Aggregate Testing - 2018 Test List Aggregate Mechanical and Physical Testing Aggregate Abrasion Value (AAV) BS EN 1097-8: 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 636 - 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 639 - Granular Material Cohesive Material (per loading) extra over per day Apparent Bulk Density of Filler BS EN 1097-3 Bond Work Index EPRI Report CS3612:FGD Bulk Density & Void (Loose& Compacted) EN 1097-3 Compaction Fraction Water Industries Spec. No. 4-8-02-1994 Appendix B Constituent Materials BS EN 933-11 Dicalcium Silicate Disintegration Drying Shrinkage ASTM C157 Drying Shrinkage EN 1367-4 Flakiness Index EN 933-3 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 13286-47 Iron Disintegration Laboratory Dry Density & Optimum Water Content EN 13286-4 Los Angeles Coefficient (LA) EN 1097-2 Los Angeles Coefficient (LA RB ) EN 1097-2: Annex A Loss on Ignition Micro Deval (Wet or Dry) EN 1097-1 Micro Deval (MD RB ) EN 1097-1: Annex A Moisture Content BS 812: Part 109 Particle Density & Water Absorption EN 1097-6 Particle Density of Filler EN 1097-7 Particle Size Distribution (Sieving ) EN 933-1 Particle Size Distribution (Sedimentation) BS 812: Part 103 Particle Size Distribution (Air-Jet Sieving) EN 933-10 Particle Length of Rail Ballast EN 13450 Percentage Crushed & Broken Surfaces in Coarse Aggregate EN 933-5 Percentage of Shells in Coarse Aggregate EN 933-7 Petrographic Examination EN 932-3 Petrographic Examination Coarse BS812-104 Petrographic Examination Fine BS812-104 Petrographic Examination Coarse ITP 1 (Based on BS812-104) Petrographic Examination Fine ITP 1 (Based on BS812-104) Petrographic Examination (ASR) ASTM C856 Polished Stone Value (PSV) EN 1097-8 Resistance to Freezing & Thawing EN 1367-1
Aggregate Testing - 2018 Test List Aggregate Mechanical and Physical Testing (Continued ) Resistance to Thermal Shock EN 1367-5 Sand Equivalent EN 933-8 Shape Index EN 933-4 Shale Content BGSC Report CR/03/281N Sonnenbrand Test (Visual Examination) BS EN 1367-3 Sonnenbrand Test (Mass Loss) BS EN 1367-3 Sonnenbrand Test Inc. Strength Testing (AIV) BS EN 1367-3 Sonnenbrand Test Inc. Strength Testing (LA) BS EN 1367-3 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 1097-5 Wet Attrition BS 812: Part 114 Slag Expansion BRE In-House Thermal Resistivity / Conductivity on Cement Bound Sand ASTM D5334 Voids Ratio EN ATS 97-1-2016 Annex F Cohesion EN ATS 97-1-2016 Annex C Hydraulically bound mixtures Mixing and Preparation (per mixture) BS EN 13286 Indirect tensile strength BS EN 13286-42 Cube Compressive strength Age up to 28 Days BS EN 13286-41 Cube Compressive strength Age up to 28 Days @ 40 C BS EN 13286-41 Modulus of Elasticity (per specimen) BS EN 13286-43 Accelerated Swelling test BS EN 13286-49 Coefficient of linear expansion SHW CL 871
Aggregate Testing - 2018 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 1744-5: Volhard Calcium Carbonate Reference BS EN 196-2 Calcium Carbonate Equivalent BS EN 196-2 Carbonate Content - Volumetric BS EN 10693 Fulvo Acid Content Humus Content Lightweight Contaminators Magnesium Sulphate EN 1367-2 including Annex B Magnesium Sulphate EN 1367-2 Annex C Rate per additional fraction Magnesium Sulphate (DWFS Specifications) DWFS (012, 013 & 049) - 1st Fraction Rate per additional fraction Methylene Blue EN 933-9 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 1744-3 includes Ph and Conductivity Sodium Sulphate Soundness BS 1438 Total Sulphur Content Total Neutralising Value BS 6463-102 Water Soluble Chloride Water Soluble Sulphate Water Soluble Sulphate BS 812-118 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
Bituminous Testing - 2018 Test List BS EN 12697 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 12697-1: Procedure 1 BS EN 12697-2 BS EN 12697-1: Procedure 1 & BS EN 12697-2 BS EN 12697-3 BS EN 12697-3 BS EN 1426 BS EN 1427 Maximum Density - Volumetric Procedure A BS EN 12697-5 Bulk Density BS EN 12697-6: Procedure A - Dry Procedure B - SSD Procedure C - Sealed Specimen Procedure D -Dimensions Air Voids BS EN 12697-8 BS EN 12697-9 Percentage Refusal Density: Per Core BS EN 12697-32 BS EN 12697-11: Rolling Bottle Affinity between aggregate & bitumen BS EN 12697-11: Static Water Sensitivity - A BS EN 12697-12 Water Sensitivity - B BS EN 12697-12 Determination of particle loss of porous asphalt BS EN 12697-17 Binder Drainage (Beaker ) BS EN 12697-18 Binder Drainage (Basket ) Permeability of Bitumen Specimen (Vertical) BS EN 12697-19 Permeability of Bitumen Specimen (Horizontal) BS EN 12697-22 Wheel Tracking (per 200mmø Core) Procedure A - Dry Procedure B - Dry Indirect Tensile Strength (loads from 