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Soil Testing

Know where you stand with ASCT and our industry leading soil testing. Our soil testing services are part of a larger suite of geotechnical investigation used to determine the characteristics of a site’s foundations. Soil testing measures a variety of both physical and chemical properties ensuring you have a reliable overview of what lies underneath your building site. Our soil testing services are performed on samples sourced from various depths to provide an accurate and comprehensive soil analysis.

Our NATA accredited laboratories provide:

  • AS 1289.1.1 – Preparation of disturbed soil samples
  • Q101 – Preparation of disturbed samples
  • Q101A – Sample combination and splitting
  • Q101B – Representative sample reduction
  • Q101C – Fractionation
  • Q101D – Breakup, cleaning and crushing
  • Q101E – Pretreatment
  • Q101F – Crushing
  • T102 – Pretreatment (by compaction)
  • T103 – Pretreatment (by artificial weathering)
  • T105 – Preparation of samples for testing (Soils)

  • AS 1289.1.4.2 – Selection of sampling or test sites (Stratified random number)
  • Q050 – Random selection of sampling or test locations
  • Q060 – Representative sampling of soils, crushed rock and aggregates
  • Q061 – Spot sampling of soils, crushed rock and aggregates
  • T100 – Sampling road construction materials

  • AS 1289.2.1.1 – Moisture content (Oven drying)
  • AS 1289.2.1.2 – Moisture content (Sand bath)
  • AS 1289.2.1.4 – Moisture content (Microwave)
  • AS 1289.2.3.1 – Establishment of correlation (subsidiary and standard methods)
  • Q010 – Establishing the relationship between standard and subsidiary
  • Q102A – Moisture content (Oven drying)
  • Q102B – Moisture content (Microwave)
  • Q250 – Relative moisture ratio of soils and crushed rock
  • T120 – Moisture content (Standard)
  • T121 – Moisture content (Sand Bath or Hotplate)
  • T180 – Moisture content (Microwave)
  • T2105 – Correlation of moisture content with standard method

  • AS 1289.3.1.1 – Liquid limit (Four-point casagrande)
  • AS 1289.3.1.2 – Liquid limit (One-point casagrande)
  • AS 1289.3.2.1 – Plastic limit
  • AS 1289.3.3.1 – Plasticity index
  • AS 1289.3.3.2 – Plasticity index (Cone)
  • AS 1289.3.4.1 – Linear shrinkage
  • AS 1289.3.8.1 – Emerson class number
  • AS 1289.3.9.1 – Cone liquid limit
  • AS 1289.3.9.2 – Cone liquid limit (One-point)
  • AS 1289.7.1.1 – Shrinkage index of a soil
  • Q104A – Liquid limit of soil
  • Q104D – Liquid limit of soil (One-point)
  • Q105 – Plastic limit and plasticity index
  • Q106 – Linear shrinkage
  • T108 – Liquid limit
  • T109 – Plastic limit and Plastic index
  • T113 – Linear Shrinkage

  • AS 1289.3.5.1 – Soil particle density
  • Q109 – Apparent particle density of soil
  • Q109A – Apparent particle density of soil (Fine fraction)
  • Q109B – Apparent particle density of soil (Coarse fraction)

  • AS 1289.3.6.1 – Particle size distribution (standard by sieving)
  • Q103A – Particle size distribution of soil (Wet sieving)
  • Q103B – Particle size distribution of aggregate (Dry sieving)
  • T106 – Coarse particle size distribution (Dry sieving)
  • T107 – Fine particle size distribution

  • AS 1289.4.3.1 – pH of soil
  • AS 1289.4.4.1 – Electrical resistivity of a soil
  • AS 5101.3.2 – Lime Content (Uniformity)
  • T123 – pH Value of soil
  • T185 – Resistivity of sands and granular materials

