Geomat Lab is a SANAS Accredited Testing
Laboratory and upholds a quality management system complying with ISO 17025:2017 with commitment to providing superior testing solutions based
on sound engineering principles in the area of civil engineering materials
testing.
the following services fall within Our SANAS scope of accreditation - no. t1017
We have been accredited for 20 Standard Specifications covering Concrete, Soils & Gravels and Samples which are detailed below.
CONCRETE
SANS 5861-2 - Sampling of freshly mixed concrete
SANS 5861-3 - Concrete tests – Making and curing of test specimens
SANS 5862-1 - Consistency of freshly mixed concrete – Slump Test
SANS 5863 - Compressive strength of hardened concrete
SOILS AND GRAVELS
SANS 3001-GR1 - Wet preparation and particle size analysis
SANS 3001-GR10 - Determination of the one-point liquid limit,
plastic limit, plasticity index and linear shrinkage
SANS 3001-GR20 - Determination of moisture content by oven-drying
SANS 3001-GR30 - Determination of the maximum dry density and
optimum moisture content
SANS 3001-GR31 - Determination of the maximum dry density and
optimum moisture content of laboratory mixed cementitiously stabilized materials
SANS 3001-GR40 - Determination of the California bearing ratio
SANS 3001-GR50 - Preparation, compaction and curing of specimens
of laboratory mixed cementitiously stabilized materials
SANS 3001-GR51 - Sampling, preparation, compaction and curing of freshly mixed field cementitiously stabilized materials including determination of maximum dry density and optimum moisture content
SANS 3001-GR53 - Determination of unconfined compression strength of compacted and cured specimens of cementitiously stabilized materials
SANS 3001-GR54 - Determination of the indirect tensile strength of compacted and cured specimens of cementitiously stabilized materials
SANS 3001-NG5 - Determination of in situ density using a nuclear
gauge
SAMPLING
TMH5 MB1 - Sampling from stockpiles
TMH5 MC1 - Sampling of road pavement layers
TMH5 MD1 - Division of a sample using the riffler
TMH5 MD2 - Division of a sample by quartering
SANS 5860 - Dimensions, tolerances and uses of cast test specimens
The following services fall
outside of our scope of accreditation
Road pavement investigations
Borrow pit investigations
Full set-up of site laboratories
Equipment rentals
Asphalt testing & Coring
Dedicated laboratory staff hire
Geotechnical investigations and reports
Dynamic cone penetrometer (DCP)
Concrete Coring & Testing