Soil mechanics

• 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).