Bearing Capacity

Overview

Bearing capacity is the capacity of soil to support the loads applied to the ground. The bearing capacity of soil is the maximum average contact pressure between the foundation and the soil which should not produce shear failure in the soil. Our innovative testing methods enables you to assess this in applications that include temporary works platforms for mobile crane pads or piling rigs, building and temporary structure foundations, tank farms, pavements and others.

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Products

CPT Trailer Rig Cone Penetration Test

Cone Penetration Test – CPT

  • Used for site characterisation and soil sampling
  • Digital CPT piezocones to measure cone tip resistance (qc), sleeve friction (fs), pore water pressure (u) & inclination (Ix/y)
  • Range of rigs from portable light-weight skids to crawler and truck mounted
  • Click on modules for down hole shear vane, seismic CPT, conductivity and magneto
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Dynamic CBR field mining site

Dynamic CBR

  • Measures California Bearing Ratio (CBR) directly in the field
  • Penetration test
  • Evaluate the mechanical strength of subgrades and base courses
  • Immediate repeatable results so that on-site decisions can be made straight away
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Automated DCP – eKODIAK® Multi-Mass Automated DCP (1)

eKODIAK® Multi-Mass Automated DCP

  • Portable site investigation method for evaluating soil strength
  • Depth per blow automatically recorded, improving data resolution
  • Immediate electronic data capture and results presentation so that on-site decisions can be made straight away
  • Varying the hammering energy enables both stiff and soft material to be assessed with higher resolution
  • Overcomes rod friction issues
  • Meets standard EN ISO 22476-2 standard
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GRIZZLY® Dynamic Probing Super Heavy

  • Self propelled Dynamic Probing Super Heavy (DPSH) rig with geotechnical drilling capability
  • Used for compaction control, site investigation, geotechnical drilling and soil sampling (windowless push tube sampling and Standard Penetration Test (SPT) split spoon sampling) for chemical and geotechnical analysis
  • Immediate repeatable results so that on-site decisions can be made straight away
  • Meets NF P94-063 and EN ISO 22476-2 standards
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Light Weight Deflectometer ZFG3000 ZORN Bridge Construction

Light Weight Deflectometer

  • Used for compaction control and bearing capacity estimation
  • Unbound or partially bound layers (sub-grade, sub-base, base)
  • Measures the deflection and stiffness (modulus)
  • Immediate repeatable results so that on-site decisions can be made straight away
  • Meets ASTM E2835-21 (2021) standard and Test Method Q258A Dynamic Modulus of Deformation – Light Falling Weight Device – Accelerometer Type – (DTMR QLD) March 2021
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PANDA® Instrumented DCP

PANDA® Variable Energy DCP

  • Used for compaction control and site investigation
  • Portable method for evaluating soil strength
  • Immediate repeatable results so that on-site decisions can be made straight away
  • Overcomes traditional DCP rod friction issues
  • Good for testing in challenging conditions (e.g. steeply sloping ground, remote locations, soft and marshy ground, over-water or confined spaces).
  • Meets NF P 94-105 standard for compaction control
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Plate Load Test

Plate Load Test

  • Used to determine the allowable and ultimate bearing capacity
  • Measures the load-deflection relationship
  • Suitable for pavement, foundation and temporary works platform investigation.
  • Immediate repeatable results so that on-site decisions can be made straight away
  • Meets DIN 18134 and ASTM 1195 / ASTM 1196 standards
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Select Plant Hire (Laing O'Rourke)
WANT Geotechnics
Wakefield Regional Council
CMW Geosciences
LBS Engineering
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Australian Rail Track Corporation Ltd
Plateway Pty Ltd
Butler Partners Pty Ltd
4D Geotechnics Pty Ltd
AMB Geotech SQS Pty Ltd
ATC Williams Pty Ltd
Australian Geotechnical Testing
Australian Soil and Concrete Testing Pty Ltd
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Bloxam Burnett & Olliver Ltd
CMT Engineers
Consolidated Power Projects Australia
CQUniversity Australia
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Evolution Mining: Northparkes
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Insitutek Blogs

AGS ACT Insitu Testing Practical Workshop – 2 August 2024

AGS ACT Insitu Testing Practical Workshop – 2 August 2024

September 5th, 2024

Belle Panganiban

On 2 August 2024, geomechanics professionals gathered in Canberra for the Australian Geomechanics Society ACT Insitu Testing Practical Workshop. The event focused on practical demonstrations of key insitu testing methods, including Cone Penetration Testing (CPT), Static Plate Load Test (PLT), Dynamic Probing Super Heavy (DPSH), Light Weight […]

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Plate Load Test Automatic

Automated Plate Load Test – a world first from Anix

August 15th, 2024

Belle Panganiban

Have you ever wished your Plate Load Test equipment would operate itself? Then our static plate load test with automatically operating battery hydraulic pump is definitely something for you. 🙂 Typically, a hydraulic hand pump is used to apply 15 to 20 load increments over two loading cycles by the operator. One test lasts 20-30 […]

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5 Enlightening Civil Engineering Experiences: Practical Workshops and Conferences

July 22nd, 2024

Belle Panganiban

We want to share details of a practical AGS Insitu Testing workshop on 2 August, share something for those working on slope stability and for those in land development and tip you off on getting early bird prices for a couple of up-coming conferences in Australia. If you are interested in modern insitu testing methods […]

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