Soil Testing

Soil Testing

STS provides a market-leading soil testing and classification service to clients in the civil engineering and construction sectors.Operating from our advanced materials testing laboratories, we offer a comprehensive range of soil testing and classification services. Quality control is an essential part of the service we offer our customers. Our technicians and project managers are committed to ensuring all services are aligned to the management controls defined within the ISO 9001 standard.

Operating from our advanced materials testing laboratories, we offer a comprehensive range of soil testing and classification services. Quality control is an essential part of the service we offer our customers. Our technicians and project managers are committed to ensuring all services are aligned to the management controls defined within the ISO 9001 standard.

Our laboratories provide our clients with detailed analyses of soil structure and composition. Using well-established techniques such as California bearing ratio and direct shear, we provide rapid access to test results; helping minimize project delays and keeping costs under control.

Testing is performed according to the latest ASTM (or other relevant international standard).

Soil Testing Services from STS include:

  • Sieve Analysis (Gradation)
  • Atterberg Limits (Liquid and Plastic Limits)
  • Soil Classification
  • Moisture Content
  • Bulk Density
  • Relative Density
  • Direct Shear
  • Consolidation
  • Unconfined Compression Test
  • Compaction / Proctor (Standard)
  • Compaction / Proctor (Modified)
  • CBR (Soaked) One Point
  • CBR (Soaked) Three Point
  • CBR (Unsoaked) One Point
  • CBR (Unsoaked) Three Point
  • Shrinkage Limit
  • FDT (Sand Cone Method) in Karachi Region
  • Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) of Soil
  • Chloride Content of Soil
  • Sulphate Content of Soil
  • Organic Matter
  • pH Value
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Electrical Resistivity – Lab
  • Permeability – Falling Head Test
  • Permeability – Constant Head Test
  • Tri Axial (UU-Test)
  • Tri Axial (CU Test) without Pore Pressure Measurement
  • Tri Axial (CU Test) with Pore Pressure Measurement
  • Tri Axial (CD-Test) with Pore Pressure Measurement