Why Is Soil Testing Important For Construction?

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Why Soil Testing Is Important For Construction?
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• Nobody wants their building project to end up
  like the Leaning Tower of Pisa, do they? To avoid
  this from happening to your construction project,
  as well as other potentially fatal risks, soil
  testing should be done after you purchase the
  land and before you begin building.
• Soil testing is one of the most crucial
  considerations to make during any building
  project, yet it is also the most disregarded.
• The reason for this is that most individuals are
  unaware of the need for soil testing laboratory
  and that it is not required for small home
  projects.

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What is Soil Testing?

• Soil testing, to put it simply, is a scientific
  instrument for assessing and analysing the soil's
  intrinsic physical and technical features as well
  as its carrying capacity.
• The sort of foundation to be built is determined
  by soil testing for construction. Before
  beginning building, get your soil analysed to see
  how stable the project will be.

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What Role Does Soil Testing Play in Construction?
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• As previously said, soil testing aids in the
  construction of a building's foundation. If the
  soil hasn't been examined, the foundation can
  develop flaws and corrosion, affecting the
  building's strength and stability.

• The depth and length of the pillars that will be
  placed into the earth to establish the building's
  foundation are also determined by soil testing.

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• The water table level, as determined by soil
  testing, indicates potential difficulties with
  the degree of humidity inside the foundation and
  the building's foundation.

• Soil testing can be used to evaluate the soil's
  water table level.

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• Soil testing results are used to identify the
  potential of foundation difficulties as well as
  the optimum construction methods to adopt.

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• The mineral and chemical makeup of the soil can
  have an impact on the type of construction
  material used.

• When multi-story apartments or buildings are
  being built, soil testing is vitally important.

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• Sulphur-resistant cement is used to safeguard the
  building's foundation if soil study reveals that
  the soil contains Sulphur.

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• It is impossible to overestimate the relevance of
  soil testing in evaluating the reactivity of the
  soil.

• The term "soil reactivity" relates to how the
  soil reacts to particular on-site situations,
  such as whether it expands, contracts, or moves.

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Before conducting soil testing, keep the
following points in mind
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Laboratories for soil analysis
When is the best time to undergo soil tests?
Permits and Licenses

• Always choose labs that are accredited and
  recognised. Keep in mind that the cost of testing
  rises as the distance between the construction
  site and the laboratory grows.

• There aren't many better times than today! You
  may have your soil tested at any time of year
  the weather has no bearing on the results.

• Local zoning authorities must issue licences and
  permits to sites that require considerable work.

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• Soil testing provides a number of advantages,
  including determining the type of foundation
  required, avoiding resting foundations on poor
  soil or at insufficient depth, identifying
  corrosive soil, determining the possibility of
  soil liquefaction after an earthquake, and so on.

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Contact Details

• Near Dubai Municipality Nursery
• P.O. Box 231494, Al Warsan Third,
• Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Email info_at_falconlabuae.com
• Phone [phone]
• www.falconlabuae.com

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