Ninety three papers were submitted to Session 1A on ‘Laboratory Testing’. A wide number of different laboratory techniques and tests are covered by these papers. Most of the emphasis is given to stress history, large strains, consolidation, basic soil properties, triaxial testing, cyclic loading, test interpretation, soil models and non-standard soils. Each paper is briefly reviewed herein. For ease of reference, a summary table and list of papers submitted to the session is provided in the Appendix at the end of the report.