Providing Timor Leste with a quality geotechnical and construction materials testing service.

Test TL is a Timorese-owned, Australian-operated family company that began operations in Timor in early 2023. Drawing on our founder's 20 years industry experience both internationally and throughout Timor, Test TL has quickly established itself as the country's quality provider of geotechnical and materials testing services.

At Test TL, we strive for effective communication, quick data turnaround, and reliable results.

From the drilling rigs and machinery we utilize, to the instrumentation and testing equipment in our laboratory. At Test TL we understand that quality matters. Quality equipment, quality personnel and quality systems - so that we can deliver quality data and results.

Our Capacity

Operating in accordance with Australian, U.S and International Standards we have demonstrated capacity in Timor providing

Geotechnical investigation

Geotechnical drilling, road failure investigations, test pits, field testing, factual & interpretive reporting.

Geotechnical laboratory testing

Triaxial, shear strength, bearing capacity, permeability and reactivity tests.

Construction materials testing

Earthworks compaction testing, soil mechanics, concrete & masonry testing.

Civil Construction QA

Quality assurance, project compliance testing.

Projects

Port Hera Naval Base, Guardian Class Ships Infrastructure Geotechnical Investigation.

Geotechnical Investigation to inform infrastructure design at Port Hera Naval Base -Drilled 8 onshore boreholes to depths of 65 metres, field work, laboratory testing and geotechnical reporting.

Australian Department of Defence, WSP, KBR

FIFA soccer stadium geotechnical investigation.

Geotechnical investigation for a FIFA funded international soccer stadium -Drilled 4 x 15m depth boreholes, 16 x test pits, field permeability testing, DCPs, laboratory testing and geotechnical reporting.

FIFA, Timor Leste Government

PMU Offices and English Learning Centre geotechnical investigation.

Geotechnical Investigation for an English learning centre - Test pits, field and laboratory testing, reporting.

RMS Engineering & Construction, Defence Cooperation Program

Port Hera Naval Base, Armoury geotechnical investigation.

Geotechnical Investigation for a defence armoury facility - test pits, field and laboratory testing, reporting.

RMS Engineering & Construction, Defence Cooperation Program

Sparrow Force House geotechnical investigation.

Geotechnical Investigation for an Australian Defence building - Test pits, field and laboratory testing, reporting.

RMS Engineering & Construction, Defence Cooperation Program

San Tai Ho Building Geotechnical Investigation.

Investigation for a proposed 7 storey apartment complex. Geotechnical drilling, field testing, laboratory testing and reporting.

Ted Lay Group

IGTL Laboratory Design Geotechnical Investigation.

Geotechnical Investigation to inform design of a 3 storey laboratory building for the Timorese government. Geotechnical drilling, test pits, field and laboratory testing, reporting.

Timor Leste government, RMS Engineering and construction

Ongoing construction materials testing.

Ongoing provision of independent construction materials testing for various Australian & U.S government funded and private sector construction projects.

Various Clients

For enquiries contact us at:

Address: Comoro Bridge Dili Timor Leste

Phone: +670 7788 6969

Email: gabriel@test-tl.com

Australia - Timor Leste Skills Transfer Program

In recognition of the increasing demand for Construction Materials Testing technicians in Australia, Test TL are currently running a vocational training program enabling young Timorese candidates to acquire skills and qualifications that create a pathway to employment within the Australian CMT industry.

This program is not only creating opportunities for dedicated young adults in Timor but is also providing Australian employers an attractive solution to the challenges being presented by the skills shortage within the Australian CMT industry.

To find out more about our Skills Transfer Program please email maria@test-tl.com

Our Clients

Laboratory Test Methods

Laboratories, systems and processes are all NATA accredited, ensuring compliance to the highest industry standards. Certified as a Quality Endorsed Company.

We offer a broad range of expert soil testing services either onsite or in our lab, including:

Australian Standard	Method	U.S Standard
AS ISO/IEC 17025:2018	General Requirements for Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories	ASTM ANS/ISO17025-05
AS 1726	Geotechnical Site Investigations	ASTM D2487
AS 4133.4.2.2	Uniaxial compressive strength	ASTM D7012-14e1
AS 4133.4.1	Point load strength Index	ASTM D5731-16
AS 4133.4.3.2	Deformability of rock and uniaxial compressive strength	ASTM D7070-16
AS 1289.2.1.1	Determination of the moisture content of a soil	ASTM D2216-19
AS 1289.3.6.1	Particle size distribution of a soil	ASTM D6913/D6913M-17
AS 1289.3.6.3	Fine analysis using a hydrometer	ASTM D7928-17
AS 1289.3.2.1	Plastic Limit of a Soil	ASTM D4318-17e1
AS 1289 3.1.1	Determination of the liquid limit of a soil	ASTM D4318-17e1
AS 1289.3.3.1	Calculation of the plasticity index of a soil	ASTM D4318-17e1
AS 1289.3.4.1	Linear Shrinkage of Soil	ASTM D4943-19
AS 1289.6.1.1	California Bearing Ratio of a soil	ASTM D1883-16
AS 1289.6.3.1	Standard penetration test	ASTM D1586-18
AS 1289.7.1.1	Shrink-swell index	ASTM D4546-14e1
AS 1289.6.4.2	Undrained triaxial compression	ASTM D4767-11
AS 1289.3.8.1	Determination of Emerson class number of a soil	ASTM D4822-88
AS 1289.5.3.1	Determination of field density of a soil	ASTM D1556/D1556M-15e1
AS 1289 5.1.1	Determination of Dry Density/Moisture Content Relation	ASTM D698-12e2
AS 1289.5.4.1	Compaction control test	ASTM D1556/D1556M-15e1
AS1289.6.6.1	Determination of One-Dimensional Consolidation Properties	ASTM D2435
AS 1141.3.1	Sampling Aggregates	ASTM D75/D75M-20
AS 1141.3.2	Sampling rock Spalls and Boulders	ASTM D75/D75M-20
AS 1141.11.1	Particle size distribution — Sieving method	ASTM C136/C136M-19
AS 1141.4	Bulk density of aggregate	ASTM C29/C29M
AS 1141 .5	Particle density and water absorption of fine aggregate	ASTM C128-15
AS 1141.6.1	Particle density and water absorption coarse aggregate	ASTM C127-15
AS 1012.8.1	Methods of testing concrete
AS 1012.3.1	Consistency of concrete — Slump test	ASTM C143
AS 1012.9	Compressive strength of concrete	ASTM C39
AS 1012.1	Unit weight of freshly mixed concrete	ASTM C138