Lab Testing: Aggregates

Tests marked with a U are UKAS accredited

• Acid Solubility U
• Aggregate Impact Value (AIV) U
• Alkali Silica Reaction (Mortar Bar Test)
• Assessment of Fines (Sand Equivalent) U
• Assessment of Fines (Methylene Blue Test) U
• Aggregate Abrasion Value (AAV) U
• Aggregate Crushing Value (ACV) U
• Bond Work Index
• Bulk Density U
• Bulk Density of Filler in Kerosene U
• Calcium Carbonate Equivalent U
• Chemical Analysis
• Cylinder Test
• Drying Shrinkage U
• Effective Angle of Internal Friction U
• Elongation Index
• Flakiness Index U
• Frost Susceptibility (Frost Heave) U
• Los Angeles Coefficient U
• Micro-Deval Coefficient U
• Moisture Content U
• Particle Density & Water Absorption U
• Percentage Crushed & Broken Surfaces U
• Petrographic Analysis
• Particle Size Distribution U
• Point Load Test
• Polished Stone Value (PSV) U
• Resistance to Freezing & Thawing U
• Shape Index U
• Shell Content U
• Slake Durability
• Soundness U vTen Per Cent Fines - Dry U
• Ten Per Cent Fines - Soaked U
• Uniaxial Compressive Strength
• Wet Attrition U