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1 Aggregate Testing Test List Aggregate Mechanical and Physical Testing Aggregate Abrasion Value (AAV) BS EN : Annex A Aggregate Crushing Value (ACV) BS 812: Part 110 Aggregate Impact Value - Dry (AIV) BS 812: Part 112 Aggregate Impact Value - Soaked (AIV) BS 812: Part 112 Alkali Silica Reactivity (Concrete Prism ) BS 812: Part 123 Alkali Reactivity - Mortar bar method (16 day) ASTM C1260 Angle of Internal Friction & Adhesion BS 1377: Part 7 & 300mm Shear Box SHW Volume 1 Clause Granular Material Cohesive Material (per loading) extra over per day Angle of Internal Friction & Adhesion 300mm Shear Box with Reinforcing Elements Supplied BS 1377: Part 7 & SHW Volume 1 Clause Granular Material Cohesive Material (per loading) extra over per day Apparent Bulk Density of Filler BS EN Bond Work Index EPRI Report CS3612:FGD Bulk Density & Void (Loose& Compacted) EN Compaction Fraction Water Industries Spec. No Appendix B Constituent Materials BS EN Dicalcium Silicate Disintegration Drying Shrinkage ASTM C157 Drying Shrinkage EN Flakiness Index EN Frost Susceptibility BS 812: Part 124 including Annex B Horizontal Permeability Inc. PSD & OMC/MDD Horizontal Permeability Inc. PSD DTP HA 41/90 Immediate Bearing Index (IBI) BS EN Iron Disintegration Laboratory Dry Density & Optimum Water Content EN Los Angeles Coefficient (LA) EN Los Angeles Coefficient (LA RB ) EN : Annex A Loss on Ignition Micro Deval (Wet or Dry) EN Micro Deval (MD RB ) EN : Annex A Moisture Content BS 812: Part 109 Particle Density & Water Absorption EN Particle Density of Filler EN Particle Size Distribution (Sieving ) EN Particle Size Distribution (Sedimentation) BS 812: Part 103 Particle Size Distribution (Air-Jet Sieving) EN Particle Length of Rail Ballast EN Percentage Crushed & Broken Surfaces in Coarse Aggregate EN Percentage of Shells in Coarse Aggregate EN Petrographic Examination EN Petrographic Examination Coarse BS Petrographic Examination Fine BS Petrographic Examination Coarse ITP 1 (Based on BS ) Petrographic Examination Fine ITP 1 (Based on BS ) Petrographic Examination (ASR) ASTM C856 Polished Stone Value (PSV) EN Resistance to Freezing & Thawing EN

2 Aggregate Testing Test List Aggregate Mechanical and Physical Testing (Continued ) Resistance to Thermal Shock EN Sand Equivalent EN Shape Index EN Shale Content BGSC Report CR/03/281N Sonnenbrand Test (Visual Examination) BS EN Sonnenbrand Test (Mass Loss) BS EN Sonnenbrand Test Inc. Strength Testing (AIV) BS EN Sonnenbrand Test Inc. Strength Testing (LA) BS EN Ten Per Cent Fines Value (Dry) BS 812: Part 111 Ten Per Cent Fines Value (Soaked) BS 812: Part 111 Thermal Expansion on 150mm Lump Rock Thermal Expansion (Manufacture Prisms) Voids of Dry Compacted Filler Water Solubility Water Content EN Wet Attrition BS 812: Part 114 Slag Expansion BRE In-House Thermal Resistivity / Conductivity on Cement Bound Sand ASTM D5334 Voids Ratio EN ATS Annex F Cohesion EN ATS Annex C Hydraulically bound mixtures Mixing and Preparation (per mixture) BS EN Indirect tensile strength BS EN Cube Compressive strength Age up to 28 Days BS EN Cube Compressive strength Age up to C BS EN Modulus of Elasticity (per specimen) BS EN Accelerated Swelling test BS EN Coefficient of linear expansion SHW CL 871

3 Aggregate Testing Test List Aggregate Chemical Testing Acid Soluble Material BS 812: Part 119 Acid Soluble Sulphate BS : Clause 12 Acid Soluble Sulphides BS : Clause 13 Acid Soluble Chloride BS EN : Volhard Calcium Carbonate Reference BS EN Calcium Carbonate Equivalent BS EN Carbonate Content - Volumetric BS EN Fulvo Acid Content Humus Content Lightweight Contaminators Magnesium Sulphate EN including Annex B Magnesium Sulphate EN Annex C Rate per additional fraction Magnesium Sulphate (DWFS Specifications) DWFS (012, 013 & 049) - 1st Fraction Rate per additional fraction Methylene Blue EN Methylene Blue (Bentonite Content) In-House SO71 Based on CUR 33 Microbial Activity Index TRL Report 54 Organic Contaminators (by mortar method) Preparation of Eluates by Leaching Aggregates EN includes Ph and Conductivity Sodium Sulphate Soundness BS 1438 Total Sulphur Content Total Neutralising Value BS Water Soluble Chloride Water Soluble Sulphate Water Soluble Sulphate BS Salt for Spreading on Highways Grading of Salt BS 3247 Moisture Content BS 3247 Matter Insoluble in Water BS 3247 Soluble Sulphate Content BS 3247 Chloride Content BS 3247

