Construction & Building Material Testing

Building a Better Country

Building Standards

Building product manufacturers need independent technical support to prepare their products and processes for the rapidly evolving, heavily regulated construction market.
Motabaqah International experts provide that support with precise, accredited testing and inspection, whether onsite or in the lab. Our engaged technicians also analyze valuable information.

Our Testing Competencies

Our Scope of Activities

Non-Destructive Testing of Hardened Concrete

The nondestructive testing helps to evaluate the properties of the existing structures without disturbing.

Benefits of NDT are:

Time saving
Accurate and calculated results
Lower the total cost

Properties of concrete are influenced by many factors mainly due to mix proportion of cement, sand, aggregates and water. Ratio of these materials control the various concrete properties.
MOTABAQAH (CBML) offers the best quality service in terms of testing, mix designing, analysis of results related to concrete.

FRESH CONCRETE

  • DENSITY
  • SLUMP
  • TEMPERATURE
  • BLEEDING
  • SAMPLING
  • FLOW TABLE
  • AIR CONTENT
  • TRIAL MIX
  • MAKING CUBES

HARDENED CONCRETE

  • DIMENSION
  • COMP. STRENGTH
  • WATER ABSORPTION
  • WATER PERMEABILITY
  • RAPID CHLORIDE
  • PERMEABILITY TEST
  • CORE DRILLING
  • CORE STRENGTH
  • MASONRY BLOCKS
  • PAVING BLOCKS
  • FLEXURAL STRENGTH
  • DENSITY

CONCRETE NDT

  • COVER METER SURVEY
  • REBAR LOCATOR
  • CRACK DEPTH
  • ULTRASONIC PULSE VELOCITY
  • CORROSION ANALYSIS

Different blends of cement used in construction are characterized by their physical properties. Some key parameters control the quality of cement.

  • NORMAL CONSISTENCY
 
  • INITIAL AND FINAL SETTING TIME BY VICAT APPARATUS
 
  • SOUNDNESS OF CEMENT
 
  • AUTOCLAVE TEST
 
  • FINENESS OF CEMENT (SPECIFIC SURFACE) BY BLAINE PERMEABILITY
 
  • COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CEMENT MORTAR
 
  • FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF CEMENT MORTAR
 
  • CBML facilitates testing of the physical properties of cement.

The physical properties of good cement are based on:

 
  • Fineness of cement
 
  • Soundness
 
  • Consistency
 
  • Strength
 
  • Setting time
 
  • Heat of hydration
 
  • Loss of ignition
 
  • Bulk density
 
  • Specific gravity (Relative density)

Soil Testing

Soil due to its natural sizes and composition plays a vital role in the base of a structure. Suitable soil bears the load of the structure.
The coarser the grain the more bearing value it has, and the finer the grain is, the more voids it will fill. That is the reason a proper proportion of the sizes of the grains are important.

CONSIST OF SAND, ROAD BASE, GRANULAR MATERIALS

  • PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION
  • PLASTIC LIMIT
  • LIQUID LIMIT
  • PLASTICITY INDEX
  • MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY AND MOISTURE RELATIONSHIP (PROCTOR)
  • CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO
  • SHRINKAGE LIMIT
  • WATER PERMEABILITY
  • UNCONFINED COMP. STRENGTH
  • SHEAR TEST
  • 21 CONSOLIDATION TEST
  • IN SITU DENSITY
  • BY SAND REPLACEMENT METHOD
  • SAMPLING FROM SITE
  • MOISTURE CONTENT

Aggregates Testing

 

Aggregates are materials extracted directly from the ground in quarries or pits. They can be either sand and gravel, or hard rock.
Geologically they can be:

  • Igneous rocks such as granite or basalt
  • Sedimentary rocks such as limestone or sandstone
  • Metamorphic rocks such as quartzite

AGGREGATES – CONSIST OF 20 mm, 10mm, 5mm, CRUSHED SAND AND DUNE SAND

 
  • PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION
  • FLAKINESS INDEX
  • ELONGATION INDEX
  • SOUNDNESS TEST
  • AGGREGATES CRUSHING VALUE
  • AGGREGATES IMPACT VALUE
  • RELATIVE DENSITY AND WATER ABSORPTION
 
