Test Methods
Below is a list of the AASHTO, ASTM, and CDOT designated tests that we are capable of running.
AASHTO | ASTM | CDOT | DESCRIPTION | MATERIAL |
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T 19 | C 29 | Bulk Density (Unit Weight) and Voids in Aggregate | Aggregate | |
T 112 | C 142 | Clay Lumps and Friable Particles in Aggregates | Aggregate | |
T 85 | C 127 | Coarse Aggregate Specific Gravity and Absorption | Aggregate | |
T 84 | C 128 | CP-L 4102 | Fine Aggregate Specific Gravity and Absorption | Aggregate |
D 4791 | Flat or Elongated Pieces in Coarse Aggregate | Aggregate | ||
D 5821 | CP 45 | Fractured Particles in Coarse Aggregate | Aggregate | |
T 103 | Freezing and Thawing Resistance - Aggregates | Aggregate | ||
T 11 | C 117 | CP 31 | Gradation - Materials finer than 75 µm (No. 200) | Aggregate |
T 96 | C 131, C 535 | L.A. Abrasion (Small/Large) | Aggregate | |
T 113 | C 123 | Lightweight Pieces in Aggregate | Aggregate | |
T 327 | D 6928 | CP-L 4211 | Micro-Deval Abrasion of Coarse Aggregate | Aggregate |
T 255 | C 566 | Moisture Content of Aggregate by Drying | Aggregate | |
T 21 | C 40 | Organic Impurities in Sands | Aggregate | |
T 2 | D 75 | CP 30 | Sampling Aggregates | Aggregate |
T 176 | D 2419 | CP 37 | Sand Equivalent Value of Soils and Fine Aggregate | Aggregate |
T 27 | C 136 | CP 31 | Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregate | Aggregate |
T 248 | C 702 | CP 32 | Splitting Aggregate Samples to Sample Size | Aggregate |
T 104 | C 88 | Soundness of Aggregates by Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate | Aggregate | |
T 304 | C 1252 | CP-L 5113 | Uncompacted Void Content of Fine Aggregate - Fine Aggregate Angularity | Aggregate |
R 28 | D 6521 | Accelerated Aging of Asphalt Binder Using a Pressurized Aging Vessel (PAV) | Asphalt Binder | |
T 313 | D 6648 | Bending Beam Rheometer (BBR) - Flexural Creep Stiffness | Asphalt Binder | |
T 315 | D 7175 | Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR) - Rheologic Properties of Asphalt Binder | Asphalt Binder | |
T 315 | DSR, PAV Aged Binder | Asphalt Binder | ||
T 315 | DSR, RTFO Aged Binder | Asphalt Binder | ||
T 301 | D 6084 | Elastic Recovery of Bituminous Materials by Ductilometer | Asphalt Binder | |
T 48 | D 92 | Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open-Cup | Asphalt Binder | |
T 300 | Force Ductility Test of Asphalt Materials | Asphalt Binder | ||
R 29 | Grading or Verifying the Performance Grade of an Asphalt Binder | Asphalt Binder | ||
T 201 | D 2170 | Kinematic Viscosity of Asphalt (Bitumens) | Asphalt Binder | |
D 7405 | Multiple Stress Creep and Recovery (MSCR) of Asphalt Binder Using a Dynamic Shear Rheometer | Asphalt Binder | ||
T 49 | D 5 | Penetration of Bituminous Materials | Asphalt Binder | |
M 320 | Performance Graded Binder Determination | Asphalt Binder | ||
M 320 | Performance Graded Binder Verification | Asphalt Binder | ||
T 164 | D 2172 | Quantitative Extraction - Chemical Centrifuge | Asphalt Binder | |
T 319 | D 5404 | Recovery of Asphalt from Solution - Rotary Evaporator | Asphalt Binder | |
T 240 | D 2872 | Rolling Thin-Film Oven (RTFO) Test - Effect of Heat and Air on a Rolling Thin Film of Asphalt | Asphalt Binder | |
T 228 | D 70 | Specific Gravity of Semi-Solid Bituminous Materials | Asphalt Binder | |
T 316 | D 4402 | Viscosity of Asphalt Binder Using Rotational Viscometer | Asphalt Binder | |
T 202 | D 2171 | Viscosity of Asphalts by Vacuum Capillary Viscometer (Absolute) | Asphalt Binder | |
T 152 | C 231 | Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method | Concrete | |
C 173 | Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method | Concrete | ||
C 617 | Capping Cylindrical Concrete Specimens | Concrete | ||
T 22 | C 39 | Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens | Concrete | |
C 138 | Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete | Concrete | ||
C 78 | Flexural Strength of Concrete (Using Simple Beam with Third-Point Loading) | Concrete | ||
C 192 | Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Laboratory | Concrete | ||
T 23 | C 31 | Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field | Concrete | |
