GTX's fully equipped laboratories perform more than 100 different soils tests to determine physical properties. We provide these services in support of all types of earthwork applications. Our automated equipment permits us to run any type of consolidation, triaxial, or direct shear test a client specifies. GTX's procedures are designed to follow published standards while being flexible enough to alter equipment and procedures to test unusual or unique materials. GTX participates in ASTM International improving existing standards, developing new standards, and assessing the accuracy of existing standards.
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Test Method | Standard | Test Property | Keywords | |
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Standard Method of Test for Specific Gravity of Soils | AASHTO T 100 | Specific Gravity | Specific gravity | Details |
Moisture-Density Relations of Soil-Cement Mixtures | AASHTO T 134 | Maximum dry density, optimum moisture content | maximum density, optimum moisture content, compaction characteristics, treatability, solidification, bench-scale | Details |
Wetting-and-Drying Test of Compacted Soil-Cement Mixtures | AASHTO T 135 | Soil-cement Loss and volume change | wet, dry, soil-cement, treatability, solidification, bench-scale | Details |
Freezing-and-Thawing Test of Compacted Soil-Cement Mixtures | AASHTO T 136 | Soil-cement Loss and volume change | freeze-thaw, soil-cement, treatability, solidification, bench-scale | Details |
Standard Method of Test for Moisture-Density Relations of Soils Using a 4.54-kg (10-lb) Rammer and a 457-mm (18-in.) Drop | AASHTO T 180 | Maximum dry density, optimum moisture content | Compaction, density, modified effort, modified proctor test, moisture-density curves, soil compaction | Details |
Standard Method of Test for The California Bearing Ratio | AASHTO T 193 | CBR | California bearing ratio, pavement subgrade, subgrade, pavement subbase, subbase, pavement base course, base course, pavement design, flexible pavements, bearing ratio | Details |
Standard Method of Test for Unconfined Compression Strength of Cohesive Soil | AASHTO T 208 | Strength, stress-strain relationship | Cohesive soil, sensitivity, strain-controlled loading, strength, stress-strain relationships, unconfined compression | Details |
Standard Method of Test for Permeability of Granular Soil (Constant Head) | AASHTO T 215 | Coefficient of Permeability | Constant head, granular, permeability | Details |
Standard Method of Test for One-Dimensional Consolidation Properties of Soils | AASHTO T 216 | Coefficient of Consolidation | Compressibility, compression curves, consolidation, consolidation coefficient, consolidation test, consolidometer, preconsolidation pressure, primary consolidation, rebound, secondary compression, settlement, swelling | Details |
Standard Method of Test for Density of Soil In-Place by Block, Chunk, or Core Sampling | AASHTO T 233 | Dry unit mass, in-place density | Density, In-place density, block, chunk, core sampling | Details |
Standard Method of Test for Direct Shear Test of Soils Under Consolidated Drained Conditions | AASHTO T 236 | Shear Strength, Mohr's strength envelope | Compacted specimens, consolidated, direct-shear test, drained test conditions, Mohr strength envelope, shear strength, undisturbed | Details |
Standard Method of Test for Laboratory Determination of Moisture Content of Soils | AASHTO T 265 | Moisture content, water content | Moisture content, water content | Details |
Standard Method of Test for Determination of Organic Content in Soils by Loss on Ignition | AASHTO T 267 | Percent organic matter | Organic content | Details |
Standard Method of Test for Determining Minimum Laboratory Soil Resistivity | AASHTO T 288 | minimum soil resistivity, minimum soil electrical resistivity | resistance, soil resistance, soil resistivity, electrical resistivity, electrical conductivity, conductivity | Details |
Standard Method of Test for Determining Sulfate Ion Content in Soil | AASHTO T 290 | Sulfate content | Sulfates, corrosion, corrosivity | Details |
Standard Method of Test for Determining Chloride Ion Content in Soil | AASHTO T 291 | Chloride content | Chlorides, corrosion, corrosivity | Details |
Standard Method of Test for Unconsolidated, Undrained Compressive Strength of Cohesive Soils in Triaxial Compression | AASHTO T 296 | Undrained Strength | Cohesive soil, lateral confinement, strain-controlled loading, stress-strain relationships, total stresses, unconsolidated undrained strength, UU, triaxial, shear | Details |
Standard Method of Test for Consolidated, Undrained Triaxial Compression Test on Cohesive Soils | AASHTO T 297 | Strength, Stress-strain relationship | back pressure saturation, cohesive soil, consolidated undrained strength, strain-controlled loading, stress-strain relationships, total and effective stresses, CU, triaxial, pore-pressure | Details |
