Geotechnical testing parameters

Fibre
  • Linear density
  • Tenacity
Yarn
  • Determination of breaking load and elongation at break of single strand
  • Linear density
Geotextile
  • Thickness
  • Mass per unit area
  • Hydrodynamic sieve test
  • Puncture resistance by falling cone method
  • Water permeability - permittivity
  • Breaking load
  • Tensile properties using a wide width strip
Soil
  • Water content
  • Specific gravity
  • Liquid and plastic limit
  • Shrinkage factors
  • Grain size analysis (Sieve method)
  • Grain size analysis (Hydrometer method)
  • Permeability
  • Unconfined compressive strength
  • Direct shear test
  • Field density (core cutter method)
  • Light compaction test
  • Heavy compaction test
  • CBR of soil
  • Shear strength parameters of soil