Question

You have prepared the laboratory test report for all the tests as planned for this unit, and so you have now enough experience of conducting the tests. In future, you may establish your own geotechnical consultancy company. Write the proper order of tests as you may need to prepare for the clients. Also, provide the cost of each test as you would like to charge for these tests, including GST.

Answer 1

Solution:

After establishing the geo technical company the following are the tests for soil I will conduct for my clients at the represented costs including GST

(1) Moisture content tests

By oven drying method Cost 60$

By Calcium carbide method Cost 55$

(2) Atterbergs Limits of soil to calculate plastic and liquid limits of soil. Cost 80$

(3) Specific gravity of soil

By pycnometer Cost 60$

(4)Particle size distribution cost 70$

(5) Compaction tests for dry density of sand and other Cohesionless soil Cost 80$

(6)Core cutter method for dry density 35$

(7)Oedometer tests for primary consolidation Cost 100$

(8)Direct shear tests for cohesionless soil

Cost 70$

(9) Vane's shear test for clays. Cost 75$

(10) Triaxial tests for shear strength calculations for all types of soil. Cost 100$

(11) Standard penetration test. Cost 100$

(12) Cone penetration tests. Cost 80$

(13) Plate bearing tests for settlement and bearing capacity analysis Cost 200$

(14) Permeability tests.

Constant head permeability. Cost 100$

Varying head permeability. Cost 120$

(15) Hydraulic conductivity tests. Cost 70$