Testing

Igne is breaking new ground in laboratory and on-site construction materials testing

UKAS ACCREDITED LABORATORIES

UK-wide capability in the construction materials testing sector and for on-site construction materials testing services.

Igne employs over 70 specialist highly trained technicians, chemists, quality supervisors and managers.

It has UK-wide coverage offering an extensive scope of testing capability in the construction materials testing sector with UKAS accredited laboratories strategically placed throughout the UK in Airdrie, Chester-Le-Street and Aston Clinton.

This also ensures a comprehensive and coherent UK-wide coverage for on-site construction materials testing services coordinated from our various locations.

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EXPLORE OUR TESTING SERVICES

Routine testing

74 No. oedometer consolidation cells
14 No. quick undrained triaxial rigs
15 No. liquid and plastic limit cone penetrometers
10 No. laboratory CBR machines

Igne has a comprehensive range of equipment to undertake BS1377: 2022 and BS EN ISO 17892 classification, compaction-related, compressibility, permeability and durability tests.

UK-WIDE COVERAGE

Effective stress & triaxial permeability testing

Over 45 No. cells available covering 100mm, 75mm and 38mm diameter specimens

Generally used for determining slope stability of embankments and assessing the integrity of landfill liners.

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Large shear box

3 No. 300mm square machines

This specialised apparatus is used for assessing the slope stability including coarse granular materials.

Small shear box

21 No. machines covering 60mm and 100mm square specimens

Used for determining the slope stability of fine to medium grained granular and cohesive soils (peak and residual parameters).

ground breaking construction materials testing

Permeability

10 No. permeameter cells
1 No. 300mm x 300mm x 1000mm large box permeameter

This highly specialised apparatus is used for determination of permeability of medium to coarse-grained soils particularly in relation to road drainage layers.

Site testing

Nuclear densometers (NDG)
Moisture condition apparatus (MCV)
Sand replacement density apparatus
Plate load testing rigs (100mm, 300mm, 450mm and 610mm diameter plates)
Light Weight Deflectometers (LWD)
CBR testing rigs
Dynamic cone penetrometer rigs (DCP)
Core cutters

Utilised for testing during ground investigations, site reprofiling and road construction works.

As part of our service to house builders and developers we also undertake BRE Digest 365 soakaway and BS 6297 percolation testing.

Rock, aggregate, and concrete testing

Point Load Test Apparatus
Compression Machines
Los angles Coefficient (LAC)
Aggregate Impact Value (AIV)
10 Percent Fines (TFV)
Aggregate Crushing Value (ACV)
Flakiness Index (FI)
Magnesium Sulphate Soundness
Slake Durability
Water Absorption & Particle Density
Aggregate Grading

We have the equipment to undertake a wide range of tests in accordance with ISRM, ASTM and British and European Standards. Our Birmingham laboratory provides a concrete analysis service.

Environmental testing

GC-MS, ICP-MS, ICP-0ES, UV-VIS, GC-FID, CF-AA, Discrete analysis, TOC, Wet Chemistry Instrumentation.

We have extensive UKAS/MCERTS analytical chemistry laboratory facilities for contaminated land and groundwater analysis, as well as concrete, cement, asbestos analysis and the more routine chemical and electrochemical testing to BS1377

Testing includes: