Soils Testing Equipment...

DCP: Dynamic Cone penetroneter, used to determine in-situ strength of the soil.

 

Field Density Set:  Apparatus used to hollow out a predetermined hole in the field. Then a known
amount of density sand is added. Alternative to this apparatus is a nuclear troxler.

Kingtest Sieve Shaker 200/300:    200 – 300 diameter sieves are used. Showing 60 minute timer.
Various ranges of time are available.

Kingtest Sieve Shaker: 450 Diameter sieves only

Liquid Limit Test Set :  Showing the Plasticity Index Machine , above with accessories
And shrinkage trough below . Grooving tool not shown.

Sample Separation: Riffler with 3 pans. Shown is a small 13,2mm riffler . Used to split a sample of
sand into half, quarters, and eventually down into specific samples that are graded using
sieve analysis.

Sand Equivalent Apparatus :  Used for soil clay fines determination . Premixes used in asphalt
are clay sensitive. Glassware shown are not part of the test.

Sieves : Showing Kingtest 200-300 sieves  and 450 diameter sieves . Note the compliance
certificate , issued with all sieves.

Pycnometer Jar : Showing Vacuum jars , 2l and 1l to the left . Pycnometer far right.

CBR Machine : California Bearing Ratio soil testing apparatus . Fully automatic sample tester for soils .
It is also universally used to test Bitumen samples .
The samples are extruded from a mould once finished .  The above machine is
capable of testing :
150mm Ucs mould samples
150mm Cbr and ITT samples
100mm diameter ITT Marshall samples ( Bitumen )
100mm diameter Marshall test samples ( Bitumen )