Laboratory Services / Aggregates

Aggregates

Our laboratory has the equipment and staff knowledge, experience, and expertise to perform many standard and uncommon tests on aggregate used in the construction industry. Our staff is well versed in ASTM, AASHTO, CSA, USACE, and EN test procedures and have the flexibility to perform many tests outside our standard services when called upon. We can perform on-site sampling or perform testing on samples shipped to us. Testing includes standard physical properties, petrography, abrasion resistance, chemical attack, freeze-thaw durability, and many others.

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Our Testing Capabilities

Between our aggregate, mortar, and concrete lab and our petrographic group we can perform all analysis methods included in ASTM C1778, “Standard Guide for Reducing the Risk of Deleterious  Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Concrete”, and AASHTO R80, “Standard Practice for Determining the Reactivity of Concrete Aggregates and Selecting Appropriate Measures for Preventing Deleterious Expansion in New Concrete Construction.” We also have the capabilities to perform additional test methods not included in the C1778 guide, both current methods and withdrawn methods.

 

Aggregate Testing

Test # Name Description
ASTM C33Standard Specification for Concrete AggregatesSpecification
ASTM C330Standard Specification for Lightweight Aggregates for Structural ConcreteSpecification
ASTM C331Standard Specification for Lightweight Aggregates for Concrete Masonry UnitsSpecification
ASTM C1761Standard Specification for Lightweight Aggregate for Internal Curing of ConcreteSpecification
ASTM C144Standard Specification for Aggregate for Masonry MortarSpecification
ASTM C131 (AASHTO T96)Standard Test Method for Resistance to Degradation of Small-Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles MachineAbrasion Resistance
ASTM C535Standard Test Method for Resistance to Degradation of Large-Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles MachineAbrasion Resistance
ASTM D6928 (AASHTO T327)Standard Test Method for Resistance of Coarse Aggregate to Degradation by Abrasion in the Micro-Deval ApparatusAbrasion Resistance
Nordic Abrasion Test Method EN 1097-8Tests for mechanical and physical properties of aggregates. Determination of the polished stone valueAbrasion Resistance
ASTM C88(AASHTO T104)Standard Test Method for Soundness of Aggregates by Use of Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium SulfateDeleterious Materials
ASTM C40 (AASHTO T21)Standard Test Method for Organic Impurities in Fine Aggregates for ConcreteDeleterious Materials
ASTM C87 (AASHTO T71)Standard Test Method for Effect of Organic Impurities in Fine Aggregate on Strength of MortarDeleterious Materials
ASTM C123 (AASHTO T22)Standard Test Method for Lightweight Particles in AggregateDeleterious Materials
ASTM C142 (AASHTO T112)Standard Test Method for Clay Lumps and Friable Particles in AggregatesDeleterious Materials
ASTM C1567Standard Test Method for Determining the Potential Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Combinations of Cementitious Materials and Aggregate (Accelerated Mortar-Bar Method)ACR/ASR Potential Reactivity
ASTM C1260 (AASHTO T303)Standard Test Method for Potential Alkali Reactivity of Aggregates (Mortar-Bar Method)ACR/ASR Potential Reactivity
ASTM C1105 Standard Test Method for Length Change of Concrete Due to Alkali-Carbonate Rock ReactionACR/ASR Potential Reactivity
ASTM C586Standard Test Method for Potential Alkali Reactivity of Carbonate Rocks as Concrete Aggregates (Rock-Cylinder Method)ACR/ASR Potential Reactivity
ASTM C289 Standard Test Method for Potential Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Aggregates (Chemical Method) (Withdrawn 2016)ACR/ASR Potential Reactivity
ASTM C227  Standard Test Method for Potential Alkali Reactivity of Cement-Aggregate Combinations (Mortar-Bar Method) (Withdrawn 2018)ACR/ASR Potential Reactivity
AASHTO T 380Standard Method of Test for Potential Alkali Reactivity of Aggregates and Effectiveness of ASR Mitigation Measures (Miniature Concrete Prism Test, MCPT)ACR/ASR Potential Reactivity
ASTM C1293Standard Test Method for Determination of Length Change of Concrete Due to Alkali-Silica ReactionACR/ASR Potential Reactivity
ASTM C1646Standard Practice for Making and Curing Test Specimens for Evaluating Resistance of Coarse Aggregate to Freezing and Thawing in Air-Entrained ConcreteFreeze-Thaw Durability
AASHTO T 103Soundness of Aggregates by Freezing and ThawingFreeze-Thaw Durability
NYSDOT 502-3PFreezing and Thawing, Portland Cement Concrete Cores Standard SpecificationsFreeze-Thaw Durability
AASHTO TP 139Provisional Standard Method of Test for Determining the Relative Density (Specific Gravity) and Absorption of Lightweight Aggregate for Internally Cured Concrete Mixtures
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