Laboratory Concrete Testing

Specialist testing is carried out at our UKAS accredited laboratories. Testing is typically conducted to:

Validate mix design

Getting the design right is critical, particularly in challenging environments. Innovative designs, including, for example low carbon concretes (learn more), need to be thoroughly tested to ensure performance throughout the design life.

Quality control

Testing is essential during the construction/production process, to certify that installed concrete meets all the design performance standards.

Investigation

On those rare occasions when something goes wrong, it’s critical to move fast to understand the cause, and develop remedial procedures.

Tests include, but are not limited to:

• Water penetration and permeability
• Oxygen diffusion
• Tensile and compressive strength
• Freeze-thaw
• Carbonation
• Chloride migration
• Accelerated durability trials