Head of the laboratory – Gita Kārkle
Phone: + 371 29435 674
e-mail address: laboratorija@lvm.lv
111 Rīgas Street, Salaspils, Latvia, LV 2169
Access from Imanta Ieviņa street, directions here
Working hours: Working days (Mon, Tue, Wed, Wed, Fri) 8:30 - 17:00
The LVM Zemes dzīles Testing and Research Laboratory was established to provide mineral materials testing services for the business lines of JSC “Latvia's State Forests", as well as offering them to other cooperation partner. The accuracy and reliability of the test results is ensured by modern testing equipment of the latest generation and the high qualification (competence) of the laboratory staff.
LVM Zemes dzīles Testing and Research Laboratory is accredited according to the requirements of LVS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard "Competence requirements of testing and calibration laboratories" in the non-regulated field of accreditation – sampling of mineral materials, physical, mechanical, and chemical testing.
LVM Zemes dzīles Testing and Research Laboratory offers accredited testing methods to its cooperation partners:
- Sampling from stacks
LVS EN 932-1:1996 p.8.84 - Granulometric composition
LVS EN 933 – 1:2013 - Amount of crushed and broken surfaces
LVS EN 933 – 5:1998/A1:2005 - Particle density and water absorption
LVS EN 1097 – 6:2013 p.8 - Los Angeles Abrasion Test
LVS EN 1097 – 2:2020 p.5 - Methylene blue test, LVS EN 9339+A1:2013
- Shape index, LVS EN 9334:2012
- Determination of the density of loose fill, LVS EN 1097 – 3:1998 (except p. 6 and appendix A)
- Proctor Compaction Test and optimum moisture
LVS EN 13286 – 2:2012/NAC:2015 p.7.1 - Filtration coefficient
Road construction specifications 2023, p.8.3
