Southern Ground Testing carry out various in situ testing in
accordance with BS1377.1990. All equipment is calibrated to UKAS
standards and our staff have many years of experience in carrying out
these tests in a variety of site situations.
In situ testing that Southern Ground Testing currently carry out are as follows:
California Bearing Ratio, (CBR), testing is a
bearing test carried out on subsoil to provide an indication of soil
strength to determine the thickness of capping stone prior to road
construction. Southern ground testing provide a variety of equipment to
determine CBR’s depending on the particular site requirements and ground
conditions.
Plate load testing is a bearing test where the
ground is loaded with circular steel plates via a hydraulic jack and the
ground reaction in terms of settlement is monitored using travel gauges
fixed to datum bars. Plate load testing may be used to check the
compaction of earthworks soils or the suitability of piling mats. A CBR
value can also be determined by plate loading where the soil is too
coarse for direct CBR testing.
In Situ Density determinations, sand replacement method for fine grained soils and water replacement method for coarse grained soils.
