Material Testing Laboratories

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Establishment of Material Testing Laboratories in TWAD BOARD

TWAD MATERIAL TESTING LAB comprising one for each Region at Coimbatore (Established on 1999), Madurai (Established on 2001), Trichy (Established on 2014), and Tindivanam (Established on 2014) under the control of an Assistant Executive Engineer, for conformity of quality assessment of materials received at site as per IS Standards. TWAD Board hitherto established 4 Regional laboratories of which the Laboratories at Coimbatore and Madurai are already crowned with NABL certification.

Activities of Material testing Lab in TWAD BOARD

The laboratories are fully equipped with necessary machineries, equipments and instruments for conducting the parametric tests as per the procedures postulated in the relevant Bureau of Indian Standards. The test facilities adorning the Laboratories include the following for quality and conformity to Indian Standards:

  • Testing of Construction materials like Ordinary Portland cement,
  • Sulphate Resistant Portland cement,
  • steel rods,
  • sand,
  • coarse aggregates,
  • Crushed stone sand,
  • Bricks ,
  • concrete cubes,
  • Filter media,
  • Hollow blocks, Paver blocks,
  • PVC Pipes,UPVC Pipes, HDPE pipes, GI pipes, DI pipes , Stoneware pipes, DWC Pipes
  • Mix design of concrete for the M30 grade and
  • Electric Cables. (At Madurai Lab only)

The materials received from local bodies and private agencies are also tested for quality in these laboratories. By testing the materials in the TWAD Board Lab, the qualitative assessment of each project has been improved and Measuring instruments /devices in the LAB are routinely calibrated from time to time, from NABL accredited agencies.

Material testing facilities in TWAD Board:

1 Lab at Coimbatore Assistant Executive Engineer TWAD Board,
Quality Control Laboratory,
No: 4, Vinobaji Nagar, Vilankuruchi Road,
Peelamedu (PO),
Coimbatore – 641004.
Phone No : 0422- 2511198
Emaiil : aeeqcltwadcbe@gmail.com
2 Lab at Madurai Assistant Executive Engineer TWAD Board, Quality Testing Laboratory,
Collector Well Compound,
Melakkal Main Road,
Kochadai,
Madurai – 625016.
Phone No :0452 - 2386070
Emaiil :aeeqtlmdu@gmail.com
3 Lab at Tindivanam Assistant Executive Engineer TWAD Board,
Material Testing Laboratory,
No.3, GST Road ,
Veeranam compound,
Tindivanam – 604 001.
Phone No : 04147 - 223600
Emaiil :aeemtltdm@gmail.com
4 Lab at Trichy Assistant Executive Engineer TWAD Board,
Material Testing Laboratory,
Training Centre Campus,
35, J.K.Nagar ,
Trichy – 620023.
Phone No : 0431- 2423665
Emaiil :aeemtltry@gmail.com

Twad Board Lab Testing Charges for Various Materials:

 

Sl.No. Material Testing charges with GST 18% (in Rs)
1 Cement -33/43/53 Grade 7670
2 Steel 3540
3 Fine Aggregate – River Sand/ CS SAND 2360
4 Coarse Aggregate – 6 mm 3540
5 Coarse Aggregate – 10 mm 3540
6 Coarse Aggregate – 12.5 mm 3540
7 Coarse Aggregate – 20 mm 3540
8 Coarse Aggregate – 40 mm 2360
9 Concrete cube 2360
10 Bricks 5310
11 PVC Pipes 7316
12 UPVC Pipes 7316
13 PVC –O Pipes 24780
14 HDPE Pipes 29500
15 DWC Pipes 29500
16 GI Pipes 7080
17 D.I. Pipes (100 to 300 mm) 15930
18 D.I. Pipes (350 to 600 mm) 20060
19 D.I. Pipes (700 to 1200 mm) 23600
20 Stoneware Pipe 6372
21 Filter media Sand 5310
22 Filter media Pebbles 5310
23 M30 Concrete Mix Design 29500
24 Non Destructive Test 23600
25(a) ELECTRICAL CABLES- PVC INSULATED CABLES voltages up to and including 450/ 750 volt  
  3 C 1.5 sq.mm 18290
  3 C 2.5 sq.mm 18290
  3 C 4.00 sq.mm 18290
  3 C 6.00 sq.mm 18290
  3 C 10 sq.mm & 16.00 sq.mm 18290
  For additional core 3894
25(b) PVC INSULATED ( HD ) CABLES UP TO 1100 V  
  3 C 4 sq.mm to 35 sq.mm 18290
  3 C 50 sq.mm to 150 sq.mm 22420
  3 C 185 sq.mm 25960
  3 C 240 sq.mm 30090
  3 C 300 & 400 sq.mm 39530
  For additional core 3894
25(c) PVC INSULATED ( HD ) CABLES 3.3 KV UPTO & INCLUDING 11 KV  
  3 C 240 sq.mm / 3 C 185 sq.mm / 3 C 150 sq.mm / 3 C 120 sq.mm 30090
  3 C 95 sq.mm / 3 C 70 sq.mm 25960
  For additional core 3894
25(d) XLPE Cable for voltages upto and including 1.1 KV  
  up to 3 core for cables up to 95 sq.mm 25960
  for additional Core and for cables above 95 sq.mm & up to 240 sq.mm per sample 3894

