GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY

EQUIPMENT/TOOLS

NAME DESCRIPTION PICTURE

is used for the measurement of

1. Sieve
particle size.

Sieve pans are necessary to collect

the fine material passing through the
2. Sieve Pan & bottom sieve in a sieve stack. Sieve
Cover covers, or lids, on the top sieve,
prevent loss of material during
sieving operations.

allow wash water to be drained away

3. Sieving Pan
directly from wet-sieving operations,
with drain
reducing the need for decanting.

attaches to Sieving Pans with Drains

4. Clear Vinyl to direct water away, or is handy for
Tubing general lab use.

can be used to soak samples or to

thoroughly rinse particles from a
5. Spray Bottle
sample container.

threads onto standard lab faucets

6. Spray Fitting and has adjustable flow rates and
spray patterns for wet-wash sieving.

are size-specific to test sieves and

7. Sieve Seal used to prevent fluid and sample
Gasket loss

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 controls flow through vinyl tubing.
8. Hose Clamp

wash samples of aggregate and soil

9. Automatic by eliminating fines passing through
Aggregates the No. 200 sieve, removing
Washer inconsistencies, and the high cost of
manual methods.

provide a clear space for viewing

sieving action of sample material
10. Sieve Spacer and also ensure proper stack height
if fewer sieves than required are
used.

and are designed with a round

11. Sample
bottom, or flat bottom, which makes
Material
it easier to collect material at the
Scoop
bottom of the pan.

12. Sieve designed for safe and thorough

Brushes cleaning of sieves.

are designed for faster cleaning,

these units gently clean sieve cloth
13. Ultrasonic
to prevent damage to fragile mesh
Sieve
and avoid blinding of openings. They
Cleaner
can also allow for the cleaning of
multiple sieves at one time.

designed to easily store sieves,

14. Sieve
prevent sieve damage, and provide
Storage
easy access to all sieves.
Rack

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 is lightweight silicon dioxide powder
is mixed in specimens to help
15. Sieving Aid
prevent problems from static
charges and humidity.

have strong magnetic properties that

allow for the extraction of ferrous
16. Magnetic
metallic content from sample
Separator
materials.

they are designed to save time with

17. Clean-N-Stor emptying, cleaning, and weighing
processes during sieving operations.

accurately measure inside, outside,

18. Digital
and depth of coarse sieves in inches
Caliper
or millimeters.

19. Pocket examines wire cloth for damage or

Magnifier approximate mesh size.

20. Screen is used as examination tools for wire

Opening cloth opening sizes of test sieves
Gauge and screen trays.

is a convenient tool used to identify

21. 10X Optical sieve opening sizes and for closely
Compactor examining the condition of wire
cloth.

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 automates the agitation of particles
for particle separation and sizing
22. Sieve Shaker distribution for a range of materials
to meet quality control and quality
assurance requirements.

aid in separations of bulk aggregate

23. Screen Trays
materials.

24. Screen Tray stores and protects up to seven

Storage screen trays
Rack

provides a fast, convenient method

25. Clean-N-
of cleaning and collecting contents
Weigh
of screen trays for the weighing of
Accessory
separated fractions.

26. Screen Tray designed to meet virtually any

Brushes screen and sieve cleaning need.

are designed for efficient sample

27. Material
handling with a swing-down handle,
Handling
a flange-end handle, and chute-ends
Pan
for dispensing.

used in the collecting process during

28. Dust Pans the separation of construction
aggregates and other materials.

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 for sieving and screening machines
29. Digital Lab
and useful for other timed
Timer
applications.

is a lightweight, easily removable

30. Door
door panel that minimizes dust and
Enclosures
noise during operation.

reduces sound levels from testing

31. Sound
equipment
Enclosure

32. Hydraulic
convert the manually operated
Clamping
threaded clamps, reduces time and
Conversion
effort of testing cycles
Kit

33. Micro Deval measures the abrasion resistance

Apparatus and durability of mineral aggregates.

34. Los Angeles is widely used as an indicator of the

Abrasion relative quality of aggregates when
Machine subjected to abrasion and impact

35. Durability measures the relative resistance of

Index aggregates when mechanically
Agitator agitated in a special washing
machine.

