Rock Testing

Accurate, independent testing of Rock 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 monitoring solutions for testing rock. This includes a combination of site and laboratory sampling, testing, and advising services.
All testing is carried out by experienced technicians in our INAB ISO 17025 accredited laboratory, with results delivered to agreed turnaround times. We also provide on-site sampling and testing, with a fleet of fully equipped vehicles and field operatives covering all of Ireland.

Some of the services provided by our Aggregate Testing service include;

Mohs Hardness
Point Load
Uniaxial Compressive Strength Rock Cores
Water Content
Slake Durability
Petrographic & Thin Section Petrographic Analysis
XRD / XRF / SEM-EDX
Thermal Resistivity
Drilling of Rock Cores from Lumps/Boulders
Crushing of Rock Lumps / Cores for Classification Testing:
- Magnesium Sulphate Soundness
- Particle Density & Water Absorption
- Resistance to Fragmentation (LA)
- pH Value
- Total Sulphur
- Water Soluble Sulfate
- Acid Soluble Sulfate
- Oxidisable Sulfides, Total Potential Sulfate, & Pyrite %