Laboratory

Soil mechanic laboratory

Soil mechanical laboratory tests are the basis for soil static analyses in the course of planning buildings. For the determination of all soil mechanical and physical parameters, our laboratory experts carry out laboratory tests in the laboratory of the MARUM Research Center of the University of Bremen.

Geo-Engineering.org GmbH has access to the equipment for carrying out the following laboratory tests:

Determination of the water content according to DIN 18121

Grain size distribution according to DIN 18123

Consistency limits according to DIN 18122 (liquid, plastic and shrinkage limits)

Loss on ignition according to DIN 18128

Determination of the density according to DIN 18125

Grain density in a pycnometer according to DIN 18124

Determination of density of non-cohesive soils for maximum and minimum compactness according to DIN 18126

Proctor-Test according to DIN 18127

Direct shear test according to DIN 18137-3

Static triaxial test according to DIN 18137-2

Unconfined / uniaxial compression test according to DIN 18136

Consolidation (oedometer) test according to DIN 18135

Laboratory vane test according to DIN 4094-4, BS 1377-9, ASTM D 4648

Fall cone test according to DIN ISO/TS 17892-6

Determination of the coefficient of water permeability according to DIN 18130

Determination of water absorption according to DIN 18132

Cyclic or dynamic triaxial tests

Cyclic simple shear test

Thermal conductivity according to ASTM D 5334-92

Elementary analysis of carbon and sulphur content according to DIN EN 15936 und DIN ISO 15178

Please contact us for your individual requests.

Laboratory container

Sedimentological and soil mechanical processing,
evaluation and documentation

Geo-Engineering.org GmbH has two specially equipped mobile 20" laboratory containers. Both are GL certified sea containers, which are ideal for offshore operations on jack-up barges and ships, but also for onshore operations, for example on construction sites.

The laboratory containers are equipped for several task. Sedimentological and soil mechanical examination of core samples as well as evaluation and documentation of other on-site incoming data (e.g. CPT test, navigation) can be done. Both containers are air-conditioned, heated and fully isolated.

Equipment of both laboratory containers:

Photo desk: Camera, lighting with daylight spectrum for full-scale documentation of the opened drill cores

Munsell Color Scale and sand standard gauge for professional evaluation of color of soil- and rock-samples and for the determination of grain sizes (sand-fraction)

Respectively as help for the determination of grain sizes (sand-fraction)

Pocket-penetrometer to derive the undrained shear strength of cohesive samples

Manually operated vane apparatus to determine the shear strength of cohesive samples

Cutter cylinder and drying oven for taking soil samples of certain volumes for the determination of water content as well as wet and dry density.

Decoupled scale of different measuring scales and precision

Data recording- and presentation-software "GeODin", used for digital display of drilling- and sounding-profiles but also test results

Besides the listed equipment, the laboratory containers can also be equipped with satellite-phone, Internet and Wi-Fi or a DGPS-System, that can help positioning and navigating the Jack-Up Barge.

On request, our laboratory containers can also be rented for your research campaign.

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