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LABORATORY TESTING SERVICES
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Having your soil and synthetic aterials tested by an independent laboratory is iportant to deonstrate
that these construction aterials eet your standards. This type o quality assurance can satisy your design
speciications and provide a easure o due diligence that is docuented. In todays coplex environent, it
is ore iportant than ever to test aterials in order to identiy potential probles caused by anuacturing
deects, construction installation or even natural disasters. As an owner or project anager, you are concerned
not only with the long-ter viability and proitability o your acility, but keeping current construction costs as
low as possible. This eans that aterials testing ust be quick, reliable and reasonably priced.
Quality assurance
Golder has ully equipped geotechnicaland geosynthetic laboratories that testaterials quickly, accurately, and cost-eectively. With our state-o-the-artequipent and advanced technologies,we can conduct ore than 60geotechnical and geosynthetic testsallstandardized by the Aerican Societyor Testing and materials (ASTm). For
soe aterials, ASTm standards havenot yet been created. In those situations,we draw on our proessional experienceto develop testing techniques thatprovide you with a coortable level oquality assurance. When your technicalneeds go beyond noral lab testing,we also draw upon the environentaland geotechnical experience oGolder proessionals who are locatedthroughout a worldwide networko oces.
Geotechnical testinG
Golders geotechnical labs oer theost coplete range o standardizedgeotechnical soils testing availablein the industry. For exaple, ourlabs have ore than 60 pereabilitycells in oces worldwide with theajority located in the United States.These per cells ake use o a fowpup, expediting results aster than
typical alling head results. Fro grainsize distribution to pereability andstrength testing, the geotechnicallabs produce accurate results that arepresented in a technical__but siple__
orat, aking interpretation easy.Golder works towards ensuring thequality o procedures, sta and resultsby ebership in the ASTm D18Coittee on Soils and participationin the Aerican Association o StateHighway and Transportation Ocials(AASHTO) standardization progra.AASHTO has accredited our Atlanta
laboratory oce and the US Ary Corpso Engineers has also accredited ourAtlanta oce lab. A list o the ASTmtests we conduct are listed to the right.
G E O T E C H N I C A L T E S T S
Atterberg Limits ASTM D4318
Calif. Bearing Ratio ASTM D1883
Carbonate Content ASTM D3042
ASTM D4373
Consolidation ASTM D2435
Direct Shear ASTM D3080
Moisture Content ASTM D2216
ASTM D4643
Organic Content ASTM D2974
pH Determination ASTM D1293
Permeability (granular) ASTM D2434
Permeability (ex member) ASTM D5084
Pinhole Dispersion ASTM D4647
Proctor ASTM D698
ASTM D1557
Resistivity ASTM G57
Settlement of Cohesive Soils ASTM D4546Sieve Analysis (wet) ASTM C136
Sieve Analysis (#200) ASTM D1140
Sieve w/Hydrometer ASTM D422
Triaxial ASTM D2850
ASTM D4767
Unconned Compression ASTM D2166
Unit Weight & Moisture ASTM D2937
Visual-Manual Class. ASTM D2488
Grain Size AnalysisASTM D422
TEST OF TIME
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GEOSYNTHETIC TESTING
The geosynthetic laboratory testsor the echanical and physicalcharacteristics o seaed andunseaed geoebrane, geotextile,geonet, geo-coposites, geogrid, andgeosynthetic clay liner aterials. As anexaple o our capability, we can test100 geoebrane sea destructive
saples in a noral business day.
Our geosynthetics lab is accreditedby the Geosynthetic AccreditationInstitute, a division o GeosyntheticInstitute (GSI), to conduct ore than40 ASTm tests, as indicated in the listto the right. The U.S. EnvironentalProtection Agency and U.S. AryCorps o Engineers recognize theGeosynthetic Accreditation Instituteas the ocial accrediting organizationor geosynthetic testing.
As active ebers o the GSI andthe ASTm D35 Subcoittee ongeo-synthetics, our lab proessionalshave a developental role in testingstandards and procedures and stayabreast o the rapid changes thatoccur in the industry.
