Accredited Laboratory Testing Services
Accredited Laboratory Testing Services
| PROCEDURE | AASHTO | ASTM | Corps of Engineers |
| LABORATORY QUALIFICATIONS | |||
| LABORATORY EVALUATION STANDARD | R18 | D3740-04 | D3666, D3740, C511, C1231 |
| SAMPLE PREPARATION | |||
| DRY PREPARATION | T87-86 | D421-85 | D421-85 |
| SHELBY TUBE PREPARATION (2.8" inch diameter) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| ROCK CORE PREPARATION (NX) (including cuts & cap) | n/a | D4543 | D4543 |
| CONCRETE CORE PREPARATION (including cuts) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| MAN-HOUR FOR LABORATORY TECHNICIAN | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| SPECIAL SAMPLE PREPARATION | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| SOIL INDEX PROPERTIES | |||
| WATER CONTENT | T265-93 | D2216-05 | D2216-05 |
| ATTERBERG LIMITS (Liquid and Plastic Limits) | T89-02/T90-00 | D4318-00 | D4318-00 |
| SHRINKAGE LIMIT (Mercury Method) | T92-97 | D427-04 | D427-04 |
| SHRINKAGE FACTORS OF SOILS BY THE WAX METHOD | n/a | D4943-02 | D4943-02 |
| %PASSING NO. 200 (75 µm) SIEVE | D1140-00 | D1140-00 | D1140-00 |
| % PASSING SIEVE NO. 270 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| % SOILDS | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| GRADATION BY SIEVE ANALYSIS ONLY | T88-00 | D422-63 | D422-63 |
| GRADATION BY SIEVE ANALYSIS AND HYDROMETER | T88-00 | D422-63 | D422-63 |
| HYDROMETER ANALYSIS ONLY | T88-00 | D422-63 | D422-63 |
| ORGANIC CONTENT | T-267-86 | D2974-00 | D2974-00 |
| SPECIFIC GRAVITY | T100-03 | D854-02 | D854-02 |
| UNIT WEIGHT AND VOID RATIO (Shelby Tubes) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| POCKET PENETROMETER (Cohesive) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| SOIL CLASSIFICATION - USCS | D2487-00 | D2487-00 | D2487-00 |
| SOIL CLASSIFICATION - Visual/Manual | D2488-00 | D2488-00 | D2488-00 |
| SOIL CLASSIFICATION - For Highway Construction Purposes | M145-1 | D3282-00 | D3282-00 |
| SOIL COMPACTION AND STABILITY | |||
| STANDARD PROCTOR- MOISTURE-DENSITYAASHTO T-99 | T99-01 | D698-00 | D698-00 |
| MOISTURE-DENSITY (1Point Standard Proctor) | T99-01 | D698-00 | D698-00 |
| MODIFIED PROCTOR- MOISTURE DENSITY AASHTO T 180 | T180-01 | D1557-00 | D1557-00 |
| MOISTURE DENSITY (1 Point Modified Proctor) | T180-01 | D1557-00 | D1557-00 |
| CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO (3 Point) SOAKED | T193-99 | D1883-99 | D1883-99 |
| CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO W/ CEMENT (3Point) SOAKED | T193-100 | D1883-100 | D1883-100 |
| CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO (1 Point CBR)-UNSOAKED | T193-99 | D1883-99 | D1883-99 |
| CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO (1 Point CBR)-SOAKED | T193-99 | D1883-99 | D1883-99 |
| CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO W/ CEMENT (1 Point) SOAKED | T193-100 | D1883-100 | D1883-100 |
| CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO W/ CEMENT (1 Point) UNSOAKED | T193-101 | D1883-101 | D1883-101 |
| SOIL CEMENT MIXTURES (STANDARD PROCTOR) | T134 | D558 | D558 |
