Table 1409/3: Laboratory Equipment

The Contractor shall provide the site laboratory included in the Contract for the exclusive use of the supervision team with
equipment at least equal to the lists in Tables 1409/3 (a), (b), (c) and (d). Substitution of type may be made only upon approval of
the Engineer.
(a) List of Laboratory Equipment for Asphalt Concrete Roads

Item Description Delivered

New Delivered
Quantity Used/OLD
Equipment
General Equipment
Set of ISO 3310-1 stainless steel sieves diameter 300 mm
including, but not limited to, the following aperture sizes:
1 75.0 mm; 63.0 mm; 50.0 mm; 37.5 mm; 26.5 mm; 3 sets 0 1 Set
19.0 mm; 16.0 mm; 14.0 mm; 12.5 mm; 10.0 mm; 9.5
mm; 6.3 mm; 4.75 mm; 4.0 mm, including lid and
receiver.
Set of ISO 3310-1 stainless steel sieves diameter 200 mm
including, but not limited to, the following aperture sizes:
2 2.0 mm; 1.70 mm; 1.00 mm; 600 micron; 500 micron; 3 sets 0 1 Set
425 micron; 300 micron; 150 micron; 125 micron;
75 micron, including lid and receiver.
3 Sieve brush, double-ended nylon 4 0 0
200 mm diameter x 200 mm deep washing sieve with 75
4 2 0 1
micron mesh
5 Sieve shaker, gyratory for 200 and 300 mm dia. sieves 1 0 1
Electronic weighing scale/balance, 3.5 kg capacity, 0.1g
6 4 0 0
accuracy, calibrated with underwater weighing capability
Electronic weighing scale/balance, 0.25 kg capacity, 0.01
7 2 0 0
g accuracy and calibrated
Weighing scale/balance, 25 kg capacity, 1 g accuracy and
8 2 0 0
calibrated
Drying oven, 225 litre capacity, fan circulated,
9 thermostatically controlled, 220-240v, 50/60Hz, single 3 0 1
phase with 3 shelves and dial thermometer
Warm air drying unit, 100ºC max, 220-240v, 50/60Hz,
10 1 0 1
single phase
Hotplate, 200mm diameter, 220-240v, 50/60Hz, single
11 4 0
phase with Simerstat
Hotplate, 300 x 500 mm, digital temperature indicator 0-
12 1 0 0
300 ºC, 220-240v, 50/60Hz, single phase
13 Glass plates 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.05 m 2 0 1
Set of Spatulas, 100mm blade, 150mm blade and 200mm
14 6 sets 0 2
blade
15 Chattaway spatula, 125mm blade 3 0 3
16 Moisture content tins 100 0 36
17 Sample trays 306 x 306 x 38 mm 10 0 7
18 Sample trays 406 x 406 x 50 mm 10 0 6
19 Sample trays 610 x 610 x 63 mm 6 0 8
Sample splitter, large capacity, 100mm down, 28.3 litre
20 1 0 0
hopper capacity
21 Riffle box, steel, 10 mm, 12 slots 2 0 0
22 Riffle box, steel, 25 mm, 10 slots 2 0 2

23 Riffle box, steel, 50 mm, 8 slots 2 0 1

24 Thermometer, min/max, double scale, -20 to +50 ºC 4 0 1
25 Thermometer, laboratory mercury, 0 to 110 ºC 4 0 0
26 Thermometer, surface, 64 mm diameter, dial 0 to 160 ºC 1 0 0
27 Thermometer, electronic potable digital, 0 to 300 ºC 2 0 0
28 Thermometer, digital probe, 50 – 300 ºC 2 0 3
29 Timing Device 3 0 0
30 Gloves – heat resistant As required 0 1

