Laboratory Testing

Mattest (Ireland) Ltd. has current Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB) Accreditation for its Dublin and Cork laboratories and Materials Testing Ltd. (Mattest) has UKAS accreditation for its Belfast laboratory. All laboratories are third party accredited, which confirms independence and compliance to ISO/IEC 17025:2005, “General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories”.

Available tests are listed below; see our accreditation schedules for a current list of INAB/UKAS accredited laboratory tests.

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Aggregate Abrasion Value (AAV) – EN 1097-8

Aggregate Crushing Value (ACV) – BS 812-110

Aggregate Impact Value (AIV) – BS 812-112

Alkali Silica Reaction (Mortar Bar Test) – ASTM C1260

Acid Soluble Sulfate – EN 1744-1

Bulk Density & Voids – EN 1097-8

Calcium Carbonate Equivalent (CaCO3) – EN 196-2

Drying Shrinkage – EN 1367-4

Effective Angle of Internal Friction & Adhesion – BS 1377-7

Flakiness Index – EN 933-3

Frost Susceptibility (Frost Heave) – BS 812-124

Laboratory Maximum Dry Density & Optimum Water Content – EN 13286-4

Liquid Limit – BS 1377-2

Los Angeles Coefficient – EN 1097-2

Los Angeles Coefficient incl Railway Ballast – EN 1097-2

Magnesium Sulfate Soundness – EN 1367-2

Micro-Deval Coefficient – EN 1097-1

Methylene Blue – EN 933-9

Moisture Content – BS 812-109

Particle Density & Water Absorption – EN 1097-6

Particle Size Distribution (Grading) – EN 933-1

Percentage Crushed & Broken Surfaces – EN 933-5

Petrographic Analysis – EN 932-3

Polished Stone Value (PSV) – EN 1097-8

Ten Per Cent Fines – BS 812-111

Total Sulfur – EN 1744-1

Water Content – EN 1097-5

Water Soluble Sulfate – EN 1744-1

Water Soluble Chloride – EN 1744-1

Aggregate

Mattest offer a large range or aggregate testing.

Listed as follows

Aggregate Abrasion Value (AAV) – EN 1097-8

Aggregate Crushing Value (ACV) – BS 812-110

Aggregate Impact Value (AIV) – BS 812-112

Alkali Silica Reaction (Mortar Bar Test) – ASTM C1260

Acid Soluble Sulfate – EN 1744-1

Bulk Density & Voids – EN 1097-8

Calcium Carbonate Equivalent (CaCO3) – EN 196-2

Drying Shrinkage – EN 1367-4

Effective Angle of Internal Friction & Adhesion – BS 1377-7

Flakiness Index – EN 933-3

Frost Susceptibility (Frost Heave) – BS 812-124

Laboratory Maximum Dry Density & Optimum Water Content – EN 13286-4

Liquid Limit – BS 1377-2

Los Angeles Coefficient – EN 1097-2

Los Angeles Coefficient incl Railway Ballast – EN 1097-2

Magnesium Sulfate Soundness – EN 1367-2

Micro-Deval Coefficient – EN 1097-1

Methylene Blue – EN 933-9

Moisture Content – BS 812-109

Particle Density & Water Absorption – EN 1097-6

Particle Size Distribution (Grading) – EN 933-1

Percentage Crushed & Broken Surfaces – EN 933-5

Petrographic Analysis – EN 932-3

Polished Stone Value (PSV) – EN 1097-8

Ten Per Cent Fines – BS 812-111

Total Sulfur – EN 1744-1

Water Content – EN 1097-5

Water Soluble Sulfate – EN 1744-1

Water Soluble Chloride – EN 1744-1

Atterberg Limits – BS 1377-2

California Bearing Ratio (CBR) – BS 1377-4

Chloride Ion – BS 1377-3

Consolidated Drained/Undrained Triaxial – BS 1377-8

Maximum Dry Density / Optimum Moisture Content Relationship – BS 1377-4

Moisture Condition Value (MCV) – BS 1377-4

Moisture Content – BS 1377-2

Organic Matter Content – BS 1377-3

Particle Size Distribution (Grading) – BS 1377-2

Particle Size Distribution (Sedimentation) – BS 1377-2

Permeability – BS 1377

pH Value – BS 1377-3

Redox Potential – Cl 638

Resistivity – BS 1377-3

Shear Box Testing – BS 1377-7

Slake Durability – ISRM

Triaxial Permeability Testing – BS 1377-5

Undrained Shear Strength – BS 1377-7

Waste Acceptance Criteria – Murphy Suite

Soils

Mattest offer a large range of Soil testing.

