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The document outlines the typical geotechnical fees for various services including drilling, in situ testing, laboratory testing, services and hires, and consulting fees at the University of Adelaide's School of Architecture and Civil Engineering. It provides specific rates for different types of drilling, sampling, and testing, as well as costs associated with consulting engineers. All fees are applicable to courses CIVILENG 3006 & 7306.

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GeoEng_Assignment1_Attachment 5 Geotechnical fees

The document outlines the typical geotechnical fees for various services including drilling, in situ testing, laboratory testing, services and hires, and consulting fees at the University of Adelaide's School of Architecture and Civil Engineering. It provides specific rates for different types of drilling, sampling, and testing, as well as costs associated with consulting engineers. All fees are applicable to courses CIVILENG 3006 & 7306.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING


GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING (CIVILENG 3006 & 7306)

TYPICAL GEOTECHNICAL FEES

1. Drilling & Sampling:

Special rate -
Typical drilling
Type Standard rate weekend/night/overtime
rate
(>10 hours)
Hand Auger – standard $100/hour $140/hour 2 m/hour
Dynamic or Static push
tube with operator – $170/hour $210/hour 6 m/hour
standard
Hollow auger drilling
$280/hour $320/hour See below
rig, operator and offsider

Hollow auger drilling borehole depth (m) Hours (including set up)
3 2
5 3
10 6
15 9
20 12
30 18

Logistic & Sampling Rate


Mobilisation fee Adelaide metro $1,400 (one-off cost)
Undisturbed (U50) sample $70/sample
Core trays $60/tray (stores 4.5 m of core)
Backfill boreholes with grout $35/metre (including grout material)

2. In Situ Testing:

Test Rate Typical drilling rate


Standard Penetration Test $90/test (in addition to drill rig
-
(SPT) hire)
Cone Penetration Test $210/hour (in addition to drill
5 m/hour
(CPT) rig hire)
$210/hour (in addition to drill
Dilatometer Test (DMT) 3 m/hour
rig hire)
Dynamic Cone Penetration
$80/test (to 1.5 m depth) -
Test (DCP)
Variable Head Permeability $500/test (excluding
-
Test piezometer installation)
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3. Laboratory Testing:

Test Rate
Moisture Content $20/test
Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit & Plasticity Index $95/test
Particle Size Distribution (sieve analysis) $80/test
$200/test (unconsolidated undrained UU)
Triaxial Test (single stage) $450/test (consolidated undrained CU)
$2000/test (consolidated drained CD)
Direct Shear Test (single stage) $600/test
Consolidation (Oedometer) Test $750/test (assumes max. 6 test stages)
Falling Head Permeability Test $170/test (excludes compaction curve)
Compaction Test (lab compaction curve) $100/test
Point Load Strength Test (for rock) $30/test
$120/test (soil)
Uniaxial Compressive Strength Test
$180/test (rock)
Chemical testing of soil (pH, SO4, Cl) $150/test suite
Acid sulfate soil screening (pHF, pHFox) $60/test suite

4. Services & Hires:

Type Rate
Underground service location $100/hour
Well permits $90 each
City work permit $95 each
Work area control $90/hour/person
$550/each
Standpipe piezometer installation
(3m screen, 10 m max depth)
$150/hour
Small excavator / backhoe (Typically 1 no. 3 m deep test pit/hour
including backfilling)
$5,000/fieldwork day
Geophysical (seismic) traverse (allows for subsequent data processing &
reporting; data acquisition rate is 600 m/day)
Surveyor (to measure location and elevation of
$3,000 per field work day
all boreholes)

5. Consulting Fees:

Title Rate
Principal Geotechnical Engineer $275/hour
Senior Geotechnical Engineer $175/hour
Graduate Geotechnical Engineer $100/hour

Note: all fees are restricted to uses of CIVILENG 3006 & 7306.

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