Aggregates Testing

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Aggregates are used in all aspects of the construction industry to produce bituminous mixtures, concrete, mortars, sub-base materials, railway ballast, etc. They help to make construction materials more compact, increasing their mechanical strength, indispensable in the construction and maintenance of rigid structures.

To evaluate the quality of aggregates, it is necessary to perform a series of tests to determine their properties such as particle size, gradation, specific gravity, and absorption. Your testing equipment must meet the requirements of the Standards and regulations relating to the aggregates used in your mix. Proper maintenance and calibration of your equipment are also necessary to ensure accurate and reliable results.

Our range of aggregate testing equipment allows you to analyze the thermal, physical, mechanical, chemical and humidity characteristics required by international Standards so that you can optimize the mix-design and predict the future behavior of the bituminous mixtures, concrete and mortar made with the aggregates tested.

Our aggregate testing range includes sieves for determining particle size, balances for measuring weight, and densometers for measuring specific gravity. More advanced testing equipment is also available such as Los Angeles abrasion machine, Micro-deval, polishing and crushing machines and more.

Micro-Deval Testing Machine

The Micro-Deval testing machine is used to determine aggregates' resistance to wear.

Microlance Instant Moisture and Temperature Tester

This instrument measures the moisture and temperature of building materials.

Nordic Micro-Deval Testing Machine

Is used to determine aggregates resistance to wear by abrasion from studded tires

Organic Impurities Test Bottles

Used for determining the organic impurities in fine aggregates by the colorimetric method

Potential Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Aggregates. Chemical Method

The 48-D0545 container is made from stainless steel and is fit with an airtight cover.

Proportional Caliper

Use for the rapid and easy determination of percentage of flat particles elongated particles....

Pyknometer with Conical Screw Cap

Glass jar supplied complete with non corrodible cone and rubber seal. Weight

Quantab Titrators

This test method provides a measurement of water soluble chloride salts present in aggregates.

Riffle Boxes (Sample Splitters)

Used to divide representative dry samples into the required batch sizes for testing.

Sand Absorption Cone and Pyknometer

Sand absorption cone and Pyknometer conforming EN and ASTM standards.

Sand Equivalent Shakers

To provide a completely uniform shaking action at the specified rate.

Sand Equivalent Test Set

tow versions of Sand equivalent test set conforming to EN 933-8 and ASTM D2419

Scratch Hardness Apparatus

Used in the field to determine the quantity of soft particles in coarse aggregate.

Screen Trays, ASTM and EN

Designed for sizing large quantity of aggregates, conforming ASTM and ISO standards.

Shape Index Apparatus

Used to determine the shape factor of the aggregates. Supplied complete with carrying case.

Skid Resistance and Friction Tester

Used for the measurement of surface friction properties, the apparatus is suitable for...

Specific Gravity Bottles

Specific items for determining the particle density of filler,

Specific Gravity Frame and Baskets

Specific gravity determination of fresh and hardened concrete and aggregates.