Marine or River Structures

Accurate, independent structural investigations to Irish and European standards.

BHP Laboratories is the largest independent materials testing laboratory in Ireland providing a wide range of engineering & scientific measuring, testing and analysing services to numerous industries throughout Ireland and the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of testing and analysing solutions as part of a structural investigation project.

BHP Laboratories provides Structural Investigation services to clients in the construction industry, including main contractors, designers, consulting engineers, owners/developers, and other relevant parties.

For a marine or river environment structural investigation projects, the type of work we complete include;

Marine or River Structures
- Appointment as PSCS
- Provision of boat access or pontoon set-up
- Provision of underbridge set-up and/or scaffold set-up for access to underside
- Full scope of testing of marine structures including:
  - Concrete coring and sampling
  - Half-Cell Corrosion Assessments
  - Concrete surface resistivity testing
  - Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV) testing
  - Defect Mapping & Concrete/Rebar Deterioration Assessment
  - Pile & Sheet Pile Assessments for Thickness & Corrosion
  - Full suite of laboratory testing
  - Factual and Interpretative Report

All testing is carried out by experienced technicians on site with results delivered to agreed turnaround times. We can service any location on the island of Ireland with our fleet of fully equipped vehicles and field operatives.