Listed as follows

Atterberg Limits – BS 1377-2

California Bearing Ratio (CBR) – BS 1377-4

Chloride Ion – BS 1377-3

Consolidated Drained/Undrained Triaxial – BS 1377-8

Maximum Dry Density / Optimum Moisture Content Relationship – BS 1377-4

Moisture Condition Value (MCV) – BS 1377-4

Moisture Content – BS 1377-2

Organic Matter Content – BS 1377-3

Particle Size Distribution (Grading) – BS 1377-2

Particle Size Distribution (Sedimentation) – BS 1377-2

Permeability – BS 1377

pH Value – BS 1377-3

Redox Potential – Cl 638

Resistivity – BS 1377-3

Shear Box Testing – BS 1377-7

Slake Durability – ISRM

Triaxial Permeability Testing – BS 1377-5

Undrained Shear Strength – BS 1377-7

Waste Acceptance Criteria – Murphy Suite

Concrete Cube Compressive Strength – EN 12390-3

Concrete Core Compressive Strength – EN 12504-1

Chloride Ion Content – BS 1881-124

Cement Content - BS1881-124

Density – BS EN 12390

Depth of Carbonation BS 1881-201

Flexural Strength – EN 12390-5

Modulus of Elasticity – EN 12390-13

Mix Design

Original Mix Proportions – BS 1881-124

Petrographic Analysis

XRD Analysis

Concrete

Mattest offer a large range of Concrete testing.

Listed as follows

Concrete Cube Compressive Strength – EN 12390-3

Concrete Core Compressive Strength – EN 12504-1

Chloride Ion Content – BS 1881-124

Cement Content - BS1881-124

Density – BS EN 12390

Depth of Carbonation BS 1881-201

Flexural Strength – EN 12390-5

Modulus of Elasticity – EN 12390-13

Mix Design

Original Mix Proportions – BS 1881-124

Petrographic Analysis

XRD Analysis

Air Voids Determination

Binder Content & Grading Analysis

Binder Content & Grading Analysis

Coal Tar Analysis and Detection

Hot Sand Test – EN 12697-37

Indirect Tensile Stiffness Modulus (ITSM)

Maximum Density – EN 12697-5

Percentage Refusal Density Test (PRD) – EN 12697-9

Resistance to Permanent Deformation (RLAT)

Vacuum Repeated Load Axial Test (VRLAT)

Wheel Tracking

Bituminous

Mattest offer a large range of Bituminous testing.

Air Voids Determination

Binder Content & Grading Analysis

Binder Content & Grading Analysis

Coal Tar Analysis and Detection

Hot Sand Test – EN 12697-37

Indirect Tensile Stiffness Modulus (ITSM)

Maximum Density – EN 12697-5

Percentage Refusal Density Test (PRD) – EN 12697-9

Resistance to Permanent Deformation (RLAT)

Vacuum Repeated Load Axial Test (VRLAT)

Wheel Tracking

Strength

Moisture Content

Setting Time

Consistency

Similar tests can be performed with GGBS, SF etc.

Cement

Mattest offer a large range of Cement testing.

Listed as follows

Strength

Moisture Content

Setting Time

Consistency

Similar tests can be performed with GGBS, SF etc.

Block Compressive Strength – EN 772-1

Density – EN 772-13

Dimensions – EN 772-16

Methods for testing Mortars - EN 1015

Water absorption – EN 772-11

Moisture Movement – EN 772-14

Masonry

Mattest offer a large range of Masonry testing.

Block Compressive Strength – EN 772-1

Density – EN 772-13

Dimensions – EN 772-16

Methods for testing Mortars - EN 1015

Water absorption – EN 772-11

Moisture Movement – EN 772-14

IRSM Rock Tests

Rock Armour Tests – BS EN 13383

Miscellaneous

 

IRSM Rock Tests

Rock Armour Tests – BS EN 13383

See our accreditation schedules for a current list of INAB/UKAS accredited laboratory tests.

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