1 to 25 kn) per BS EN 12697-23 specimen Resistance to fatigue: remoulded specimens Set of 9 specimens BS EN 12697-24 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 12697-26 Annex C Specimen preparation by roller compactor BS EN 12697-33 Marshall Test (Stability& Flow)(loads from 1 to 25 kn) per BS EN 12697-35 specimen Laboratory Mixing per 2KG BS EN 12697-35 Hot Sand Test BS EN 12697-37 Amount of Foreign Matter BS EN 12697-42 Resistance to Fuel BS EN 12697-25 BS EN 12697-43 Resistance to de-icing fluids BS EN 12697-41 Saturating Ageing Tensile Test BS EN 12697-45 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 594987:2010- Annex H Defence Works for Airfields Specification 012 Defence Works for Airfields Specification 013 Defence Works for Airfields Specification 049 BS 13108-5 & PD6691 Annex D DWFS Specification 049
Bituminous Testing - 2018 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 13179-1 BS EN 13179-2 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.5 2011 Sensitivity to fuel BBA HAPAS Appendix A.5 2013 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 11984 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 12697-36 + In-House Photographs and description of asphalt Inc. PAK Marker BS EN 12697-36 + In-House (per core) TPH / PAH / Phenol & Leachate Indentation to Mastic Asphalt BS EN 12697-20
Concrete Testing - 2018 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 1881-201: BRE IP 6/81 Resistivity BS 1881-201 Sulphates in Concrete BS 1881-124 Static Modulus of Elasticity Trial Mixes BS EN 12390 Tests Compressive Strength - BS EN 12390-2 and Concrete Cubes -(delivered) per cube BS EN 12390-3 Hardened Density of Concrete BS EN 12390-7 Flexural Strength of Beams BS EN 12390-5 Tensile splitting strength BS EN 12390-6 Depth of penetration of water under pressure BS EN 12390-8 Secant Modulus of Elasticity in Compression BS EN 12390-13 Compressive strength of Cylinders BS EN 12390-3 Miscellaneous Concrete/Mortars Air Content - water column method BS EN 12350-7: Clause 4 Cement Type (OPC, SRC or HA) In-house Test Compressive Strength concrete core delivered BS EN 12504-1 Compressive Strength including coring BS EN 12504-1 Examining cores BS EN 12504-1 Flexural & Compressive Strength BS EN 13892-2 of Screed (delivered) Flexural & Compressive Strength BS EN 1015-11 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 1881-121 BS 1881: Part 125 of testing Cement & Water used in Concrete EN 196-1 EN 196-2 EN 196-3 Setting Time :- Initial Including Final Set Soundness EN 196-3 Chemical Testing of water found in concrete BS EN 1008 Setting Times (for water used in concrete) EN 1008/BS EN 196-3 Strength (for water used in concrete) EN 1008/BS EN 196-1 BS EN 772 Masonry Tests Compressive Strength: Air dried for 14 days BS EN 772: Clause 7.3.2 Dried in oven for 24 hours BS EN 772: Clause 7.3.2 Oven dried @ 105 o C BS EN 772: Clause 7.3.3 Oven dried @ 70 o C BS EN 772: Clause 7.3.3 Conditioned to 6% moisture content BS EN 772: Clause 7.3.4 Conditioning by Immersion BS EN 772: Clause 7.3.5 Net and Gross Density: Hollow/Cellular Units: BS EN 772-13 Solid Units: BS EN 772-13 Determination of Dimension: Solid Units: BS EN 772-16 Cellular/Hollow Units: BS EN 772-16 Moisture Movement: BS EN 772-14 Determination of Flatness: BS EN 772-20 Thermal Properties (Solid Blocks Only) BS EN 1745 Water Absorption by Capillary BS EN 722-11
Rock Testing - 2018 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 12362-2 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 13383 Length to Thickness Ratio BS EN 13383 Particle Density and Water Absorption BS EN 13383 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 12371 Flexural Strength under concentrated load BS EN 12372 Water Absorption at Atmospheric pressure BS EN 13755 Abrasion Resistance BS EN 14157 Slip Resistance using Pendulum Tester BS EN 14231
Soil Testing - 2018 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 17892-3 Water content BS EN ISO 17892-4 Particle size distribution (sedimentation) BS EN ISO 17892-4 Particle size distribution (sieving) BS EN ISO 17892-4 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 1377-8 (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 13286-48 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 1924-2 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 1377-3: 1990 Resistivity BS 1377: Part 3:1990 Clause 10 Sub Clause 4: Open Container
Soil Testing - 2018 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 12457 Part 3 WAC including interpretation (10 day t/a) BS EN 12457 Part 3 WAC (6 day t/a) BS EN 12457 Part 3 WAC including interpretation (6 day t/a) BS EN 12457 Part 3