
Soil and Rock Mechanics Laboratory and Field Tests
- Designation of disturbed and undisturbed soil samples
- Determination of water content (DIN 18121)
- Determination of density (DIN 18125)
- Determination of grain size distribution using sieve and sedimentation analyses (DIN 18123)
- Atterberg limit testing (DIN 18122)
- Ensling testing (DIN 18132)
- Proctor test, D = 10 and 15 cm (DIN 18127)
- Ignition loss (DIN 18128)
- Determination of lime content (DIN 18129), per-meability (18130), and swelling pressure as well as swelling-induced heave
- Compression testing (oedometer test)
- Vane shear strength (laboratory testing)
- Frame shear testing (DIN 18137)
- Point load test apparatus; Determination of dia-metric, axial and uniaxial compressive strength of consolidated rock