Civil Testing
Infrastructure
In recognition to this fact, it is highly imperative that raw materials used in the construction should be tested in conformance with appropriate standards.
In any civil construction, mainly buildings, fly overs, highways etc. there is a greater need for ensuring safety and longevity; There is also a growing awareness among builders, consultants, architects to test the quality of construction related materials.
Cement & Building Materials
Building Materials division of the Institute provides Testing and Inspection expertise in the field.
- Testing
- Instrumentation
- Analytical Parameters
- Protocols
- Specialized Studies
Testing Parameters.
In Building Materials we provide necessary quality checkups and assessment of various Construction materials.
◙ Cement
- ➤ High Alumina Cement(HAC)
- ➤ Portland Slag Cement(PSC)
- ➤ Sulphate Resistant Cement(SRC)
- ➤ White Portland Cement(WPC)
- ➤ Portland Pozzalana Cement(PPC)
- ➤ Ordinary Portland Cement(OPC
◙ Tiles
- ➤ Testing
- ➤ Instrumentation
- ➤ Analytical Parameters
- ➤ Analytical Parameters
- ➤ Analytical Parameters
◙ Aggregates
- ➤ Fine Aggregates
- ➤ Coarse Aggregates
◙ Building Stones
- ➤ Limestone
- ➤ Marble
- ➤ Granite
- ➤ Sandstone
◙ Building Bricks
- ➤ Refractory Bricks
- ➤ Common burnt Clay Bricks
- ➤ Acid Resistant Bricks
◙ Building Limes
- ➤ Quick Lime
- ➤ Hydrated Lime
Products
◙ AdmixturesThermal Insulation Materials
- ➤ WoolSuper Plasticizers
- ➤ EntrainingMineral
- ➤ BlocksAir
- ➤ BoardWater reducersAAC
- ➤ BoardRetardersGRG
- ➤ AcceleratorsGypsum
◙ ConcretePozzalanic Material
- ➤ ConcreteMicro silica
- ➤ AshHardened
- ➤ Fresh ConcreteFly
◙ Sanitary WaresWater RepellentSquatting PanSilicon
- ➤ Water RepellentFlushing
- ➤ SystemSink and TrapsWashbasin
◙ PipesFlooring
- ➤ Cement ConcreteSRC Pipes
- ➤ RCC Pipes
- ➤ Cement MortarAC Pressure Pipes
Cement
Chemical Analysis: -
LOI, SiO2, AlO3, MgO, Fe2O3, CaO, Cl, SO3, Na2o, K2O, Insoluble Residue Lime Saturation factor Tri calcium Silicate, Tetracalcium Silicate, Tetra Calcium Alumino ferrite.
Physical Analysis: -
Soundness, Fineness, Specific Gravity, Drying shrinkage, Compressive Strength, Setting Time, Consistency, Whiteness, Heat of
Aggregates
- ➤ Stripping value
- ➤ Specific Gravity
- ➤ Chlorides
- ➤ Sieve analysis
- ➤ Crushing value
- ➤ Water absorption
- ➤ Bulk density
- ➤ Impact value
- ➤ Moisture
- ➤ Retained Tensile Strength
- ➤ Stone Polishing Valve
- ➤ Alkali Aggregate Reactivity
- ➤ Deleterious Materials
- ➤ 10% Fines value
- ➤ Flakiness index
- ➤ Elongation index
- ➤ Soundness
Analytical Parameters
◙ TilesBricks
- ➤ MoistureSquareness
- ➤ EfflorescenceWarpage
- ➤ Crazing ResistanceDimensions
- ➤ Bulk Density
- ➤ Water Absorption
- ➤ Flexural Strength
- ➤ Abrasion Resistance
- ➤ AbsorptionImpact Resistance
- ➤ Resistance to WearWater
- ➤ Permanent Linear Change
- ➤ Compressive Strength
- ➤ Crushing Strength
- ➤ Compressive StrengthModulus of RuptureCold
- ➤ Resistance to Chemicals
◙ Cement Mortar and ConcretePozzalanic Materials
- ➤ Core Cutting
- ➤ Compressive Strength
- ➤ Chemical analysis
- ➤ Concrete Permeability
- ➤ Lime Reactivity
- ➤ Carbonation
- ➤ Sieve Analysis
- ➤ Bond Strength
- ➤ Specific Gravity
- ➤ Cement Content
- ➤ Drying Shrinkage
- ➤ FinenessBulk Density
- ➤ Soluble Lime
- ➤ Soundness
- ➤ Soluble Silica
- ➤ Pozzalanic Activity Index
- ➤ Ratio of Ingredients
◙ Building LimesSanitary Wares
