CiviLab 2027

The all-in-one solution for your civil engineering laboratory

Soils, aggregates, concrete, road materials, in-situ tests, foundation bearing capacity and settlement. Standardized reports in French and English, in metric or imperial units.

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8
modules
40
tests and calculations
8
standards frameworks
CiviLab 2027 interface: drill hole log with textures, SPT, liquid and plastic limits Nourin, the artificial intelligence agent built into CiviLab 2027, analyzing a pressuremeter profile

CiviLab centralizes data entry, calculation and reporting for your tests, from site to office. The artificial intelligence agent Nourin is built in: it flags possible errors in test sheets, interprets the results and writes the reports. Discover Nourin →

01Laboratory tests 02In-situ tests 03Mechanical tests 04Concrete 05Road 06Bearing capacity of shallow foundations 07Settlement and modulus of subgrade reaction 08Slope stability ✓Validation
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Laboratory tests

Grain size distribution
Sieving and hydrometer analysis
ASTM D 7928, D 422, AASHTO T 88, BS 1377-2:2022, NF P94-056, NA 5232, NF EN ISO 17892-4
Atterberg limits
Cone penetrometer and Casagrande cup
ASTM D4318-17E01, NF P94-051, BS 1377-2:2022, NA 16213, NF P94-052-1
Sand equivalent
ASTM D2419, BS EN 933-8, NA 455, NF EN 933-8
Micro-Deval
ASTM D6928-17, BS EN 1097-1, NA 5129, NF EN 1097-1, NF P18-572
Los Angeles
ASTM C131, BS EN 1097-2, NA 5130, NF EN 1097-2, NF P18-573
ASTM D 422 grain size distribution curve in CiviLab 2027
Grain size distribution, ASTM D 422
02

In-situ tests

CiviLab 2027 drill hole log with core box photos and recovery rate
Drill hole log with core box photos, groundwater and recovery
CiviLab 2027 pressuremeter profile: lithology, pressuremeter modulus and limit pressure
Complete pressuremeter profile
Drill hole log
Two templates: photos, groundwater and recovery; or RQD, Wl, Ip, SPT and comments
Geotechnical cross-section · new
Longitudinal profile through boreholes, A3 sheet, DXF export
Dynamic penetrometer
BS EN ISO 22476-2:2005, NA 5204, NF EN ISO 22476-2, NF P 94-114, NF P 94-115
Cone penetration test (CPT)
ASTM D5778−20, BS EN ISO 22476-1, NF EN ISO 22476-1, NF P 94-113
Menard pressuremeter
Pressuremeter curve and profile
ASTM D4719-87, EN ISO 22476-4, NF P 94 110-1
Standard penetration (SPT)
EN ISO 22476-3, NF P 94-116, NA 5229
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Mechanical tests

Proctor
Standard and modified
ASTM D1557-91, D698, BS 1377-2:2022, NA 5262, NF P 94-093
Direct shear box
Casagrande
ASTM D3080-04, NF P 94-071-1, NA 16218
CBR test
Single and group CBR test
ASTM D1883-99, AASHTO T 193, VTM-8, BS 1377-9:1990, NA 5252, NF P 94-078
Oedometer test
Consolidation
ASTM D2435, XP P94 090-1
Triaxial test · new
UU, CU / CIU, CAU, CD / CID, CAD
NF EN ISO 17892-8, NF EN ISO 17892-9, NF P 94-070
NF P 94-078 CBR test report in CiviLab 2027
CBR test report, NF P 94-078
04

Concrete

Dreux-Gorisse concrete mix design in CiviLab 2027: reference curve and mix curve
Dreux-Gorisse mix design: curves and proportions
Mix design (ACI)
Aggregates, sands, cement, water, admixture
ACI 211.1
Mix design (Dreux-Gorisse)
Reference curve and mix curve
Mix design (Bolomey)
Reference curve and mix curve
Mix design (Faury)
Reference curve and mix curve
Compression test
ASTM C39, NF P 18 406
Ultrasonic testing
CNERIB, Canadian recommendations, RILEM, Yun et al...
Rebound hammer test
Lima and Silva (2000), Gonçalves (1995), Boukhelkhal (2015), Single transformation curve...
Combined method (SonReb)
CNERIB, Meynink, Bellander, Arioglu, Faella
05

