Laboratory

LABORATORY
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PCBET.LAB is a technical laboratory based in Angola, specialising in testing concrete, soils and bituminous mixtures.

 

We operate with scientific rigour and a commitment to quality, supporting construction companies and public entities in the validation of materials and processes.

Our partnership with the Portuguese company PCBET Group allows us to apply European methodologies adapted to Angolan standards.

We are committed to technical rigour, transparency, sustainability and continuous training.

Industrial female worker with protective mask and blue latex gloves, testing a clay cylinder in geological laboratory

SERVICES

Laboratory Trials
Concrete, aggregates, soils and bituminous materials
Quality control
Travel to construction sites and supervision; sample collection and analysis of pathologies.
Mobile Laboratory
To monitor and obtain results from more distant sites without having to transport samples to the Central Laboratory.

Trials

Concrete Trials

  • TRIAL MIXES
  • COMPRESSION
  • FLEXION
  • VOLUMIC MASS
  • PERMEABILITY
  • REACTIVITY TRIAL
  • INERT VOLUMIC MASSES
  • INERT WATER ABSORPTION
  • INERT WEAR TRIAL
  • INERT REACTIVITY TRIAL
  • CONCRETE TENSILE TEST

Soil Trials

  • GRANULOMETRY
  • PLASTICITY INDEX
  • COMPACTING
  • CEMENT SOIL
  • COMPRESSION
  • DRY BARIDITY DETERMINATION
  • CBR
  • PROCTOR
  • SAND BOTTLE EQUIVALENT
  • EXPANSIBILITY TRIAL

Bituminous Trials

  • DUCTILITY TESTING
  • DETERMINATION OF SOFTENING POINT BY THE RING AND BALL METHOD
  • DETERMINATION OF DENSITY WITH THE PICNOMETER
  • DETERMINATION OF FLASH POINT AND COMBUSTION POINT IN AN OPEN CUP
  • DETERMINATION OF SOLUBILITY IN CARBON SULPHIDE
  • DETERMINATION OF APPARENT DENSITY
  • DETERMINATION OF BITUMEN CONTENT AND WATER CONTENT USING THE KUMAGAWA EXTRACTOR