Materials Testing Overview

What is Construction Material Testing?

Construction materials testing involves the essential examination of all structural materials used in the construction of a project. Industry players need to ensure that their products can withstand certain conditions and comply with increasingly complex national and international building standards and regulations.

Materials testing  helps us to understand and quantify whether a specific material or treatment is suitable for a particular application. … Material Testing may include methods that yield information about the structure or mechanical properties of the  material.

Quality Control Laboratories, LLC. (QCL) offers an array of in house services that provides owners, engineers, architects and construction professionals information they need to manage success result of their project. QCL is a Material Testing and Laboratory Services that caters in 5 Boroughs of NYC, Long Island, NJ and CT. QCL is currently Licensed by the City of NY (License# 63) to perform concrete testing/ laboratory services. Below are some of the wide variety of services:

• Asphalt Mixture – accredited since 6/2/2011
• T30 = Mechanical Analysis of Extracted Analysis
• T166 (Cores) = Bulk Specific Gravity of Compacted Asphalt Mixture using SSD specimen
• T209 = Theoretical Maximum specific Gravity and Density of Asphalt Mixture
• T269 = Percent Air Voids in Compacted Dense and Open Asphalt Mixtures
• T308 = Determining Asphalt Binder Content of Asphalt mixtures by Ignition Method
• T355 = In-Place Density of Asphalt Mixture by Nuclear Method
• D2041 = Maximum Specific Gravity of Hot Mix Asphalt Paving Mixtures
• D2726 (Cores), D2950, D3203, D5444, D6307, D6926

• Soil – accredited since 2/16/2009
• T88 = Particle Size Analysis of Soils
• T89 = Determining the liquid limit of Soils
• T90 = Determining the Plastic Limit and Plasticity Index of Soil
• T99 = Density relations of Soils using 2.5 Kg (5.5 lbs) Rammer and 12” Drop.
• T100 = Specific Gravity of Soils
• T180 = Moisture Density Relations of Soil using a (10 lb) Rammer and 18” Drop.
• T265 = Laboratory Determination of Moisture Contents of Soil
• T267 = Determination
• T310 = In-Place Density and Moisture Content of Soil and Soil-Aggregate by Nuclear Method
• D421 = Dry Preparation of Disturbed Soil and Soil Aggregates Sample for Test
• D422 = Particle Size Analysis of Soils by Hydrometer
• D698 = The Moisture-Density Relations of Soils Using a 5.5 lb. Rammer and 12” Drop.
• D854 = Specific Gravity of Soils
• D1140 = Amount of Material in Soils Finer than the No. 200 Sieve
• D1557 = Moisture Density relations of Soils using a 10lb. Rammer and an 18” Drop.
• D2216 = Laboratory Determination of Moisture Content of Soils
• D2487 = Classification of Soils for Engineering Purposes (Unified Soil Classifications System)
• D2488 = Description and Identification of Soils (Visual-Manual Procedure)
• D2974 = Determination of Organic Content in Soils by Loss on Ignition
• D4318 = Determining the liquid Limits of Soils by Loss on Ignition
• D6938 = In-Place Density and Moisture Content of Soil and Soil-Aggregate bu Nuclear method (Shallow Depth)

• Aggregate – accredited since 11/1/2004
• T11 / C117 = Materials Finer than (NO. 200) Sieve in Mineral Aggregates by Washing
• T19  / C29 = Bulk Density (“Unit Weight”) ad Voids in Aggregate
• T21  / C40 = Organic Impurities in Fine Aggregates for Concrete
• T27 / C136 = Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates
• T84 / C128 = Specific Gravity and Absorption of Fine Aggregate
• T85 / C127 = Specific Gravity and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate
• T104 = Soundness of Aggregate by Use of Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate
• T176 = Plastic Fines in Graded and Soils by use of the Sand Equivalent Test
• T255 / C566 = Total Evaporable Moisture Content of Aggregate by Drying
• T304 = Uncompacted Void Content of Fine Aggregate
• C88 = Soundness of Aggregate by Use of Sodium Sulfate or magnesium Sulfate
• C702 = Reducing Samples of Aggregate to Testing Size
• C1252 = Uncompacted Void Content of Fine Aggregate
• D75 = Sampling Aggregate
• D2419 = Plastic Fines in Graded Aggregates and Soil by Use of the sane Equivalent Test

