Cambium maintains and operates its own materials testing laboratory facility which complements our geotechnical and field inspection consulting services. We provide a complete service line in geotechnical engineering from the initial geotechnical investigation through to on-site construction inspections, including laboratory construction material testing on the various products employed at the project site. Our experienced senior laboratory staff oversees a team of competent, certified technicians trained in the various materials testing methods. The laboratory is Canadian Council of Independent Laboratories (CCIL) certified in the following areas:
CCIL Aggregate Laboratory Certification:
- Aggregate Quality Control Laboratory (Type C)
- Aggregate Physical Property Laboratory (Type D)
- Superpave Aggregate Consensus Properties
CCIL Asphalt Laboratory Certification:
- Asphalt Mix Compliance – Marshall & Superpave Methods (Type B)
- Solvent Extraction
CCIL Concrete Certification:
- Basic Concrete and Concrete Aggregate Certification – Type Q and R
Materials Testing List
Our laboratory is certified by the Canadian Council of Independent Laboratories (CCIL), and provides testing of the following materials using the latest industry approved testing standards.
Concrete
- Concrete Cylinder Compressive Strength Testing
- Concrete Core Compressive Strength Testing
- Concrete Density Determination
- Mix Design Review
Asphalt (Bituminous)
- Marshall Mix Properties Testing
- Asphalt Content Determination
- Mix Gradation Analysis
- Compaction Testing
- Mix Design Review
Mortar & Grout
- Mortar Mix Compressive Strength Testing
- Grout Strength Compressive Strength Testing
Aggregates
- Low Complexity Testing
- Gradation Analysis
- Wash Pass 75μm SieveDetermination
- Percent of Crushed Particles Determination
- Percent Flat & Elongated Particles
- Asphalt Coated Particles Determination
High Complexity Testing
- Relative Density & Absorption – Coarse Aggregates
- Relative Density & Absorption – Fine Aggregates
- Magnesium Sulphate Soundness
- Organic Impurities in Concrete Sand
- Freeze Thaw Coarse Aggregates
- Two or More Crushed Face Determination
- Micro-Deval Abrasion – Coarse Aggregate
- Micro-Deval Abrasion – Fine Aggregates
- One Point Proctor Determination
- Determination of Contaminates in Coarse Aggregate
- Determination of the Presence of Plastic Fines
Soils
- Moisture Content Determination
- Gradation Analysis employing Hydrometer
- Specific Gravity Determination of Soils
- Atterberg Limits of Cohesive Soils
- Standard Proctor Density Testing
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