4 Bituminous Testing Test List BS EN Series of Tests Binder & Grading - Binder determined by difference, using bottle rotation machine and pressure filter Binder & Grading - Binder directly determined, using bottle rotation machine, bucket centrifuge type 1 and volume calculation Binder Recovery (Rotary Evaporation) Binder Recovery (Rotary Evaporation) / Penetration / Softening Point BS EN : Procedure 1 BS EN BS EN : Procedure 1 & BS EN BS EN BS EN BS EN 1426 BS EN 1427 Maximum Density - Volumetric Procedure A BS EN Bulk Density BS EN : Procedure A - Dry Procedure B - SSD Procedure C - Sealed Specimen Procedure D -Dimensions Air Voids BS EN BS EN Percentage Refusal Density: Per Core BS EN BS EN : Rolling Bottle Affinity between aggregate & bitumen BS EN : Static Water Sensitivity - A BS EN Water Sensitivity - B BS EN Determination of particle loss of porous asphalt BS EN Binder Drainage (Beaker ) BS EN Binder Drainage (Basket ) Permeability of Bitumen Specimen (Vertical) BS EN Permeability of Bitumen Specimen (Horizontal) BS EN Wheel Tracking (per 200mmø Core) Procedure A - Dry Procedure B - Dry Indirect Tensile Strength (loads from 1 to 25 kn) per BS EN specimen Resistance to fatigue: remoulded specimens Set of 9 specimens BS EN Resistance to fatigue: In-Situ Cores Set of 15 specimens Cyclic Compression - A Indirect Tensile Stiffness Modulus (IT-CY) (loads from 0 to 10 kn) BS EN Annex C Specimen preparation by roller compactor BS EN Marshall Test (Stability& Flow)(loads from 1 to 25 kn) per BS EN specimen Laboratory Mixing per 2KG BS EN Hot Sand Test BS EN Amount of Foreign Matter BS EN Resistance to Fuel BS EN BS EN Resistance to de-icing fluids BS EN Saturating Ageing Tensile Test BS EN Bituminous Designs HRA Surface Course Design Protocol HRA Asphalt Mix Design (loads 1 to 25 kn) does not include aggregate testing or additional bituminous Marshall Asphalt Mix Design (loads 1 to 25 kn) does not include aggregate testing or additional bituminous Stone Mastic Asphalt Mix Design does not include aggregate testing or additional bituminous testing. SMA Mix Design (5 points) BS :2010- Annex H Defence Works for Airfields Specification 012 Defence Works for Airfields Specification 013 Defence Works for Airfields Specification 049 BS & PD6691 Annex D DWFS Specification 049

5 Bituminous Testing Test List Other Bituminous Tests Penetration Test (Bitumen) Softening Point Wheel Tracking (per 200mmø Core) Delta Ring & Ball Bitumen Number of added Filler Resistance to permanent deformation (RLAT): Per Core Resistance to permanent deformation (VRLAT):Per Core BS EN 1426: 2000 BS EN 1427: 2000 BS 598: Part 110: 1998 BS EN BS EN Documented in house method Based on BS DD 226: 1996 Documented in house method Based on TRL PA PA3287/97 and BS DD 226: 1996 Torque Bond Strength BBA HAPAS Appendix A.3 Sensitivity to fuel BBA HAPAS Appendix A Sensitivity to fuel BBA HAPAS Appendix A Water Sensitivity - Thin Surfacing Layer BBA HAPAS Appendix A.2 Viscosity BS434: Part 1: 1984 Appendix G Water & Binder Content of Bituminous Emulsion BS 434: Part Appendix F Binder & Grading - Thermoplastic Road Markings Inc. Glass Bead Content BS 3262: Part 1: 1989 Indirect Fatigue Tensile test DD ABF: 1995 Photographs and description of asphalt cores (per core) BS EN In-House Photographs and description of asphalt Inc. PAK Marker BS EN In-House (per core) TPH / PAH / Phenol & Leachate Indentation to Mastic Asphalt BS EN

