Concrete Laboratory

Concrete Laboratory provides facilities to conduct all quality control tests on concrete (Fresh and hardened). The lab has equipment for conducting destructive and non-destructive tests on concrete to verify quality in the post-construction phase.

Testing of Fresh Concrete

Co 001

Pouring Concrete on site

ASTM C 31& C 143 & C 172 & C 1064

Co 002

Design Mix (Theoretical only)

ACI 211

Co 003

Lab Trial of Mix only (including 6 Cubes)

BS-1881

Co 004

Lab Trial of Mix only (including 6 Cylinders)

ASTM C-31

Co 005

Complete Design Mix for Concrete (including sieves & Specific Gravity and Absorption for Agg. testing for design)

ACI-318 & ASTM C-31&C 143&C33

Co 006

Air content & unit weight of Concrete

ASTM C138 & C231

Co 007

Bleeding test of Concrete

ASTM C232

Testing of Hard Concrete

Co 008

Compressive strength of cubic concrete specimens

BS-1881

Co 009

Compressive strength of cylindrical concrete specimens

ASTM C-39

Co 010

Splitting tensile test of concrete cylinders

ASTM C-496

Co 011

Flexural strength (sampling of beams )

ASTM C-78

Co 012

Setting time of concrete

ASTM C-403

Co 013

Static Modulus of elasticity of concrete cylinders

ASTM C-469

Co 014

Schmidt Hammer test (Not including transportation)

ASTM C-805

Co 015

Ultra Sonic test (Not including transportation)

BS-1881 part 203

Co 016

"Drilled cores of concrete of 4"" D ( obtaining & testing ) in Cairo (Not including transportation)"

ASTM C-42

Co 017

Concrete evaluation for compressive strength test results

ACI 214

Testing Of Durability

Co 018

Drying shrinkage & wetting expansion

ASTM-157

Co 019

Permeability test ( Depth of penetration of water ) under pressure

EN-12390-8

Co 020

Water absorption of concrete

BS-1881 part 122

Co 021

Rapid Chloride permeability test (RCPT)

ASTM C-1202

Inspection Of Batch Plants

Co 022

Calibration of Batch Plant (Not including transportation)

ASTM C-94

Co 023

Verification of Design Mix at Batch Plant

ASTM C-138&C-143& C-31

Co 024

Uniformity test of Concrete Mixer or Truck Mixer

ASTM C-94 Annex

Co 025

Calibration of Crushing machine

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