Zanders has a state of art Material Testing Laboratory for testing of the civil engineering materials. The process for getting accreditation of NABL for the laboratory has already been initiated. Highest standards of ethics and professionalism are maintained in carrying out the testing. The laboratory is housed in 1440 sqft. of floor area. It is headed by a quality control engineer with a vast experience in this material testing and quality control, a pool of experienced technicians assist him. However most of the equipments have computerized operation and instrumentation, thus eliminating the probability of human errors in the testing process.Our team of superb design and construction professionals work to make each project a realized dream.

In-house and Onsite Testing Facilities offered by Zanders Material Testing Division

The Material testing Laboratory at Zanders Engineers Ltd (ZEL) is fully competent of undertaking the testing of various Building and Structural materials that includes Bituminous / non-Bituminous, and Pavement Quality Concrete related to Highway materials and structural materials. 

Roadwork & Highway Materials

Complete Testing facility is available to undertake the Quality testing of Roads , bridges, building & Highway Materials for the following:-

•  Soil/Earthwork / Sub grade 
•  Granular Sub Base
•  Wet Mix Macadam / Water Bound Macadam
•  Premix Carpet / Mix Seal Surfacing
•  Bituminous Macadam / Dense Bituminous Macadam/ Dense Graded Bituminous  Macadam Semi Dense Bituminous     Concrete / Semi Dense Asphalt Concrete

I. Testing Facilities for Road works

1.Earthwork (Sub grade / Embankment)

•   Soil Gradation
•   Soil Classification
•   California Bearing Ratio (CBR)
•   Proctor Test (Optimum Moisture Content, Maximum Dry Density)
•   Atterberg's Limits (Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, Plasticity Index)
•   Free Swell Index
•   Specific Gravity
•   Direct shear test

2. Earthwork (Stabilization with lime/cement/fly ask for Embankment and sub -Grade)

•   Gradation
•   Un compressed strength(UCS)
•   California Bearing Ratio (CBR)
•   Proctor Test (Optimum Moisture Content, Maximum Dry Density)
•   Atterberg's Limits (Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, Plasticity Index)
•   Free Swell Index
•   Specific Gravity
•   Wetting and drying, Freezing and Thawing

3. Granular Sub Base (GSB)

•   Job Mix Formula
•   Gradation
•   California Bearing Ratio (CBR)
•   Atterberg's Limits (Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, Plasticity Index)
•   10% Fines Value
•    Water Absorption
•    Soundness

4.  Water Bound Macadam (WBM) & Wet Mix Macadam (WMM)

•    Gradation
•    Atterberg's Limits (Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, Plasticity Index)
•    Elongation & Flakiness Index
•    Water Absorption
•    Soundness
•   Impact Value
•   Los Angeles Abrasion Value

5. Bituminous Macadam / DBM / DGBM

•  Job Mix Formula
•  Gradation
•   Stripping Value
•   Binder content
•   Specific Gravity of Aggregate
•   Impact Value
•   Abrasion Value
•   Elongation & Flakiness Index
•   Marshall Stability
•   Flow Value
•   Field Density from cores
•   Bulk Density
•   Soundness
•   All tests of Bitumen

6. Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete (AC/ BC)/SDBC/SDAC

•   Job Mix Formula
•   Gradation
•   Stripping Value
•   Specific Gravity of aggregate
•   Binder Content
•   Elongation & Flakiness Index
•    Abrasion Value
•   Soundness
•   Water absorption
•   Marshall Stability
•   Flow Value
•   Field Density from cores
•   Bulk Density
•   All tests of Bitumen

7. Premix Carpet /Mix Seal Surfacing

•   Gradation
•   Binder content 

8. Bitumen

•   Penetration test
•   Softening point
•   Ductility test
•   Elastic Recovery
•   Sp. Gravity of Bitumen
•   Thin film oven test
•   Flash and Fire point