• Sprayed Fire-Resistive Material – accredited since 6/2/2011
• ASTM E605 = Standard Test Methods for Thickness and Density of Sprayed Fire-Resistive Material (SFRM) Applied to Structural Members
• ASTM E736 = Standard Test Method for Cohesion/Adhesion of Sprayed Fire-Resistive Materials Applied to Structural Members

• Concrete – accredited since 11/1/2004
• T22 / C39 = Compressive Strength of Cylindrical specimens in the Field
• T23 / C31= Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field
• T24 / C42 = Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores and Sawed Beams of Concrete
• T97 / C78 = Flexural Strength of Concrete (Using Simple Beam with Third Point Loading)
• T119 / C143 = Slump of Hydraulic Cement
• T121 / C138 = Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete
• T148 / C174= Measuring Length of Drilled Concrete Cores
• T152 / C231= Air Content to Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method
• T161 = Resistance of Concrete to Rapid Freezing and Thawing
• T196 / C173 = Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by Volumetric Method
• T231 / C617 = (8000 psi and below) = Capping Cylindrical Specimen
• T277 / C1202 = Electrical Indication of Concrete’s ability to Resist Chloride Ion Penetration
• T309 / = Temperature of Freshly Mixed Portland Cement Concrete
• C172 = Standard Practice for Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete
• C192 = Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimen in the Laboratory
• C215 = Standard Test Method for Fundamental Transverse, Longitudinal and Torsional Resonant Frequencies of Concrete Specimens
• C511 = Standard Specification for Mixing Rooms, Moist Cabinets, Moist Rooms and Storage Tanks used in the
• filed of Hydraulic Cement and Concrete
• C642 = Standard Test method of Density, Absorption, and Voids in hardened Concrete
• C666 = Standard Test Method of Resistance of Concrete to Rapid Freezing and Thawing
• C805 = Standard Test Method for Rebound Number of hardened Concrete.
• C1064 = Standard Test Method for Temperature of Freshly Mixed Hydraulic-Cement Concrete
• C1231 (7000 psi and below) = Standard Practice of Use of Unbonded Caps in Determination of Compressive Strength of hardened Cylindrical Concrete Specimens
• C1542 = Standard Test Method for Measuring Length of Concrete Cores
• C1583 = Standard Test Method for Tensile Strength of Concrete Surfaces and the Bond Strength of Tensile Strength of Concrete Repair

• Masonry – accredited since 7/17/2009
• T106 / C109 (Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. Cube Specimens))
• T137 / C185 (Air Content of Hydraulic Cement Mortar)
• T162 / C305 (Mechanical Mixing of Hydraulic Cement Pastes and Mortars of Plastic Consistency)
• M201 / C511 (Moist Cabinets, Moist Rooms, and Water Storage Tanks Used in the testing of Hydraulic Cements and Concretes)
• C67 (Brick: Absorption)
• C67 (Brick: Capping)
• C67 (Brick: Compressive Strength)
• C67 (Brick: Initial Rate of Absorption)
• C67 (Brick: Measurement)
• C67 (Brick: Specimen Preparation)
• C140 (Concrete Interlocking Paving Units) (Sampling and Testing Concrete Masonry Units and Related Units)
• C140 (Concrete Masonry Units) (Sampling and Testing Concrete Masonry Units and Related Units)
• C140 (Segmental Retaining Wall Units) (Sampling and Testing Concrete Masonry Units and Related Units)
• C1019 (Sampling and Testing Grout)
• C1437 (Flow of Hydraulic Cement Mortar)
• C1506 (Water Retention of Hydraulic Cement-Based Mortars and Plasters)
• C1552 (Capping Concrete Masonry Units, Related Units and Masonry Prisms for Compression Testing)