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TESTING LABORATORY

AGGREGATES & SOIL:

A. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO):

T27-11..................Standard Method of Test for Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates

T96-02 (R2006)..........Standard Method of Test for Resistance to Degradation of Small-Size

Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine

T99-10.................. Standard Method of Test for Moisture-Density Relations of Soils Using a

2.5 Kg (5.5 lb.) Rammer and a 305 mm (12 in.) Drop

T104-99 (R2007).........Standard Method of Test for Soundness of Aggregate by Use of Sodium

Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate

T180-10................. Standard Method of Test for Moisture-Density Relations of Soils using a

4.54 kg (10 lb.) Rammer and a 457 mm (18 in.) Drop

T191-02(R2006)..........Standard Method of Test for Density of Soil In- Place by the Sand-Cone
Method

T310-13.................Standard Method of Test for In-place Density and Moisture Content of Soil
and Soil-aggregate by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth)

B. American Concrete Institute (ACI):

506.4R-94 (R2004).......Guide for the Evaluation of Shotcrete

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C. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):

A370-12.................Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel
Products A416/A416M-10...........Standard Specification for Steel Strand,
Uncoated Seven-Wire for Prestressed Concrete

C31/C31M-10.............Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the
Field
C33/C33M-11a............Standard Specification for Concrete Aggregates

C39/C39M-12.............Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete

Specimens

C109/C109M-11b..........Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars

C136-06................. Standard Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates

C138/C138M-10b..........Standard Test Method for Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and Air Content
(Gravimetric) of Concrete

C140-12................. Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Concrete Masonry Units and
Related Units

C143/C143M-10a..........Standard Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete

C172/C172M-10...........Standard Practice for Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete

C173/C173M-10b..........Standard Test Method for Air Content of freshly Mixed Concrete by the
Volumetric Method

C330/C330M-09...........Standard Specification for Lightweight Aggregates for Structural Concrete

C567/C567M-11...........Standard Test Method for Density Structural Lightweight Concrete

C780-11................. Standard Test Method for Pre-construction and Construction Evaluation of

Mortars for Plain and Reinforced Unit Masonry

C1019-11................Standard Test Method for Sampling and Testing Grout

C1064/C1064M-11.........Standard Test Method for Temperature of Freshly Mixed Portland Cement

Concrete

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C1077-11c...............Standard Practice for Agencies Testing Concrete and Concrete Aggregates

for Use in Construction and Criteria for Testing Agency Evaluation

C1314-11a...............Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Masonry Prisms

D422-63(2007)...........Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils

D698-07e1...............Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil

Using Standard Effort
D1140-00(2006)..........Standard Test Methods for Amount of Material in Soils Finer than No.
200 Sieve
D1143/D1143M-07e1.......Standard Test Methods for Deep Foundations Under Static Axial
Compressive Load
D1188-07e1..............Standard Test Method for Bulk Specific Gravity and Density of Compacted
Bituminous Mixtures Using Coated Samples

D1556-07................Standard Test Method for Density and Unit Weight of Soil in Place by the
Sand-Cone Method

D1557-09................Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil

Using Modified Effort (56,000ft lbf/ft3 (2,700 KNm/m3))

D2166-06................Standard Test Method for Unconfined Compressive Strength of Cohesive

Soil

D2167-08)...............Standard Test Method for Density and Unit Weight of Soil in Place by the
Rubber Balloon Method

D2216-10................Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture)

Content of Soil and Rock by Mass

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D2974-07a...............Standard Test Methods for Moisture, Ash, and

Organic Matter of Peat and Other Organic Soils D3666-
11................Standard Specification for Minimum Requirements
for Agencies Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving
Materials
D3740-11................Standard Practice for Minimum Requirements for
Agencies Engaged in Testing and/or Inspection of Soil and
Rock as used in Engineering Design and Construction
D6938-10................Standard Test Method for In-Place Density and
Water Content of Soil and Soil-Aggregate by Nuclear
Methods (Shallow Depth)
E94-04(2010)............Standard Guide for Radiographic Examination E164-
08.................Standard Practice for Contact Ultrasonic
Testing of Weldments
E329-11c................Standard Specification for Agencies Engaged in
Construction Inspection, Testing, or Special Inspection
E543-09.................Standard Specification for Agencies Performing Non-Destructive Testing
E605-93(R2011)..........Standard Test Methods for Thickness and Density
of Sprayed Fire Resistive Material (SFRM) Applied to
Structural Members
E709-08.................Standard Guide for Magnetic Particle Examination
E1155-96(R2008).........Determining FF Floor Flatness and FL Floor Levelness Numbers
F3125/F3125M-15.........Standard Specification for High Strength
Structural Bolts, Steel and Alloy Steel, Heat Treated, 120 ksi
(830 MPa) and 150 ksi (1040 MPa) Minimum Tensile
Strength, Inch and Metric Dimensions
D. American Welding Society (AWS):
D1.D1.1M-10.............Structural Welding Code-Steel

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3.1 TYPE OF TEST:

Approximate Number of Tests Required

A. Earthwork:
Laboratory Compaction Test, Soils:
//(AASHTO T180)//(AASHTO T99)//(ASTM D1557)//(ASTM D698)//
Field Density, Soils (AASHTO T191, T205, or T310)
Penetration Test, Soils

B. Landscaping:
Topsoil Test

C. Aggregate Base:
Laboratory Compaction, // (AASHTO T180)// //(ASTM D1557)// Field
Density,//(AASHTO T191)// //(ASTM D1556)//
Aggregate, Base Course Gradation (AASHTO T27)
Wear (AASHTO T96)
Soundness (AASHTO T104)

D. Asphalt Concrete:
Field Density, (AASHTO T230)//ASTM D1188// Aggregate, Asphalt
Concrete Gradation (AASHTO T27) Wear (AASHTO T96)
Soundness (AASHTO T104)

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E. Concrete:
Making and Curing Concrete Test Cylinders (ASTM C31)
Compressive Strength, Test Cylinders (ASTM C39)
Concrete Slump Test (ASTM C143)
Concrete Air Content Test (ASTM C173)
Unit Weight, Lightweight Concrete (ASTM C567)
Aggregate, Normal Weight: Gradation (ASTM C33)
Deleterious Substances (ASTM C33)
Soundness (ASTM C33)
Abrasion (ASTM C33)
Aggregate, Lightweight Gradation (ASTM C330)
Deleterious Substances (ASTM C330)
Unit Weight (ASTM C330)
Flatness and Levelness Readings (ASTM E1155) (number of days)

F. Reinforcing Steel: Tensile Test

(ASTM A370) Bend Test
(ASTM A370)
Mechanical Splice (ASTM A370) Welded
Splice Test (ASTM A370)

G. Shotcrete:
Taking and Curing Test Cores (ACI 506) Compressive Strength,
Test Cores (ACI 506)

H. Prestressed Concrete: Testing

Strands (ASTM A416)

I. Masonry:
Making and Curing Test Cubes (ASTM C109)
Compressive Strength, Test Cubes (ASTM C109)
Sampling and Testing Mortar, Comp. Strength (ASTM C780) Sampling
and Testing Grout, Comp. Strength (ASTM C1019) Masonry Unit,
Compressive Strength (ASTM C140)
Prism Tests (ASTM C1314)
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J. Structural Steel:
Ultrasonic Testing of Welds (ASTM E164)

Magnetic Particle Testing of Welds (ASTM E709)

Radiographic Testing of Welds (ASTM E94)

K. Sprayed-On Fireproofing:
Thickness and Density Tests (ASTM E605)

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