Road

Bitumen extraction
Kumagawa
Bulk density
Bituminous specimens
In-situ compaction control
Rubber balloon and sand cone densometer
ASTM D1556 / D1556M, NF P94 061-1
In-place density measurement according to ASTM D1556 in CiviLab 2027
In-place density measurement, ASTM D1556 / D1556M
06

Bearing capacity of shallow foundations

Bearing capacity sheet using the C-phi method according to Eurocode 7 in CiviLab 2027
C-φ method, Eurocode 7 (NF P 94-261)
Bearing capacity from a pressuremeter test according to DTR BC 2.331
Pressuremeter test, DTR BC 2.331
From laboratory tests
C-φ method
Eurocode 7 (NF P 94-261), DTR BC 2.331, DTU 13.12
From the dynamic penetrometer
Automatic calculation of qde
DTR BC 2.331, DTU 13.12
From the CPT
Automatic calculation of qce and De
Eurocode 7 (NF P 94-261), DTR BC 2.331, DTU 13.12
From the SPT
Meyerhof (1956), Bowles (1977), Terzaghi and Peck (1948)
From the pressuremeter
Automatic calculation of qle* and De
Eurocode 7 (NF P 94-261), DTR BC 2.331, DTU 13.12
07

Settlement and modulus of subgrade reaction

Oedometer test
Eurocode 7 (NF P 94-261), DTR BC 2.331, DTU 13.12
Linear elasticity theory
Eurocode 7 (NF P 94-261)
Pressuremeter test
Automatic calculation of the equivalent modulus E(i)
Eurocode 7 (NF P 94-261), DTR BC 2.331, DTU 13.12
Modulus of subgrade reaction
Homogeneous and heterogeneous soil, from the pressuremeter
Eurocode 7 (NF P 94-261), Fascicule 62 Title V
Modulus of subgrade reaction in heterogeneous soil calculated according to Eurocode 7 in CiviLab 2027
Modulus of subgrade reaction in heterogeneous soil
08

Slope stability

Bishop method
Circular surfaces, critical circle search
NF P 94-270 §10 (Eurocode 7)
Spencer and Morgenstern-Price
Force and moment equilibrium, comparison of methods
Non-circular surfaces
Specified polygon, three-block search along a weak layer
NF P 94-270 §10.3
Seismic
Pseudo-static method
RPA 2024 §10.3, NF P 94-270 annex I.4
Validation
7 published cases (ACADS, Arai and Tagyo, Greco) compared with GeoStudio
Slope stability by the Bishop method in CiviLab 2027
Slope stability, Bishop method
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What's new in version 7.1 and user manuals

Slope stability
Bishop, Spencer, Morgenstern-Price, non-circular surfaces and seismic (RPA 2024, NF P 94-270), Eurocode 7 check. Learn more →
Triaxial test
UU, CU, CD to NF EN ISO 17892-8/9 and NF P 94-070: Mohr circles, c′, φ′, cu, stress paths. Learn more →
Geotechnical cross-section
Longitudinal profile from borehole logs, A3 sheet and DXF export. Learn more →
Validation of all tests
36 checks (published examples, standards, analytical solutions) and 26 calculations redone by hand. See the results →
Excel import and export, AGS4 export
Readings imported or exported in Excel / CSV in every test window; tests exported to AGS4 (v4.1.1).
"Test data" pages
Entered data and calculated values are added automatically to the sheets, with printing and PDF export of all pages.
Spanish and Italian interface
CiviLab is now available in English, French, Spanish and Italian (File > Language).
Pressuremeter profile without tests
Create a profile from a table of Em, pf* and pl* against depth, usable for bearing capacity, settlement and the modulus of subgrade reaction.
User manuals in PDF
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