Geolabs Limited is the first laboratory in the UK to have been granted UKAS accreditation for BS EN ISO 17892-4:2016 – Particle Size Distribution. BS EN ISO 17892-4:2016, published in December 2016, replaces all particle size distribution methods within the now withdrawn Clause 9 of BS 1377-2:1990. The introduction of this new standard is part […]
Geolabs Limited have recently implemented the next phase of their advanced testing expansion which includes more Anisotropic CAU/CAD triaxial equipment featuring local strain and shear wave velocity measurements as well as Resonant Column (RC), Direct Simple Shear (DSS), Cyclic Simple Shear (CyDSS) and Continuous Rate of Strain Consolidation (CRS) test facilities. This reinforces Geolabs Limited’s […]
We are proud to announce that our rock testing laboratory has been granted UKAS accreditation for ISRM water content, ISRM porosity and density by caliper, ISRM point load index, ISRM unconfined compressive strength and ISRM indirect tensile strength by Brazilian method, and also for rock test specimen preparation to ASTM D4543-08. UKAS accreditation for the […]
Engineers, geologists and technicians from Geolabs Limited recently visited a local development site with a percussion cap drilling rig in operation. This excursion provided a chance to experience an active geotechnical investigation site; observing one of the main drilling processes in the UK and how some of the specimen types tested at Geolabs Limited are […]
Geolabs Limited will be sponsoring and exhibiting at the 2017 BGA Geotechnical Conference on 21st June 2017 where a wide and diverse range of presentations will be given throughout the day. Geolabs staff will be on hand to discuss your needs and the benefits of using one of the largest UK independent geotechnical soils and […]
Interesting discovery in the lab this week, a fossilised crinoid stem section found in a sample. Great detail when photographed through our microscope.
Geolabs Limited hosted a combined training course on the Engineering Geology of the London Clay and the Harwich Formation and the Lambeth Group in London on 2nd March 2017. The course was presented by Dr Jackie Skipper of Geotechnical Consulting Group. There were 15 engineers, geologists and technician participants from both Geolabs Limited and Card […]
John Masters, Director of Geolabs Limited, attended an Offshore Wind seminar at the Danish Embassy in London on 1st December 2016 which gave an overview of current and future developments in the UK offshore wind industry. The seminar provided answers to what we can expect in 2017 and the future in terms of policy developments, […]
Geolabs technical director John Powell has just returned from a week in Dhaka Bangladesh where he has been helping the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) improve their understanding of In situ (especially the Cone Penetration test CPTu) and sampling and sample quality. During his trip he visited one of the LGED regional laboratories and also […]
We are pleased to present our new Particle Size Indicator which Geolabs have developed in partnership with Professor David Norbury, Professor in Engineering Geology at Sussex University. The Geolabs Particle Size Indicator makes it easier to assess the sizes of particles in a soil sample on site and in the laboratory. Graded samples of sands […]