Standard Method of Test for Determining the Resilient Modulus of Soils and Aggregate Materials | AASHTO T 307 | Resilient modulus, permanent strain | Resilient, modulus, base/subbase, subgrade, flexible testing, cyclic loads, permanent strain. | Details |
Standard Method of Test for Grain-Size Analysis of Granular Soil Materials | AASHTO T 311 | Grain size | Grain size, particle-size, sieve analysis | Details |
Standard Method of Test for Particle Size Analysis of Soils | AASHTO T 88 | Grain size | Grain size, particle-size, sieve analysis, hydrometer analysis | Details |
Standard Method of Test for Determining the Liquid Limit of Soils | AASHTO T 89 | Liquid Limit | Liquid Limit, Atterberg Limits, Limits | Details |
Standard Method of Test for Determining the Plastic Limit and Plasticity Index of Soils | AASHTO T 90 | Plastic Limit | Plastic Limit, Atterberg Limits, Limits | Details |
Standard Method of Test for Moisture-Density Relations of Soils Using a 2.5-kg (5.5-lb) Rammer and a 305-mm (12-in.) Drop | AASHTO T 99 | Maximum dry density, optimum moisture content | Compaction, density, modified effort, modified proctor test, moisture-density curves, soil compaction | Details |
Standard Method of Test for Determining pH of Soil for Use in Corrosion Testing | AASHTO T289 | pH | pH, corrosion | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Amount of Material in Soils Finer Than the No. 200 (75-µm) Sieve | ASTM D1140 | % finer than #200 sieve | Percent finer, particle size analysis, sieve analysis, washing, fines, % passing #200 | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Modified Effort | ASTM D1557 | Maximum dry density, optimum moisture content | Compaction, density, modified effort, modified Proctor test, moisture-density curves, soil compaction, Proctor | Details |
Standard Practice for Making and Curing Soil-Cement Compression and Flexure Test Specimens in the Laboratory | ASTM D1632 | Making and curing soil-cement test specimens | curing, soil-cement, mixing, compression strength, treatability, solidification, bench-scale | Details |
Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Molded Soil-Cement Cylinders | ASTM D1633 | Compression strength | soil-cement, unconfined compression strength, treatability, solidification, bench-scale | Details |
Standard Test Method for CBR (California Bearing Ratio) of Laboratory-Compacted Soils | ASTM D1883 | CBR | California bearing ratio, pavement subgrade, subgrade, pavement subbase, subbase, pavement base course, base course, pavement design, flexible pavements, bearing ratio, CBR | Details |
Standard Test Method for Unconfined Compressive Strength of Cohesive Soil | ASTM D2166 | Strength, stress-strain relationship | cohesive soil, sensitivity, strain-controlled loading, strength, stress-strain relationships, unconfined compression | Details |
Standard Test Method for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass. | ASTM D2216 | Moisture content, Water content | index property, moisture analysis, moisture content, water content | Details |
Standard Practice for Wet Preparation of Soil Samples for Particle-Size Analysis and Determination of Soil Constants **ASTM has discontinued this method | ASTM D2217 | Sample preparation | Dry preparation, particle size analysis | Details |
Standard Test Method for Capillary-Moisture Relationships for Coarse- and Medium-Textured Soils by Porous-Plate Apparatus **ASTM has discontinued this method; the new industry-accepted standard test method is now ASTM D6836 | ASTM D2325 | Capillary-Moisture Relationship | Capillary-moisture, porous-plate | Details |
Standard Test Method for Permeability of Granular Soils (Constant Head) | ASTM D2434 | Coefficient of Permeability | Constant head, granular, permeability, fixed wall permeability, hydraulic conductivity | Details |
Standard Test Method for One-Dimensional Consolidation Properties of Soils | ASTM D2435 | Coefficient of Consolidation | Compressibility, compression curves, consolidation, consolidation coefficient, consolidation test, consolidometer, preconsolidation pressure, primary consolidation, rebound, secondary compression, settlement, swelling | Details |
Standard Classification of Soils for Engineering Purposes | ASTM D2487 | Soil Classification | Atterberg limits, classification, clay, gradation, gravel, laboratory classification, organic soils, sand, silt, soil classification, soil tests, USCS | Details |
Standard Practice for Description and Identification of Soils (Visual-Manual Procedure) | ASTM D2488 | Soil Identification | Classification, clay, gravel, organic soils, sand, silt, soil classification, soil description, visual classification | Details |
