Engineering and Laboratory Services (Pvt) Ltd.

Engineering and Laboratory Services (Pvt) Ltd.

All Geo-technical Investigations, Laboratory testing, and Instrumentation and Monitoring are conducted under Engineering and Laboratory Services (Pvt) Ltd.

Geotechnical Investigations

The Geotechnical investigation division of Engineering and Laboratory Services (Pvt) Ltd. is one of the leading service providers of the construction field in Sri Lanka. Providing top quality services since 1991, it has earned a good reputation for all the various services it provides. The very broad scope of services we provide are managed by, our team consisting of highly experienced and qualified Geologists, Geotechnical Engineers, Technicians, Drilling supervisors, Drilling operators, and Skilled helpers, because of whom we have achieved an excellent reputation today. Moreover, using modern equipment and methods, it has the capability of carrying out services for both, onshore and offshore projects.

We have carried out our services in various locations.

  • Roads and Highways
  • Dams and Bunds
  • Tunnels
  • Harbours
  • Airports
  • Water Supply projects
  • Highrise building and Factory buildings
  • Tower foundations
  • Bridges
  • Offshore

We carry out a number of field tests related to Geotechnical Investigations.

  • Boreholes
  • Standard Penetration Test (SPT)
  • Hand Auguring
  • Pumping Test
  • Vane Shear Test
  • Plate bearing Test
  • Dynamic Cone Penetration Test (DCPT)
  • Pressure meter testing
  • Mackintosh Probe Testing
  • Field Permeability Testing
  • Water pressure testing in Boreholes (Lugeon test)
  • Field CBR Test
  • Static Cone Penetration Test (SCPT)
  • Geo-electric Sounding (Resistivity Survey)
Laboratory Testing

The Laboratory testing division of Engineering and Laboratory Services (Pvt) Ltd. is a leading Material testing and Quality Control laboratory in the private sector to meet all the testing requirements of the construction industry of Sri Lanka. We have been recognized as an ACCREDITED LABORATORY since the year 2015 by Sri Lanka Accreditation Board (SLAB), which is a member of the International Laboratory Accreditation Corporation (ILAC). The laboratory is well equipped to perform both, physical and chemical tests on soil samples, rocks, aggregates, cement, concrete, asphalt, and water while ensuring an accurate and on-time reporting procedure. Our testing services are carried out in accordance with ASTM, and BS.

Our facilities include a variety of tests,

  • Micro-Biological Analysis for/of Drinking purposes
  • Chemical analysis of water for concrete
  • Material testing chemical analysis of Aggregate
  • Chemical analysis of concrete and cement samples
  • Chemical analysis of soil for consolidation purposes
  • Material laboratory testing
  • Concrete analysis
Instrumentation and Monitoring

Engineering and Laboratory Services (Pvt) Ltd. is well experienced and established to carry out instrumentation and monitoring work for numerous projects. With more than 20 years of experience in the field and modern equipment, we can provide top quality services with high accuracy and precision.

Our capabilities include,

  • Dam instrumentation
  • Deep excavation monitoring (Inclinometers, Tiltmeters)
  • Building settlement monitoring
  • Monitoring for Tunnel Construction
  • Instrumented pile load test
  • Crack Monitoring