36. Slake
Durability
Apparatus used to gauge the Slake Durability

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 Index of an embankment and other
such structures through simulated
weather tests to determine the
abrasion resistance of shale and
other soft rocks used in its
construction.

measures skid resistance when a

37. Pendulum rubber slider on a 20in (508mm)
Skid Tester pendulum arm contacts a test
surface.

38. Accelerated
determines aggregate wear through
Polishing
the action of vehicle tires.
Machine

is a deairing device that offers

consistent, automatic agitation of
39. Rice Shaker
vacuum pycnometers for specific
gravity tests of fine aggregates and
soils.

40. Digital comes in either a traditional

Residual Mercury-based or a mercury-free
Pressure digital option and provides vacuum
Manometer level readings.

allows measuring the volume and

41. Vacuum
the density of solid objects in a non-
Pycnometer
destructive manner.

42. Volumetric are calibrated to contain indicated

Flasks volume at 68°F (20°C).

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43. LeChatelier measures the specific gravity of
Specific hydraulic cement, sand, and other
Gravity Flask fine materials.

44. Chapman is used in determining the

Specific percentage of surface moisture and
Gravity Flask voids in fine aggregates.

45. Phunque offers a fast, dependable method for

Specific specific gravity/absorption values of
Gravity Flask fine and coarse aggregate.

46. Hubbard-
are glass bottles used for
Carmick
bituminous materials, asphalt,
Specific
cements, and soft tar pitches in
Gravity
determining specific gravity.
Bottles

double as vapor traps for vacuum

pump protection and as a vacuum
47. Filter Flasks
container for weighing in air.

an in-line device to effectively

48. Drierite Air/
protect vacuum pumps from
Gas Drying
moisture when deairing test
Unit
specimens.

is used in conjunction with the

49. Indicating Laboratory Air/Gas Dryer and for
Drierite other applications to quickly absorb
water vapor from air and gases.

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 is the best solution for weighing
suspended samples in water for
50. Specific
specific gravity measurements of
Gravity
aggregates, hardened concrete,
Bench
bituminous mixtures, and many
other materials.

51. Specific
are equipped with drain and overflow
Gravity
outlets
Water Tanks

secures solid specimens when

52. Density
weighing and holds standard
Weighing
Vacuum Pycnometer Canisters or
Cradles
Aggregate Density Baskets.

effectively maintain tap water in

53. Heater/ immersion weighing tanks to the
Circulator required temperature for specific
gravity tests.

54. Specific
is an all-in-one solution with all the
Gravity &
components you need for the test
Absorption
including a pycnometer jar with a
of Fine
top, conical mold, and tamper
Aggregate
Set

55. Specific
has a Wire Basket and a
Gravity &
Polyethylene Container, all the
Absorption
necessary components to perform
of Coarse
the test.
Aggregate
Set

serves as an agitator and a light-duty

56. Vibra Pad
shaker for deairing applications.

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 are efficient devices that quickly
determine percentages of elongated
57. Proportional
and flat particles in coarse
Caliper
aggregate fractions.

58. Thickness is a slotted stainless-steel gauge for

Gauge rapid hand trying of particles from
(Flakiness the seven sieve fractions to
Index) determine the flakiness index.

has six labeled openings between

59. Length
metal pins for measuring the length
Gauge
of particles from each of the six
(Elongation
sieve cuts below 50mm, for
Index)
elongation index determinations.

provide quick and precise shape

60. Ballast Ratio determinations of railway ballast for
Gauges use in calculating flatness and
elongation ratio.

are available in motorized and hand-

61. Sand
operated models for determining the
Equivalent
portion of undesirable clay-like fines
Shaker
in granular soils and fine aggregates.

62. Plastic
these cylinders accurately measure
Graduated
the volume of liquids.
Cylinder

used for performing the Sand

Equivalent Test. It is a concentrated
63. Stock calcium chloride solution that is
Solution diluted with distilled water to create
the working solution for conducting
Sand Equivalent Tests.

64. Weighted used for the Sand Equivalent Test to

Foot determine the sand equivalent
Assembly reading.

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65. Siphon used for the Sand Equivalent Test
Assembly for transferring the working solution

66. Irrigator helps transfer solution to the

Tube cylinder.

has a wide mouth opening for easy

67. Plastic
transfer of specimens and solution
Funnel
into the graduated cylinder.

68. Rubber used to seal the graduated cylinder

Stopper during agitation.

