Portland Cement Concrete Laboratory Testing & Mix Design is performed in accordance with the TXDOT's Manual of Testing Procedures and the American Concrete Institute procedures. All Sampling and Testing will be performed or supervised by experienced ACI- Aggregate Level I & Concrete Strength Testing Certified Personnel. Our laboratory staff follows established standardized procedures set forth by the above referenced agencies. In addition, our management and staff are experienced in Concrete Mix Designs to be used in a variety of structures.

Texas Department of Transportation Test Procedures

• Tex-417-A "Unit Weight, Yield, Air Content of Concrete"
• Tex-409-A "Free Moisture & Water Absorption in Aggregates"
• Tex-422-A "Measuring Temperature of Freshly Mixed Concrete"
• Tex-415-A "Slump of Portland Cement Concrete"
• Tex-416-A "Air Content of Concrete by the Pressure Method"
• Tex-447-A "Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens"
• Tex-418-A "Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Specimens"
• Tex-424-A "Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores of Concrete"
• Tex-472-A "Uniformity of Concrete"

 

American Concrete Institute Test Procedures

• ASTM C1064 "Temperature of Freshly Mixed Hydraulic-Cement Concrete"
• ASTM C172 "Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete"
• ASTM C143 "Slump of Hydraulic-Cement Concrete"
• ASTM C138 "Unit Weight, Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete"
• ASTM C231 "Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method"
• ASTM C173 "Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method"
• ASTM C31 "Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field"
• ASTM C617 "Capping Cylindrical Concrete Specimens"
• ASTM C1231 "Use of Unbonded Caps in Deter. of Comp. Strength of Hardened Concrete Cylinders."
• ASTM C39 "Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens"
• ASTM C78 "Flexural Strength of Concrete"
• ASTM C1064 "Temperature of Freshly Mixed Hydraulic-Cement

 

Certifications: American Concrete Institute

• Aggregrate Testing Technician Level I
• Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade I
• Concrete Laboratory Testing Technician Level I

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