C 1260 | Potential Alkali Reactivity of Aggregates (Mortar-Bar Method) | Concrete | ||
T 303 | C 1567 | Potential Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Combinations of Cementitious Materials and Aggregates (Mortar-Bar Method) Modified | Concrete | |
C 172 | Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete | Concrete | ||
T 119 | C 143 | Slump of Hydraulic-Cement Concrete | Concrete | |
C 1064 | Temperature of Freshly Mixed Hydraulic-Cement Concrete | Concrete | ||
C 1231 | Use of Unbonded Caps in Determination of Compressive Strength of Hardened Concrete Cylinders | Concrete | ||
T 269 | D 3203 | Air Voids in Compacted Dense and Open Asphalt Mixtures | Hot Mix Asphalt | |
T 287 | D 4125 | CP 85 | Asphalt Content of Bituminous Mixtures by the Nuclear Method | Hot Mix Asphalt |
T 308 | D 6307 | CP-L 5120 | Asphalt Content of Hot Mix Asphalt by Ignition Method | Hot Mix Asphalt |
T 166 | D 2726 | CP 44 | Bulk Specific Gravity of Compacted HMA | Hot Mix Asphalt |
D 2950 | CP 81 | Density of Bituminous Concrete in Place by Nuclear Methods | Hot Mix Asphalt | |
T 305 | D 6390 | Draindown Characteristics in Uncompacted Asphalt Mixtures | Hot Mix Asphalt | |
T 283 | D 4867 | Effect of Moisture on Asphalt Concrete Paving Mixtures - Lottman | Hot Mix Asphalt | |
T 245 | D 6927 | Marshall Stability and Flow of Bituminous Mixtures | Hot Mix Asphalt | |
T 30 | D 5444 | Mechanical Analysis of Extracted Aggregate - Gradation | Hot Mix Asphalt | |
T 329 | CP 43 | Moisture Content of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) by Oven Method | Hot Mix Asphalt | |
T 245 | D 6926 | Preparation of Bituminous Specimens Using Marshall Apparatus | Hot Mix Asphalt | |
T 209 | D 2041 | CP 51 | Theoretical Maximum Specific Gravity and Density of Bituminous Paving Mixtures - Rice Value | Hot Mix Asphalt |
T 168 | D 979 | CP 41 | Sampling Bituminous Paving Mixtures | Hot Mix Asphalt |
T 312 | D 6925 | CP-L 5115 | Relative Density of Hot Mix Asphalt Specimens by Means of the Superpave Gyratory Compactor | Hot Mix Asphalt |
T 246 | D 1560 | CP-L 5106 | Resistance to Deformation and Cohesion of Bituminous Mixtures by Means of Hveem Apparatus - Stability | Hot Mix Asphalt |
D 3549 | Thickness or Height of Compacted Bituminous Paving Mixture Specimens | Hot Mix Asphalt | ||
T 89 | D 4318 | Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, Plasticity Index of Soils | Soil | |
M 145 | D 2487 | Classification of Soils | Soil | |
T 310 | D 6938 | Density and Moisture Content of Soil and Soil-Aggregate Mixtures by Nuclear Methods | Soil | |
T 191 | D 1556 | Density and Unit Weight of Soil in Place by the Sand-Cone Method | Soil | |
T 87 | Dry Preparation of Disturbed Soil and Soil-Aggregate Samples for Test | Soil | ||
D 421 | Dry Preparation of Soil Samples for Particle-Size Analysis and Determination of Soil Constants | Soil | ||
T 88 | D 422 | Particle-Size Analysis of Soils - Hydrometer Analysis | Soil | |
T 265 | Laboratory Determination of Moisture Content of Soils | Soil | ||
D 2216 | Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass | Soil | ||
T 180 | D 1557 | Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Modified Effort - Proctor | Soil | |
T 99 | D 698 | Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Standard Effort - Proctor | Soil | |
T 200 | E 70 | pH of Aqueous Solutions With the Glass Electrode | Soil | |
CP-L 2103 | Water Soluble Sulfate Ion Content in Soils | Soil | ||
T 134 | D 558 | Moisture-Density (Unit Weight) Relations of Soil-Cement Mixtures | Soil | |
T 135 | D 560 | Freezing and Thawing Compacted Soil-Cement Mixtures | Soil | |
T 136 | D 559 | Wetting and Drying Compacted Soil-Cement Mixtures | Soil | |
T 220 | D 5102 | Unconfined Compressive Strength of Compacted Soil-Lime Mixtures | Soil | |
T 208 | D 2166 | Unconfined Compressive Strength of Cohesive Soil | Soil | |
D 4546 | One-Dimensional Swell or Settlement Potential of Cohesive Soils | Soil | ||
T 193 | D 1883 | California Bearing Ratio of Laboratory-Compacted Soils | Soil | |
D 2844 | Resistance R-Value and Expansion Pressure of Compacted Soils | Soil |