A large part of our job at Orycta recently is to advise our clients on selecting the right soil investigation partner for data collection. And one pattern keeps repeating itself: The success of any design truly begins below ground.

Understanding relative density is essential when it comes to soil densification, particularly for cohesionless soils as it helps engineers make informed decisions about the need for densification and the methods required to achieve the desired soil stability for construction projects.

The Casagrande Plasticity Chart is a graphical tool used in geotechnical engineering to classify fine-grained soils based on their plasticity characteristics.