- ➤ Residue on Slaking
- ➤ DimensionsWorkability Bumps
- ➤ Water Absorption
- ➤ Popping and Pitting
- ➤ Flushing Test
- ➤ Volume Yield
- ➤ Staining Test
- ➤ Soundness
- ➤ Endurance Test
- ➤ Compressive Strength
- ➤ Transverse Strength
- ➤ Available Lime
- ➤ Chemical Analysis
◙ Building StonesAdmixtures
- ➤ Frost resistanceChlorides
- ➤ pH Value
- ➤ Solid contentChemical analysis
- ➤ Water contentMoisture
- ➤ WeatheringAir contentDurability
- ➤ BleedingModulus of RuptureSpecific Gravity
- ➤ Apparent Porosity
- ➤ Setting TimeFreezing and ThawingSlump
- ➤ Loss of WorkabilitySpecific Gravity
- ➤ Compressive StrengthWater Absorption
- ➤ Moh's Hardness
- ➤ Water Permeability
- ➤ Compressive Strength
◙ Asbestos- Cement SheetsPipes
- ➤ Bursting Strength
- ➤ Water Absorption
- ➤ Transverse Bending Strength
- ➤ Density
- ➤ Hydrostatic pressure
- ➤ Dimensions
- ➤ Frost cracking
◙ Non destructive Testing (NDT)AAC Blocks
- ➤ Rebound Hammer Test
- ➤ Compressive
- ➤ Strength
- ➤ Ultra Sonic Pulse Velocity
- ➤ Drying Shrinkage
- ➤ Bulk Density
◙ Gypsum Board
- ➤ Dimensions Water
- ➤ Absorption Mass Per Meter
- ➤ Transverse Strength
Specialized Studies
- ‣ Quality Evaluation of cements as per European Standards BSEN 197 & BSEN 196.
- ‣ Non Destructive and Semi Destructive Testing of concrete for the estimation of Compressive Strength, Ensuring Uniformity, Homogeneity, Detection of Cracks, Voids and Monitoring Changes in the properties of Concrete with time.
- ‣ Design Mix of Concrete including Raw Materials Testing, Trial Mixing and Final Mix Preparation
- ‣ Site Inspection of Roads made up of Concrete and other new Materials.
- ‣ Complete Quality Assurance Services for the Raw Materials and Finished Products
- ‣ Studies on various types of Admixtures and additives such as fly ash, Microsilica and other Pozzolanic Materials
- ‣ Pre and Post Construction Quality Checks
- ‣ Inspection and Quality Evaluation of Building Stones of Various varieties for Export purposes.
- ‣ Site Inspections for the Measurement of the Structure.
- ‣ New Method Developments Works.
- ‣ Inspection of Cement and other Building materials.
- ‣ Inspection of Strengthening work for Concrete Roads
- ‣ Site Inspection of the Roads made of conctete and new materials.
Instrumentation: -
Rebound Hammer, Core Drilling System, Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity, Stone Polishing ValueUnit, Ferro scan, Flexural Strength Machine for tiles, Compression Testing Machine, Modulus of Rupture Unit, Concrete Permeability Unit, Universal Testing MachineWater Permeability Unit, Air Permeability Unit, Concrete Mixer Mortar Mixer Impact Tester, Elongation Gauges, Crushing Value Tester, Flakiness Gauges, Slump tester, Automatic Sieve Shakers Autoclaves, Moh's Hardness Scale, Heat of Hydration unit, Vicat Unit, Length Comparator, Flexural strength machine for concrete.
Protocols followed: -
Some of the generally followed published literatures are as listed below:-
- ➤ Canadian Standards (CSA)
- ➤ International Standards (ISO)
- ➤ Saudi Arabian Standards (SAS)
- ➤ Indian Road Congress Specifications (IRC)
- ➤ Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH)
- ➤ Central Public Work Standard (CPWD)
- ➤ Indian standard Specifications (ISS)
- ➤ British Standard Specifications (BSS)
- ➤ American Standards (ASTM and AASHTO)
- ➤ European Standards (EN)
- ➤ German Standards (DIN)
- ➤ Japanese Standards (JIS)