Testing Services

All our Testing Services are conducted in accordance to the policies and procedure outlined in ISO 17025 – General Requirement for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratory.

Laboratory Testing

GEOMETRICAL

  • Particle Size Distribution (Sieve Analysis)
  • Flakiness & Elongation Index
  • Particle Shape Index
  • Fractured Face Value
  • Methylene Blue Value
  • Sand Equivalent Test
  • Clay Lumps and Friable Value
  • Clay, Silt and Dust Content

CHEMICAL

  • pH value
  • Chloride Content
  • Sulphate Content
  • Total Sulphur Content
  • Lightweight Particles
  • Loss On Ignition
  • Potential Alkali Silica Reactivity (Chemical Method)

PHYSICAL& MECHANICAL

  • Los Angeles Abrasion Value
  • Aggregate Abrasion Value (AAV)
  • Aggregate Crushing Value
  • Aggregate Impact Value
  • 10% Fines Value
  • Bulk Density and Voids Calculation
  • Particle Density and Water Absorption

DURABILITY

  • Soundness by Sodium / Magnesium Sulphate

OTHERS

  • Petrographic Examination
  • Potential Alkali-Silica Reactivity (Mortar – Bar Method)

PHYSICAL & MECHANICAL TEST

  • Density Test
  • Water Absorption
  • Water Permeability
  • Water Penetration
  • Initial Surface Absorption Test
  • Compressive Strength
  • Flexural Strength
  • Tensile Splitting Strength

CHEMICAL

  • Chloride Content
  • Sulphate Content
  • Calcium Oxide Content (Cement Content)
  • Mix Proportion

DURABILITY

  • Drying Shrinkage
  • Carbonation Depth
  • Coefficient Of Permeability Test
  • Rapid Chloride Permeability

NON-DESTRUCTIVE TEST

  • Surface Hardness by Rebound Hammer
  • Windsor Probe Test
  • Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV)
  • Half-cell Potentials of Uncoated Reinforcing Steel In Concrete

OTHERS

  • Petrographic Examination
  • Concrete Coring
  • Pull Off Test for Determination of Bond Strength

CLASSIFICATION TESTS

  • Moisture Content
  • Atterberg Limits (Plastic Limit, Liquid Limit and Plasticity Index)
  • Linear Shrinkage
  • Particle Density
  • Density
  • Particle Size Distribution by Wet Sieving/ Dry Sieving
  • Particle Size Distribution by Hydrometer

CHEMICAL AND ELECTRO-CHEMICAL TESTS

  • pH Value
  • Chloride Content
  • Sulphate Content
  • Organic Matter Content
  • Loss On Ignition
  • Carbonate Content

COMPACTION RELATED TESTS

  • Dry Density / Moisture Content Relationship by 2.5 kg and 4.5 kg Rammer
  • Dry Density / Moisture Content Relationship by Vibrating Hammer Method
  • Soaked / Unsoaked CBR / Soaked CBR Series

COMPRESSIBILITY, PERMEABILITY AND DURABILITY TESTS

  • One Dimensional Consolidation Properties

SHEAR STRENGTH TESTS

  • Shear Strength by Vane Method
  • Shear Strength by Direct Shear Box
  • Unconfined Compressive Strength
  • Undrained Shear Strength Triaxial Compression Test
  • Consolidated Undrained Triaxial Compression Test
  • Consolidated Drained Triaxial Compression Test

IN-SITU TESTS

  • In-situ Density Tests by Sand Replacement Method (small and large pouring cylinders)
  • In-situ Density Tests by Core Cutter Method
  • In-situ California Bearing Ration (CBR)

ROCK TESTS

  • Point Load Test
  • Unconfined Compressive Strength
  • Unconfined Compressive Strength with Young Modulus
  • Core sampling
  • Bulk density of cores
  • Binder content and mineral grading
  • Marshall compaction and stability
  • Percentage refusal density
  • Cantabro test
  • Schellenberg binder drainage test
  • Texture depth
  • Skid resistance test
  • Compressive strength
  • Water absorption
  • Efflorescence Test

PHYSICAL & MECHANICAL TEST

  • Compressive Strength
  • Initial and Final Setting Time
  • Soundness
  • Fineness

CHEMICAL

  • Chloride Content
  • Sulphate Content
  • Alkali Content (Sodium Oxide & Potassium Oxide)
  • Loss on Ignition
  • Insoluble Residue
  • Major Elements (SiO2, Fe2O3, Al2O3, CaO and MgO)
In-situ Testing
  • Filed CBR
  • Field Density Test
  • Winsor Probe Test
  • Pull Out Test
  • Pavement & Concrete Coring