Geotechnical Testing Services: TRC Geotechnical Laboratory · report all pertinent data during each test. The TRC Geotechnical Lab has the capacity to perform 21 permeability tests

Geotechnical Testing Services: TRC Geotechnical Laboratory

TRC operates a Geotechnical Lab dedicated to standardized tests and to specialized physical testing and analysis of soil, contaminated soil or sediment, industrial solid waste, and other soil-like materials.

Lab testing services support initial site investigations, feasibility studies, spill responses, remedial action plans, treatability studies, identification of soil borrow sites, stability studies, and construction documentation.

The Geotechnical Lab provides support for engineering, design, and construction activities, including:• Performs testing on materials related

to solid waste, hazardous waste, and beneficial re-use of industrial waste by-products

• Performs QA/QC testing to support construction projects to verify construction materials are compliant with specifications

• Provides technical support related to in-field sampling

The Geotechnical Lab also assists TRC’s Applied Chemistry Laboratory in developing new treatment technologies and process improvements.

ENVIRONMENTAL

Typical testing includes:

• Thermal Resistivity

• Permeability Testing

• Grain Size Analysis

• Moisture Content

• Atterberg Limits

• Soil Classification

• Specific Gravity

• Compaction Tests

• Organic Content

• Triaxial Shear Tests

• Unconfined Compression

• Direct Shear Strength

• Consolidation

• Geosynthetic Seam Tests

• CBR Tests

Working closely with technical staff and clients, the Geotechnical Lab provides timely and high quality test data to deliver business value.

Why TRC?

• We excel in providing creative options and comprehensive solutions.

• We are dedicated to helping our clients reach their goals.

• We have a long history solving difficult environmental problems.

TRC Laboratory staff collect and report all pertinent data during each test.

The TRC Geotechnical Lab has the capacity to perform 21 permeability tests at one time.

TRC Laboratory staff closely monitor all equipment during testing.

The TRC Geotechnical Lab uses high-tech equipment to provide useful and reliable results.

Unique ServicesThe Geotechnical Lab utilizes highly versatile flexible-wall permeability test equipment (ASTM DSOB4) to perform sample evaluations and testing. The equipment can be used to perform liner compatibility studies, treatability studies, or leaching studies with effluent collection. These studies simulate model field processes within the lab environment.

Services Include:• Provide mixing, compositing, remolding, compacting, coring,

or curing of samples prior to testing• Determine design mixes or additives for stability or

treatability studies• Determine applicable moisture content additions or curing

times• Perform third-party QA/QC review for existing lab data• Test difficult to handle samples, while helping to solve client

problems or project issues

Typical Industrial Waste By-Products Tested• Cement or lime kiln dusts• Paper mill sludge, lime mud, and bark waste• Fly ash and bottom ash• Wastewater sludges• Foundry sand, dust, and slag• Bag house dust• Contaminated sediment• Treated waste

Representative Clients

• Aleris International/Wabash Alloys

• Alliant Energy

• Boone County, IL

• BP

• Caterpillar, Inc.

• CGC, Inc.

• Clack Corporation

• Clow Water Systems Company

• CNH America, LLC

• Dairyland Power Cooperative

• Domtar Paper Company, LLC

• DTE Energy

• Essroc Italcementi Group

• Georgia-Pacific Corporation

• GMC

• IEA

• International Paper Company

• Lafarge Corporation

• Lincoln County, WI

• Mansfield Plumbing Products

• Sauk County, WI

• Schlumberger Limited

• ThyssenKrupp Waupaca, Inc.

• Veolia Environmental Services

• Waste Management, Inc.

• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

• Wisconsin Department of Transportation

• W. R. Grace & Co.

For more information, please contact: John Hanson, Geotechnical Lab Manager 608-826-3630 or [email protected]

www.trcsolutions.com6-14-2017