6 Concrete Testing Test List BS 1881 Tests Cement Content / Original Mix Proportions BS 1881: Part 124 Chloride Content - Titriometric method BS 1881: Part 124 Chloride Content - Potentiometric method BS 1881: Part 124 Depth of Carbonation BS : BRE IP 6/81 Resistivity BS Sulphates in Concrete BS Static Modulus of Elasticity Trial Mixes BS EN Tests Compressive Strength - BS EN and Concrete Cubes -(delivered) per cube BS EN Hardened Density of Concrete BS EN Flexural Strength of Beams BS EN Tensile splitting strength BS EN Depth of penetration of water under pressure BS EN Secant Modulus of Elasticity in Compression BS EN Compressive strength of Cylinders BS EN Miscellaneous Concrete/Mortars Air Content - water column method BS EN : Clause 4 Cement Type (OPC, SRC or HA) In-house Test Compressive Strength concrete core delivered BS EN Compressive Strength including coring BS EN Examining cores BS EN Flexural & Compressive Strength BS EN of Screed (delivered) Flexural & Compressive Strength BS EN of Mortar (delivered) Linear Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (Concrete or Aggregate Prism) Documented In House Original Mix Proportions (Screed/Mortar Mixes) BS 4551: Part 2 Strength Chemical Analysis Initial Setting Time; Initial and Final Setting Time BS BS 1881: Part 125 of testing Cement & Water used in Concrete EN EN EN Setting Time :- Initial Including Final Set Soundness EN Chemical Testing of water found in concrete BS EN 1008 Setting Times (for water used in concrete) EN 1008/BS EN Strength (for water used in concrete) EN 1008/BS EN BS EN 772 Masonry Tests Compressive Strength: Air dried for 14 days BS EN 772: Clause Dried in oven for 24 hours BS EN 772: Clause Oven 105 o C BS EN 772: Clause Oven 70 o C BS EN 772: Clause Conditioned to 6% moisture content BS EN 772: Clause Conditioning by Immersion BS EN 772: Clause Net and Gross Density: Hollow/Cellular Units: BS EN Solid Units: BS EN Determination of Dimension: Solid Units: BS EN Cellular/Hollow Units: BS EN Moisture Movement: BS EN Determination of Flatness: BS EN Thermal Properties (Solid Blocks Only) BS EN 1745 Water Absorption by Capillary BS EN

7 Rock Testing Test List ISRM Rock Tests Brazil Tensile Strength Deformability in Uniaxial Compression Density Point Load Index Set of 10 Point Load Test 1 Test Only Porosity Slake Durability Unconfined Compressive Strength of Rock Cores 2.5:1 Ratio Youngs Modulus CIRIA Rock Tests Fracture Toughness Freeze Thaw Mill Abrasion Index Wet Dynamic Crushing Value Drop Test Breakage Index CIRIA Specification CIRIA Specification CIRIA Specification CIRIA Specification CIRIA Rock manual section 3.8 Box 3.20 SLATE Tests Calcium Carbonate Content Non-Carbonate carbon Content Dimensional Tolerances Failure Load in Bending Petrographic BS EN Sulphur Dioxide Exposure Slates with less than 20% CaCo 3 Thermal Cycle Water Absorption Unpolished Slip Resistance Value BS EN 1341 Rock Armour Tests Resistance to Breakage Mass Distribution BS EN Length to Thickness Ratio BS EN Particle Density and Water Absorption BS EN Determination of Uniaxial Compressive Strength (set of 10) 1:1 Ratio - includes coring BS EN 1926 Miscellaneous Rock Tests Cerchar Abrasitivity In House Determination of Uniaxial Compressive Strength (set of 10) 1:1 Ratio BS EN 1926 Deformability in UCS ASTM Guidelines Real Density, Apparent Density and total Open Porosity BS EN 1936 Frost Resistance (48 cycles) BS EN Flexural Strength under concentrated load BS EN Water Absorption at Atmospheric pressure BS EN Abrasion Resistance BS EN Slip Resistance using Pendulum Tester BS EN 14231

