#soiltestingforbuildingconstruction

Soil testing becomes very important to check the quality of the soil before making your dream home or dream office. This is important because the ground or plain where you are going to build the building should have great quality. So, checking the ground or soil quality before the construction work starts is a must. Because protecting the home from earthquakes etc. is vital. One should know tips to protect your home from an earthquake.

Soil testing is done basically to check the bearing capacity. The physical and chemical composition of the soil goes under quality check. Along with soil testing, one should know other tips to build a strong foundation for a building.

The testing of soil is a very important step in the whole construction process. If the soil testing is not done then the building becomes more prone to unknown dangers and the end result of that can be fatal.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOIL TESTING METHODS

Gravity Test

Gravity of the soil is the ratio between the unit weight of soil solids and water.

There are few methods by which the gravity test can be done but the Density Bottle Method and Pycnometer Method is one of the most simple and common ones to get the desired results. In the Pycnometer Method, Vertex specific gravity bottle is known as pycnometer, which is weighed in 4 different cases that are:

Empty weight     (M1)

Empty + dry     soil (M2)

Empty +     water + dry soil (M3)

Pycnometer     filled with water (M4)

Specific gravity is determined by above given 4 masses at the room temperature by below given formula:

G = (M2 – M1) / (M2 – M1) – (M3 – M4)