Laboratory Testing

Aggregates

  • Acid Soluble Sulphate (ASS)
  • ASR by Mortar Bar Test
  • Bitumen Content (BC)
  • Bulk Density in Kerosene
  • Drying Shrinkage (DS)
  • Fines Quality - Methylene Blue (MB)
  • Flakiness Index (FI)
  • Fulvo Acid Content
  • Humus Content
  • Liquid Limit (LL)
  • Magnesium Sulphate Soundness (MSS)
  • Microbial Activity Index
  • Moisture Content (MC) & Particle Size Distribution (PSD)
  • Oxidisable Sulfides (OS) (inclusive of ASS & TS)
  • Particle Density and Water Absorption (PD/WA)
  • Particle Length (PL)
  • Plastic Limit (PL)
  • Polishing Resistance (PSV) 10-7.2mm
  • Recycled Aggregate (RA)
  • Resistance to Fragmentation (LAAV)
  • Resistance to surface abrasion (AAV) 14mm
  • Resistance to wear (Micro-Deval) 14mm
  • Shell Content (For Marine Sourced Aggregates)
  • Total Potential Sulfate (TPS)
  • Total Sulphur (TS)
  • Water Soluble Sulphate (WSS)

Soils

  • Calcium Carbonate Content
  • California Bearing Ratio (CBR) – soaked, soaked incl swell, unsoaked
  • Chloride Ion Content (CIC)
  • Laboratory Shear Vane Test (remoulded specimen)
  • Moisture Condition Value (MCV)
  • Moisture Content (MC)
  • Moisture Content (MC) & Particle Size Distribution (PSD)
  • Optimum Moisture Content (OMC)
  • Organic Content
  • Organic Matter (OM)
  • Particle Size Distribution – Hydrometer Sedimentation (PSDHyd)
  • Permeability
  • pH value
  • Redox Potential
  • Resistivity
  • Shearbox - Angle of Internal Friction
  • Shearbox – Coefficient of Friction and Adhesion
  • Slake Durability Index (SDI)
  • Thermal Resistivity
  • Triaxal Permeability 
  • Uniformity Coefficient (UC)

Bituminous

  • Air Voids (MD & BD) per core
  • Binder & Grading Content (Furnace Method)
  • Binder & Grading Content (Methylene Chloride Method)
  • Bulk Density (SSD)
  • Hot Sand Test
  • ITSM per core
  • Maximum Density (Volumetric)
  • Percentage Refusal Density
  • Refusal Air Voids Content (MD & PRD)
  • Thickness of Bituminous Cores
  • Torque Bond Test
  • Water Sensitivity
  • Wheel Tracking (Procedure A and B)

Concrete

  • Core Compressive Strength – Cutting, Grinding Method & Sulphur Capping (Hardened Concrete)
  • Cube Compressive Strength (Hardened Concrete and CBGM)
  • Block Compressive Strength
  • Dimensions
  • Flatness of Bed Faces
  • Moisture Movement
  • Net & Gross Density
  • Water Absorption
  • Water Quality Test for use in concrete

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