Standard Test Method for Unconsolidated-Undrained Triaxial Compression Test on Cohesive Soils | ASTM D2850 | Undrained Strength | Cohesive soil, lateral confinement, strain-controlled loading, stress-strain relationships, total stresses, unconsolidated undrained strength, UU, triaxial, shear | Details |
Standard Test Method for Density of Soil in Place by the Drive-Cylinder Method | ASTM D2937 | Density | Compaction control, density testing, drive cylinder, drive cylinder test, field density, in-place density, plug sampler, quality control, subsurface sampler, surface sampler, unit weight | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Moisture, Ash, and Organic Matter of Peat and Other Organic Soils. | ASTM D2974 | Moisture content, ash content, organic matter content | Moisture content, Ash content, organic content | Details |
Test Method for pH of Peat Materials | ASTM D2976 | pH | Peat, pH, water penetration, water retention | Details |
Standard Test Method for Volume Weights, Water-Holding Capacity, and Air Capacity of Water-Saturated Peat Materials | ASTM D2980 | Saturated Volume Weights | Peat, water, water retention | Details |
Standard Test Method for Direct Shear Test of Soils Under Consolidated Drained Conditions | ASTM D3080 | Shear Strength, Mohr's strength envelope | Compacted specimens, consolidated, direct-shear test, drained test conditions, Mohr strength envelope, shear strength, undisturbed | Details |
Standard Test Method for Capillary-Moisture Relationships for Fine-Textured Soils by Pressure-Membrane Apparatus **ASTM has discontinued this method; the new industry-accepted standard test method is now ASTM D6836 | ASTM D3152 | Capillary-Moisture Relationship | Capillary-moisture, fine textured soils, pressure-membrane | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Determining Sediment Concentrations in Water Samples | ASTM D3977 | Sediment Concentrations | Sediment, concentration | Details |
Standard Test Methods for the Determination of the Modulus and Damping Properties of Soils Using the Cyclic Triaxial Apparatus | ASTM D3999 | Young's Modulus and damping ratio, axial strain | Damping, triaxial stress, cyclic test, dynamic, cyclic triaxial, modulus | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Modulus and Damping of soils by the Resonant-Column Method | ASTM D4015 | Young's Modulus and damping ratio, axial strain | amplitude, confining pressure, damping. dynamic loading, elastic waves, elasticity modulus, frequency, resonance, shear tests, torsional oscillations, triaxial stress, vertical oscillations, vibrations, Young's modulus, dynamic, torsional shear | Details |
Standard Test Method for One-Dimensional Consolidation Properties of Soils Using Controlled-Strain Loading | ASTM D4186 | Coefficient of Consolidation | Compressibility, compressibility coefficient, CRS, consolidation coefficient, consolidation test, consolidometer, pre-consolidation stress, settlement | Details |
Standard Practice for Dry Preparation of Soil Samples for Particle-Size Analysis and Determination of Soil Constants | ASTM D421 | Sample preparation | Dry preparation, particle size analysis, soil | Details |
Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils | ASTM D422 | Grain Size | Grain size, hydrometer analysis, hygroscopic moisture, particle-size, sieve analysis | Details |
Standard Test Method for Dispersive Characteristics of Clay Soil by Double Hydrometer | ASTM D4221 | Percent Dispersion | Clays, deflocculation, dispersion, dispersion clay, erosion, hydrometer analysis, jugging, particle size, piping. | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Maximum Index Density and Unit Weight of Soils Using a Vibratory Table | ASTM D4253 | Maximum index density, maximum unit weight | Maximum index density, maximum index unit weight, relative density, vibrating table | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Minimum Index Density and Unit Weight of Soils and Calculation of Relative Density | ASTM D4254 | Minimum index density, minimum unit weight | Minimum index density, minimum index unit weight, relative density | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit and Plasticity Index of Soils | ASTM D4318 | Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, Plasticity Index | Atterberg Limits, liquid limit, plasticity index, plastic limit, limits. | Details |
Standard Test Method for Rapid Determination of Carbonate Content of Soils | ASTM D4373 | Calcium Carbonate Content | Calcareous soils, carbonate content, marine soils | Details |
Standard Practice for X-Ray Radiography of Soil Samples | ASTM D4452 | X-Ray Images | X-Ray, Shelby tube, radiography, images | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Bulk Density of Peat and Peat Products. | ASTM D4531 | Density | bulk density, core sampling, paraffin-wax displacement method, peat, peat products | Details |