  • AS 1289.5.1.1 – Dry density/moisture content relationship (Standard)
  • AS 1289.5.2.1 – Dry density/moisture content relationship (Modified)
  • AS 1289.5.3.1 – Field density (Sand replacement)
  • AS 1289.5.4.1 – Compaction control test (density and moisture ratios)
  • AS 1289.5.4.2 – Compaction control test (Assigned values)
  • AS 1289.5.5.1 – Minimum and maximum dry density (cohesionless)
  • AS 1289.5.6.1 – Compaction control test (Density index)
  • AS 1289.5.7.1 – Compaction control test (Hilf rapid method)
  • AS 1289.5.8.1 – Field density (Nuclear Gauge)
  • Q020 – Calculation of characteristic value of a lot
  • Q140A – Relative compaction of soils and crushed rock
  • Q141A – Compacted density of soils and crushed rock (Nuclear Gauge)
  • Q141B – Compacted density of soils and crushed rock (Sand Replacement)
  • Q142A – Dry density/moisture relationship (Standard)
  • Q142B – Dry density/moisture relationship (Modified)
  • Q142C – Dry density/moisture relationship (Rapid Method)
  • Q143 – Treatment of oversize material
  • Q144A – Assignment of Maximum dry density and optimum moisture
  • Q145A – Laboratory compaction to nominated levels
  • Q146 – Degree of saturation
  • T111 – Dry density and moisture relationship
  • T112 – Dry density and moisture relationship (Modified)
  • T113 – Linear shrinkage
  • T119 – Field density (Sand replacement)
  • T162 – Compaction control test (Rapid method)
  • T164 – Maximum dry density of cohesionless material (vibration)
  • T166 – Relative compaction
  • T173 – Field wet density (Nuclear gauge)

  • AS 1289.6.1.1 – California Bearing Ratio (Lab remoulded)
  • AS 1289.6.3.2 – Penetration resistance of soil (9kg DCP)
  • AS 1289.6.3.3 – Penetration resistance of soil (Perth sand)
  • AS 1289.6.7.1 – Permeability of a soil (Constant Head)
  • AS 1289.6.7.2 – Permeability of a soil (Falling Head)
  • AS 5104.4 – General principles on the reliability of structures
  • Q113A – California Bearing Ratio (Standard)
  • Q113B – California Bearing Ratio (Modified)
  • Q113C – California Bearing Ratio (Nominated Levels)
  • Q114B – Insitu CBR (DCP)
  • T114 – Maximum dry compressive strength
  • T117 – California Bearing Ratio (Lab remoulded)
  • T161 – Penetration resistance (9kg DCP)

  • Q115 – Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) of stabilised material
  • Q135A – Addition of stabilising agents
  • Q135B – Curing moulded specimens of stabilised materials
  • Q135C – Curing specimens of foamed bitumen stabilised material
  • Q138B – Preparation and compaction of foamed bitumen stabilised material (field mixed)
  • Q139 – Resilient Modulus of stabilised material
  • Q147B – Compacted density of stabilised material
  • Q251A – Preparation and compaction of lab mixed stabilised materials
  • Q251B – Preparation and compaction of field mixed stabilised materials
  • T116 – Unconfined compressive strength of remoulded materials
  • T130 – Dry density and moisture relationship (Lab blended cement)
  • T131 – Unconfined compressive strength (Lab blended cement)
  • T132 – California Bearing Ratio (Cementitious materials)
  • T136 – Spread rate of dry powder binders
  • T143 – Lime content of stabilised materials
  • T144 – Lime demand test
  • T147 – Working time for road materials (Lab – slow setting binders)
  • T153 – Half-Life & Expansion Ratio of foamed bitumen
Australian Soil & Concrete Testing conducting Construction Materials Testing and Soil Testing with NATA accreditation

SOIL SPECIALTY TESTING

NATA-Accredited Soil Testing

All ASCT soil testing is conducted as per the relevant NATA, Australian Standards (AS) and State Government standards.

These tests are important for a number of reasons:

Regulatory compliance: Many local government organisations require soil testing before issuing construction permits, and failure to comply can result in costly delays and fines.

Quality Assurance: Ensuring your soil has the correct composition and properties is key to the long-term structural integrity of your development.

Cost Reduction: Uncovering issues in the initial phases of development provides an opportunity to implement correctional measures to avoid potential delays and additional expenditure.

Safety: Soil composition is key to ensuring your development is stable and not at risk of a collapse or failure.

ASCT works with your project partners to mitigate issues and provide solutions to soil testing issues you face ensuring you meet your project deadlines. Bringing certainty to the construction industry for over 30 years, ASCT have an extensive track record of success with projects of all shapes and sizes. From residential renovations to large scale infrastructure projects, ASCT have you covered. Additionally, our fleet of mobile annex laboratories provide the opportunity to service projects in remote locations. As our client, you will know exactly what the site consists of, the suitability and our advice for continuing the project.

Get in touch with ASCT and employ the power of certainty to mitigate project risks during your construction process.

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