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Partial List of Routine Laboratory Tests

Asphalt Cement tests: Penetration, distillation tests.

Bituminous Concrete tests: Core density, extraction, MTD, mix design.

Brick tests: Initial rate of suction, absorption, modulus of rupture, compression, freeze-thaw, stack-bond prism tests, efflorescence, saturation coefficient

Calibration tests: Hydraulic jacks, stressometers, load cells, dynamometers, Skidmore.

Coatings and Waterproofing Material tests: Paint, caulking and sealants, flashing materials, adhesives and mastic.

Cement tests: Physical analysis, Na2O, Blaine, air content, false set, time of test.

Concrete Aggregate tests: Sieve analysis, specific gravity, absorption, friable particles, soft particles, lightweight particles, flat particles, elongated particles, abrasion, alkali reactivity, organic, pH test, weight dry loose, weight dry rodded, composition, staining test, silt, soundness.

Concrete tests: Cylinder tests, cube tests, autoclave, grout prism tests, beam tests, modulus of elasticity, freeze-thaw tests, core tests, mix designs.

Mortar tests: Cubes, water retention, efflorescence.

Pipe tests: VC pipe, AC pipe, load tests.

Rebar and Steel tests: Tension test, bond test, hardness test, weldability test.

Roofing Membrane tests: Built-up roofing, single-ply roofing, identification of bitumen.

Soils tests: CBR, unconfined compression, grading-washed, shear, hydrometer analysis, liquid limits, Proctor, moisture content, grading-dry, consolidation, plastic limit.

Soils tests (loam): Organic, moisture absorption capability, chemical (NPK), washed grading, hydrometer, pH.

Sprayed Fireproofing tests: Field sampling, density tests, composition tests.

Window and Curtainwall tests: Structural performance, resistance to air infiltration, resistance to water penetration.

Wood tests: Modulus of elasticity, static bend tests, compression tests, tensile tests, shear tests.

 

 

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