Geotechnical laboratory testing of soil and rocks
for the construction industry
Tests & Prices including specification and amount of sample required
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Quick Price List most common tests and their prices
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Geolabs Limited
Bucknalls Lane
Garston
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD25 9XX SatNav users: please enter WD25 9NH
Tel: +44 (0)1923 892 190
Fax: +44 (0)1923 892 191
email: admin@geolabs.co.uk
Wide Range of Tests
- Unconfined Compression
- Young's Modulus & Poisson's Ratio
- Tensile Strength (Brazilian Disc)
- Point Load
- 10% Fines & ACV
- Slake Durability
- Rock Direct Shear
Advanced Testing
8 fully instrumented triaxial cells
- Stress Path
- Piezo Bender Elements
- Anistropic Consolidation
- Local Axial & Radial Strain
- Mid-Height Pore Pressure
- CRS Consolidation
Effective Stress & Permeability
56 triaxial cell positions
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CU, CD, Anisotropic
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Multistage & Single Stage
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Triaxial Permeability
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Constant Head in a Permeameter
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Contaminated Permeability
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Horizontal Permeability
- Moisture Content
- Saturation MC
- Plasticity Index
- Filter Paper Suction
- Linear Shrinkage
Consolidation
30 oedometers
- Oedometer Consolidation
- Oedometer Swelling
- Hydraulic (Rowe) Cell
- Isotropic Triaxial
- Contant Rate of Strain with Pore Pressure
Total Stress
including
2 large shearboxes
6 small shearboxes
3 ringshears
- Quick Undrained Triaxial
- Large (150mm & 300mm) Shearbox
- Geotextile Interface
- Small (60mm & 100mm) Shearbox
- Ringshear
- UCS on soil Sample
- Laboratory & Hand Vane
- Fall Cone
- Particle Size Distribution
- Compaction
- California Bearing Ratio
- Moisture Condition Value
- Angle of Repose
- Chalk Crushing Value
Benefits of using Geolabs
Assured Quality
Our testing is performed by staff with a combined total of over 300 years of soils testing experience. We ensure that the highest level of quality is achieved and maintained in our operations and we are accredited by UKAS for a wide range of tests including: effective stress; shearboxes; classification; earthworks; consolidation; permeability; total stress tests etc.
Independence
We are a wholly independent testing-only company. This ensures that we can respond to clients needs and requirements and are not influenced by any parent company considerations.
Cost Effective
We offer very competitive rates within the industry.
Convenience
We provide a free collection service within the UK for sufficient quantities of samples for testing. We also can provide results in AGS, pdf and other reporting formats.