Soil Permeability TestingASTM D5084
Tensile Propertiesof a Geomembrane
ASTM D638
Direct Shear(Interface Friction) TestingASTM D5321
G E O S Y N T H E T I C T E S T S
Apparent Opening Size ASTM D4751
Asperity Height GRI GM12
Burst Strength, Mullen ASTM D3786
Carbon Black Content ASTM D1603
Carbon Black Dispersion ASTM D5596
Density/Specic Gravity ASTM D792
ASTM D1505
Destructive (peel/shear) ASTM D6392
Dimensional Stability ASTM D1204
Direct Shear ASTM D5321
ASTM D6243
Environmental Stress Crack ASTM D1693
Fluid Loss ASTM D5891
Free Swell ASTM D5890
GRI GCL 1Grab Strength ASTM D4632
Mass Per Unit Area ASTM D5261
ASTM D5993
Melt Flow Index ASTM D1238
Peel Adhesion ASTM F904
Permittivity/Permeability ASTM D4491
Puncture ASTM D4833Soil Burial ASTM D3083
Tear Resistance ASTM D1004
Tensile Properties ASTM D638
ASTM D882
Thickness ASTM D1593
ASTM D5199
ASTM D5994
Transmissivity ASTM D4716
Trapezoidal Tear Strength ASTM D4533
Volatile Loss ASTM D1203
Water Absorption ASTM D570Water Extraction ASTM D1239
Wide Width Tensile ASTM D4595
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AGGREGATE, STONE, SAND, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS ANDCONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LABORATORY TESTING
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Having your materials tested by an independent laboratory ismportant to demonstrate that these construction materialsmeet your standards. This type of quality assurance canatisfy your design specifications and provide a measure ofue diligence that is documented. In todays complex
nvironment, it is more important than ever to test materials in order to identify potential problem
aused by manufacturing defects, construction installation or even natural disasters.
As an owner or project manager, you are concerned not only with the long-term viability a
rofitability of your facility, but keeping current cost as low as possible. This means that materia
esting must be quick, reliable and reasonably priced.
GOLDER PERFORMS THE FOLLOWING LABORATORY TESTS:
C29 Bulk Density (Unit Weight) and Voids in Aggregate
C39 Compression of Concrete Cylinders C40 Organic Impurities in Fine Aggregates for Concrete
C88 Soundness of Aggregates by Use of Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium
C117 Materials finer than 75 um (No. 200) Sieve in Mineral Aggregates by Washing
C127 Specific Gravity and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate
C128 Specific Gravity and Absorption of Fine Aggregate
C131 Resistance to Degradation of Small-Sized Coarse Aggregate byAbrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine
C136 Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates
C142 Clay Lumps and Friable Particles in Aggregates
C535 Resistance to Degradation of Large-Sized Coarse Aggregate by
Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine D2434 Permeability of Granular Soils
D3042 Insoluble Residue in Carbonate Aggregates
D3080/D5321
Large Scale Direct Shear
D4791 Flat Particles, Elongated Particles, or Flat andElongated Particles in Coarse Aggregate
Sand Equivalent
Alkali-Aggregate Reactivity
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Global Issues:
At GOLDER ASSOCIATES we strive to be the
most respected global group specializing in
ground engineering and environmental services.
Employee owned since our formation in 1960,we have created a unique culture with pride in
ownership, resulting in long-term organizational
stability. Golder professionals take the time to
build an understanding of client needs and of the
specific environments in which they operate. We
continue to expand our technical capabilities and
have experienced steady growth with employees
who operate from offices located throughout
Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America
and South America.
Golder U.S. Office Locations
Please visit us at: www.golder.com
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Golder Associates Inc.3730 Chamblee Tucker Road Atlanta, GA 30341
Tel (770) 496.1893 Fax (770) 934.9473
Henry Mock ([email protected])
Jim Renner ([email protected])
Jon Ellingson ([email protected])
Solutions that Stand:Golder helps ensure the quality of procedures, staff
and results through memberships in the ASTM D18
Committee on Soil and Rock and participation in the
American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials (AASHTO) standardization
program. AASHTO and the US Army Corps of
Engineers have also accredited our Atlanta office lab.
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