Directory Details

National Laboratory for Soil Investigation and Building Materials Testing

Initial Accreditation Date:Apr 08 , 2009

Contacts Info

Address

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

PO box / Zip Code

95399

Email

alaa@nldubai.ae; info@nldubai.ae

Website

www.nldubai.ae

Main Field

Testing Laboratories

Valid Since:Apr 16 , 2024

Type of Activity Test Materials / Products Test Name Test Method Status
GI
  • Physical and Mechanical
  • Soil
  • Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Part 9: In-situ tests In Situ penetration test- Determination of the penetration resistance using the split-barrel sampler (the standard penetration test SPT)
BS 1377 Part 9 , Section 3.3Active
  • Soil sampling
BS 5930 Clause 33 & Clark and WalkerActive
  • Soil description
BS 5930 Clause 36 Clark and WalkerActive
  • Ground Water
  • Ground water level measurement
BS 5930 Section 4 Cl. 26.2 & 26.3, Section 8, Cl. 52Active
  • Ground water sampling
BS 5930 Section 4, Cl.: 26Active
  • Rock and Soils
  • Rock quality designation
BS 5930 Clause 36.4.4Active
  • Core recovery & Solid Core Recovery
BS 5930 Clause 36.4.4Active
  • Rotary Coring of Rock Strata
BS 5930 Section 4, Cl.: 25.7Active
  • Description of Rock Cores
BS 5930 Clause 36 & Clark and WalkerActive
  • Reporting
  • Code of practice for site investigations Section 7: Reports and interpretation
BS 5930 Section 10, Cl. 63Active
  • Rock
  • Standard Test Methods for Compressive Strength and Elastic Moduli of Intact Rock Core Specimens under Varying States of Stress and Temperatures
ASTM D7012-Method "C"Active
  • Standard Practices for Preparing Rock Core as Cylindrical Test Specimens and Verifying Conformance to Dimensional and Shape Tolerances
ASTM D4543 method SI and FP2Active
  • Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass
ASTM D2216Active
  • Chemistry
  • Soil
  • Determination of acid-soluble chloride content
BS 1377 Part 3 Cl 9.3Active
  • Determination of water-soluble chloride content
BS 1377 Part 3 Cl 9.2Active
  • Determination of acid soluble sulphate content
BS 1377 Part 3 Cl 7.9 & 7.6Active
  • Determination of water soluble sulphate content
BS 1377 Part 3 Cl 7.3 & 7.6Active
  • Determination of the pH value
BS 1377 Part 3 Cl 12Active
  • Ground Water
  • Determination of chloride content
BS 1377 Part 3 Cl 9.2Active
  • Determination of the sulphate content of ground water
BS 1377 Part 3 Cl 7.8 & 7.6Active
  • Determination of the pH value
BS 1377 Part 3 Cl 12Active
CM
  • Physical and Mechanical
  • Hardened concrete
  • Method for determination of compressive strength of concrete cube
BS 1881 Part 116 AMD 6097, 6720 BS EN 12390 Part 3Active
  • Method for determination of Density and Curing of Concrete Cubes
BS 1881 Part 114 AMD 6098, BS 1881 Part 111 AMD 6102, BS EN 12390 Part 7, & BS EN 12390 Part 2Active
  • Testing hardened concrete. Shape, dimensions and other requirements for specimens and moulds.
BS EN 12390 Part 1Active
  • Testing concrete. Recommendations for the determination of the initial surface absorption of concrete. (ISAT)
BS 1881 Part 208Active
  • Testing concrete - Method for determination of water absorption
BS 1881 Part 122Active
  • Testing hardened concrete. Depth of penetration of water under pressure.
BS EN 12390 Part 8Active
  • Soil
  • Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes. Compaction-related tests. Determination of dry density/moisture content relationship using using 4.5 kg rammer
BS 1377 Part 4 CL 3.5 and 3.6 AMD 8259Active
  • Methods for test for soils for civil engineering purposes. In-situ tests. Sand replacement method suitable for fine-, medium- and coarse-grained soils (large pouring cylinder method).
BS 1377 Part 9 CL2.2-Amd 13925Active
  • Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes. Classification tests. Determination of particle size distribution. (Wet & Dry)
BS 1377 Part 2 Clause 9.2 & 9.3 AMD 9027Active
  • Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Part 2: Classification tests Determination of moisture content- Oven-drying method
BS 1377 Part 2 Clause 3.2, AMD 9027Active
  • Steel
  • Carbon Steel Bar for the reinforcement of concrete (Steel Bend test)
BS 4449, App C, Cl. 1.6.1Active
  • Carbon steel Bars for reinforcement of Concrete- Re bend test
BS 4449:+A3; lause 7.2.5 BS EN ISO 15630 Part 1 Clause 7Active
  • Carbon Steel Bars for Reinforcement of Concrete ( Tensile Strength )
BS 4449+A3 Clause 7.2.3 BS EN ISO 15630-1, Clause 5 BS EN ISO 6892 Part 1Active
  • Chemical
  • Concrete
  • Electrical resistance to chloride ion penetration in Hardened concrete
ASTM C1202Active