Pasantía como auxiliar de laboratorio de suelos en la empresa INGETEST IE S.A.S ubicada en Sogamoso - Boyacá

Abstract

In the process of the internship in the company INGESTEST IE S.A.S, tasks such as the execution of laboratory tests to the different soil samples (liquid limit, plastic limit, granulometry, gradation, specific weight, unconfined compression, consolidation, direct cut), field exploration as standard penetration test (SPT), apiques or trenches, CBR in field, CBR in laboratory, density in situ sand cone method, sand equivalent, extraction of asphalt cores, modified proctor tests, mix design testing of both asphalt and concrete. In addition to this, templates were also made to correctly execute the laboratory tests. These procedures are carried out according to INVIAS standards section 100, 200, 700 and 800.

At the beginning of the internship a brief induction was given by the company's tutor where all the processes to be carried out were explained step by step, showing the practical and theoretical part of what was to be developed. Within the practical part of the laboratory and office, the skill advanced as time went by.

When being in contact with the daily situations of the company it was evident that there were some deficiencies within the company, such as; the lack of a specific place to store and accommodate the drilling pipe, problems with the delivery dates of some reports and some test prices that exceeded their value, comparing with other laboratories linked in the geotechnical area.