Construction and Building Facilities Failure Investigations

LPD Lab Services conducts a whole range of different analytical and root cause failure investigations for the construction industry, its consultants, building and facilities engineers from new building developments to refurbishments.  This involves investigating a variety of chemicals, materials and infrastructral components such as runs of pipework.

• Root cause investigation of powder and paint coating delamination from steel architectural structures.
• Resin driveway cracking and break up failure investigations checked by FTIR.
• Chilled water pipe water burst and corrosion investigations.
• Phenolic foam pipe insulation water leakages.
• Acetal push-fit plumbing fitting component failures including flux residue contamination.
• Lead in paint accredited analysis by AAS for Health and Safety or hazardous waste assessment before redecorating, stripping and disposal.
• Architectural stainless steel signage staining and corrosion investigations.
• Building cladding failures and delamination.
• Deposit and blockage determination in piping, filters and extraction ducting.
• Concrete and mortar incorrect mixture cracking failures evaluated by XRF.
• Heat exchanger corrosion and blockage issues.
• Dust and debris analysis.
• Air conditioning corrosion failures.
• Dust analysis and tracking down the source of the dust from air handling systems.
• Decorative metal plating cracking and delamination failure investigations by optical microscopy, metallography and metallurgy as well as SEM/EDX.