31 Gloves – water and chemical resistant As required 0 0

32 Glass beakers, 100 mm, squat form with spout 6 0 0

33 Glass beakers, 600 mm, squat form with spout 6 0 2

34 Glass beakers, 1000 mm, squat form with spout 6 0 0

35 Measuring cylinder, 100 x 1 ml, soda glass 2 0 0

36 Measuring cylinder, 250 x 2 ml, soda glass 2 0 1

37 Measuring cylinder, 500 x 5 ml, soda glass 2 0 0

38 Measuring cylinder, 1000 x 10 ml, soda glass 2 0 1

39 Measuring cylinder, 100 x 1 ml, plastic 2 0 0

40 Measuring cylinder, 250 x 2 ml, plastic 2 0 1

41 Measuring cylinder, 500 x 5 ml, plastic 2 0 0

42 Measuring cylinder, 1000 x 10 ml, plastic 2 0 1

43 Evaporating dish, 100 mm dia x 40 mm depth 3 0 0

44 Evaporating dish, 150 mm dia x 45 mm depth 3 0 1

45 Evaporating dish, 200 mm dia x 55 mm depth 3 0 0

46 Water test kit for chlorides, alkalinity and hardness 1 0 2

47 Pocket Calculator, Scientific 12 0 2

48 Right-angled Triangles type 30º and 45º - 300 mm 3 sets 0 0

49 Right-angled Triangles type 30º and 45º - 150 mm 3 sets 0 0

50 Metric Ruler 12 0 1

52 Pencil Sharpener 12 0 0
55 Claw hammer 3 0 0
56 Hammer 1 kg 1 0 2

57 Hammer 2.5 kg 1 0 2

58 Tool kit, multipurpose with box 3 0 0

59 A4 Clip Board As required 0 0

61 Slide callipers 1 0 0
63 Vacuum Pump 1 0 1

64 Wash bottles 10 0 4
 65 Pipettes, 5 ml, 10 ml, 20 ml, 50 ml and 100 ml 3 sets 0 0

66 Brushes, paint brush type at 100 mm, 50 mm and 25 mm 3 sets 0 1

67 Polyethylene bags 40 lt. As required 0

68 Polyethylene bags 10 lt. As required 0 0
69 Polyethylene bags 2 lt. As required 0 0

70 Rubber mallet 2 no. 0 2

71 Trowel 5 no. 0 1
Pycnometer set suitable for SG and relative density 0 1
72 1 set
measurement of soils and aggregates to ASTM D854-98
Water baths, thermostatically controlled capable of
73 2 0 1
maintaining constant temperatures up to 60ºC
74 Scoops, large for aggregate 6 0 1
75 Scoops, medium for sand 6 0 0

Bulk Density measures, steel with capacity, 3 litre, 7 litre,

76 10 litre, 15 litre and 30 litre, all with handles except for 3 1 set 0 15 litter (1)
litre container.
77 Field scale 2.6 kg 3 0 0
78 Field scale 20 kg 3 0 0
79 Lubricating oil As required 0 0

Soil Sampling

80 Soil colour chart 1 0 0

81 Soil auger head, 100mm dia, heavy duty steel 1 0 0

82 Soil auger head, 150mm dia, heavy duty steel 1 0 0

83 Soil auger head, Dutch type, 50 mm, heavy duty steel 1 0 0

84 Gravel auger head, 150mm dia, heavy duty steel 1 0 0

Extension rods, 27mm dia, 1m length for use with auger 0 0
85 10
heads, heavy duty steel
86 Stillson wrench, size 14 2 0 0
87 Handle and T-piece for hand boring, heavy duty steel 2 0 0
88 Jarring link for driving sample tubes 2 0 0
89 Spiral auger, 40mm dia, one piece, heavy duty 1 0 0
90 Sample tube, 38mm dia x 2 30mm long with end caps 10 0 0
91 Adaptor for extension rods 2 0 0
Rubber headed pestle and Porcelain mortar suitable for 0 0
92 1
sample reduction
Sample extruder, 38mm dia, hand-operated, hydraulic
93 complete with trimming knife, 38mm split former and 1 0 0
cutting tool
Sample extruder for 100mm (including Marshall Asphalt
94 specimens) and 150mm samples including frame and 1 0 1
hydraulic jack
 Moulds, core cutter and collar for 100mm dia and 150 mm
dia samples for in-situ dry density and CBR
95 10 0 0
determinations including driving dolly to fit the core cutter
and driving rammer
Melting pot, 4 litre capacity, 50 - 300ºC range suitable for 0 0
96 1
melting paraffin wax or capping compound

Atterberg Limits

Liquid limit apparatus to ASTM D423-66 with hard

97 rubber base of shore D value 85-95 @ 23ºC, grooving tool 2 0 1
and calibrating plate

98 Ground glass plate, 250mm x 250mm 2 0 1

Shrinkage troughs for bar linear shrinkage tests to SANS

3001-GR10, 25mm x 25mm x 150mm long with paint
99 10 0 1
brush, spatula and dividers with a millimetre scale

Standard Laboratory Compaction

Compaction hammer, 4.536 kg, drop 457.2mm, 50.8 mm

100 3 0 1
dia.
Compaction hammer, 2.495 kg, drop 304.8mm, 50.8 mm
101 3 0 0
dia
Moulds, 152.4 mm dia x 152.4 mm high, with detachable
102 collar and base with a 25.4 mm spacer plate to give an 10 0 1
effective mould depth of 127mm
103 Steel straight edge, 300mm long with a bevelled edge 4 0 2
Moulds, 101.6 mm dia x 116.43 mm high with detachable
104 6 0 1
collar and base plate

Laboratory CBR test

A hydraulic compression testing machine with a capacity

of at least 55kN load recordable to the nearest 50N and
105 capable of applying load at a rate of strain of 1.27 1 0 1 (50kN)
mm/min, including a metal circular piston of 50 mm dia
and weighing 4.536kg

Moulds, 152.4 mm dia x 152.4 mm high, with detachable

collar and base with a 25.4 mm spacer plate to give an
106 24 0 6
effective mould depth of 127mm and perforated soaking
base plates (also see item 87)

107 Annular 4.536 kg surcharge weights used during soaking 24 0 9

Annular 5.56 kg surcharge weights for use during
108 24 0 0
penetration
109 1.024 kg perforated plates with adjustable stems 24 0 2
110 A tripod for measuring swell 24 0 4
 Dial gauges or equivalent reading 0.01 mm with a range
111 24 0 6
of 25 mm
Dial gauge or equivalent with 0.127 mm divisions, range
112 2 0 0
25 mm and 1.27 mm per revolution
113 Filter paper (CBR) in packs of 100 10 0 0
114 Copper or brass gauze discs of 30 mesh and 170mm dia. 24 0 0
Galvanised iron mixing bath , 450 mm x 650 mm x 200
115 1 0 0
mm deep

