Fresh and hardened concrete

Measure strength.Confirm performance.

Concrete, masonry and core testing support production control, investigation and verification of constructed elements.

Fresh concreteCompression testingCoring and investigation

From placement to verification

Test the material at the decision point.

Fresh-concrete observations, prepared specimens, hardened testing and extracted cores can be combined to document quality and investigate existing work.

Slump testing
Cube and cylinder compression
Concrete mix design and core drilling

Detailed capability

What this service covers.

Concrete

Slump
Cube compression
Cylinder compression
Mix design
Concrete core drilling
Indirect tensile testing of cores

Masonry

Brick compressive strength
Brick efflorescence
Brick bulk density
Brick water absorption

Pavers and blocks

Paver tensile splitting strength
Building-block compressive strength
Building-block transverse strength
Condition assessment sampling

Public test guide

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Each test opens a plain-language page explaining what is used, what is measured and how the result supports a project decision.

Brick bulk density

Measures the mass of a brick or masonry unit relative to its overall volume.

Brick compressive strength

Measures the load a masonry brick can carry before crushing.

Brick efflorescence

Checks masonry units for visible salt deposits that can appear after water moves through the material and evaporates.

Brick water absorption

Measures how much water a dry masonry unit absorbs under specified soaking conditions.

Building-block compressive strength

Measures the compressive load a concrete building block can withstand.

Building-block transverse strength

Measures a building block’s resistance to bending across a supported span.

Concrete core drilling

Removes a cylindrical sample from hardened concrete for direct inspection and testing.

Concrete cube compressive strength

Determines the compressive strength of a concrete cube made from sampled fresh concrete.

Concrete cylinder compressive strength

Determines the compressive strength of a cylindrical concrete specimen.

Concrete mix design

Selects practical proportions of cementitious material, water, aggregate and admixtures for a required concrete performance.

Concrete slump test

Checks the consistency and workability of fresh concrete before or during placement.

Indirect tensile strength of concrete cores

Estimates the tensile resistance of a cylindrical concrete core by loading it across its diameter.

Paver tensile splitting strength

Measures the resistance of a concrete paving unit to splitting under line loading.

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