California Bearing Ratio (CBR) cbr test of soil The ratio expressed in percentage of force per unit area required to penetrate a soil mass with a circular plunger of 50 mm diameter at the rate of 1.25 mm/min to that required for corresponding penetra…

UNCONFINED COMPRESSION TEST  O bjective                                                              To determine the shear parameters of cohesive soil  Need and Scope of the Experiment             It is not always possible to conduct the bearing cap…

DETERMINATION OF SPECIFIC GRAVITY

DIRECT SHEAR TEST

Anti-termite treatment is a chemical procedure that is applied to soil, masonry, wood, and electrical fixtures before and after construction to provide a chemical barrier against subterranean termites. Anti-Termite Chemicals Chemicals that are anti-te…

SCOPE:  To determine water absorption of Liquid Limit of soil by Casagrande’s liquid limit device.   The liquid limit is the moisture content at which the groove formed by a standard tool into the sample of soil taken in the standard cup, closes for…

SCOPE:  Determination, in place, of the dry density of natural or compacted fine and medium grained soil.  IS CODE:  IS: 2720(PART XXVIII) ; 1974 In this standard, we had two methods  A. Small pouring cylinder method   B. Large pouring cylinder met…

Soil core test SCOPE:  It covers the method for the determination of the inplace density of fine grained natural or compacted soil free from aggregates using a core cutter. IS CODE:  IS 13468 : 1992 IS 2720 (part-XXIX) : 1975 APPARATUS:   1)Cylindr…

Soil Plate Load Test  Scope:                                                                 For designing shallow foundation to determine the bearing capacity of the ground soil and it's settlement.  Indian Standard                               …