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Testing laboratory of aggregate and composite materials - ZL KKM

Accredited by ČIA according to ČSN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005, Accreditation certificate No. 311/2006 from 26.7.2006

Composite materials

• Determination of flexural strength (PZN-VUSTAH 0200 10 2005)
• Determination of linear changes caused by moisture (ČSN EN 1170-7)
• Determination of bulk density by hydrostatic weighing (PZN-VUSTAH 0200 09 2005)
• Determination of water absorption and bulk density in dry state (ČSN EN 1170-6)
• Determination of water tightness (PZN-VUSTAH 0200 05 2005)
• Determination of cyclic water absorption and drying (PZN-VUSTAH 0200 06 2005)
• Determination of influence of storage in water 60°C (PZN-VUSTAH 0200 07 2005)
• Determination of frost resistance (PZN-VUSTAH 0200 08 2005)
• Determination of flexural carrying-capacity of cable chanel (PN-VUSTAH 0211:2006)

Aggregate

• Sampling of aggregates (ČSN EN 932-1)
• Determination of granularity - Sieve analysis (ČSN EN 933-1)
• Determination of particle shape - Shape index (ČSN EN 933-4)
• Determination of powder density and porosity of bulk aggregate (ČSN EN 1097-3)
• Determination of moisture by drying in dryer (ČSN EN 1097-5)
• Determination of freeze and thaw resistance (ČSN EN1367-1)
• Determination of humic elements content (ČSN EN 1744-1)
• Test of durability and frost resistance of aggregate (ČSN 72 1176)
• Determination of different aggregate elements (ČSN 72 1180)
• Loss on drying test (ČSN 72 1187)
• Determination of aggregate absorbability (PZN-VUSTAH 0200 11 2006)
• Determination of specific weight of filler – Pycnometer method (ČSN EN 1097-7)
• Determination of particle density and water absorption (ČSN EN 1097-6)

Contacts

Head of ZL KKM:
RNDr. Wail Khazal
phone: +420 543 529 299
e-mail: khazal@vustah.cz

Specialized laboratories

1. ZL ATElab - Laboratory of analytical chemistry and ecotoxicology
2. Laboratory of radionuclides
3. KL-Sieves
4. Testing laboratory of aggregate and composite materials - ZL KKM