CODES & STANDARDS FOR “ON-SITE TESTING LABORATORY”

Following are key codes & standards to remember for Civil Estimators to prepare the tender/bid
proposal in correct manner.

Codes & Standards are published documents that establish specifications and procedures designed
to ensure the reliability of the materials, products, methods, and/or services use in construction
industry.

These Codes & Standards also make it easier to understand and compare competing products.

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS (ASTM):

ASTM C29/C29M : Standard Test Method for Bulk Density (Unit Weight) and Voids in
Aggregate.

ASTM C33 : Standard Specification for Concrete Aggregates.

ASTM C31/C31 M : Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens
In the Field

ASTM C40 : Standard Test Method for Organic Impurities in Fine Aggregates for
Concrete

ASTM C88 : Standard Test Method for Soundness of Aggregates by Use of

Sodium Sulphate or Magnesium Sulphate

ASTM C109/C109 M : Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement
Mortars (Using 2 Inch or 50 mm Cube Specimens)

ASTM C117 : Standard Test Method for Materials Finer than 75 Micrometer (No.
200) Sieve in Mineral Aggregates by Washing

ASTM C127 : Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity),
and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate.

ASTM C128 : Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity),
and Absorption of Fine Aggregate.

ASTM C131 : Standard Test Method for Resistance to Degradation of Small-Size

Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine

ASTM C136 : Standard Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates

ASTM C142 : Standard Test Method for Clay Lumps and Friable Particles in
Aggregates

ASTMC143/C143 M. : Standard Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete

ASTMC172/C172 M. : Standard Practice for Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete

ASTM C188 : Standard Test Method for Density of Hydraulic Cement

ASTM C192/C192 M : Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in
 the Laboratory

ASTM C227 : Standard Test Method for Potential Alkali Reactivity of Cement-
Aggregate Combinations (Mortar-Bar Method)

ASTM C289 : Standard Test Method for Potential Alkali-Silica Reactivity of

Aggregates (Chemical Method)

ASTM C457/C457M : Standard Test Method for Microscopical Determination of Parameters

of the Air-Void System in Hardened Concrete

ASTM C494/C494M : Standard Specification for Chemical Admixtures for Concrete

ASTM C535 : Standard Test Method for Resistance to Degradation of Large-Size

Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in Los Angeles Machine

ASTM C 579 : Standard Test Methods for Compressive Strength of Chemical-

Resistant Mortars, Grouts, Monolithic Surfacings, and Polymer
Concretes.

ASTM C642 : Standard Test Method for Density, Absorption, and Voids in
Hardened Concrete

ASTM C823/C823M : Standard Practice for Examination and Sampling of Hardened

Concrete in Constructions

ASTM C856 : Standard Practice for Petrographic Examination of Hardened Concrete

ASTM C1064/C1064M : Standard Test Method for Temperature of Freshly Mixed Hydraulic -
Cement Concrete

ASTM C1077 : Standard Practice for Agencies Testing Concrete and Concrete
Aggregates for Use in Construction and Criteria for Testing Agency
Evaluation

ASTMC1152/C1152M : Standard Test Method for Acid-Soluble Chloride in Mortar and

Concrete

ASTM C1202 : Standard Test Method for Electrical Indication of Concrete’s Ability to
Resist Chloride Ion Penetration

ASTMC1218/C1218M : Standard Test Method for Water-Soluble Chloride in Mortar and

Concrete

ASTM C1260 : Standard Test Method for Potential Alkali Reactivity of Aggregates
(Mortar-Bar Method).

