Geotechnical Investigation

Soil Mechacnics

• DETERMINATION OF WATER CONTENT (MOISTURE) OF
SOILS
• DETERMINATION OF LIQUID LIMIT, PLASTIC LIMIT AND
PLASTICITY INDEX OF SOILS
• DETERMINATION OF SOILS SPECIFIC GRAVITY
• DETERMINATION OF UNIT WEIGHT OF SOILS
• SIEVE ANALYSIS OF SOILS
• PARTICLE SIZE SOIL ANALYSIS BY HYDROMETER
• TEST OF MOISTURE – DENSITY RELATIONS OF SOILS
(standard and modified PROCTOR method)
• DETERMINATION OF BEARING CAPACITY OF SOILS (CBR)
• TRIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH TESTS
• DIRECT SHEAR TEST
• ONE DIMENSIONAL CONSOLIDATION TEST
• UNCONFINED COMPRESSION TEST
• DETERMINATION OF RESIDUAL STRENGTH USING
THE SMALL RING SHEAR APPARATUS (BROMHEAD)
• PERMEABILITY OF GRANULAR AND FINE GRAINED SOILS
(CONSTANT AND FALLING HEAD)

In Situ Tests

• DENSITY OF SOILS IN SITU BY THE SAND CONE METHOD
• PLATE LOAD TEST
• MEASUREMENT OF STIFFNESS AND APPARENT MODULUS
OF SOIL AND SOIL AGGREGATES IN SITU BY AN ELECTROMECHANICAL
METHOD (GEOGAUGE)

Concrete Tests

• SAMPLING, CASTING AND CURING OF CONCRETE
SPECIMEN
• SLUMP TEST
• DETERMINATION OF DENSITY OF FRESHLY MIXED
CONCRETE
• COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF TEST CONCRETE
SPECIMENS
• DETERMINATION OF ELASTIC PARAMETERS OF
CONCRETE SPECIMENT
• DETERMINATION OF AIR CONTENT OF FRESHLY MIXED
CONCRETE BY THE PRESSURE METHOD
• OBTAINING AND TESTING DRILLED CORES
OF CONCRETE
• CONCRETE MIX DESIGN
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Αsphalt Mix Tests

• EXTRACTION OF BITUMEN FROM PAVEMENT MIXTURES –
DETERMINATION OF ASPHALT CONTENT
• MARSHALL STABILITY AND FLOW DETERMINATION
• DETERMINATION OF MAXIMUM SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF
BITUMINOUS PAVING MIXTURES (RICE TEST)
• ASPHALT MIX DESIGN
• AFFINITY AGGREGATE – BITUMEN DETERMINATION