subject: The Different Types Of Soil Testing In Adelaide [print this page] Soil testing is an essential method that is used to help farmers make an estimate of their minimum crop yield. In construction realm, preliminary soil testing is a must in order to detect contamination and its suitability for construction.
The various type of soil tests include tests for contaminants and mineral concentration, cone tests, compact tests, percolation tests and consolidation tests.
Soil composition varies at different depths therefore samples must be carefully taken from the level where the most roof activity will occur. Nitrogen and Phosphorus are the two basic elements that are often tested.
A lot of institutions have blurted out several restrictions regarding building on a certain site that contains potentially toxic or carcinogenic wastes. If a certain location has been used for a purpose that will result to contamination, then soil testing has to be conducted.
One unique method of testing on-site soil is the use of laser-induced fluorescent system. This employs a truck-mounted sensor that can detect a subsurface petroleum hydrocarbons and uranium.
Having installed subsurface septic or sewer filtration system, soil testing in Adelaide basically includes percolation and soil profile tests. This process stimulates the condition of septic system and measures the ability of the soil to absorb liquid.
This method will then evaluate the texture of the soil and the depth of its underlying rock layer.
Construction soil testing determines the types and depths of foundation that is needed for different building from different sites. The Geotechnical soil testing involves digging into the soil of a proposed site and runs a series of laboratory tests on the samples to check on the different soil composition.
Penetration test is one of the most common on-site tests used to investigate soft soils. This soil testing is a little bit expensive since it measures the resistance and friction against a cone-shaped instrument at a constant speed rate.
The main purpose of this test is to predict the vertical capacity of the deep foundation and soil stratigraphy.
You can also use soil testing service to detect the presence of expensive clay. This contains water-absorbing minerals that cause it to swell when wet and contract when it is dry. Clay is known to be the primary cause of construction foundation damage.
Now that you already have an idea about the different soil testing, it is about time for you to test the type of soil that you have. For qualified team of expert soil analysts, feel free to call STS Technical Services at 08 8262 9580 or log on to Soil testing Adelaide
