Mechanical, physical, chem ical testing of concrete/m ortars/grouts and their com ponents
Mechanical, physical, chem ical testing of asphalt and their com ponents
CE marking of aggregates and dim ension stones
CE marking of batching plants according to EN 206-1 standard
Geotechnical laboratory testing
Geom echanical laboratory testing
Testing of membranes, coating, varnishes
Testing of repair products for concrete
Non destructive testing (electrom agnetic, acoustic and thermal methods)
Fire testing of construction products (in collaboration with the European leaders in fire engineering EFECTIS – www.efectis.com )
Consulting
Our expertise in the field of consulting:
Mix design optim ization and testing (basic and advanced) for high perform ance concrete, ultra high perform ance concrete, fibre reinforced concrete, pre-cast concrete, fire resisting concrete, self com pacting concrete, roller com pacted concrete, shotcrete, paving concrete, etc.
Mix design optim ization and testing (basic and advanced) for asphalt concrete
Optim ization and testing (basic and advanced) of bound and unbound road bases, subbases
Non destructive testing: high frequency georadar, low frequency georadar, half cell potential, pulse echo, thermography
Service life design (from m odelling to particular specifications) of reinforced concrete structures exposed to carbonation, freeze-thaw, chlorides and any com bination thereof
Therm al m odelling of concrete structures (finite differences m odelling, finite element modelling and related cold weather/hot weather specifications)
Green oriented solutions for concrete production containing sustainable com pounds
Design (m echanistic and finite elem ent) of flexible and rigid pavem ents for roads and airports
Filed geology and mapping (including rock quality classifications systems for tunnelling and slopes)
Setting up and m anaging of on-site laboratories (accredited on request according to local requirem ents) to follow up the routine QC activities with professionally prepared and com petent technologists capable to “look behind the num bers” and interface with the Client’s representatives
Remote technical support from our m ain-quarters in Switzerland
Tech Support
Our expertise in the field of contract (particular specifications) claims’ preparation and technical support to our clients in the event of non-conformities and/or litigation:
Detecting technical flaws in the specifications that can allow our clients to propose im proved technical/econom ical solutions in the bidding phase or during the construction phase
Preparing suitable m ethod statem ents for m aterials and workm anship during construction
Providing a credible approach from the contractor’s standpoint along with a practical problem -solving attitude;
Providing technical support from both the expertise’s and the testing’s standpoint for situations involving advanced testing during construction not readily solvable on site
Providing technical support in litigation by com bining a sound knowledge in m aterials technology and currently applied state-of-the-art codes of conduct/action (based, but not lim ited to, FIDIC’s publications and conditions of contract series)
