Laboratory Tests And Services
SOIL, AGGREGATE AND CONCRETE
FEES AND CHARGES (AMENDMENT INSTRUMENT, 2014 (L.I. 2216)
NEW RATES FOR LABORATORY TESTS AND SERVICES
| CODE NO. | DESCRIPTION | FILE NO. | OLD RATE GHC | NEW RATE GHC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORATORY TESTS | ||||
| 17 | Determination of Natural Moisture Content | SA/LT/07 | 35.00 | 50.00 |
| 18 | Determination of Bulk Density, including Mosture Content Determination | SA/LT/08 | 25.00 | |
| 19 | Sieve Analysis by Wet Sieving (Grading) | SA/LT/09 | 50.00 | 80.00 |
| 20 | Sieve Analysis by Dry Sieving | SA/LT/10 | 40.00 | 80.00 |
| 21 | Mechanical Analysis by Pipette or Hydrometer method | SA/LT/11 | 150.00 | 200.00 |
| 22 | Determination of Specific Gravity (Two Determination) | SA/LT/12 | 45.00 | 100.00 |
| 23 | Calibration of Compression Machine | SA/LT/13 | 1,200.00 | 1,500.00 |
| 24 | Calibration of CBR Machine | - | 1,200.00 | |
| 25 | Calibration of Shmidth Hammer | - | 500.00 | |
| 26 | Electronic Scale | - | 300.00 | |
| 27 | Calibration of Sand | - | 500.00 | |
| 28 | Determination of Plastic Limit and Liquid Limit (Atterberg Limits) Cassagrande | SA/LT/14 | 60.00 | 120.00 |
| 29 | Determination of Plastic Limit and Liquid Limit (Atterberg Limits) Cone Penetration | SA/LT/15 | 60.00 | 80.00 |
| 30 | Determination of Shrinkage Limit | SA/LT/16 | 40.00 | 80.00 |
| 31 | Determination Free Swell | FD/LT/01 | 50.00 | 80.00 |
| 32 | Compaaction Test/Proctor Test/MDD/OMC Using 2.5kg Using 4.5kg | SA/LT/17 | 900 150.00 | 200.00 |
| 33 | Determination of Soaked CBR (3 point) | SA/LT/18 | 150.00 | 250.00 |
| 34 | CBR Swell | SA/LT/19 | 50.00 | 100.00 |
| 35 | Average Least Dimension (ALD) | SA/LT/20 | 45.00 | 80.00 |
| 36 | California Bearing Ratio (CBR) Bulk/Loose gravity | SA/LT/21 | 80.00 | |
| 37 | Unconfined Compression Test (UCS) | 350.00 | 400.00 | |
| TEST OF FINE AGGREGATE | ||||
| 38 | Sieve Analysis/Particle Size Distribution | GL/LT/01 | 50.00 | 100.00 |
| 39 | Determination of Clay, Silt and fine Dust | SA/LT/22 | 60.00 | 120.00 |
| 40 | Determination of Organic Impurities | SA/LT/23 | 60.00 | 120.00 |
| 41 | Specific Gravity/Apparent Density | SA/LT/24 | 50.00 | 100.00 |
| 42 | Bulk Density/Water Absorption | GL/LT/02 | 80.00 | 160.00 |
| TEST COARSE AGGREGATE | ||||
| 43 | Grading | GL/LT/03 | 50.00 | 80.00 |
| 44 | Particle Shape, Flakiness Index & Elongation | SA/LT/25 | 80.00 | 160.00 |
| 45 | Determination of Clay, Silt and Fine Dust | SA/LT/26 | 50.00 | 100.00 |
| 46 | Apparent Density, Specific Gravity | SA/LT/27 | 50.00 | 100.00 |
| 47 | Bulk Density/Specific Gravity, Absorption Ratio | 80.00 | 160.00 | |
| 48 | 10% Fine Test | SA/LT/28 | 150.00 | 280.00 |
| 49 | Soundness Tess (SSS) | SA/LT/29 | 250.00 | 350.00 |
| 50 | Percentage Passing Sieve DS 200 | SA/LT/30 | 50.00 | 100.00 |
| 51 | Los Angeles Abrasion (LAA) | SA/LT/31 | 100.00 | 200.00 |
| 52 | Aggregate Crushing Value | SA/LT/32 | 50.00 | 100.00 |
| 53 | Aggregate Impact Value (A.I.V) | SA/LT/33 | 45.00 | 90.00 |
| 54 | Aggregate Least Dimension | SA/LT/34 | 50.00 | 100.00 |
| 55 | Maximum Size of Aggregate | SA/LT/35 | 50.00 | 100.00 |
| TEST ON CONCRETE | ||||
| 56 | Concrete Mix Design | SA/LD/01 | 5,000.00 | 5,000.00 |
| 57 | Compressive Strength Test on Cubes or Cylinder (Set of 3 cubes maximum) Concrete cubes Test/Block | SA/LT/36 | 30.00 | 80.00 |
| 58 | Compressive Strength Test on Sandcrete Blocks | SA/LT/37 | 30.00 | 120.00 |
| 59 | Analysis of Hardened Concrete of Mortar to determine proportions of different ingredients (Concrete) | SA/LT/38 | 250.00 | 250.00 |
| 60 | Schmidt Hammer Testing | SA/LT/39 | 40.00 | 60.00 |
| 61 | Flexural Strength on Concrete | SA/LT/40 | 350.00 | 350.00 |
| CHEMICAL TESTS | ||||
| 62 | pH of Soil or Water | SA/LT/41 | 60.00 | 150.00 |
| 63 | Determination of Total Acid Soluble Sulphate content of Soil | SA/LT/42 | 100.00 | 200.00 |
| 64 | Determination of Sulphate in Ground Water | SA/LT/43 | 100.00 | 200.00 |
| 65 | Chloride content Determination of Soil Water or Rock Sample | SA/LT/44 | 50.00 | 150.00 |
