Blog-Gilson Company, Inc

All Posts

Sieving & Screening

Sampling & Dividing

Aggregates

Asphalt

Concrete

Soils

General Lab

Latest Blog

Stress vs. Strain: Selecting Equipment to Measure Load & Displacement

July 08, 2025

<a href="/measuring-load-and-displacement-article"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2025/july/stress-vs-strain-hero.jpg" alt="Stress vs Strain" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" width="715" height="515" /></a>Knowing how to determine stress versus strain is central to almost any strength assessment performed in a construction materials testing lab. In this blog, we explore the various the test methods and instruments available for measuring load and displacement.

Tags: Testing Insights , Soil Testing , Soil Mechanics , Geotechnical , Direct Shear Strength Test , Triaxial Shear Testing , Unconfined Compressive Strength , Marshall Stability , CBR , Load and Displacement

Triaxial Shear Testing of Soils, Understanding Methods and Equipment

October 06, 2021

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2021/October/triaxial-test-hero.jpg" alt="Triaxial Shear Testing of Soil" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" width="715" height="515" />This month's blog discusses the triaxial shear test of soil. It focuses on three different test methods, all with variable requirements based on soil types and properties of individual specimens.

Tags: Soil Testing , Soil Mechanics , Geotechnical , Unconsolidated-Undrained , Consolidated-Undrained , Consolidated-Drained , Shear Strength , Triaxial Shear Testing , How-To , Testing Insights