Materials Testing
Laboratory
Site
Aggregate Materials
- Particle Size distribution
- Density
- Strength and durability including frost susceptibility and LA
- Compaction characteristic
- Particle Size distribution
- Density
- Strength and durability including frost susceptibility and LA
- Compaction characteristic
Concrete Materials Testing
- Cube and core density and strength
- Pre-cast concrete products for dimensions and strength including kerbs, flags, blocks and pavers
- Sampling
- Coring
- Workability
- Air entrainment
Bituminous Materials Testing
- Binder and grading composition analysis
- Density and compaction
- Binder properties
- Sampling
- Density and compaction
- Density by coring and/or density meter
- Chipping rate of spread
- Surface texture and regularity
- Surface dressing assessment and monitoring
- Highway coring
Chemical Analysis
- Chemical analysis of aggregates
- Chemical analysis soils and contaminated land
- Waste acceptance criteria testing and asbestos identification within materials
- Sulphate, pH and chlorides
- Sampling
Soils/Ground Water
- Classification
- Particle size distribution
- Plastic and liquid limit
- Strength characteristics and consolidation
- Densty and compaction characteristics
- Sampling
- Plate bearing
- Monitoring of natural clay liners
- Densty by sand bottle, core cutter and density meter
- Dynamic probing
- Window sampling/boreholes
- TRL Probe for CBR
This is a brief overview of our materials testing services and we will be pleased to furbish you with further details. The Laboratory is a UKAS accredited testing laboratory No.1890 for some of its services, for a list of the current tests covered under this scope please click here. Our client base includes: – local authorities, Cemex Materials, PBS Construction, and Specialist Surfacing. We also provide a wealth of services to concrete and aggregate producers in the area, various architects, consultants and builders.
We can also offer a materials advisory service and interpretation of test data.