0419314545 any day
buildingsoiltest@gmail.com
I am Bill Bolwell BE(civil), MIE/CPEngAust6701, civil engineer PE0003352 in Victoria. I conduct building soil testing for houses pools factories etc according to AS2870. I also do: land capability assessments LCA, bushfire attack level BAL, erosion management overlay EMO, spot levels by dumpy level, wind ratings, footing probes, percolation test, soil pollution samples taken to another firm. I am based in Melbourne (Australia) and can travel to rural Victoria. My minimum fee is $450 including gst. I use manual hand auger, so I only need to walk in.
an example of my soil test report:
approximate site sketch
borelogs (mm) (verify during construction)
0-500 firm silt,grey,moist
500-1500 stiff clay,tan,moist
1500 end
B2
0-500 firm silt,grey,moist
500-1000 stiff clay,tan,moist
1000 end
This report is for articulated masonry or clad frame, on footings or slab.
The site classification is classM if this report is adhered to.
All masonry should be articulated at least every 5m, with horizontal sliding ties.
The ys is 40mm on natural soil.
Footings, edge beams and beams supporting masonry should be founded at least 100mm in natural stiff clay or deeper, or to rock, where the allowable bearing pressure is 100kPa. The minimum founding depth is 600mm (400mm to rock) for footings, 200mm (zero to rock) for stiffened raft slab beams, zero for waffle raft slab beams. Any slab area should be stripped of vegetation. Any fill should be controlled or design as suspended. The allowable bearing pressure under the slab is at least 50kPa, unless suspended. Founding at least 200mm in natural stiff clay at a minimum founding depth of 1000mm (400mm to rock), will achieve an allowable bearing pressure of 200kPa.