9. Bitumen Emulsion

•   Water content
•   Tests on residue
       ◦   Penetration
       ◦   Softening point
       ◦   Ductility test

10.Dry Lean Concrete (DLC)

•   Job Mix Formula
•   Gradation
•   Flexural Strength of cube beams
•   Compressive strength of cubes
•   Specific Gravity of Aggregate
•   Impact Value
•   Abrasion Value
•   Elongation & Flakiness Index
•   Concrete setting time
•   Air content   
•   Field Density from cores
•   Bulk Density
•   Soundness
•   All physical tests of Cement

12. Instrumentation for Road works (Flexible & Rigid)

•   Marshal Stability Unit
•   Automatic Compactor
•   Bitumen Mixer
•   Bitumen Extractor
•   IS Sieves
•   Core Drilling
•   CBR Test
•    Proctor Test
•    Shear Strength Tester
•    Ductility Test
•    Flash point Test
•    Ring & Ball For Softening Point Test
•    Specific Gravity (Basket & Pycno Meter)
•   Crushing Value
•   Impact Value Test
•   Abrasion Value Test
•   Cassagrande apparatus for  Atterberg's Limits
•   Cone Penetrometer
•   Vacuum Pump for Gmm
•   Flakiness & elongation Gauges
•   Ovens
•   Water baths
•   Flexural strength testing Machine
•   Air Entrainment Meter
•   Concrete penetro Meter
•   All physical tests of Cement
   

II .Testing Facilities for Structural works (Bridges & Buildings)

  1. Tests on Coarse Aggregates & fine aggregates

•   Gradation
•   Aggregate Impact value
•   Abrasion value
•   Crushing value, angularity number and 10% fines value
•   Soundness
•   Fineness modulus for fine aggregates
•   Specific gravity & Water absorption
•   Flakiness and Elongation indices
•   Cleanness
•   Silt Content

2. Tests on Concrete Mixes

•   Workability Tests
       •   Slump test
       •   Compaction Factor test
•   Concrete cube strength
•   Cement Test

        •   Fineness test
        •   Consistency
        •   Initial & final setting time
        •   Soundness
        •   Cube strength

•    Air content
•    Permeability of Concrete
•    Concrete setting time

3.Tests on Bricks

•    Shape Test
•    Water absorption
•    Compressive strength
•    Efflorescence

4. Tests on Mortar

•    Job Mix Formula

•    Gradation

•    Workability

•    Compressive strength

5. Instrumentation For Structural Concrete work

•   Compressive testing Machine
•   Compaction factor apparatus
•   Slump Cone
•   Vibrating Table
•   Concrete impermiability Apparatus
•   Concrete penetro Meter
•    I.S. Sieves
•    Concrete Moulds Both Cubical and cylindrical
•    Sieve shaker
•    Air Entrainment Meter
•    Flakiness & Elongation Gauges
•    Flow table
•    Specific Gravity
•    Crushing Value
•    Impact Value Test
•    Abrasion Value Test
•    Vicat Apparatus
•    Le-chatlier apparatus
•    Cement cubes vibrating Machine
•    Ovens
•    Water Bath

III. Services for Design of Job mix Formula for flexible pavements

•   GSB
•   WMM
•   BM / DBM / DGBM
•   AWC / BC / DAC (with modified bitumen / without modified bitumen)
•   SDBC / SDAC 

IV. Services for Design of Job mix Formula for Rigid pavements

•   GSB
•   DLC
•   PQC

V. Services for structural concrete Mix Designs

•   Plain Cement Concrete (PCC)
•   Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC)
•   Pre- stressing Cement Concrete (PSC)
•   High performance concrete (HPC)

VI. Facilities for Field Tests 

•   Core Cutting of flexible/rigid Pavements at Site                                                                                     
•   Field density with sand replacement method
•   Field density with Core cutting method                                                                                                
•   DCP test
•   SPT test
•   Rebound hammer test for sound of concrete
•   Benkelman beam test

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