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Field trials

Practical exercises for quality control in earthworks and foundation engineering:

• Dynamic and static plate load tests
• Density determination of soils

Soil mechanics Laboratory tests

• Naming, describing and classifying soil types through visual and manual tests
• Grain size distribution
  
  
  • Sieve analysis according to DIN 18123
  • Slurry analysis according to DIN 18123
  • Combined sieve and slurry analysis according to DIN 18123
  • Laser granulometry
  • Evaluation and assessment (grading line and bands, irregularity, permeability coefficient)
• Water content according to DIN 18121-1 and 18121-2
• Consistency limits of cohesive soils
  
  
  • Flow and roll-out limit (DIN 18122-1)
  • Shrinkage limit (DIN 18122-2)
• Density of the soil
  
  
  • Grain density using a capillary pycnometer (DIN 18124)
  • Wet and dry density, weights
  • Compactability of soils (Proctor density according to DIN 18127)
• Lime content according to DIN 18129, gasometer according to Scheibler
• Water absorption capacity according to ENSLIN/NEFF (DIN 18132)

Geotechnical Laboratory tests

• Determination of stress states - uniaxial compression test (DIN 18136)