 
  • LOS ANGELES ABRASION
  • TEN PERCENT FINE VALUES
  • SAND EQUIVALENT VALUE
  • CLAY LUMPS AND FRIABLE PARTICLES
  • MOISTURE CONTENT
  • SHELL CONTENT IN COARSE AGGREGATES
  • MATERIALS FINER THAN 0.075mm

BITUMEN

Bitumen is petroleum product which is basic part of the roads and pavement structural component. Bitumen is categorized in grades based on the temperature and weather condition of the region.

 

ASPHALT

Asphalt is the mixture of bitumen as binding material and the aggregates to assist in increasing the bearing pressure.

SOFTENING POINT

PENETRATION

FLASH POINT

VISCOSITY

DUCTILITY

ROLLING THIN FILM OVEN TEST

BITUMEN CONTENT

GRADATION OF EXTRACTED AGGREGATES

MARSHAL SAMPLE PREPARATION

STABILITY AND FLOW MARSHAL SAMPLE

DENSITY AND SPECIFIC GRAVITY

THICKNESS OF PAVED ASPHALT (SITE)

COMPACTION TEST (SITE)

TEMPERATURE MONITORING (SITE)

SKID RESISTANCE (SITE)

WHEEL TRACKING

ROLLER COMPACTOR

SAMPLING OF ASPHALT (SITE)

HOT BIN AND COLD BIN AGGREGATES

Building Materials

WATER PROOFING MEMBRANES

 
  1. TENSILE
  2. ELONGATION
  3. TEAR STRENGTH
  4. PUNCHER RESISTANCE
  5. UNIT MASS
  6. ADHESION TO SUBSTRATE
  7. HEAT RESISTANCE
  8. WATER ABSORPTION
  9. THICKNESS

RUBBER

 
  1. TENSILE
  2. ELONGATION
  3. UNIT MASS
  4. ADHESION TO SUBSTRATE
  5. WATER ABSORPTION
  6. THICKNESS
  7. SHORE A HARDNESS

MARBLE

 
  1. BREAKING STRENGTH
  2. MODULUS OF RUPTURE
  3. HIGH TEMPERATURE RESISTANCE
  4. MOHS HARDNESS
  5. COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
  6. DIMENSIONS
  7. DENSITY
  8. WATER ABSORPTION

PAINTS

 
  1. PULL OFF ADHESION
  2. DRY FILM THICKNESS
  3. DRYING TIME
  4. VISCOSITY
  5. GLOSSINESS
  6. WATER PERMEABILITY

CERAMIC TILES

 
  1. BREAKING STRENGTH
  2. MODULUS OF RUPTURE
  3. HIGH TEMPERATURE RESISTANCE
  4. MOHS HARDNESS
  5. COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
  6. DIMENSIONS (LENGTH, WIDTH, THICKNESS ONLY)
  7. WATER ABSORPTION

EPOXY MATERIALS

 
  1. PULL OFF ADHESION
  2. HARDENING TIME
  3. SETTING TIME
  4. TENSILE STRENGTH
  5. FLEXURAL STRENGTH

Who Needs Construction & Building Materials Testing

Contractors/Consultants

Plastic & Rubber Industries

Cement Factories

Water Proofing Industries

Paint Industries

Concrete Batching Plants

Block Factories

Ceramic Marble Factories

Steel Factories

Fact about CBML

 

CBML Riyadh has a building that is well-kept with a total space of 1500 m² where testing area is spread on more than 1000 m².

Additional Benefits of Testing with us!

  • Pre-Shipment Testing – Get the pre-shipment testing to ensure zero delays at customs.
  • Product Improvement – Your product is enhanced by our experts team.Quick Turn Around Time
  • Certificate of Conformity (COC)– We assist in providing CoC.
  • Saudi Quality Mark – With us, obtain SASO Quality Mark for your products.
  • International Recognition – Our test reports are approved and recognized locally & globally.

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