Schedule of Testing Charges of Construction Material used for Government Works for the Year 2023 - 2024 (Effective from 01/07/2023)

VIGILANCE and QUALITY CONTROL, NASHIK

Schedule of Testing Charges of Construction Material used for Government Works for the Year 2023 - 2024 ( Effective from 01/07/2023)

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Sr No	Name of Testing Material	Name of Test		Testing Charges
				Government of Maharashtra for PWD
1	Cement	1	Fineness	3960	…
		2	Consistancy
		3	Setting Time (Initial & Final)
		4	Comp. Strength
		5	Specific Gravity
		6	Soundness (Le-Chatlier Method)
2	Metal	1	Sieve Analysis	690	4315	6325
		2	Water Absorption	2730
		3	Specific Gravity
		4	Impact Value
		5	Crushing Value
		6	Flakiness Index / Elongation Index	895
		7	Stripping Value	780	…
		8	Abrasion Value	1230
3	Mix Design	1	GSB Mix Design	17065	…
		2	WET Mix Design	17065
4	Sand	1	Fineness Modulus (Sieve Analysis) / Silt Content	1450	2345
		2	Slit Factor	895
5	Bricks	1	Water Absorption	2285	…
		2	Comp. Strength
		3	Efflorescence
6	Flooring Tiles	1	Flexural test (6 Tiles)	2620	…
		2	Water Absorption (6 Tiles)
7	Glazed / Ceraimic / Vitrified Tiles	1	Water Absorption (6 Tiles)	1675	…
		2	Modulus of Rupture (6 Tiles)
8	Flooring of Natural Stone (Kota, Marble, Granite, Tandur etc.)	1	Water Absorption (6 Tiles)	1450
		2	Modulus of Rupture (6 Tiles)
9	Manglore Tiles	1	Water Absorption (6 Tiles)	1560	…
10	Concrete / Morter	1	Cement Concrete Cubes (3 Cubes) Comp. Strength	725	…
		2	C. C. Mix Design	14445
		3	C. C. Mix Design by Accelerated Curing Tank (Using Warm Water Method)	17065
11	Paving Block	1	Comp. Strength	2620	…
		2	Water Absorption (Set of 8 Block)
12	Hollow / Solid / ACC Blocks	1	Density / Comp. Strength / Water Absorption	2065
13	Stone / Rubble	1	Crushing Value / Comp. Strength	2120	…
		2	Water Absorption & Specific Gravity
14	Soil / Murum	1	Sieve Analysis	725	1955	11160
		2	Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit & Plastic Index	1230
		3	Proctor Density (Compaction Test)	1955
		4	CBR Test(Lab) with Compaction Test	7250
15	Bitumen	1	Penetration	3290	6245
		2	Softeing Point
		3	Specific Gravity
		4	Ductility	950
		5	Viscosity	2005
		6	Extrcation	1675	…
		7	Marshall Stability & Flow measurement (3 Mould)	1170
		8	2 Extraction & 1 Gradation of BM/DBM/BC/AC	4125	…
		9	Density of Bituminous Core.	665
16	Job Mix	1	SDBC/BC/DBM (Job Mix Design)	17065	…
		2	BM (Job Mix Design) Excluding Bitumin	7865	…
17	Thermoplastic Paint	1	Glass beed Content and grading analysis	4070	5965
		2	Drying Time	835
		3	Softeing Point	1060
18	Steel	1	Tensile strenght		…
		2	Elongation Upto 16mm (3 Bars)	1340
		3	Weight pet Meter Above 16mm (3 Bars)	1675
19	Emulsion	1	% Residue Test By Evaporation / Sieve Test	665	…
20	Wood	1	Density, Moisture Content	1115	…
21	Plywood	1	Determinartion of Moisture Content	3570
		2	Determinartion of Density
		3	Thickness of Plywood
22	Partical Board	1	Determinartion of Moisture Content	1675
		2	Determinartion of Density
23	G. I. Pipe	1	Weight per running meter, Diameter of Pipe & Wall thickness of Pipe	275
24	PVC Pipe	1	Weight per running meter, Diameter of Pipe & Wall	280
25	Aluminium	1	thickness of Pipe Thickness Mass per Running meter	725	…
26	Non-Distructive Test	1	Rebound Hammer Test (1 Point)	280
		2	Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (1 Point)	390

 

A FEW IMPORTANT TESTS ON SUB GRADE SOIL AND PAVEMENT SURFACING FOR QUALITY CONTROL

TESTS ON SOIL:

Atterberg Limits Tests (Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Shrinkage Limit): These tests classify the soil based on its plasticity characteristics, which indicate how the soil will behave under changes in moisture content.

Proctor Compaction Test: Determines the optimal moisture content at which a soil type will achieve its maximum dry density. This test helps in ensuring the soil is compacted properly to support the pavement structure.

California Bearing Ratio (CBR) Test: Measures the strength of the subgrade soil and other materials through penetration resistance. It is widely used to design the thickness of pavements and road layers.

Soil Classification Tests (Sieve Analysis and Hydrometer Analysis): These tests classify the soil based on particle size distribution, which is crucial for understanding its permeability, compaction, and other physical properties.

Moisture Condition Value (MCV) Test: The MCV test involves testing a soil to determine the compactive effort beyond which no further increase in density occurs.

TESTS ON ASPHALT SURVACING/MATERIALS:

Sand Patch Test: Macro texture is measured by Sand Patch test. It is a measure of resistance to aquaplaning. A specific volume (25ml) complying with specific grading of sand is spread over the surface with use of the wooden disc with its face kept flat, in a circular motion so that the sand is spread into a circular patch with the surface depression filled to the level of the peaks. Measure either the radii of the dividers on the sand patch or practically the diameters at every 45 deg and calculate the mean of the 4 individual diameters (d) to nearest 1 mm.

Sideway Coefficient Routine Investigation Machine (SCRIM): The skid resistance of finished surface of road is checked by SCRIM. It operates by dragging a wheel at an angle to its direction of travel. Though the wheel is free to rotate the angular difference leads to a side way force, which is measured, and which gives a coefficient of friction. The test is carried out on a wet road surface since the presence of water leads to minimum skid resistance.

Polished Stone Value (PSV): Micro texture is quantified by the PSV. The test assesses whether an aggregate will polish under traffic, as this will be major determinant of the pavement skid resistance. It involves polishing aggregate specimen with a pneumatic Tyre coated with an abrasive paste.

Marshall Stability Test: This test evaluates the mix's ability to withstand loads. Acceptable values are project-specific, but a minimum stability of 800 lbs is commonly used.

Percentage Refusal Density Test: This is a measure of relative state of compaction of a site sample of laid DBM or asphalt concrete to that of a similar sample compacted to refusal (i.e., It will not compact further even though it may still contain void) lab conditions.