Construction Materials Testing + Research Laboratory

We conduct standardized and specialized testing of the chemical and physical properties of Portland cement, supplementary cementitious materials and other finely divided materials providing information concerning:

• Strength
• Soundness
• False Set
• Composition
• Time of Set
• Sulfate Resistance
• ASR Mitigation
• Absorption
• Shrinkage
• Fineness

We conduct standard and specialty testing for concrete construction materials providing information concerning:

• Freeze Thaw
• Salt Scaling Resistance
• Sulfate Resistance
• Volume Stability
• ASR Resistance
• ASR Mitigation
• Chemical Resistance
• Alkali-Carbonate Reactivity

Our laboratory provides standard and specialty testing of durability and volume stability properties of both fresh and hardened concrete, providing information concerning:

• Mixture Verification
• Fresh Properties
• Mechanical Properties
• Absorption
• Shrinkage and Expansion
• Service Life Prediction
• Abrasion Resistance
• Freeze-Thaw Resistance
• Deicer Scaling Resistance
• Chloride Ion Penetration
• Alkali-Silica Mitigation
• Alkali-Carbonate Mitigation
• Petrographic Examination

We perform standard and specialty testing on chemical, physical and durability properties of aggregates providing key data on:

• Absorption
• Specific Gravity
• Gradation
• Soundness
• Clay and Friable Particles
• Lightweight Particles
• Organic Impurities
• Scratch Hardness
• Flat and Elongated Particles
• Petrographic Examination
• Abrasion Resistance
• Freeze-Thaw Resistance
• Alkali-Silica Reactivity

American Association of State Highways and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

• Quality Management System
• Aggregate
• Concrete
• Cement
• Pozzolan
• Slag Cement

Departments of Transporation

• Illinois (IDOT): ASTM C1567 and ASTM C1293
• Massachusetts (MassDOT): AASHTO T303, ASTM C1260
  and C1567