8 Soil Testing Test List BS 1377 Soil Mechanical and Physical Testing Accelerated Permeability in a Triaxial Cell: Environment Agency R & D Up to 4 days Technical Report P1-398/TR/2 Extra Charge per day after 4 days Particle density (fluid pycnometer) BS EN ISO Water content BS EN ISO Particle size distribution (sedimentation) BS EN ISO Particle size distribution (sieving) BS EN ISO California Bearing Ratio (Laboratory) BS 1377: Part 4: Clause 7: 1990 Dry (Top) Dry (Top and Bottom) Wet Inc. Swelling Compaction Vibrating Hammer (@ NMC) BS 1377: Part 4: 1990 Constant Head Permeability Consolidated Drained/Undrained Triaxial BS 1377: Part 5: 1990 BS (Multistage Same Price) Core Cutter Density BS 1377: Part 9: 1990 Clause 2.4 Dispersion Pin Hole Falling Head Permeability K.H.Head Manual of Soil Laboratory Testing, Volume 2 Liquid Limit - Cone Penetrometer BS 1377: Part 2: 1990 Maximum Density BS 1377: Part 4: 1990 Minimum Density BS 1377: Part 4: 1990 Multistage Triaxial BS 1377: Part 7: 1990 Clause 9 MCV Single Point BS 1377: Part 4: 1990 Test 5.4 MCV/Moisture Content Relationship BS 1377: Part 4: 1990 Test 5.5 Moisture Content BS 1377: Part 2: 1990 Oedometer Consolidation (up to 5 days) BS 1377: Part 5:1990: Clause 3 Extra Charge per day after 5 days OMC/MDD (2.5kg, 4.5kg or Vibrating Hammer BS 1377: Part 4:1990 Particle Density - Gas Jar BS 1377: Part 2: 1990 Particle Density - Small Pyknometer BS 1377: Part 2: 1990 Particle Size Distribution (Dry Sieving) BS 1377: Part 2: 1990 Particle Size Distribution (Sedimentation) BS 1377: Part 2: 1990 Particle Size Distribution (Washing and Sieving) BS 1377: Part 2: 1990 Plastic Limit BS 1377: Part 2: 1990 Plasticity Index BS 1377: Part 2: 1990 Pulverisation BS EN Saturated Moisture Content BS 1377: Part 2: Clause 3.3 Shear Box - 60mm or 100mm BS 1377: Part 7:1990: Clause 4 (3 specimens) Per specimen - up to 1 day extra over per day Shear Box Interface Testing (1mm/min) ASTM D5321 Shear Box Interface Testing (Slow test per loading) ASTM D5321 extra over per day Shear Vane Triaxial Permeability: Up to four (4) days Extra charge per day for each day BS 1377: Part 6: 1990 over four days Undrained Shear Strength BS 1377: Part 7: 1990 Undrained Triaxial (3x U38) BS 1377: Part 7: 1990 BS 1377 Soil Chemical Testing Calcium Carbonate Content BS 1377: Part 3: 1990 Chloride Ion Content BS 1377: Part 3: 1990 Electrical Conductivity of Soil Calculated as reciprocal of Resistivity Initial Consumption of lime BS Methylene Blue Value on BES In-house SO71: July 2009 Microbial Index TRRL Contractor Report 54 Organic Matter Content BS 1377: Part 3: 1990: Clause 3 PH Value BS 1377: Part 3: 1990 Redox Potential BS : 1990 Resistivity BS 1377: Part 3:1990 Clause 10 Sub Clause 4: Open Container

9 Soil Testing Test List BS 1377 Soil Chemical Testing (Continued ) Resistivity BS 1377: Part 3: 1990 Wenner Probe Sulphate content of soil and ground water BS 1377: Part 3: 1990 Gravimetric Sulphate content of soil and ground water BS 1377: Part 3: 1990 Ion exchange Suspended Solids In House Topsoil Analysis Topsoil Analysis Topsoil Analysis (Contamination Assessment) Topsoil Analysis (Contamination Assessment) BS 3882 BS 3882 (including interpretation) BS 3882 BS 3882 (including interpretation) Total Sulphur BS 1377 Water Soluble Sulphate TRRL Report 447 Test 1 Acid Soluble Sulphate TRRL Report 447 Test 2 Total Potential Sulphate TRRL Report 447 Test 4 Oxidisable Sulphides Calculation only - Test 2 & 4 must be carried out Total Reduced Sulphur TRRL Report 447 Test 3 Miscellaneous Tests Alkali Content Angle of Repose (Slope Stability) In-House Asbestos Identification Asbestos Quantification Gravimetric PCM Banded Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH'S) BRE Special Digest Calorific Value Chemical Oxides Analysis (XRF) Chromium VI CLEA Suite Dangerous Substances Electrical Conductivity of Water BS EN 27889: 1993 Full ICRCL Contamination Suite Full ICRCL Contamination Suite including EA Leachate GC/MS Scan Heavy Metals Suite Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (Total PAH's) Speciated PAH Sulphide and Hydrogen Sulphide Standard Text Book Tar Content of Asphalt Arisings (TPH C10-C40 & PAH Speciated) In -house Standard Total Organic Carbon Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH'S) Total Silica In-house Transportable Moisture Limit IMSBC CDE 2012 XRD XRD including Pyrite WAC (10 day t/a) BS EN Part 3 WAC including interpretation (10 day t/a) BS EN Part 3 WAC (6 day t/a) BS EN Part 3 WAC including interpretation (6 day t/a) BS EN Part 3

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