Standard Test Methods for One-Dimensional Swell or Settlement Potential of Cohesive Soils | ASTM D4546 | Compression index, swell index | Expansive soil, heave, settlement, swell pressure, swell index | Details |
Standard Test Method for Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil by the Microwave Oven Method | ASTM D4643 | Moisture content, Water content | microwave, microwave moisture, microwave oven, moisture content, rapid moisture test, water content. | Details |
Standard Test Method for Identification and Classification of Dispersive Clay Soils by the Pinhole Test | ASTM D4647 | Dispersive classification | Clay, colloidal erodibility, dispersibility, dispersion, dispersive clays, erosion, pinhole | Details |
Standard Test Method for Laboratory Miniature Vane Shear Test for Saturated Fine-Grained Clayey Soil | ASTM D4648 | Shear Strength | clays, laboratory miniature, remolded, saturated, shear value, undisturbed, undrained strength, lab vane shear, vane shear | Details |
Standard Practice for Correction of Unit Weight and Water Content for Soils Containing Oversize Particles | ASTM D4718 | Water content correction, Unit weight correction | oversize particles, unit weight, water content, oversize correction, compaction, Proctor | Details |
Standard Test Method for Consolidated Undrained Triaxial Compression Test for Cohesive Soils | ASTM D4767 | Strength, Stress-strain relationship | back pressure saturation, cohesive soil, consolidated undrained strength, strain-controlled loading, stress-strain relationships, total and effective stresses, CU, triaxial, pore-pressure | Details |
Standard Test Method for Expansion Index of Soils | ASTM D4829 | Expansion Index | clays; expansive soils; index tests; laboratory tests; soil | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Shrinkage Factors of Cohesive Soils by Water Immersion | ASTM D4943 | Shrinkage Factor | Shrinkage, Wax, Limits | Details |
Standard Test Method for pH of Soils. | ASTM D4972 | pH | moisture; swelling soils, pH, corrosion | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity of Saturated Porous Materials Using a Flexible Wall Permeameter | ASTM D5084 | Permeability, Flow Rate, Hydraulic conductivity | Coefficient of permeability, hydraulic barriers, hydraulic conductivity, liner, permeameter, flexible wall | Details |
Standard Test Method for Chloride Ion in Water | ASTM D512 | Chlorides | Chlorides. Corrosivity | Details |
Standard Test Method for Sulfate Ion in Water | ASTM D516 | Sulfates | Sulfates. Corrosivity | Details |
Standard Specification for Topsoil Used for Landscaping Purposes | ASTM D5268 | Grain Size, Percent Organic, Percent deleterious matter | Landscaping, organic material, plant growth, soil, topsoil | Details |
Standard Test Method for Load Controlled Cyclic Triaxial Strength of Soil | ASTM D5311 | Permanent Strain, Dynamic triaxial strength | Consolidated-undrained tests, cohesionless soils, laboratory test, liquefaction, triaxial tests, cyclic triaxial test, dynamic | Details |
Standard Test Method for Measurement of Collapse Potential of Soils **ASTM has discontinued this method | ASTM D5333 | Collapse potential | collapse; collapse index; collapse potential; compressibility; consolidation | Details |
Standard Test Method for Determination of Thermal Conductivity of Soil and Soft Rock by Thermal Needle Probe Procedure | ASTM D5334 | Thermal conductivity | heat flow; temperature; thermal conductivity; thermal probe; thermal properties | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Moisture-Density (Unit Weight) Relations of Soil-Cement Mixtures | ASTM D558 | Maximum dry density, optimum moisture content | maximum density, optimum moisture content, compaction characteristics. treatability, solidification, bench-scale | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Wetting and Drying Compacted Soil-Cement Mixtures | ASTM D559 | Soil-cement Loss and volume change | wet, dry, soil-cement, treatability, solidification, bench-scale | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Freezing and Thawing Compacted Soil-Cement Mixtures | ASTM D560 | Soil-cement Loss and volume change | freeze-thaw, soil-cement, treatability, solidification, bench-scale | Details |
Standard Test Method for Torsional Ring Shear Test to Determine Drained Residual Shear Strength of Cohesive Soils | ASTM D6467 | Shear stress, residual shear stress | consolidated; drained test conditions; Mohr-Coulomb strength envelope; reconstituted specimens; residual shear strength; ring-shear test | Details |
Standard Test Method for Consolidated Undrained Direct Simple Shear Testing of Cohesive Soils | ASTM D6528 | Shear strain, shear stress, shear modulus | clays, cohesive soils, consolidated undrained test, consolidation test, constant volume test, recompression, shear apparatus, shear strain, shear strength, shear test, simple shear, undrained shear tests | Details |
