Chair of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Physical soil properties
| Test | Standard |
|---|---|
| Determination of the shrinkage limit | DIN 18122-2 |
| Determination of density of non cohesive soils for maximum and minimum compactness | DIN 18126 |
| Determination of the Proctor density | DIN 18127 |
| Determination of ignition loss | DIN 18128 |
| Determination of lime content | DIN 18129 |
| Determination of water absorption | DIN 18132 |
| Determination of water content | DIN EN ISO 17892-1 |
| Determination of bulk density | DIN EN ISO 17892-2 |
| Determination of particle density | DIN EN ISO 17892-3 |
| Determination of particle size distribution | DIN EN ISO 17892-4 |
| Determination of water permeability | DIN EN ISO 17892-11 |
| Determination of liquid and plastic limits | DIN EN ISO 17892-12 |
| Determination of the ph-value | DIN EN 15933 |
| Determination of the humic acid content (qualitative) | - |
| Determination of thermal conductivity | - |
Soil mechanical properties
| Test | Standard or comment |
|---|---|
| Incremental loading oedometer test | DIN EN ISO 17892-5 |
| Fall cone test | DIN EN ISO 17892-6 |
| Unconfined compression test | DIN EN ISO 17892-7 |
| Unconsolidated undrained triaxial test | DIN EN ISO 17892-8 |
| Consolidated triaxial compression tests on water saturated soils | DIN EN ISO 17892-9 |
| Direct shear tests | DIN EN ISO 17892-10 |
| Resonant column test | singlestage / multistage |
| Monotonic simple shear test | constant volume / constant load |
| Cyclic simple shear test | constant volume / constant load |
| Monotonic direct shear test | constant volume / constant load |
| Cyclic direct shear test | constant volume / constant load |
| Cyclic triaxial test | drained / undrained |
| Swelling pressure test / Swelling lifting test | Kaiser/Henke, DGGT-recomm. No. 11, AK19 |