Laboratory Testing

Soil, rock and materials laboratory testing is performed in our NBR laboratories under the direction of experienced and qualified technicians.

Our soils capability testing includes the following:

  • Dynamic Cone Penetration Test (DCPT)
  • Static Cone Penetration Test (SCPT) with Electric Piezocone
  • California Bearing Test
  • Pressure meter Tests
  • Seismsic Refraction Test
  • Cross hole Tests
  • Block Vibration Tests
  • Field CBR Tests.
  • Electrical Resistivity Test
  • In-situ Permeability Test
  • Pumpin Test
  • Constant Head Method (in bore hole)
  • Falling Head Method (in bore hole)
  • Percolation Test (in trial pit)
  • Pump out Test
  • Field Vane Shear Test
  • Plate Load Test
  • Piezometer Test
  • Field Thermal Conductivity/Resistivity Test
  • Plate Load Bearing Test
  • Pocket Penetrometer Test

Mineral Exploration is a search for commercially viable minerals deposits underground. VHGS has ventured into exploration of minerals such as; Coal, Lignite, Bauxite, Copper, Gold, Lead-Zinc, Iron Ore, Limestone, Manganese, Magnetite, Chromites, Fluorspar and several other Industrial Minerals

  • Moisture Content
  • Liquid & Plastic Limits
  • Particle Size Distribution
  • CBR
  • Compaction (2.5/4.5/Vib hammer)
  • MCV
  • Undrained & Drained Triaxials
  • Consolidation
  • Shear Box
  • Permeability (triaxial cell method)
  • pH
  • Sulfate
  • Chloride
  • Resistivity
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