressure
- swelling test
Dispersibility - Pinhole Test
Rock Petrographic Analysis
 

Schedule of Tests and Rates
Test methods within [  ] refer to standards other than BS1377:1990

  Test BS1377:1990 Rate (RM) Unit
1 Moisture Content Part 2, Method 3.2 2.00 No
2 Atterberg Limits Part 2, Method 4 & 5 12.00 No
3 Linear Shrinkage Part 2, Method 6.5 7.00 No
4 Bulk Density Part 2, Method 7.2 10.00 No
5 Particle Density Part 2, Method 8 10.00 No
6 Particle Size Distribution- coarse grained Part 2, Method 9.2 & 9.3 12.00 No
7 Particle Size Distribution- fine grained (hydrometer) Part 2, Method 9.5 20.00 No
7.1 Double Hydrometer test - dispersion Part 2, Method 9.5.6.2 50.00 No
8 Unconfined compression Test (UCT) Part 7, Method 7.2    
8.1 38mm diameter, 1 specimen   12.50 No
8.2 50mm diameter, 1 specimen   20.00 No
8.3 70mm diameter, 1 specimen   30.00 No
9 UU Triaxial compression test without pwp Part 7, Method 8    
9.1 38mm diameter   60.00 Series
9.2 50mm diameter   100.00 Series
9.3 70mm diameter   140.00 Series
10 UU Triaxial compression test with pwp [ KH Head, Vol.3 - 19.3 ]    
10.1 38mm diameter   ** Series
10.2 50mm diameter   ** Series
10.3 70mm diameter   ** Series
11 CU Triaxial compression test with pwp Part 8, Method 7    
11.1 38mm diameter   ** Series
11.2 50mm diameter   ** Series
11.3 70mm diameter   ** Series
12 CD Triaxial compression test with pwp Part 8, Method 8    
12.1 38mm diameter   ** Series
12.2 50mm diameter   ** Series
12.3 70mm diameter   ** Series
13 One dimensional consolidation test      
13.1 e vs log pressure, Mv & Cv, t90 graphs Part 5, Method 3 120.00 No
13.2 e vs log pressure, Mv & Cv, t50 & t90 and c-alpha Part 5, Method 3 160.00 No
13.3 swelling pressure and/or swell Part 5, Method 4 240.00 No
14 Laboratory Permeability Test      
14.1 Constant Head Permeameter (k>E-05 m/s) Part 5, Method 5 ** No
14.2 Triaxial cell (k in E-05 to E-09 m/s) Part 6, Method 6 ** No
14.3 Falling Head Permeameter (k<E-04 m/s) [ KH Head, Vol.2 - 10.7.2 ] ** No
15 Chemical Tests on soil / water      
15.1 pH value * Part 3, Method 9 10.00 No
15.2 Total / soluble sulphate * Part 3, Method 5 30.00 No
15.3 Chloride content * Part 3, Method 7 30.00 No
15.4 Organic matter * Part 3, Method 3 30.00 No
15.5 Loss on ignition * Part 3, Method 4 50.00 No
15.6 Total dissolved solids * Part 3, Method 8 30.00 No
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16 Rock testing      
16.1 Unconfined compressive strength [ ASTM D2938-79 ] 80.00 No
16.2 Ditto - Young's Modulus & Poisson Ratio * [ ASTM D3148-80 ] 300.00 No
16.3 Point Load Strength [ Broch, E & Franklin, JA ] 80.00 No
16.4 Petrographic Analysis * [ IAEG 1981 & Brown ET ]

250.00

  
         
17 Dispersibility - Pinhole Test Part 5, Method 6.2 240.00 No
18 Pocket Shearmeter (Torvane) test [ KH Head, Vol.1 - 7.5.6 ] 10.00 No
19 Pocket Penetrometer [ KH Head, Vol.1 - 7.5.6 ] 10.00 No
         
20 Compaction-related tests - 2.5 kg rammer      
20.1 1 specimen standard proctor Part 4, Method 3.3~3.4 35.00 No
20.2 5 specimens standard proctor (DD vs MC) Part 4, Method 3.3~3.4 200.00 Series
20.3 1 specimen CBR - unsoaked Part 4, Method 7.1~7.2 47.50 No
20.4 1 specimen CBR - soaked Part 4, Method 7.3 52.50 No
20.5 1 specimen CBR - top unsoaked & bottom soaked   55.00 No
20.6 5 specimens CBR - unsoaked Part 4, Method 7.1~7.2 250.00 Series
20.7 5 specimens CBR - soaked Part 4, Method 7.3 275.00 Series
20.8 5 specimens CBR - top unsoaked & bottom soaked   287.50 Series
         
21 Compaction-related tests - 4.5 kg rammer      
21.1 1 specimen standard proctor Part 4, Method 3.5~3.6 40.00 No
21.2 5 specimens standard proctor (DD vs MC) Part 4, Method 3.5~3.6 225.00 Series
21.3 1 specimen CBR - unsoaked Part 4, Method 7.1~7.2 52.50 No
21.4 1 specimen CBR - soaked Part 4, Method 7.3 57.50 No
21.5 1 specimen CBR - top unsoaked & bottom soaked   60.00 No
21.6 5 specimens CBR - unsoaked Part 4, Method 7.1~7.2 275.00 Series
21.7 5 specimens CBR - soaked Part 4, Method 7.3 300.00 Series
21.8 5 specimens CBR - top unsoaked & bottom soaked   312.50 Series
         
22 Coring / Strength Test - Concrete & Asphalt      
22.1 Dia.100mm concrete coring & testing [ BS1881:1983, Part 120 ] ** No
22.2 Dia.150mm pavement coring   ** No
22.3 Concrete / Grout Cube Testing [ BS1881:1983, Part 116 ] ** No
23 Insitu Test      
23.1 Dia.100mm small sand pouring cone density Part 9, Method 2.1 ** No
23.2 Dia.200mm large sand pouring cone density Part 9 Method 2.2 ** No
23.3 Dia.100mm core cutter density Part 9, Method 2.4 ** No
23.4 Speedy Moisture Content [ BS812 ] 10.00 No
23.5 Insitu California Bearing Ratio (CBR) Part 9, Method 4.3 ** No
23.6 Plate Loading Test (specification varies with requirement) [ BS5930: 1981- 29.1 ] ** No
23.7 Dynamic Cone Penetration  

**

No
24 Direct Shear Strength      
24.1 Small shear box apparatus - 60mm * Part 7, Method 4

250.00

Series
25 Soil Classification for Engineering Purposes      
25.1 British Soil Classification System [ BS5930: 1981 - Table 8 ] ** No
25.2 AASHTO / ASTM System   ** No
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   Rates Not inclusive of collection      
         

© Soilpro Technical Services Sdn Bhd - April 2000
Last updated on: 22 August 2000