DETAILS OF TEST CONDUCTED AS PER IS STANDARDS :

MATERIAL  NAME OF TEST CONDUCTED AT LAB 
CEMENT          IS 12269:1991  Fineness, Initial and final setting time, Compressive strength at  3 days strength and 7 days strength. 
Cement Concrete cube IS 456  Compressive strength at 7 days strength and 28 days strength. 
Steel rods IS 1786  Dimension, Diameter, Unit wt, Cross sectional area, Proof stress , Ultimate stress and percentage elongation. 
GI Pipe IS 1239:  Outer dia, wall thickness, unit wt, Flattening test, Bend test, Mass of zinc coating. 
PVC Pipe IS 4985:2000  Outer dia, wall thickness, socket length, Hydraulic pressure test, Impact test, Reversion test and Density test. 
UPVC  IS 15328:2003  Outer dia, wall thickness, socket length, Hydraulic pressure test, Impact test, Reversion test . 
Stoneware pipe IS  651:1992  Internal dia, Mean thickness of barrel and socket, Internal depth of socket, Length of grooving of spigot, Hydraulic pressure test, Absorption test, Acid resistance test, Alkali resistance test, Crushing strength test. 
DI PIPE  IS 8329:2000  External dia, Thickness of barrel, Ovality, Hudraulic  pressure test, Thickness of cement coating , Thickness of Bituminous coating. 
HDPE PIPE  IS  4984:1995  Colour, blue strip, Internal pressure creep rupture test- Hydraulic test, Reversion test, Base density, Melt flow rate, Carbon black content 
Fine Aggregates- sand IS383  Sieve analysis, Specific gravity test. 
Coarse aggregates- stone IS383  Sieve analysis, Specific gravity test. 
Bricks  IS 1077:1992  Compressive strength, Water absorption test , Efflorescence test. 
Concrete Mix Design  Proportionate of Cement, Fine aggregate and Coarse aggregate for M30 Concrete. 
Cables  Visual Inspection  Conductor Resistance Test  Insulation Resistance Test  High Voltage Test  Shrinkage Test  Thickness of Insulation and Sheath  Tensile Strength ,Heat Shock 

Sampling Procedures for Testing for Materials

Sampling Procedures For Testing Of Materials  For Quality Standards 
Sl.No  Material  Required Sample 
Cement  1 Full bag – with manufacturer’s name, nature of cement/grade,ISI mark,CML No.,Batch No etc., 
Steel  3Nos.of 1m length for each size – with brand name,ISI mark,size and grade clearly visible for every 1 m 
Sand(Fine aggregate)  Approximately ½ cement bag 
Coarse aggregate  40mm – about 15 kg. 20mm – about 15 kg. 
Bricks  15 Nos – with Brand name 
PVC Pipes  3 Nos of 1.50m length for each size and class  (2 Nos. on socket side and 1No on spigot side) and 5 Nos of rings each 5cm length cut from different pipes - with make,ISI No,CML No and Batch No.
7 Filter media pebbles  Upto 20mm size – 15 kg For 40mm – 20 kg Above 40mm – 50 kg 
8 UPVC Pipes for UGSS  3 Nos of 1.50m length for each size and class (without socket)and 3 Nos of 0.60m length with socket – with make,ISI No,CML No. and Batch No.. 
9 Stoneware pipes  3 full pipes for each size – with make, batch No. and third party logo –. 
10 GI Pipes  1 No. of 1.20m length for each size – with make,ISI No. and CML No. 
11 DI Pipes  1 Full pipe and 1No. of 30cm cut barrel on spigot side with make,CML No.,batch No. and third party test logo 
14  Concrete cubes  2 sets of 6 cubes of size 15cmx15cmx15cm – with details such as date of casting, grade of concrete engraved on the cubes – 3 Nos. For 7 days strength and 3 Nos. for 28 days strength 
15  M30 Concrete Mix design  1 full bag of Cement with manufacturer’s brand,ISI No,CML No. and Batch No. Sand - 4 bags Coarse aggregate 12.5mm and 20mm – 4 bags 
16  CABLES : The lab at  Madurai is equipped to do the following tests on cables and length of cable required for carrying out the following tests is 20 m .

STEEL ROD TEST.

CEMENT TEST

PVC PIPE TEST

DUCTILE IRON PIPE:

CONCRETE CUBE TEST: