Construction Materials Laboratory

Testing facilities offered in this laboratory are vital to producers and manufacturers of construction materials. Many construction materials such as concrete blocks, cement, aggregates, as well as concrete mixes are tested regularly so as to ascertain the quality or strength of these products and also to evaluate compliance to the Seychelles Standards.

AGGREGATES (MACADAM AND SAND)

TESTS	COST (SRs)
Sampling and preparation	210.00
Sieve analysis	65.00
Crushing strength value	65.00
Specific gravity	65.00
Soundness	65.00
Moisture content	65.00
Relative density and water absorption	65.00
Field settling	65.00

BITUMINOUS MIXTURES FOR ROADS & PAVED AREAS

TESTS	COST (SRs)
Sampling and preparation	250.00
Water content	155.00
Binder content	170.00
Grading of aggregates	123.00
Marshall test	133.00

CEMENT

TESTS	COST (SRs)
Setting time	70.00
Consistency	70.00
Expansion	210.00
Strength of cement and sand mix	150.00

CONCRETE

TESTS	COST (SRs)
Sampling of fresh concrete	216.00
Slump test	65.00
Compacting factor test	60.00
Compressive strength of concrete cube	65.00
Schmidt rebound hammer strength test	223.00

CONCRETE BLOCKS

TESTS	COST (SRs)
Compressive strength	60.00

SOIL CLASSIFICATION

TESTS	COST (SRs)
Sampling and preparation	218.00
Moisture content	65.00
Silt content	60.00
Liquid limit	60.00
Plastic limit	60.00
Linear shrinkage	60.00
Particle size distribution (wet seiving)	60.00
Particle size distribution (dry seiving)	60.00

SOIL COMPACTION

TESTS	COST (SRs)
Dry density/moisture content relationship (Proctor test)	220.00
Field density	250.00
California Bearing Ration (CBR)	260.00

TIMBER

TESTS	COST (SRs)
Moisture content	65.00
Wood drying services (Cost per plank)	4.00
Wood drying services (Full month rental of solar kiln)	1500.00