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Soil Mechanics & Civil Engineering Laboratory The soil mechanics and civil engineering laboratory with its fixed and mobile facilities offers services for materials testing, on-site investigation studies and control of structural products.  The test procedures used follow the test requirements stipulated in Lebanese and international standards namely: NL, ASTM, EN etc… A New generation of non-destructive testing methods are performed, such as Schmidt Hammer related to TICO measurement to control the compression strength of the concrete in piles and slabs, and Profometer-5 to detect by ultrasonic method the size, number, and depth of the steel bars in concrete piles and slabs. In addition, we recently acquired new technology for testing tiles in a climatic chamber according to European standards for evaluating the frost resistance of ceramic tiles, and others, by testing automatically in frost-unfrost cycles, including holder basket.     Below is a list containing some products and materials that could be tested. Materials/Products: Aggregates Asphalt Cement Concrete Masonry blocks Rock materials Sand Soil Tiles Below is a list of the tests that could be performed. Analytical Parameters: Bulk density and voids Clay/silt ratio Compressive strength Flexural strength Fineness Liquid limit Particle size distribution Marshal test Plastic limit Proctor compaction Resistance tests Sand equivalent setting time Thermal expansion Email the Soil Mechanics & Civil Engineering Lab Top^                       IRI Building, Lebanese University campus, Hadath (Baabda) • P.O. BOX 1107-2806 Beirut-LEBANON • Phone / Fax : +961 (5) 467831 Copyright © 2011. All rights reserved.