Construction Materials Testing
Frequently Performed Tests
The following is a list of some of the more frequently performed tests
provided by the Construction Materials Testing Department:
Laboratory Tests
All laboratory testing is performed in accordance with American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM), American Concrete Institute (ACI), or other
approved standards. Other testing is available upon request.
Soils / Aggregates / Bituminous
- Sieve Analysis (Dry), ASTM C-136
- Sieve Analysis (Washed), ASTM C-117 and C-136
- Washed Percent Passing 200 Sieve, ASTM C-117
- Organic Test Fine Aggregate, ASTM C 40
- Unit Weight Aggregate, ASTM C-29
- Clay Lump, ASTM C-142
- Soundness Sodium or Magnesium Sulfate, 5 Cycles, ASTM C 88
- Abrasion of Coarse Aggregate, ASTM D-131
- Specific Gravity of Concrete Aggregate, ASTM C-127 or C-128
- Specific Gravity of Soil, ASTM D-854
- Absorption of Concrete Aggregate, ASTM C-127 or C-128
- Particle Size Analysis, ASTM C-422
- Moisture Content, ASTM D-2216
- Concrete Mix Design ACI 38
- Bituminous Mix Design MS-2
- Asphalt Extraction, includes Gradation and Bitumen Content (ASTM D-2172)
- Penetration of Bituminous Materials, ASTM D-5
- Moisture Density Relationship, ASTM D-1557 (Modified Proctor) Clay
- Moisture Density Relationship, ASTM D-1557 (Modified Proctor) Sand
- Moisture Density Relationship, ASTM D-698 (Standard Proctor) Clay
- Moisture Density Relationship, ASTM D-698 (Standard Proctor) Sand
- Atterberg Limits ASTM D-423 and D 424
- Relative Density ASTM D-4253/ D 4254
- Permeability, including - falling head, fixed head consolidation type,
back pressure methods using triaxial equipment (ASTM D 2434, D-5081)
- Consolidation Test ASTM D-2435
- Unconfined Compression Test ASTM D-2166
- Direct Shear ASTM D-3080
- Q (Unconsolidated-Undrained) Tests ASTM D-2850
- R-bar (Consolidated-Undrained with Pore Pressure Measurements) Tests
ASTM D-4767
Concrete Testing
- Masonry Unit Compressive Strength, ASTM C-140
- Masonry Unit Absorption ASTM C-140
- Masonry Unit Absorption (5-hour boiling)
- Modulus of Elasticity of Concrete Cylinder, ASTM C-469
- Splitting Tensile Strength of Concrete Cylinder, ASTM E-496
- Center Point and Third Point Loading of Concrete
- Beams, ASTM C-78 & C-293
- Compressive Strength of Concrete Test Cylinders, ASTM C-192 and C-39
- Petrographic Examination of Hardened Concrete, ASTM C-856
- Petrographic Examination of Aggregates, ASTM C-295
- Microscopical Determination of Air void systems in Hardened Concrete,
ASTM C-457
- Portland Cement Content of Hardened Hydraulic Cement, ASTM C-1084
- Test of Fly Ash or Natural Pozzolans for Admixtures in Concrete, ASTM C
311
- Potential Alkali Reactivity with Aggregates, ASTM C-289
- Examination and Sampling of Hardened Concrete in Construction, ASTM C
823
- Pullout Strength of Hardened concrete, ASTM C-900
- Water Soluble Chloride in Morton and Concrete, ASTM C-1218
Rock Testing
- Direct Tensile Strength of Intact rock Core, ASTM D-2936
- Unconfined Compressive Strength of Intact Rock Core, ASTM D-2938
- Triaxial Compressive Strength of Undrained Rock Core Specimens, ASTM D
2664
- Elastic Moduli of Intact Rock Core Specimens in Uniaxial Compression,
ASTM D-3148
- Splitting Tensile Strength of Intact Rock Core Specimens, ASTM D-3967
- Creep of Cylindrical Hard Rock Core in Uniaxial Compression, ASTM D-4341
- Preparing Rock Core Specimens and Determining Dimensional and Shape
Tolerances, ASTM D-4543
- Slake Durability of Shales / Similar Weak Rocks, ASTM D-4644
- Durability of Rock for Erosion Control(Freezing and Thawing), ASTM
D-5312
- Durability of Rock for Erosion Control (Wetting and Drying), ASTM D-
5313
- Direct Shear Strength of Rock Specimens under Constant Normal Stress,
ASTM D-5607
- Determination of Point Load Strength Index of Rock, ASTM D-5731
- Rock Bolt Anchor Pollout, ASTM D 443
Field Tests
All field testing is performed in accordance with ASTM, ACI, or other
approved standards. Other testing is available upon request.
- Density of Soils by Nuclear Methods, ASTM D-2922
- Density of Soils - Rubber Balloon Method, ASTM D-2167
- Density of Soils - Sand Cone Method, ASTM D-1566
- Moisture Content of Soils In-place Nuclear Methods, ASTM D-3017
- Pile Load Testing, ASTM D-1143
- Plate Load Tests, ASTM D-1195
- Air Content, Unit Weight and Yield of Concrete, ASTM C-138
- Volumetric Air Content of Concrete, ASTM C-173
- Pressure Type Air Content of Concrete, ASTM C-231
- Slump of Concrete, ASTM C-143
- Casting of Concrete Test Specimens in the Field, ASTM C-31
- Density of Compacted Bituminous Mixtures by Nuclear Methods, ASTM D 2950
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