Building Materials Lab
We undertake analysis of a wide range of raw materials and finished products to a variety of national, European and international standards.
Materials and Products
• Adhesives & sealants
• Bricks
• Blocks
• Insulating products
• Lintels
• Slates
• Tiles
• Building hardware
• Cement
• Ceramic
• Concrete, grout & mortar
• Construction materials & geological samples
• Floors
• Masonry – slate & stone
• Pavers
• Pipes
• Rock & natural stone
• Soils & stabilized soils.
We offer a full range of physical (durability, strength, weather ability, load, and slip resistance) and chemical (composition, micro structural) tests. To complement testing results, our experts offer interpretation together with impartial, independent and practical advice.
| Sr. No. | Name of Practicals | Equipment Required |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Normal Consistency of cement. | Vicat needle apparatus with all accessories |
| 2 | Initial & final setting time of cement | Le-chatelier apparatus cement by air permeability |
| 3 | Compressive strength of cement | Le-chateliermould apparatus |
| 4 | Fineness of cement by air permeability and Le-chatalier‟s apparatus. | Le-chatelier flask |
| 5 | Soundness of cement. | Water bath and Le-chateliermould |
| 6 | Tensile strength | Tensile strength tester electrically operated with mould |
| 7 | Crushing value of aggregate | Aggregate crushing value apparatus |
| 8 | Impact value of aggregate | Specific gravity and water observation of aggregate with bucket |
| 9 | Water absorption of aggregate | Gyratory sieve shaker (motorized) with adapter & holding 200mm & 300mm sieves |
| 10 | Sieve Analysis of Aggregate | G.I. sieve (coarse test) set of (16) sieve |
| 11 | Specific gravity & bulk density | G.I. sieve 2.36mm & 1.7mm |
| 12 | Grading of aggregates. | Thickness gauge |
| 13 | Sieve analysis of sand | G.I. sieve 2.36mm & 1.7mm |
| 14 | Silt content of sand | G.I. sieve 2.36mm & 1.7mm |
| 15 | Bulking of sand | Trowel (karni) |
| 16 | Destructive and non destructive testing on concrete | Motar cube mould (7.06cmx7.06cmx7.06cm) |
| 17 | Physical and mechanical properties of reinforcing steel. | Briquette mould gunmetal |
| 18 | Bricks: 1. Water absorption. | Pycnometer bottles |
| 19 | Dimension Tolerances | Pycnometer bottles |
| 20 | Compressive strength | Slump con apparatus |
| 21 | Efflorescence | Briquette mould gunmetal |