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Testing Services

Soil Testing
Sampling & Analysis

Soil Testing Services

Accurate Building Inspectors® conducts soil testing for content of acidity, alkalinity and toxicity.

* Fees on Request.

CAT# Test Fee*
4980.0 Attenberg Limits (Liquid Plastic) / Per Test $270.00
4981.0 Calif Bearing Ratio (Laboratory) / Per Test $650.00
4982.0 Classification $350.00
4982.1 Classification Soil & Aggregate $350.00
4983.0 Coefficient & Geosynthetic Friction
(Direct Shear)

$1500.00
4984.0 Consolidation $900.00
4984.1 Consolidation / Rebound Cycle $440.00
4985.1 Description & Identification $  75.00
4986.0 Direct Shear
(Unconsolidated/Drained) / Per Test

$650.00
4986.1 Direct Shear
(Consolidated/Drained) / Per Test

$750.00
4987.0 Field Technician (Nuclear Densometer) *
4987.1 Field Tech. (Rubber Balloon) (Sand Cone) *
4987.2 Flat & Elongated Particles $130.00
4987.3 Footing Bottom Inspection $800.00
4988.0 Grain Size Analysis (Mechanical) $110.00
4989.0 Hydrolic Conduct
(Flex Conduct Permeameter)

$700.00
4989.1 Hydrometer Analysis $450.00
4990.0 In-Place Density Test / Per Test $  50.00
4990.1 Lead Content $  75.00
4990.2 Lead Content Digestion $  50.00
4990.3 Liquid Limit / Per Test $120.00
4990.4 Load Test (Per Test Load) /Job *
4990.5 Load Test (M&D & Equip.) *
4990.6 Load Test (Each Add'l Day) *
4991.0 Max Index & Unit Weight $170.00
4991.1 Measurement Collapse Potential Soil $1700.00
4991.2 Min Index & Unit Weight $170.00
4991.3 Moisture Content $  50.00
4991.4 Nitrogen Content $  60.00
4991.5 Nutrients (Nitrogen Phosphate Potassium) $180.00
4992.0 Organic Content / Per Test $  70.00
4992.1 1-Dimension Consolidation Properties
(Control-Strain Load)

$1500.00
4992.2 1-Dimension Swell $1700.00
4993.0 Penetrometer (Cone) (+Tech) $250.00
4993.1 Penetrometer (Cone)/ Field Tech (+Tests) $1000.00
4993.2 Percolation Test, Requires Rig,
Hours & Depth Fees /Per Test

$700.00
4993.3 Permeability Granular (Constant Head) $700.00
4993.4 Petrographic Examination (Rock) $700.00
4993.5 pH of Soil / Per Test $  75.00
4993.6 pH Content $  75.00
4993.7 Phosphorus Content / Per Test $  50.00
4993.8 Plastic Limit / Per Test $120.00
4993.9 Plasticity Index $  50.00
4993.1 Potassium Content $  50.00
4993.1 Proctor-Standard $170.00
4993.1 Proctor-Modified $170.00
4994.0 QC Geotech Technician (5 Hr Min.) / Per Hr $140.00
4994.1 Resistivity (Specific Conduct) $550.00
4995.0 Salinity Analysis $500.00
4995.1 Shelby Tube Extrusion / Tube $100.00
4995.2 Sieve Analysis $  80.00
4995.3 Soundness / Magnesium Sulfate $550.00
4995.4 Specific Conductance (Resist) $550.00
4995.5 Specific Gravity $100.00
4995.6 Sulfate Content $150.00
4995.7 Supervision (PE)(5 Hr Min.) / Per Hr $190.00
4996.0 Tensile Properties of Geotextiles
(Wide-Width Strip)

$800.00
4996.1 Tensile Strength $350.00
4996.2 Thermal Resistivity $1600.00
4996.3 Total Organic Content $100.00
4996.4 Triaxial Compression (Undrained) $650.00
4996.5 Triaxial Compression (Rock) $1700.00
4996.6 Triaxial Compress
(Consolidated/Undrained)

$950.00
4996.7 Triaxial Compression (Drained) $950.00
4997.0 Unconfined Compression $330.00
4997.1 Unconfined Compression (Rock) $180.00
4997.2 Unified Classification / Per Test $550.00
4997.3 Unified Classification (Visual) $  75.00
4998.0 Volatile Organics / Per Test $600.00
4999.0 Wash Sieve Analysis / Per Test $130.00
4999.1 Water Content Soil & Rock In-Place
(Nuclear)

$  50.00

* Fees on Request.