Civil Material Testing

RICI provides onsite and in-house testing services for materials being used in Temporary Construction Facilities (TCF), roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, railways, etc. RICI is a trusted partner for Quality assurance of materials of various Asphalt Plants, Universities, Ready-mix concrete Batch Plants, Precast producers, Government agencies, and regulatory bodies.

RICI laboratories are in all major regions of Saudi Arabia with some of the locations mentioned below:

• DAMMAM

• JUBAIL

• SAFANIYA

• RIYADH

• HASA

• HARADH

• JEDDAH

• JIZAN

• NEOM

RICI laboratory in Bahrain:

• Al Hidd

RICI provides quality control and third-party testing for Earthworks, Concrete, Soil, Aggregate, Asphalt, and Water in accordance with American Society of Testing & Materials (ASTM) and British (BS) Standards which includes testing of below materials:

Concrete:

RICI provides concrete and masonry material testing on projects ranging from residential buildings to refinery projects, Dams, and Stadiums.

• Compressive strength of concrete and grout specimens

• Slump & Temperature Monitoring of Freshly Mixed

• Casting of Concrete Cylindrical Molds

• Concrete NDT Testing

• Dry Film Thickness Test (DFT)

• Concrete Coring & More

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)

NDT or Non-Destructive Testing can be used for existing structures, to examine the hardened concrete structure for their suitability for its intended use without interfering in any way with the integrity of the material or its suitability for service

Rebound Hammer Test

ASTM C-805

Used to determine the compressive strength and the hardness of Concrete structure.

Soil & Aggregate Testing

RICI experts can perform asphalt, soil, and aggregate mechanical test methods which include Moisture Density Relationship (e.g., Proctor test) to Bearing Ratio (CBR) of Soils and Friability to Mechanical & Chemical Soundness of aggregates, Bitumen Extraction to Marshall Stability Test. Some other tests are mentioned below:

• Field Density Test / Compaction Test

• Sieve Analysis

• Liquid Limit

• Standard & Modified Proctor

• Specific Gravity

• Clay Lumps & Friable Particles

• California Bearing Ratio

• Soundness

• Los Angeles Abrasion & More

Asphalt Testing

We also offer asphalt testing services, including but not limited to:

• Viscosity

• Penetration Test

• Softening Point Test

• Flash Point

• Asphalt Compaction