Katson | Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory Manual | Dr. S.K. Panigrahi, A. Nanda |

Part 1 Laboratory Tests on Soil
Index Properties of Soil • pH Balue of Soil using the Electrometric Method • Specific Gravity of Sand by Specific Gravity Bottle • Specific Gravity of Sand by Pycnometer • Water Content of Soil Sample by Oven Drying Method • Water Content of Soil Sample by Torsion Balance Moisture Meter • Bulk density of Sand by Sand Poring Cylinder • Determination of Density Index (Relative Density) of sand • Grain Size Distribution by Sieve Analysis • Grain Size Distribution by Hydrometer Analysis • Liquid Limit of Soil by Cassagrande Liquid limit device • Liquid Limit of Soil by Cone Penetration Method • Plastic Limit of Cohesive Soil • Shrinkage Limit of Cohesive Soil.
Hydraulic Condutivity of Soil • Coefficient of Permeability by Constant Head Test • Free Swell Index of a Soil Sample • Coefficient of Permeability by Falling Head Test • Capillarity Permeability test of sand
Compressibility Charateritics of Soil • Standard Proctor Compaction Test • Standard Proctor Method in Light Compaction Method • Modified Proctor compaction Test • Determination of Consolidation Properties of Soil using Heavy Compaction.
Strength Characteristics of Soil • Unconfined Compression Test • Direct Shear Test • Triaxial Shear Test • Vane Shear Test • CBR Test.
Part 2 Field Tests on Soil
Index Properties of Soil • Field Density by Core Cutter Method • Density of Soils Using the Sand-cone Method • Field Density by Sand Displacement Method • Field Moisture content by Rapid Moisture meter.
Strength Characteristics of Soil • Plate load test • Standard Penetration Test • Cone Penetration Test • Pile Load Test
Dynamic Properties of Soil • Block Vibration Test • Cyclic Plate Load Test
Geophysical Property • Geophysical Exploration by Electrical Resistivity Method
Part 3 Classification of Soils
• Classification of soil based on physical properties • Classification of soil based on properties using the field methods.
Part 4 Laboratory Tests on Rocks
Index Properties of Rock • Porosity and Density of Rocks • The Specific Gravity of Rocks • Water Absorption of Rocks • P and S Wave Velocities of a Rock Specimen • Cohesive Strength and Angle of Internal Friction of Rocks.
Strength Characteristics of Rock • Slake Durability Index of Rocks • Rebound Hardness Number Rock • Impact Strength Index (ISI) of a Rock • Determine the Protodyakonov Strength Index of Rock • Shear Strength of Rock by Double Shear Method • Shear Strength of Rock Single Shear Method • Point Load Strength Index test of Rock • Triaxial Compression Test of Rock • Unconfined Compressive Strength of Rocks • Tensile Strength Test of Rock.