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This document is a Schedule of Accreditation issued by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service to Geotechnics Limited that accredits them to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 to perform geotechnical investigation and testing of soils, aggregates, rocks, and stabilized materials. It lists the materials that can be tested, the types of tests that can be performed, and the applicable test standards and equipment used for each test. Geotechnics Limited is accredited to perform a wide range of laboratory tests for civil engineering purposes on soils, aggregates, rocks, and cement and lime stabilized materials.

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Soils Testing Stan

This document is a Schedule of Accreditation issued by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service to Geotechnics Limited that accredits them to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 to perform geotechnical investigation and testing of soils, aggregates, rocks, and stabilized materials. It lists the materials that can be tested, the types of tests that can be performed, and the applicable test standards and equipment used for each test. Geotechnics Limited is accredited to perform a wide range of laboratory tests for civil engineering purposes on soils, aggregates, rocks, and cement and lime stabilized materials.

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Schedule of Accreditation

issued by

United Kingdom Accreditation Service


21 - 47 High Street, Feltham, Middlesex, TW13 4UN, UK

Geotechnics Limited
Issue No: 014

1365
Accredited to
ISO/IEC 17025:2005

Issue date: 17 June 2015

The Geotechnical Centre

Contact: Mrs Lynn Griffin

203 Torrington Avenue

Tel: +44 (0)24 7662 9006

Tile Hill

Fax: +44 (0)24 7669 4642

Coventry

E-Mail: [email protected]

CV4 9AP

Website: www.geotechnics.co.uk

Testing performed at the above address only


DETAIL OF ACCREDITATION
Materials/Products tested

AGGREGATES

ROCK

GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION
and TESTING
- Laboratory testing of soil

SOILS
for civil engineering purposes

Assessment Manager: GT2

Type of test/Properties
measured/Range of measurement

Standard specifications/
Equipment/Techniques used

Particle size distribution


- sieving method

BS EN 933-1:2012

Water content

BS EN 1097-5:2008

Point load strength and anisotropy


indices

ISRM Commission on Testing


Methods. Suggested Method for
Determining Point Load Strength
1985

Water content method 1

International Society for Rock


Mechanics suggested methods,
Part 1 Test 1: 1981
BS EN ISO 17892-1:2014

Water content

Bulk density
- linear measurement method

BS EN ISO 17892-2:2014

Organic matter content

BS 1377-3:1990

Mass loss on ignition

BS 1377-3:1990

Sulphate content of soil and ground


water gravimetric method

BS 1377-3:1990

Water-soluble chloride content

BS 1377-3:1990

pH value

BS 1377-3:1990

California Bearing Ratio (CBR)

BS 1377-4:1990

Unconfined compressive strength


- load frame method

BS 1377-7:1990

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S c he dul e of Ac c r e di ta ti on
issued by

United Kingdom Accreditation Service


21 - 47 High Street, Felt ham, Mi ddl esex, TW 13 4UN, UK

Geotechnics Limited

1365
Accredited to
ISO/IEC 17025:2005

Issue No: 014

Issue date: 17 June 2015

Testing performed at main address only

Materials/Products tested

SOILS
for civil engineering purposes
(contd)

Assessment Manager: GT2

Type of test/Properties
measured/Range of measurement

Standard specifications/
Equipment/Techniques used

Undrained shear strength


- triaxial compression without
measurement of pore pressure

BS 1377-7:1990

Undrained shear strength


- triaxial compression with
multistage loading and without
measurement of pore pressure

BS 1377-7:1990

Moisture content
- oven drying method

BS 1377-2:1990

Saturation moisture content of chalk

BS 1377-2:1990

Liquid limit
- cone penetrometer

BS 1377-2:1990

Liquid limit
- cone penetrometer
- one point

BS 1377-2:1990

Plastic limit

BS 1377-2:1990

Plasticity index

BS 1377-2:1990

Linear shrinkage

BS 1377-2:1990

Density
- linear measurement

BS 1377-2:1990

Particle density
- gas jar

BS 1377-2:1990

Particle density
- small pyknometer

BS 1377-2:1990

Particle density
- large pyknometer

BS 1377-2:1990

Particle size distribution


- wet sieving

BS 1377-2:1990

Particle size distribution


- dry sieving

BS 1377-2:1990

Particle size distribution


- sedimentation
- pipette method

BS 1377-2:1990

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S c he dul e of Ac c r e di ta ti on
issued by

United Kingdom Accreditation Service


21 - 47 High Street, Felt ham, Mi ddl esex, TW 13 4UN, UK

Geotechnics Limited

1365
Accredited to
ISO/IEC 17025:2005

Issue No: 014

Issue date: 17 June 2015

Testing performed at main address only

Materials/Products tested

SOILS
for civil engineering purposes
(contd)

STABILIZED MATERIALS
for civil engineering purposes
- cement-stabilized and limestabilized materials

Assessment Manager: GT2

Type of test/Properties
measured/Range of measurement

Standard specifications/
Equipment/Techniques used

Dry density/moisture content


relationship (2.5 kg rammer)

BS 1377-4:1990

Dry density/moisture content


relationship (4.5 kg rammer)

BS 1377-4:1990

Dry density/moisture content


relationship (vibrating hammer)

BS 1377-4:1990

Maximum and minimum dry


densities for granular soils

BS 1377-4:1990

Moisture condition value (MCV)

BS 1377-4:1990

MCV/moisture content relation

BS 1377-4:1990

Chalk crushing value

BS 1377-4:1990

One-dimensional consolidation
properties

BS 1377-5:1990

Shear strength - small shear box

BS1377: Part 7:1990

Residual strength
- small ring shear apparatus

BS1377: Part 7:1990

Initial consumption of lime

BS 1924-2:1990

California Bearing Ratio (CBR)

BS 1924-2:1990

Moisture content
- oven drying method (definitive)

BS 1924-2:1990

Plastic limit

BS 1924-2:1990

Liquid limit

BS 1924-2:1990

Plasticity index

BS 1924-2:1990

Degree of pulverization

BS 1924-2:1990

Dry density/moisture content


relationship (2.5 kg rammer)

BS 1924-2:1990

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S c he dul e of Ac c r e di ta ti on
issued by

United Kingdom Accreditation Service


21 - 47 High Street, Felt ham, Mi ddl esex, TW 13 4UN, UK
1365

Geotechnics Limited

Accredited to
ISO/IEC 17025:2005

Issue No: 014

Issue date: 17 June 2015

Testing performed at main address only

Materials/Products tested

STABILIZED MATERIALS
for civil engineering purposes
- cement-stabilized and limestabilized materials (contd)

Type of test/Properties
measured/Range of measurement

Standard specifications/
Equipment/Techniques used

Dry density/moisture content


relationship (4.5 kg rammer)

BS 1924-2:1990

Dry density/moisture content


relationship (vibrating hammer subsidiary method)

BS 1924-2:1990

Moisture condition value (MCV)

BS 1924-2:1990

MCV/moisture content relation

BS 1924-2:1990

END

Assessment Manager: GT2

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