Concrete Testing
Our services include fresh & hardened concrete mortar and screed tests.
- Concrete strengths
- Cube strength
- Coring
- Rebound hammer
- Tensile & Flexural strength
- Mix designs and Trial mixes
- Durability
- Water penetration
- Forced load deflection
- Shrinkage
- Heat of hydration (thermal cracking)
- In-situ load testing
- Temperature match curing
- Screed compliance testing
- Carbonation
- Elastic Modulus
- Creep
| Test | Standard |
|---|---|
| Compressive strength of hardened concrete | SANS 5863 |
| Slump test | SANS 5862 |
| Drill and test cores | SANS 5865 |
| Rebound hammer | BS EN 12504 |
| Soundness of bonded and unbonded screed | BS 8204-1 |
| Remote lab on site can be organized |
Aggregate Testing
- Gradings
- Densities
- ACV and 10% FACT
- Water absorption
- Reactivity of aggregates (ASR, AAR & ACR)
- Ethylene Glycol
- Various chemical testing
- Methylene Blue Value
- Aggregate shrinkage
- Water demand
| Test | Standard |
|---|---|
| Grading | SANS 201 |
| Densities | SANS 5844 |
Cement Testing
- Full compliance testing
- Physical
- Chemical
- Fly ash testing
- Compliance reporting
- Milling and testing of clinker
| Test | Standard |
|---|---|
| Determination of compressive strength of cement | SANS 50196-1 |
| Determination of setting time of cement | SANS 50196-3 |
| Chemical analysis of cement | SANS 50196-2 |
Masonry testing
(all relevant specification testing)
Masonry units & Paving blocks
- Concrete masonry
- Clay masonry
- Paver
- Soundness
| Test | Standard |
|---|---|
| Compressive strength concrete masonry bricks | SANS 1215 |
| Compressive strength burnt clay bricks | SANS 227 |
| Water absorption burnt clay bricks | SANS 227 |
| Tensile Splitting concrete paving blocks | SANS 1058 |
Tile Adhesive Testing
- Slip Test
- Pull off Test
Other Services
- On site services
- Collections
- Consulting services relating to the use of concrete, mortar/plaster, screeds, bricks
- Concrete integrity, consulting, testing & reporting
