Interpreting Soil Test Results
DateTuesday 15th July 2008
| Date : | Tuesday 15th July 2008 |
|---|---|
| Meeting point : | Bristol (15th July 2008), Glasgow (11th December 2008), Midlands (5th March 2009) |
| Email : | admin@symmonsmadge.co.uk |
| Tel : | 01446 775959 |
Course Objectives:
The aim is to help young inexperienced professionals from a wide background to understand how soil tests are chosen and interpreted.
Course Outline:
· Brief review of site investigation techniques
· Methods of soil sampling
· In situ testing
· Instrumentation
· Total and effective stress
· Shear stress in terms of peak, residual and critical state
· Pressure distribution with soil depth
· Discussion of various soil tests such as
o consistency limits
o wet and dry sieving
o compaction, MCV
o consolidation and swelling
o shear strength
o permeability
o CBR
· Design considerations (Purposes for which the soil tests are useful)
· Discussion of typical case histories
Intended for:
Construction professionals who have an occasional need to specify tests but are not specialists in the subject, e.g. local authority engineers, architects, planners, builders, graduate engineers, etc.
Course Duration:
1 day (6 hrs) IPD/CPD
Locations:
Fee:
£205 except for Belfast and Glasgow £215 (exc. VAT)
All our courses can be offered as in-house training for further details please telephone: 01446 775959 or email: admin@symmonsmadge.co.uk
The aim is to help young inexperienced professionals from a wide background to understand how soil tests are chosen and interpreted.
Course Outline:
· Brief review of site investigation techniques
· Methods of soil sampling
· In situ testing
· Instrumentation
· Total and effective stress
· Shear stress in terms of peak, residual and critical state
· Pressure distribution with soil depth
· Discussion of various soil tests such as
o consistency limits
o wet and dry sieving
o compaction, MCV
o consolidation and swelling
o shear strength
o permeability
o CBR
· Design considerations (Purposes for which the soil tests are useful)
· Discussion of typical case histories
Intended for:
Construction professionals who have an occasional need to specify tests but are not specialists in the subject, e.g. local authority engineers, architects, planners, builders, graduate engineers, etc.
Course Duration:
1 day (6 hrs) IPD/CPD
Locations:
| Date | Venue | |
| 15th July 2008 | Bristol | Book |
| 11th December 2008 | Glasgow | Book |
| 5th March 2009 | Midlands | Book |
Fee:
£205 except for Belfast and Glasgow £215 (exc. VAT)
All our courses can be offered as in-house training for further details please telephone: 01446 775959 or email: admin@symmonsmadge.co.uk
