Geotechnical Laboratory & Field Testing Around Medicine Hat

At GEM Testing Ltd., our geotechnical investigation services include laboratory and field testing throughout Medicine Hat and the surrounding areas. We offer comprehensive geotechnical investigations for companies looking at moisture content in soil, groundwater content, and much more.

Laboratory Geotechnical Testing

The following is a list of laboratory geotechnical testing services we provide:

Unconfined compression testing

Atteberg Limit Property Index testing

Water soluble sulphate testing

Moisture content

Gradation Analysis – sieve and hydrometer methods

Permeability – hydraulic conductivity

Alkali resistivity

Field Geotechnical Testing

The following is a list of field geotechnical testing services we provide:

In-Place nuclear density and moisture testing of soil

Cone and Pocket Penetrometer testing of in-place soil consistency

Test hole drilling and soil sampling

Test pit excavation supervision and soil sampling

Above soil sampling, this could be for:

Geotechnical investigations/assessments

Slope stabilities

Foundation inspections

Roadway investigations

Groundwater monitoring wells

Environmental monitoring wells

Septic field location testing

Groundwater elevation monitoring

Percolation testing

Groundwater sampling