Site Testing

Mattest (Ireland) Ltd. has current Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB accredited testing laboratory Reg. No.286T) for its Dublin and Cork and Galway laboratories and Materials Testing Ltd. (Mattest). 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;

Mattest’s experienced technician’s and wide geographical coverage throughout Ireland, provides customers with an accurate and efficient testing service for concrete, asphalt, and in-situ soils and aggregates.

Please contact one of our offices for further enquiries:

Particle size distribution

Moisture Content – BS 1377-2

Moisture Condition Value – BS 1377-2

Plasticity index classification testing

Sampling Soils – EN 932-2

California Bearing Rate (CBR)

Particle density

Shear strength (Triaxial and Shear Box)

Optimum moisture content/Max dry density (2.5kg, 4.5kg, and vibrating hammer)

Soils

Our laboratory provides a comprehensive range of soil testing solutions that meet the relevant British and European standards. Whether traditional earthworks, stabilised or soil improvement techniques, Mattest can provide fast, accurate testing to help determine earthworks classification, suitability and other geotechnical parameters, ensuring successful construction and compliance with project specifications.
Soil and geotechnical testing carried out in-house at our laboratories include:

Particle size distribution

Moisture Content – BS 1377-2

Moisture Condition Value – BS 1377-2

Plasticity index classification testing

Sampling Soils – EN 932-2

California Bearing Rate (CBR)

Particle density

Shear strength (Triaxial and Shear Box)

Optimum moisture content/Max dry density (2.5kg, 4.5kg, and vibrating hammer)

In-situ density - sand replacement method – BS 1377-9

In-situ bulk density - nuclear method – BS 1377-9

Sampling Aggregates – EN 932-2

Aggregate

Mattest can provide a wide range of aggregate testing to demonstrate compliance with the following standards and specifications:
Aggregates for use in concrete EN 12620
Aggregates for use in asphalt EN 13043
Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound material for use in civil engineering and road construction EN 13242
Tii Series 800
Tii Series 500

In-situ density - sand replacement method – BS 1377-9

In-situ bulk density - nuclear method – BS 1377-9

Sampling Aggregates – EN 932-2

Air content – Air entrainment meter

Concrete sampling and cube making

Covermeter Survey

Drilling for dust samples

Drilling test core samples

Depth of carbonation

Ferroscan Surveys

Flow Table tests

Grout – Sedimentation – Flow – Bleeding

Half-cell potential

Internal Fracture

Pull Out Tests

Pull Off Tests – Bond Tests

Schmidt – Rebound Hammer

Slump

Self-compacting concrete – SCC

Concrete

Mattest offer a large range of Concrete testing.

Air content – Air entrainment meter

Concrete sampling and cube making

Covermeter Survey

Drilling for dust samples

Drilling test core samples

Depth of carbonation

Ferroscan Surveys

Flow Table tests

Grout – Sedimentation – Flow – Bleeding

Half-cell potential

Internal Fracture

Pull Out Tests

Pull Off Tests – Bond Tests

Schmidt – Rebound Hammer

Slump

Self-compacting concrete – SCC

Temperature Measurement

Drilling of core samples

Sampling of bituminous materials

Texture Depth

In-situ nuclear density

Bituminous

Mattest offer a large range of Bituminous testing.

Temperature Measurement

Drilling of core samples

Sampling of bituminous materials

Texture Depth

In-situ nuclear density

3 m straight edge

Falling Weight Defletometer (FWD)

Hydraulic Conductivity test

Irregularity measurement of pavement courses – the straight edge test

Light Weight Deflectometer (LWD)

Rolling Straight Edge

Skid Resistance Value

Macrotexture depth by sand patch

Pavement

3 m straight edge

Falling Weight Defletometer (FWD)

Hydraulic Conductivity test

Irregularity measurement of pavement courses – the straight edge test

Light Weight Deflectometer (LWD)

Rolling Straight Edge

Skid Resistance Value

Macrotexture depth by sand patch

Mattest provide a core drilling service to sample cores from both concrete and bituminous products for analysis.

Diamond Drilling & Sawing

Mattest provide a core drilling service to sample cores from both concrete and bituminous products for analysis.

Cover to reinforcement – Cover meter, Ferroscan

Corrosion assessment – half-cell potential meter

Concrete Strength determination – cores

Chlorides

Crack Assessment

Depth of Carbonation

Internal Fracture Tests

Pull-off tests

Petrographic Analysis

Schmidt / rebound hammer

Ultrasonic pulse velocity meter

Thermocouple temperature monitoring

Structural Investigation

Cover to reinforcement – Cover meter, Ferroscan

Corrosion assessment – half-cell potential meter

Concrete Strength determination – cores

Chlorides

Crack Assessment

Depth of Carbonation

Internal Fracture Tests

Pull-off tests

Petrographic Analysis

Schmidt / rebound hammer

Ultrasonic pulse velocity meter

Thermocouple temperature monitoring

See our accreditation schedules for a current list of INAB accredited testing laboratory Reg. No.286T.

Projects

Main Contractor: J. Sisk & Son

Client: Kennedy Wilson

Architect: O’Mahony Pike

Engineer: Waterman Moylan

Pic – http://capitaldock.ie/gallery.php

The Mattest Dublin laboratory has been contracted by the construction contractor J. Sisk & Son to provide the materials testing contract for the new Capital Dock living space and contemporary office building in Dublin.

The 4.8 acres Capital Dock introduces a unique, campus-style working environment to the Dublin City Centre. Built in a single phase the scheme enhances working life through its thoughtful balance of property types and open spaces and its pivotal positioning at the head of two transformational new Docklands bridge connections. Rising to 23-storeys, The Hailing Station apartment building will be a defining feature of the Docklands skyline, treating its residents to sublime views.

Main Contractor: Woodvale Construction

Client: Education Authority & Strabane Academy

Architect:

Engineer:

Mattest Belfast have been awarded the materials testing contract with Woodvale Construction, on the development of the new school for Strabane Academy. The project is planned to be completed by June 2021.

The new academy will provide a two storey building providing a state-of-the-art post primary school with classrooms and support accommodation in accordance with the recommendations of the Department of Education’s Building Handbook. The new build will accommodate 700 pupils aged between 11 to 18 years.

Details and imagery approved by Woodvale Construction and Mr Hampton, Principal of Strabane Academy.

Estimated cost:

£21.47m

Main Contractor: Graham-Bam Healthcare Partnership

Client: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Architect:

Engineer:

http://www.belfasttrust.hscni.net/about/3006.htm

Mattest Belfast have been selected by Graham-Bam Healthcare Partnership to carry out all the materials testing of the redevelopment project to construct a new maternity unit on the Royal Victoria Hospital complex.

The new hospital unit will provide the future for Maternity Services in Belfast. The new Midwife Led Unit will have en-suite rooms, each with birthing pools. It will provide the safety of a hospital in a homely setting. The delivery suite, obstetric theatres and the neonatal intensive care unit will all be based on one floor with easy access between one another.

The project began in early 2017 and will be completed by the end of 2019.