Standard Test Method for Measurement of Pneumatic Permeability of Partially Saturated Porous Materials by Flowing Air | ASTM D6539 | Coefficient of pneumatic permeability | airflow, flexible wall permeameter, permeability, permeameter, pneumatic permeability, rigid wall permeameter | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Determining Dispersive Characteristics of Clayey Soils by Crumb Test | ASTM D6572 | Dispersive Characteristics | Dispersive, Crumb | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Determination of the Soil Water Characteristic Curve for Desorption Using Hanging Column, Pressure Extractor, Chilled Mirror Hygrometer, or Centrifuge **This method replaces both ASTM D2325 and D3152 | ASTM D6836 | Soil water characteristic curve | NULL | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Particle-Size Distribution (Gradation) of Soils Using Sieve Analysis | ASTM D6913 | Grain size | Grain size, particle-size, sieve analysis | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Standard Effort (12,400 ft-lbf/ft ³ (600 kN-m/m ³ )). | ASTM D698 | Maximum dry density, optimum moisture content | impact compaction using standard effort, density, moisture-density curves, Proctor test, compaction characteristics, soil compaction, laboratory tests, Proctor | Details |
Standard Test Method for Consolidated Drained Triaxial Compression Test for Soils | ASTM D7181 | Strength, Stress-strain relationship | back pressure saturation; consolidated drained strength; effective stresses; non-cohesive soil; strain-controlled loading; stress-strain relationships, CD triaxial, pore pressure | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Density (Unit Weight) of Soil Specimens | ASTM D7263 | Density, unit weight | density, unit weight | Details |
Standard Test Method for Torsional Ring Shear Test to Determine Drained Fully Softened Shear Strength and Nonlinear Strength Envelope of Cohesive Soils (Using Normally Consolidated Specimen) for Slopes with No Preexisting Shear Surfaces | ASTM D7608 | fully softened shear strength | consolidated; drained test conditions; fully softened shear strength; reconstituted specimens; ring-shear test; strength envelope | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Approximating the Shear Strength of Cohesive Soils by Handheld Vane Shear Device | ASTM D8121 | Shear Strength | vane, shear, handheld, torvane, strength | Details |
Standard Test Methods for Specific Gravity of Soil Solids by Water Pycnometer | ASTM D854 | Specific Gravity | soil, specific gravity | Details |
Standard Test Method for Measuring pH of Soil for Use in Corrosion Testing | ASTM G51 | pH | moisture; swelling soils, pH, corrosion | Details |
Standard Test Method for Field Measurement of Soil Resistivity Using the Wenner Four Electrode Method | ASTM G57 | Electrical Resistivity | electrical resistivity, corrosion | Details |
Porosity | Calculation | porosity | porosity, Void Ratio, n, specific gravity | Details |
Soil Abrasion | Dahl et al. method - 2007 NTNU/SINTEF | tool wear from mining | Abrasion, wear, bit, SINTEF | Details |
Pocket Penetrometer | GTX-S1005 | Unconfined compressive strength | pocket, penetrometer, unconfined, compressive, strength | Details |
Cyclic Direct Simple Shear | GTX-S1062 | cyclic shear strength | Simple, shear, constant volume, Direct, cyclic, dynamic | Details |
Torsional Shear | GTX-S1082 | Shear modulus, damping ratio, cyclic strength | Torsional, modulus, damping, cycling, shear, strength | Details |
P & S Wave Velocity Measurements | GTX-S1085 | Shear wave velocity | P&S, Wave, Velocity | Details |
Sulfide Ion in Water | SM4500 | Sulfides | Sulfides. Corrosivity | Details |
Bulk Density | USACE EM 1110-2-1906 | Dry density, wet density and moisture content | Dry density, bulk density, unit weight. | Details |
Pilot Settling Test | USACE EM 1110-2-1906 | sedimentation rate | Pilot, sedimentation, settling, dispersing, sediment, suspended solids | Details |
Pilot Settling Test | USACE EM 1110-2-1906 | sedimentation rate | Pilot, sedimentation, settling, dispersing, sediment, suspended solids | Details |
Consolidated, Drained Triaxial Compression Test for Soils | USACE EM 1110-2-1906 | Strength, Stress-strain relationship | back pressure saturation; consolidated drained strength; effective stresses; non-cohesive soil; strain-controlled loading; stress-strain relationships, CD triaxial, pore pressure | Details |
Column Settling Test | USACE EM 1110-2-1906 | sedimentation rate | Pilot, sedimentation, settling, dispersing, sediment, suspended solids | Details |
Permeability | USACE EM 1110-2-1906 | Permeability, Flow Rate, Hydraulic conductivity | Coefficient of permeability, hydraulic barriers, hydraulic conductivity, liner, permeameter | Details |
Residual Shear | USACE EM 1110-2-1906 | shear strength | shear strength, residual, post peak strength | Details |