Facilities

ARCHITEST laboratory is equipped with adequate equipment and machinery that all tests are conducted professionally and in time.

  • 200kN unit test fully automatic motorised hydraulic compression machine
  • 200kN CONTROLS motorised hydraulic compression machine
  • Wykeham Farrance Computer Controlled Triaxial Test System
  • 100kN CONTROLS digital rock strength index apparatus
  • CONTROLS length comparator
  • Hilti DD-200 Coring Machine (c/w 50, 85, 100, 125, 200 and 300mm)
  • Mackintosh probes
  • 300mm diameter test Sieve
  • 200mm diameter test Sieve
  • Rock specimen cutting machine
  • Motorised test Sieve shaker
  • Concrete Test Hammer / Rebound Hammer
  • Centrifuge extractor
  • Sand replacement apparatus
  • Sand density cone apparatus
  • Aggregate crushing value apparatus
  • Field CBR test apparatus
  • Electronic weighting scale
  • Casagrande liquid limit apparatus
  • Liquid limit cone penetrometer
  • Consolidation apparatus (Oedometer)
  • Drying oven
  • Hydraulic hand pump assembly (c/w 30 and 50 tonne jacks)
  • Hand augers
  • Furnace
  • pH meter
  • Hot-plate
  • Photometer
  • Soil hydrometer apparatus
  • Marshall extruder
  • Hydraulic undisturbed soil sample extruder
  • Proctor compaction test equipment