Testing and analysis on cements, mortars and concrete structures

List of tests carried out on mortars and concrete structures. The references in brackets refer to the standards used for each test. For tests carried out on concrete or cement products such as pipes, slabs etc, please refer to the list of tests and analysis on building materials.

Cements

• Compressive strength (NBN EN 196-1)
• Determination of setting time (NBN EN 196-3)
• Determination of loss-on-ignition (NBN EN 196-2)
• Determination of insoluble residues (NBN EN 196-2)
• Determination of sulfate (NBN EN 196-2)
• Determination of chloride content (NBN EN 196-2)
• Determination of alkali content (NBN EN 196-2)
• Determination of CaO content (NBN EN 196-2)
• Determination of CaO and MgO contents (NBN EN 196-2)
• Chemical analysis by X-ray fluorescence
• Flexural strength (NBN EN 196-1)

Hardened mortar

• Determination of flexural and compressive strength (NBN EN 1015-11)

Hardened concrete

• Specimen preparation (NBN B 15-209)
• Compressive strength (NBN EN 12390-3)
• On cylinders
• On cubes
• Bending strength on prisms (NBN B 15-214)
• Tensile splitting strength (NBN EN 1338)
• Determination of apparent density (NBN B 15-221)
• Determination of water absorption
• By immersion (NBN B 15-215)
• By capillarity
• Thickness mesasurement of cored sample of concrete road surface (CME 53.01)
• Determination of Young's modulus
• By static compression test on cylinders or prisms (NBN B 15-203)
• By US measurement (NBN B 15-230)
• Permeability to water (NBN B 15-222)
• Shrinkage and swelling (NBN B 15-216)
• Sampling and examination of concrete in structures (NBN EN 12504-1)
• Making and curing specimens for strength tests (NBN EN 12390-2)

Fresh concrete

• Slump test (NBN EN 12350-2)
• Air content determination (NBN EN 12350-7)
• Density of compacted fresh concrete (NBN EN 12350-6)

Chemical analysis of mixing water

• pH (NBN T 61-212)
• Hardness measurement - °F (NBN 304)
• Determination of sulfate content - SO3 (NBN 647)
• Determination of chloride content - Cl (NBN T 61-201)
• Determination of organic matter content (NBN T 91-202)
• Determination of residue-on-ignition (NBN 357)

Chemical analysis

• Proportion and granularity of inert constituents (NBN B 15-250)
• Determination of loss-on-ignition (NBN B 15-251)
• Determination of CO2 content (NBN B 15-252)
• Determination of insoluble residues (NBN B 15-253)
• Determination of soluble silica content (NBN B 15-254)
• Determination of soluble CaO content (NBN B 15-255)
• Determination of sulfur content (NBN B 15-256)
• Determination of halide content (NBN B 15-257)
• Determination of cement content in concrete (NBN B 15-250)

Lean concrete for foundations

• Water content (NBN B 15-210)
• Cement content (NBN B 15-210)

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