Soils

Structural integrity is only as dependable as the materials used in the process. KingISI’s team of professionals conduct construction quality control testing of soils with deep foundation inspections including caisson, auger cast pile, driven pile and soil testing including soil bearing for shallow foundations, monitoring structural fill, soil/aggregate compaction and relative density.

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Services Include:

Standard and Modified Proctors

Unconfined Compressive Strength Tests on Soil & Rock

Specific Gravity Determination

Moisture Content

Visual Classification

Loss by Wash

In-Place Field Density Tests (Percent Compaction by Nuclear Density Meter, Sand Cone)

Hand and Housel Penetrometer Tests

Soil Backfill Control Testing

Grain Size Analysis/Atterberg Limits

One-dimensional Consolidation

California Bearing Ratio (CBR)

Triaxial Shear Tests (UU, CU, CD)

Direct shear

Flexible Wall & Constant Head Permeability

Resistivity

Percentage of Organics Determination (LOI)

Determination of Optimum Percentage of Cement Stabilization.