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 Test Material Required Price (excluding VAT)
Uniaxial Compressive Strength (UCS)
(including end preparation and moisture content)		 Core sample 38 to 150mm diameter
(or intact block suitable to recore)

£45.00 each up to 95mm diameter
£60.00 each over 95mm diameter
options:
+ £70.00 for Young's Modulus (up to 3 cycles)
+ £160.00 for Young's Modulus & Poisson's Ratio (up to 3 cycles)
+ £20 per cycle for additional cycles
+ £35.00 recore, if required

Young's Modulus
(up to 3 cycles,  includes UCS, end preparation and moisture content)

 Core sample 38 to 150mm diameter
(or intact block suitable to recore)

£115.00 each up to 95mm diameter
£130.00 each over 95mm diameter
options:
+ £90.00 for Young's Modulus & Poisson's Ratio
+ £20 per cycle for additional cycles
+ £35.00 recore, if required

Poisson's Ratio
(up to 3 cycles,  includes UCS, Young's Modulus, end preparation and moisture content)

 Core sample 38 to 150mm diameter
(or intact block suitable to recore)

£205.00 each up to 95mm diameter
£220.00 each over 95mm diameter
options:
+ £20 per cycle for additional cycles
+ £35.00 recore, if required

Direct Shear Strength
(includes trimming to length, embedding in cement ready for shearing and moisture content)

 Core sample 38 to 150mm diameter
(or intact block suitable to recore)

£220.00 each (peak run only)
options:
+ £80.00 per day for residual runs if required
+ £35.00 recore, if required

Tensile Strength (Brazilian Disc)
(including trimming to length and moisture content)

 Core sample 38 to 150mm diameter
(or intact block suitable to recore)

£60.00 each
options:
+ £35.00 recore, if required
Point Load Test
(does not include moisture content)		 Core or lump sample having a minimum dimension of 15mm, and a maximum cross-section of 110mm square

£5.00 per determination
options:
+ £4.50 moisture content
Slake Durability (2 cycles) Core or lumps sufficient to prepare 10 roundish pieces each weighing 40 to 60g giving 450 to 550g total

£55.00 per test
options:
+£25.00 to prepare oversize material
(crushing or rock saw)
10% Fines (Ten Percent Fines Value) 8 kg of single-size aggregate, standard size is 14 to 10mm (passing 14mm sieve, retained on 10mm sieve). Non-standard tests allow for 28-20mm, 20-14mm, 10-6.3mm, 6.3-5.0mm, 5.0-3.35mm and 3.35-2.36mm. £55.00 each
options:
+£40.00 to crush oversize material
+£15.00 soaking
Aggregate Crushing Value (ACV) 5 kg of single-size aggregate, standard size is 14 to 10mm (passing 14mm sieve, retained on 10mm sieve). Non-standard tests allow for 28-20mm, 20-14mm, 10-6.3mm, 6.3-5.0mm, 5.0-3.35mm and 3.35-2.36mm. £55.00 each
options:
+£40.00 to crush oversize material
+£15.00 soaking
Porosity and Density Regular core sample for caliper method, or irregular lumps for buoyancy method Caliper Method: £22.50 each
Buoyancy Method: £25.00 each
Relative Density & Water Absorption 2 kg aggregate £35.00 each
Particle Density (Specific Gravity) 100g

£35.00 each
Moisture Content 1 kg £5.00 each
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