ASTM D75 : Standard Practice for Sampling Aggregates

ASTM D512 : Standard Test Method for Chloride Ion in Water

ASTM D516 : Standard Test Method for Sulfate Ion in Water

ASTM D546 : Standard Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Mineral Filler for
Bituminous Paving Mixtures
ASTM D854 : Standard Test Methods for Specific Gravity of Soil Solids by Water
Pycnometer

ASTM D979 : Standard Practice for Sampling Bituminous Paving Mixtures

ASTM D 1188 : Standard Test Method for Bulk Specific Gravity and Density of
Compacted Bituminous Mixtures Using Coated Samples

ASTM D1293 : Standard Test Methods for pH of Water

ASTM D1411 : Standard Test Methods for Water-Soluble Chlorides Present as

Admixtures in Graded Aggregate Road Mixes

ASTM D1556 : Standard Test Method for Density and Unit Weight of Soil in Place by
Sand-Cone Method

ASTM D1557 : Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of

Soil Using Modified Effort (56,000 ft-lbf/ft3 (2,700 kN-m/m3).

ASTM D1856 : Standard Test Method for Recovery of Asphalt From Solution by
Abson Method

ASTM D2041 : Standard Test Method for Theoretical Maximum Specific Gravity and
Density of Bituminous Paving Mixtures

ASTM D2167 : Standard Test Method for Density and Unit Weight of Soil In-Place by
the Rubber Balloon Method

ASTM D2070 : Standard Test Method for Thermal Stability of Hydraulic Oils

ASTM D2170 : Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Asphalts (Bitumens).

ASTM D2172 : Standard Test Methods for Quantitative Extraction of Bitumen From
Bituminous Paving Mixtures

ASTM D2216 : Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Water

(Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass

ASTM D2487 : Standard Practice for Classification of Soils for Engineering Purposes
(Unified Soil Classification System).

ASTM D2488 : Standard Practice for Description and Identification of Soils (Visual-
Manual Procedure)

ASTM D2726 : Standard Test Method for Bulk Specific Gravity and Density of Non-
Absorptive Compacted Bituminous Mixtures

ASTM D6938 : Standard Test Method for In-Place Density and Water Content of Soil
and Soil-Aggregate by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth).

ASTM D3080/D3080M : Standard Test Method for Direct Shear Test of Soils Under
Consolidated Drained Conditions

ASTM D3203 : Standard Test Method for Percent Air Voids in Compacted Dense and
Open Bituminous Paving Mixtures
ASTM D3665 : Standard Practice for Random Sampling of Construction Materials

ASTM D 3666 : Standard Specification for Minimum Requirements for Agencies

Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving Materials

ASTM D3740 : Standard Practice for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Engaged in
the Testing and/or Inspection of Soil and Rock as Used in Engineering
Design and Construction Practices.

ASTM D4318 : Standard Test Method for Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity
Index of Soils

ASTM D4541 : Standard Test Method for Pull-Off Strength of Coatings Using Portable
Adhesion Testers

ASTM D4767 : Standard Test Method for Consolidated-Undrained Triaxial

Compression Test on Cohesive Soils

ASTM E 329 : Standard Specification for Agencies Engaged in Construction

Inspection, Testing or Special Inspection

ASTM C94/C94M : Standard Specification for Ready-Mixed Concrete.

ASTM E548 : Standard Guide for General Criteria Used for Evaluating Laboratory
Competence

BRITISH STANDARDS (BS)

BS 197- 4Cement Part 4 : Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for

low early strength blast furnace cements.

BS 1427 : Guide to On-Site Test Methods for the Analysis of Waters.

BS 812 : Testing of Aggregates

BS EN 12350-1 : Testing fresh Concrete. Sampling.

BS EN 12350-2 : Testing fresh Concrete. : Slump test.

BS EN 12390-1 : Testing hardened concrete : Shape, dimensions and other

requirements for specimens and moulds

BS EN 12390-2 : Testing hardened concrete. Making and curing specimens for

strength tests.

BS EN 12390-7 : Testing hardened concrete. : Density of hardened concrete.

BS EN 12504-1 : Testing concrete in structures. : Cored specimens. Taking,

examining and testing in compression.

BS 1881 Part 124 : Methods of Analysis of Hardened Concrete

BS EN 12620 : Aggregates for concrete.

