Concrete, Mortar, and Grout

• ASTM C 856             Petrographic Examination of Hardened Concrete

• ASTM C 457             Air-void Analyses

• ASTM C 1152           Acid-soluble Chloride Analyses

• ASTM C 1218           Water-soluble Chloride Analyses

• ASTM C 1084           Cement Content Analyses

• ASTM C 157             Length Change Analyses

• ASTM C 1105           Alkali-Carbonate reactivity of hardened concrete

• ASTM C 666             Freeze-Thaw Durability, Resonance Frequency (C 215)

• ASTM C 672             Scaling Resistance

• ASTM C 1202           Resistance to Chloride Penetration

• ASTM C 1260           ASR, Mortar-Bar Method

• ASTM C 1293           ASR, Length Change of Concrete

• ASTM C 1324           Mortar Analyses, Petrography

• ASTM C 1324           Mortar Analyses, Petrography & Chemical

• ASTM C 114             Sulfate Analyses (gravimetric)

• ASTM C 39/42          Compressive Strength test

• ASTM C 880             Splitting Tensile Strength

• ASTM C 78               Flexural Strength (third-point loading)

• ASTM C 293             Flexural Strength (center-point loading)

• ASTM C 109             Compressive Strength of Mortar Cubes

• ASTM C 642             Density, Absorption, Voids

Cements & Pozzolans

Aggregates

• ASTM C 88               Sulfate Soundness

• ASTM C 295             Petrographic Examination of Gravel

• ASTM C 295             Petrographic Examination of Crushed Stone

• ASTM C 295             Petrographic Examination of Sand

• ASTM C 295             Petrographic examination of Lightweight Aggregates

• ASTM C 127             Specific Gravity and Absorption of Coarse Aggregates

• ASTM C 128             Specific Gravity and Absorption of Fine Aggregate

• ASTM C 136             Sieve Analyses of Coarse and Fine Aggregates

• ASTM C 289             ASR, Chemical Method

• ASTM C 586             Alkali-Carbonate Reactivity

Brick, Terra Cotta, and Structural Tile

• ASTM C 67             Absorption, Saturation coefficient

• ASTM C 67             Compressive Strength

• ASTM C 67             Efflorescence

• ASTM C 67             Freeze-Thaw Durability

• ASTM C 67             Modulus of Rupture

• ASTM C 67             Initial Rate of Absorption     

• ASTM C 856           Petrographic Examination

Ceramic Tile

• ASTM C 373             Water Absorption

• ASTM C 482             Bond Strength

• ASTM C 485             Warpage (Flatness)

• ASTM C 499             Thickness, Facial Dimension

• ASTM C 501             Abrasive Hardness

• ASTM C 502             Wedging (Squareness)

• ASTM C 650             Chemical Test

• ASTM C 424             Crazing

• ASTM C 674             Flexural Strength

• ASTM C 368             Impact Test

• ASTM C 484             Thermal Shock

• ASTM C 370             Moisture Expansion

• ASTM C 627             Robinson Floor Test

• ASTM C 648             Breaking Strength

• ASTM C 1026           Freeze-Thaw Durability

• ASTM C 1028           Static Coefficient of Friction (Slip Resistance)

• CTI-T-72                  Stain Test

• Mohs Hardness  

Gypsum & Lime Products

• ASTM C 856               Petrographic Examination

• Specific Tests on:        Gypcrete and other gypsum underlayments, Gypsum Plaster, Wallboard

• Chemical Analyses      Various ASTM Tests

Precast, Prestressed Concrete Products

• ASTM C 1195             Absorption of Architectural Cast Stone

• ASTM C 1194             Compressive Strength of Architectural Cast Stone

• ASTM C 1152             Chloride analyses

• ASTM C 856               Petrographic examination

Field Tests & Reconnaissance

• ACI 201 Condition Survey & Sample Selections

• ASTM D 4580, Delamination survey by sounding and selection of core locations

• ASTM C 876, Half Cell Potential Survey

• ASTM F 2170, Relative Humidity Profile

• ASTM F 1869, Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate (Dome Test)

Specialty (Non-standard) Tests

• Accelerated weathering

• FTIR for detection of organic admixtures in concrete

• Thermal analyses (DTA, TGA, DSC) for detection of concrete constituents

• Materials Identification by SEM-EDS

• Materials Identification by XRD

• North Carolina Test for detection of corrosion inhibitor in concrete

• NY City DOT freeze-thaw test

• Petrographic examinations and XRD of fill material

• Project-specific specialty tests