The laboratory provides analysis and testing services for foundation soils, aggregates, concrete and mortar materials, as well as chemical analysis of water and soil, offering the capability to perform a wide range of physical, chemical, and mechanical tests.
Physico-mechanical analyses:
- Tests for geotechnical and foundation soils
- Tests for natural aggregates
- Determination of water aggressiveness on concrete
- Determination of moisture content in the laboratory
- Determination of natural density
- Determination of lower plastic limit
- Determination of upper plastic limit
- Determination of particle size distribution – Sieve analysis method
- Determination of particle size distribution – Sedimentation method / Hydrometer method
- Determination of free swelling
- Determination of shrinkage limit
- Determination of shrinkage curve, shrinkage limit, and volumetric shrinkage (on undisturbed sample)
- Determination of linear shrinkage on disturbed sample
- Determination of shrinkage limit and volumetric shrinkage (on disturbed sample)
- Determination of swelling pressure and shrink-swell index
- Determination of uniformity coefficient (CU)
- Determination of soil shear strength
- Determination of soil compressibility using oedometer test
- Soil investigation through Standard Penetration Test (SPT) in boreholes
- Dynamic penetration test with light penetrometer (DPL)
- Dynamic penetration test with medium penetrometer (DPM)
- Dynamic penetration test with heavy penetrometer (DPH)
- Dynamic penetration test with superheavy penetrometer – DPSH-A
- Field tests – dynamic penetration with superheavy penetrometer – DPSH-B
- Determination of compaction characteristics – Proctor test (standard)
- Determination of in-situ bulk density
- Determination of compaction degree D achieved on site
- Determination of linear deformation modulus by plate load test in the field
- Determination of carbonate content
- Determination of organic matter
- Determination of laboratory permeability
- Measurement of displacement along a line – inclinometers (mobile measurement systems)
- Tests for determining geometric characteristics of aggregates
- Determination of water content by oven drying
- Determination of particle size distribution
- Determination of fine particles passing 0.063 mm sieve
- Determination of uniformity coefficient (Cu)
- Determination of particle shape – Shape coefficient
- Determination of the percentage of crushed and broken surfaces in coarse aggregates
- Determination of impurity content
- Determination of silt content
- Determination of clay content in sand
- Determination of coal content in aggregates
- Determination of possible presence of humus in aggregates
Roadworks:
- Determination of road layer density using cone and sand method
- Determination of compaction degree D achieved in situ
- Determination of linear deformation modulus
- Determination of pavement bearing capacity by Benkelman beam deflectometer for flexible and semi-rigid pavement structures
Water quality:
- Determination of pH
- Determination of aggressive carbon dioxide content in water
- Determination of ammonium content
- Determination of sulfates
- Determination of calcium content
- Determination of calcium and magnesium sum
- Determination of magnesium content
- Determination of total dry residue at 105°C
- Soils: Determination of pH in aqueous and saline suspensions (mass/volume)
- Soils: Determination of pH in paste at saturation