| Type of Activity |
Test Materials / Products |
Test Name |
Test Method |
Status |
| Construction Materials |
| | - Methods of test for Soils for civil engineering purposes Part 2: Classification tests Clause 9: Determination of particle size distribution- Wet sieving method
| BS 1377 Part 2 Clause 9.2 | Active
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- Methods of test for Soils for civil engineering purposes Part 4: Compaction-related tests Determination of California bearing ratio
| BS 1377 Part 4 Test Clause 7.2.3.2 | Active
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- Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Part 9: In-situ tests Clause 2.2: Sand replacement method suitable for fine-, medium- and coarse- grained soils (large pouring cylinder method)
| BS 1377 Part 9 Clause 2.2 | Active
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- Methods of test for Soils for civil engineering purposes Part 4: Compaction-related tests Clause 3: Determination of dry density/moisture content relationship: - Method using 4.5 kg rammer for soils with particles up to medium- gravel size - Method using 4.5 kg rammer for soils with some coarse gravel-size particles
| BS 1377 Part 4 Clause 3.5 and Clause 3.6 | Active
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| | - Testing concrete Part 111: Method of normal curing of test specimens (20°C method) Part 114: Methods for determination of density of hardened concrete Part 116: Method for determination of compressive strength of concrete cubes
| BS 1881 Part Clause 116, Clause 114 and Clause 111 AMD 6097 & AMD 6720 | Active
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| | - Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Part 3: Chemical and electro-chemical tests (Determination of pH value)
| BS 1377 Part 3 Clause 12.5 | Active
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- Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Part 3: Chemical and electro-chemical tests Determination of the sulphate content of soil and ground water-Preparation of ground water for testing)
| BS 1377 Part 3 Clause 7.8 | Active
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- Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Part 3: Chemical and electro-chemical tests (Determination of water-soluble chloride content)
| BS 1377 Part 3 Clause 9.2 | Active
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| - Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Part 3: Chemical and electro-chemical tests Determination of the chloride content
| BS 1377 Part 3 Clause 9.2 | Active
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- Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Part 3: Chemical and electro-chemical tests (Determination of the sulphate content of soil and ground water)
| BS 1377 Part 3 Clause 7.3 | Active
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- Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Part 3: Chemical and electro-chemical tests (Determination of pH value)
| BS 1377 Part 3 Clause 12.5 | Active
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- Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Part 3: Chemical and electro-chemical tests Determination of the chloride content- Determination of acid soluble chloride content
| BS 1377 Part 3 Clause 9.3 | Active
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- Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Part 3: Chemical and electro-chemical tests Determination of the sulphate content of soil and ground water: 1- Preparation of soil and its acid extract 2- Preparation of ground water for testing
| BS 1377 Part 3 Clause 7.9 | Active
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| Geotechnical Investigation |
| | - Code of practice for site investigations Section 6. Description of soils and rocks Clause 44.4: Description of rock masses Rock quality designation
| BS 5930 Clause 44.4.4 | Active
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- Code of practice for site investigations Section 6. Description of soils and rocks Clause 44.4: Description of rock masses Core recovery
| BS 5930 Clause 44.4.4 | Active
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- Code of practice for site investigations Section 7: Reports and interpretation
| BS 5930 Section 7 | Active
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- Standard Test Methods for Compressive Strength and Elastic Moduli of Intact Rock Core Specimens under varying states of Stress and Temperature
| ASTM D7012 Method C-23 | Active
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- Standard Practices for Preparing Rock Core as Cylindrical Test Specimens and verifying Conformance to Dimensional and Shape Tolerances.
| ASTM D4543 | Active
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- Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil & Rock by Mass.
| ASTM D2216 | Active
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- Standard Test Method for Determination of the Point Load Strength Index of Rock and Application to Rock Strength Classifications
| ASTM D5731 | Active
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| - Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Part 9: In-situ tests Clause 3.3: In Situ penetration test Determination of the penetration resistance using the split-barrel sampler (the standard penetration test SPT)
| BS 1377 Part 9 Clause 3.3 | Active
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- Code of practice for site investigations Section 6: Description of soils and rocks Clause 41: Soil Description
| BS 5930 Section 41 & Clark and Walker | Active
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- Methods of test for Soils for civil Engineering purposes Part 2: Classification tests Clause 9: Determination of particle size distribution- Wet sieving method/ Dry sieving method
| BS 1377 Part 2 Clause 9.2 & Clause 9.3 | Active
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| - Code of practice for site investigations- Ground water level measurement - Section 3. Field investigations-Methods of determining groundwater pressures - Section 4. Field tests- Observation wells - Section 7. Reports and interpretation- Descriptive report
| BS 5930 Clause 23.2, Clause 27.5 & Clause 47.2.7 | Active
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- Code of practice for site investigations Section 3: Field investigations- Groundwater samples
| BS 5930 Clause 23.3 | Active
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| - Code of practice for site investigations Section 7: Reports and interpretation
| BS 5930 Section 7 | Active
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