Road construction materials

Naturally road pavement structure, dike revetment must be safe and functional. The materials used in these works need to comply to national and international regulations. At Kiwa we have the expertise and knowledge to test your road construction materials and guide you through the accompanied regulatory landscape.

Construction works comply with user requirements if the required structural performance and related construction properties are correctly translated into material behaviour and requirements for the material properties. The many material properties can be bundled into the groups:

  • mechanical behaviour
  • civil engineering durability
  • hydraulic behaviour
  • processing
  • environmental properties.

With laboratory and field testing Kiwa can help you to determine if your material complies to the specific set of rules.

Laboratory testing

Kiwa can determine relevant properties for all materials in the civil and hydraulic engineering sectors in our high-tech road construction laboratory. Using electro-hydraulic testing and monitoring equipment, we can conduct tailor-made tests which suit your specific requirements. The laboratories have been accredited by the Dutch Accreditation Council under the numbers L007 for around 80 different tests. We work strictly according to the most recent guidelines and follow the national and international standards.

Field testing

Alongside laboratory tests, we also regularly conduct material tests in the field. Such field tests often require determination of construction properties. Field testing can also comprise sampling of materials, for subsequent study in the laboratory.

Kiwa | Your partner in testing, inspecting and certifying plastic and rubber building materials

Our services in the field of road construction materials

  • Kiwa Watermark Certification and Testing for Plastics Piping Systems Outside Buildings

    Plastics piping systems for the transport of cold drinking water outside buildings can be certified with Kiwa Watermark to ensure quality. Kiwa quality statements under Kiwa evaluation guidelines BRL- K506, BRL- K522, BRL- K17101, BRL- K17102, BRL- K17104, BRL-K17105, BRL- K17201, BRL- K17202, BRL- K17301, BRL- K17401 and BRL- K17605.
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  • Kiwa Watermark Certification and Testing for Sanitary Tapware Components & Accessories

    Certification and testing for hoses, shower heads, hand showers and other sanitary tapware components with the Kiwa Watermark. Covering Kiwa evaluation guidelines BRL- K622, BRL- 658, BRL- K668, BRL- K14025, BRL- K14026, BRL- K14034.
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  • HETAS Chimney Sweep Training

    Want to change your career? Or just starting out and interested in becoming a chimney sweep? Then this HETAS chimney sweep course is for you.
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  • FI Mark Drinking Water Approval

    The FI drinking water approval is a quality mark and demonstrates that the product complies with the applicable regulatory requirements regarding to the plastic pipe material and possible odour or taste passed on from the pipe to water.
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  • Plastica Seconda Vita (PSV) Certification

    The Plastica Seconda Vita (PSV) mark is the first European Environmental Product Certification system for products and materials obtained from the valorisation of plastic waste.
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  • Testing sport facilities in laboratory

    Kiwa guarantees sustainable and safe sports facilities for many forms of sport. Kiwa conducts continuous research in our own laboratory. Before fields or facilities are tested on site, the products that are used to build sports surfaces are tested in the laboratory of Kiwa.
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