Geotechnical Services

CONCRETE & CEMENT PRODUCTS
Description	AS & Other		RC & Other
Sampling of fresh concrete	AS 1012.1
Method 1 - Slump Test	AS 1012.3.1
Method for making & curing concrete specimens in the lab or field	AS 1012.8
Determination of compressive strength of concrete specimens	AS 1012.9
Mass per volume of hardened concrete (Rapid Method)	AS 1012.12.1
Unconfined Compressive Strength concrete cored specimens	AS 1012.9
Mass per volume of hardened concrete (Water Displacement)	AS 1012.12. .2
Securing core from hardened concrete	AS 1012.14
Water absorption & volume of permeable voids	AS 1012.21
Compressive Strength of cement grout	AS 2073 Sec 10	GE Method 2
Bleeding of grout	AS 2073
Sec 14 Workability of grout using floe cone	AS 2073 Sec 17

ROCK
Description	AS & Other		RC & Other
ROCK Unconfined compressive strength of rock core	ASTM D2938.86
Rock Core Determine of Dimensional & Shape Tolerances	ASTM D4543.86
Rock Shrinkage Test	MMBW	Concrete Code 4.

ROADS CORPORATION METHODS
Description	AS & Other	RC & Other
Preparation & addition of lime to a sample in laboratory	RC 301.03
Pre-treatment Soil/Pavement materials by repeated compaction.	RC 301.05
Preparation & addition of cement to a sample in laboratory	RC 301.06
Lot Characteristics CDR - CMR	RC 316.00
Selection of test sites within a lot	RC 316.10
Surface texture by sand patch	RC 317.01

AGGREGATE
Description	AS & Other		RC & Other
Sampling - Quarry Plants, Stockpiles, Trucks, Road Beds	AS1141.3.1
Crushing drill core or spalls for aggregate tests	AS1141.3.2
Bulk Density of Aggregate (Compacted & Loose)	AS1141.4
Unit Mass of Rip Rap		GE Method 3
Particle Density & Water Absorption (Fine)	AS1141.5
Particle Density & Water Absorption (Coarse)(Weighing in water)	AS1141.6.1
Particle Size Distribution	AS1141.11	AS 1289 3.6.1
Fraction < 0.075mm by washing	AS1141.12
Particle Shape by Proportional Calliper	AS1141.14
Flakiness Index	AS1141.15
Aggregate Crushing Value	AS1141.21
Wet/Dry Strength Variation	AS1141.22
Los Angeles Abrasion	AS1141.23
Sodium Sulphate Soundness	AS1141.24
Degradation Factor. (Source Rock )	AS1141.25.1
Degradation Factor. (Coarse Agg) AS1141.25.2
Secondary Mineral Content in basic igneous rocks	AS1141.26		RC 373.01
Texas Ball Mill Value	AS1141.28		RC 370.03
Degradation Factor of Crusher Fines			RC 370.05
Friable Particles	AS1141.32
Clay & Fine Silty (Settling Method)	AS1141.33
Organic Impurities of concrete fine aggregate	AS1141.34
UCS of compacted bound materials. (Set 2)	AS1141.51
Abrasive Index	JAQUES (Metal wear in crushing & grinding - 1963)
Flakiness Index and Elongation	AS A77 APP Q
Aggregate Impact Value	BS 812 PART 112		RC 371.03
Polished Stone Value ( Tile Preparation Only)	BS 812 PART 114		RC 374.01
Rock Microscope Thin Section Preparation
Foreign matter in crushed concrete			RC 372.04
Unsound Stone Count			RC 372.01
Average Least Dimension			RC 302.12

SOILS - CLASSIFICATION
Description	AS & Other	RC & Other
Sample Preparation, Splitting and Quartering	AS1289.1
Preparation of disturbed samples (Standard Method)	AS 1289.1.2.1
Selection of sampling or test sites (Random number method)	AS 1289.1.4.1
Selection of sampling or test sites (Stratified random number method)	AS 1289.1.4.2
Moisture Content - Oven	AS 1289 2.1.1
Moisture Content - Microwave	AS 1289 2.1.4
Free Swell Test	AS 1726 8.8-1981	GE Method 1
Liquid Limit One Point	AS 1289 3.1.2
Plastic Limit	AS 1289.3.2.1
Plasticity Index	AS 1289.3.3.1
Linear Shrinkage	AS 1289 3.4.1
Soil Particle Density	AS 1289 3.5.1
Particle Size Distribution - Standard Method	AS 1289 3.6.1
Particle Size Distribution - Sieve & Hydrometer	AS 1289 3.6.2
Particle Size Distribution - Hydrometer	AS 1289 3.6.3
Sand Equivalent	AS 1289 3.7.1
Emerson Class Number	AS 1289 3.8.1
Pinhole Dispersion	AS 1289 3.8.3
Soil Chemical Test - pH Value	AS 1289 4.3.1
Soil Chemical Test - Electrical Resistivity	AS 1289 4.4.1

SOIL COMPACTION CONTROL TESTS
Description	AS & Other		RC & Other
Modified Compaction (100 & 152 mm f mould)	AS 1289 5.2.1
Sand Replacement Field Density Test	AS 1289 5.3.1
Density Ratio & +19 or +37.5 stone bulk density/water absorption	AS 1289 5.4.1
Assignment of Max. Dry Density & Opt. Moisture Content	AS 1289 5.4.2
Hilf Standard Compaction (100 & 152 mm f mould) + stone correction	AS 1289 5.7.1
Hilf Modified Compaction (100 & 152 mm f mould) + stone correction	AS 1289 5.7.1
Nuclear gauge field density test	AS 1289 5.8.1
One Point Compaction	AS 3798 7.7-1990	RC 315.05-1984	GE4
California Bearing Ratio - Standard Compacted	AS 1289 6.1.1
California Bearing Ratio - Standard Undisturbed	AS 1289 6.1.2
Standard Penetration Test.	AS 1289 6.3.1
Dynamic Cone Penetrometer - 9kg dynamic cone	AS 1289 6.3.2		RC 402.01

SOIL UNCONFINED & TRIAXIAL STRENGTH TESTS
Description	AS & Other		RC & Other
Undrained Quick three stage triaxial 38 & 50 mm ø	AS 1289 6.4.1	GE Method 5	BISHOP & HENKEL
Undrained Quick three stage triaxial 60 & 75 mm ø	AS 1289 6.4.1	GE Method 5	BISHOP & HENKEL
Undrained Quick three stage triaxial 100 & 105 mm ø	AS 1289 6.4.1	GE Method 5	BISHOP & HENKEL
Single-stage back saturated undrained triaxial		GE Method 5	BISHOP & HENKEL
Multi-stage consolidated undrained triaxial test with PWP	AS 1289 6.4.2	GE Method 5	BISHOP & HENKEL
Multi-stage consolidated drained triaxial test		GE Method 5	BISHOP & HENKEL
Graphing Triaxial Data ie. Stress, PWP, Dv vs.Strain		GE Method 5	BISHOP & HENKEL
Special tests ie. Dissipation/3D Consolidation etc.		GE Method 5	BISHOP & HENKEL
Compaction of triaxial sample to specified moisture/density		GE Method 5	BISHOP & HENKEL

SOIL CONSOLIDATION TESTS
Description	AS & Other		RC & Other
One dimensional consolidation properties. Mv only		AS 1289 6.6.1
One dimensional consolidation properties. Mv & Cv		AS 1289 6.6.1
Consolidation graph settlement / pressure log		AS 1289 6.6.1
Consolidation graph settlement / time		AS 1289 6.6.1
Soil Group Symbol (Universal Classification System)	AS 1726 Table A1