116 Soaking bath, 300 mm deep 1 0 0

Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP)

Dynamic Cone Penetrometer, complete with 10 No

117 threaded extension rods, 20 No. spare cones and carrying 2 sets 0 0
case

118 DCP software package 1 0 0

Dry Density – Sand Replacement

Sand density device/funnel/bottle with accessories
including a density ring with a 152 mm dia hole for
119 ASTM 6 0 1
D1556 or AASHTO T296 T297
120 Sand suitable for calibration As required 0 0
121 Calibration sieves , 0.425 mm and 0.25 mm 1 set 0 0.425
122 Basin 400 mm dia 1 0 0
Cylindrical calibration container, internal diameter and
123 1 0 0
height 152 mm
124 Glass plate, 180 mm x 180 mm x 7 mm thick 1 0 0
125 Hammer, 2 kg 8 0 0
126 Chisel, cold steel 25 mm 8 0 0
127 Tablespoons 12 0 0
128 Containers, tins of 5 litre capacity 12 0 0

Aggregate Testing

Aggregate Impact Value Device to BS 812, including

130 1 0 1
cylinder and tamping rod

Compression machine, hydraulic, capable of applying a

load of 400 kN at a uniform rate so that the load can be
reached in 10 min suitable for Aggregate Crushing Value
(ACV) and 10% Fine Aggregate Crushing Test (10%
131 1 0 0
FACT) testing, including and open-ended steel cylinder of
150 mm dia with plunger and base plate, a cylindrical
measure of 155 mm x 180 mm deep and metal tamping
rod 16 mm dia 500 mm long with a hemispherical end.
 Flakiness index gauge of metal 1.6 mm thick having
132 rectangular slots for each size fraction of aggregate to be 1 0 1
tested

133 Average Least Dimension (ALD) Device 1 0 1

134 Los Angeles Abrasion machine including charges 1 0 1
135 Durability Mill, including charges 1 0 0

Concrete Testing

Compression machine, hydraulic, capable of applying a

load of 2000 kN at a uniform rate.

136 (NB One (1)universal compression machine could be 1 0 1

considered for aggregate testing, concrete cube testing
and CBR testing on approval by the Engineer)

Concrete test cube moulds 150mm x 150mm x 150mm,

137 24 0 12
including tamping bars/rods
Curing tanks, thermostatically controlled, minimum 600
138 4 0 0
mm square and 500 mm deep
Coring device with the capability of taking 100mm and
139 150mm diameter cores from cementitious and bituminous 1 0 0
materials
Cylinder moulds 100mm diameter x 200mm long for ITS
140 6 0 0
and UCS testing
Cylinder moulds 150mm diameter x 300mm long for ITS
141 6 0 0
and UCS testing
142 Slump test device, cone and tamping rod 3 0 2
143 Concrete Test Hammer (Schmidt Hammer or similar) 1 0 0
144 Straight edge 3 0 0
145 Steel ruler 3 0 0

Sand Equivalent Test

146 Sand Equivalent Test Set 1 0 1

147 Sand Equivalent Stock Solution (1 kg) 10 0 1

Asphalt Concrete Testing

Bitumen extraction machine, centrifuge type, 3000gm

capacity, electrically operated having Dimmerstat for
148 controlling speed from 2400 to 3600rpm with pack of 1 0 0

Filter Paper (50 Circles)

149 Beakers for above 6 no. 0 0
150 Solvent As required 0 0
151 BI-metal thermometer (0 - 300 C) 100 and 300 mm 6 no. 0 0
 152 Electrical thermometer (0 -300 C) 2 no. 0 0
153 0.10 m core drilling machine with 12 core drills 1 no. 0 0

Sampling and Testing Bituminous Materials

154 0.5 lt. Sample Can 24 0 0

155 0.5 lt. Small Mouth Can 24 0 0
Bitumen Penetrometer with 5 needles and sample
156 1 0 0
holders
157 Softening point devices including heating system 1 0
158 Brookfield viscometer and associated apparatus 1 0 0
159 Rolling Thin Film Oven and associated apparatus 1 0 0

Marshall Test

160 Bench Mixer, 5 lt capacity with bowl heater and whisk 1 0 1

161 Stirring Rod 2 0 1
Automatic Marshall compaction machine with hammer
162 2 0 1
and pedestal
163 Marshall compaction moulds complete 18 0 14
164 Filter paper for moulds As required 0 0

Compression Machine, hydraulic, 50 kN capacity with

165 calibrated load rings, flow and stability gauges and 1 0 1
stability breaking head
166 Sample ejecting device 1 0 1

167 Thermostatically controlled Standard Water Bath to 60oC 1 0 2

Balance, water container and basket for bulk relative

168 1 0 1
density and void contents of compacted bitumen mixtures