69. Tinned-
used in testing applications for
Metal
sampling and measuring specimen
Sample
materials.
Container

a squeeze bottle with a nozzle, used

to rinse various pieces of laboratory
70. Wash Bottle
glassware, such as test tubes and
round bottom flasks.

71. Large
has click-stop controls with positive
Display
tactile feedback and a large LCD
Digital
display.
Stopwatch

crush up solid chemicals into

72. Mortar &
smaller pieces, or to grind solids into
Pestle
fine powder.

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 measure the workability of a fresh
concrete mix in accordance with
73. Slump Cones
applicable ASTM and AASHTO
standards.

are dimensionally accurate rods

used to tamp fresh concrete into
74. Tamping
concrete cylinder molds and grout
Rods
sample boxes to eliminate voids and
excess air.

designed to be used in conjunction

with a slump cone to test the
75. Slump Test workability of concrete by measuring
Base the amount the concrete collapses
when removed from a standard
mold.

easy to handle for remixing the bulk

76. Aluminum sample and dispensing a
Scoops representative sample of fresh
concrete into slump cones.

77. Scrub are useful for easy clean-up of all

Brushes concrete testing equipment.

78. Slump Cone

Filling reduces spillage and waste.
Funnel

are the most accurate and efficient

79. Measuring
way to measure slumps, and serve a
Tape
number of other purposes.

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 determine the air content of
80. Concrete Air concrete to meet specification
Meters requirements for freeze/thaw
durability.

are used to determine the unit

81. Unit Weight weight and void content of
Measure aggregates for quality control and
mix design specifications.

are made of corrosion-proof

82. Strike-Off aluminum and are used for striking
Plates off various aggregate and concrete
testing samples.

for testing the plastic limit of soils

83. Glass Plate and can be used in other laboratory
tests.

84. Concrete is used to remove excess material

Strike-Off from molds, air meter vessels, slump
Bar cones, or unit weight measures.

a cost-effective and highly portable

85. Compact
weighing solution for concrete, soil,
Field Scale
and asphalt specimens in the field.

hard rubber face for consolidating

86. Rubber
concrete in unit weight measures or
Mallet
removing specimen molds.

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 provide a smooth finish and level
87. Concrete
surface on concrete mold and
Hand Float
cylinder samples.

uses compressive force to load

88. Concrete
different types of concrete
Compressio
specimens to ensure the material
n Testing
meets design and structural strength
Machine
requirements.

are used in applying capping

89. Vertical
compound to concrete
Cylinder
test cylinders in preparation for
Capper
compression tests.

are used for preparing capping

90. Melting Pots compounds, wax, tars, liquid asphalt,
and other materials.

91. Portable transports and sets up easily for

Beam Tester rapid field check of beams.

are essential tools for modern

92. Concrete concrete labs, the Concrete Cylinder
Cylinder End End Grinders eliminate the need for
Grinder sulfur or unbonded capping of
concrete strength specimens.

are a unique capping method used in

93. Masonry compressive strength testing of
Block Caps masonry units and ideal for internal
quality control testing applications.

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94. Mechanical automatic counting of hammer
Soil blows and shutoff upon reaching a
Compactor preset number.

Simple operation easily extrudes

95. Sample
compacted soil or asphalt
Ejector
specimens.

are available in a range of strain

rates and capacities, and ideal for
CBR or LBR testing. Frames can also
96. Load Frame be customized with different
components for use in other soil
testing applications.

device saves time and improves test

97. Plastic Limit results for plastic limit specimens.
Roller The patented design reduces
operator error and meets standard
test method requirements.

used to determine the moisture

98. Liquid Limit
content at which clay soils pass
Machines
from a plastic to a liquid state.

a complete kit with all the equipment

99. Shrinkage
necessary to determine the ASTM
Limit Test
D4943 test for shrinkage limits of
Set
cohesive soils.

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 an alternative method to traditional
mortar and pestle methods for
sample reduction. Soil samples are
100. Soil Grinder
automatically reduced to individual
particle sizes for Atterberg Limits or
Grain Size testing.

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