Learn GeotechOS, one test at a time
Free courses for laboratory staff. Each course teaches one test in GeotechOS, in short lessons, with a quiz after each module and a certificate at the end. Ask to join a course. Our team checks each request with you.
Laboratory testing courses
Do each test in GeotechOS Lab, from booking in to the reported result. One course for each test, so that your laboratory trains people for the methods it runs.
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Test method · 11 lessons · About 2 hours
Atterberg limits and linear shrinkage in GeotechOS Lab
Find the liquid limit, plastic limit, plasticity index and linear shrinkage of a soil in GeotechOS Lab, and record a non-plastic soil. The course follows AS 1289.3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2.1, 3.3.1 and 3.4.1, and TfNSW T108, T109 and T113.
AS 1289.3.1.1 · AS 1289.3.1.2 · AS 1289.3.2.1 · AS 1289.3.3.1 · AS 1289.3.4.1 · TfNSW TS 02795.04 (T108) · TfNSW TS 02795.05 (T109) · TfNSW TS 02795.08 (T113)
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Test method · 9 lessons · About 2 hours
Dry density–moisture relationship (MDD and OMC) in GeotechOS Lab
Find the maximum dry density and optimum moisture content of a soil in GeotechOS Lab. The course follows AS 1289.5.1.1 and 5.2.1, and TfNSW T111 and T112.
AS 1289.5.1.1 · AS 1289.5.2.1 · TfNSW TS 02795.06 (T111) · TfNSW TS 02795.07 (T112)
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Test method · 9 lessons · About 2 hours
Soaked CBR in GeotechOS Lab
Do a soaked California bearing ratio test in GeotechOS Lab, from booking in to the reported result. The course follows AS 1289.6.1.1, and the TfNSW and TMR methods.
AS 1289.6.1.1 · TfNSW TS 02795.11 (formerly T117) · TfNSW TS 02796.03 (formerly T132) · TMR
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Workflow · 6 lessons · About 1.5 hours
Field compaction control with a nuclear gauge in GeotechOS
Book field compaction testing on the iPad. Test the points on site with the Field app, and follow each point into the laboratory. The course follows AS 1289.5.8.1 with the MDD of each point's sample.
AS 1289.5.8.1 · AS 1289.5.1.1 · AS 1289.5.4.1 · AS 1289.1.4.1