Findling, Inc. has a AMRL accredited and well-equipped soils and concrete laboratory with trained and certified laboratory technicians. We maintain strict quality control standards with meticulous record keeping. The lab equipment is regularly serviced and calibrated, to keep the equipment in perfect working condition. Findling, Inc. constantly tries to upgrade and update the equipment so that only the latest and most current equipment is used to perform the tests.
All testing is performed under the supervision of a Professional Engineer and the testing is performed in accordance with ASTM and AASHTO Specifications. Tests we perform include:
TEST NAME |
DESCRIPTION |
Moisture Content Test |
Water content, ASTM Standard D 2216 |
Grain size Distribution |
Grain size distribution, including hydrometer, ASTM Standards
D 421-85, D422-63 and D 854-92 |
Atterberg Limits |
Atterberg limits, ASTM Standard D 4318-93 |
Shrinkage Limit |
Shrinkage limits, ASTM Standard D 427-93 |
Std/Mod Proctor Tests |
Moisture density relationship, ASTM Standards
698-91 and D 1557-91 |
CBR Tests |
California Bearing Ratio (CBR), ASTM Standard D 1883-92 |
Unconfined Compression Tests |
Unconfined compression strength, ASTM Standard D 2166-91 |
Direct Shear Tests |
Direct shear, ASTM Standard D 3080-90 |
Triaxial Tests |
UU (Unconsolidated Undrained, CU (Consolidated Undrained), CD (Consolidated Drained) - ASTM Standards D 2850-87 and D 2850 |
Consolidation Tests |
Consolidation, ASTM Standard D 2435-90 |
Permeability Tests |
Soil permeability, ASTM Standard D 2434-68 |
USDA Classification |
USDA classification of soils, and infiltration rates. |
Unified Soil Classification |
Unified soil classification, ASTM Standard D 2487-93 |
pH (topsoil) |
pH (topsoil), ASTM Standard D 4972-89 |
Organic Content (topsoil), |
Organic content (topsoil), ASTM Standard D 5268 |
Swell Test |
Swell test, ASTM Standard D 4546-90 |
Compressive Strength |
Cylinder core testing, ASTM Standards C873, C39 |
Slump Test |
Concrete slump tests, ASTM Standard C143/143M |
Pressure Meter Test |
Pressure meter testing, ASTM Standard C231 |
Chloride Ion Penetration |
Chloride Ion Penetration Resistivity Test, ASTM Standard C1202 |
Windsor Probe |
In-situ compressive strength test, ASTM Standard 803/803M |
