Cyclic Simple Shear Testing for evaluation of liquefaction potential Liquefaction is a condition in which pore water pressures within a soil mass increase significantly under cyclic loading, […]
VJ Tech recently finished the installation and training of an ACONS Pro Triaxial Testing System, at the University of New Brunswick , employing our ACONS Pro 15kN Frame with a 50mm […]
At the end of October, VJ Tech completed the installation and training of two advanced geotechnical testing systems at AGAT Laboratories in Calgary, Canada. The systems installed […]
VJ Tech recently completed our first installation and training of two new Bishop Ring Shear systems at Fugro in Wallingford, UK. To learn about the difference between our Bishop […]
Bromhead and Bishop Ring Shear Devices Two main Ring Shear devices are generally available on the market, Bishop and Bromhead Ring Shear. In this blog post, a comparison […]
Over Consolidation Ratio (OCR) Geotechnical design is an important aspect of civil engineering that deals with the analysis and design of structures that interact with the ground. […]
“Having been given the responsibility of fitting out our New Geotechnical laboratory in Socotec Central, Coventry; I had no doubt in my mind that I was going […]
Adequate saturation of the High Air Entry (HAE) ceramic disc is important to perform a Soil Water Characteristic Curve (SWCC) test as it provides higher accuracy in […]
There are several laboratories and in situ tests that can be done to estimate the permeability of the soil and every test has its own advantages and […]
Introduction Dynamic Triaxial testing is performed on soils when it is necessary to evaluate their strength and deformation properties under cyclic loading conditions. These conditions might include […]