BS 1377 : Methods of Test for Soils for Civil Engineering Purposes

BS EN 1008 : Mixing water for concrete. Specification for sampling, testing and
assessing the suitability of water, including water recovered from
processes in the concrete industry, as mixing water for concrete.

BS EN 13055-1 : Lightweight aggregates: Lightweight aggregates for concrete, mortar

and grout.

BS 4449 : Steel for the reinforcement of concrete. Weldable reinforcing steel.

Bar, coil and decoiled product.

BS 4482 : Steel wire for the reinforcement of concrete products.

BS 4483 : Steel Fabric for the Reinforcement of Concrete

BS EN 206-1 : Concrete - Specification, performance, production and conformity.

BS 6699 : Specification for ground granulated blast furnace Slag for use with
Portland cement

BS EN 196-1 : Methods of testing cement.

BS DD 216 : Method for Determination of Chloride Content of Fresh Concrete.

BS EN 12390-3 : Testing hardened concrete - Compressive strength of test

specimens.

BS 8500-1 : Concrete - Complementary British Standard to BS EN 206-1. Method

of specifying and guidance for the specifier

BS 8500-2 : Concrete - Complementary British Standard to BS EN 206-1.

Specification for constituent materials and concrete

BS EN 15167-1 : Ground granulated blast furnace slag for use in concrete, mortar and
grout. Definitions, specifications and conformity criteria

BS EN 15167-2 : Ground granulated blast furnace slag for use in concrete, mortar and
grout. Conformity evaluation

BS EN ISO/IEC 17025 : General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration
Laboratories

BS 1881-128 : Testing Concrete- Methods of analysis of fresh concrete

BS EN 12697-34 : Bituminous Mixtures - Test Methods for Hot Mix Asphalt. Marshall
Test”

BS EN 932-1 : Tests for General Properties of Aggregates Methods for Sampling

BS EN 933-1 : Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates Determination of

particle size distribution - Sieving method.

BS 812 -103.2 : Testing aggregates - Method for determination of particle size

distribution. Sedimentation test

BS 812 – 105.1 : Testing Aggregates - Methods for Determination of Particle Shape.

 Flakiness Index

BS 812 - 105.2 : Testing Aggregates - Methods for Determination of Particle Shape.

Elongation Index of Coarse Aggregate

BS 812-117 : Testing aggregates - Method for Determination of water-soluble

chloride salts

BS 812-121 : Testing aggregates - Method for determination of soundness

BS EN 932-6 : Tests for General Properties of Aggregates - Definitions of

Repeatability and Reproducibility

BS EN 933-3 : Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates. Determination of

particle shape - Flakiness index.

BS EN 1097-2 : Tests for Mechanical and physical Properties of Aggregates -

Methods for the Determination of resistance to Fragmentation

BS EN 1097-3 : Tests for Mechanical and physical Properties of Aggregates -

Determination of Loose Bulk Density and Voids

BS EN 1097-6 : Tests for mechanical and physical properties of aggregates -

Determination of particle density and water absorption

BS EN 1367-2 : Tests for thermal and weathering properties of aggregates -

Magnesium sulphate test

BS EN 1744-1 : Tests for chemical properties of aggregates - Chemical analysis.

BS 1377 – 3 : Methods of test for Soils for civil engineering purposes

BS 1881 Part 122 : Method for Determination of Water Absorption

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS

(AASHTO):

AASHTO T26 : Standard Method of Test for Sampling and Testing for Chloride Ion in
Concrete and Concrete Raw Materials

AASHTO T40 : Standard Method of Test for Sampling Bituminous Materials

AASHTO T259 : Standard Method of Test for Resistance of Concrete to Chloride Ion
Penetration

AASHTO T260 : Standard Method of Test for Sampling and Testing for Total Chloride
Ion in Concrete and Concrete Raw Materials

AASHTO T277 : Standard Method of Test for Electrical Indication of Concrete's Ability
to Resist Chloride Ion Penetration

AASHTO T236 : Standard Method of Test for Direct Shear Test of Soils under
Consolidated Drained Conditions