Services Offered

Geotechnical Consultancy

We Provide a professional Geotechnical Consultancy service which provides technical support to civil and structural engineers, developers and contractors.

We carry out Geotechnical Site Investigations and designs for wind farms, solar farms, high-rise buildings, residential
developments, low cost housing, golf estates, commercial & industrial structures, dams, quarries, cemeteries and
roads.

We also conduct specialist geological studies for environmental impact assessments.

Laboratory Services

We operate a materials laboratory for soils, aggregates, concrete and binder testing according to TMH1 / SANS 3001 standards.

We also conduct on-site testing and sampling of soil/concrete/binder/aggregates.

Our specialist concrete division carries out concrete mix designs, concrete core testing and offers a professional materials quality control consultancy.

Omamanya Laboratory Services is SADCAS Accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 Standards.

We are able to conduct the following tests:

  • MDD
  • CBR
  • Road Indicator
  • Soil Sampling
  • Concrete Sampling
  • Aggregate Sampling
  • Concrete Compressive Strength
  • Aggregate Grading
  • Flakiness Index
  • Average Least Dimension
  • ACV
  • 10% FACT
  • Nuclear Densities
  • Particle & Relative Densities
  • DCP Testing
  • Foundation Indicator*
  • UCS/ITS*
  • Concrete Coring
  • Aggregate Soundness Test (Sodium Sulphate)*
  • Aggregate Durability Test (Ehylene Glycol)*
  • ARD & BRD*
  • Water Absorption*
  • Sand equivalent*
  • Concrete Mix Designs*
  • Organic Impurities*
  • Schmidt Hammer Test*
  • Marvel Test*
  • Bitumen*
  • Binder Content*
  •  Viscosity*
  • Residue on sieves*
  •  Sedimentation*
  • Slurry Designs*
  • Compressive Strength
  •  Cores
  •  Bricks*
  • Pavers*
  • Tensile Splitting –Pavers*

* – Tests outside of accredited scope.