| SOIL CEMENT MIXTURES (MODIFIED PROCTOR) | T134 | D558 | D558 |
| SOIL CORROSIVITY | |||
| pH | T289-91 | G51-95 | G51-95 |
| RESISTIVITY (1 point, as-received or saturated) | T288-91 | G57-95 | G57-95 |
| RESISTIVITY (2 points, as-received or saturated) | T288-91 | G57-95 | G57-95 |
| MINIMUM RESISTIVITY (multiple points) | T-288-91 | G57-95 | G57-95 |
| CHLORIDES | T-291-4 | n/a | n/a |
| SULPHIDES | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| SULPHATES | T-290-95 | n/a | n/a |
| REDOX POTENTIAL | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| SOIL PERMEABILITY | |||
| FALLING HEAD PERMEABILITY ( Fine-Grained Soil) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| CONSTANT HEAD PERMEABILITY (Sand) | T215-70 | D2434-68 | D2434-68 |
| FLEX. WALL PERMEABILITY | D5084-03 | D5084-03 | D5084-03 |
| SOIL STRENGTH AND COMPRESSIBILITY | |||
| ONE-DIMENSIONAL CONSOLIDATION UP TO 32 tsf | T216-03 | D2435-03 | D2435-03 |
| ONE-DIMENTIONAL CONSOLIDATION UP TO 64 tsf | T216-03 | D2435-04 | D2435-03 |
| ONE-DIMENTIONAL CONSOLIDATION PER CYCLE (Unload-Load) | T216-03 | D2435-04 | D2435-03 |
| ONE-DIMENSIONAL SWELL | D4546-03 | D4546-03 | D4546-03 |
| SWELL TEST (PVC) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| UNCONFINED COMPRESSION Without Stress-Strain | T208-05 | D2166-00 | D2166-00 |
| UNCONFINED COMPRESSION With Stress-Strain | T208-05 | D2166-00 | D2166-00 |
| DIRECT SHEARWithout Residual cycles | T236-03 | D3080-04 | D3080-04 |
| DIRECT SHEARWith Residual cycles | T236-03 | D3080-04 | D3080-04 |
| DIRECT SHEAR-Remolded | T236-03 | D3080-04 | D3080-04 |
| UU TRIAXIAL (per point) | T296-05 | D2850-03 | D2850-03 |
| CIU TRIAXIAL (compression) | T297-94 | D4767-03 | D4767-03 |
| CKU TRIAXIAL (compression) | T297-94 | D4767-03 | D4767-03 |
| CID TRIAXIAL (compression) | n/a | WK3821 | n/a |
| CKD TRIAXIAL (compression) | n/a | WK3821 | n/a |
| SPECIAL TRIAXIAL TEST VARIATIONS (Stress Path or Extension) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| ROCK STRENGTH AND COMPRESSIBILITY | |||
| ROCK UNIT WEIGHT | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| UNCONFINED COMPRESSION Without Stress-Strain | n/a | D2938-95 | D2938-95 |
| UNCONFINED COMPRESSION With Stress-Strain | n/a | D2938-95 | D2938-95 |
| INDIRECT (BRAZILIAN) TENSILE STRENGTH | n/a | D3967 | D3967 |
| CERCHAR ABRASIVITY | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| PUNCH PENETRATION | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| DIRECT SHEAR- Intactor Joint (single point, peak and residual) | n/a | D5607 | D5607 |
| DIRECT SHEAR- Intact or Joint (per sample up to 3 residual points) | n/a | D5607 | D5607 |
| TRIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH, peak load only | n/a | D2664 | D2664 |
| TRIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH, stress-strain, Young Modulus, Poisson's Ratio | n/a | D5407 | D5407 |
| DIRECT TENSILE STRENGTH | n/a | D2936 | D2936 |
| POINT LOAD TEST | n/a | D5731 | D5731 |
| MODULUS OF RUPTURE | n/a | C99 | C99 |
| ROCK HARDNESS BY REBOUND HAMMER | n/a | D5873 | D5873 |
| AGGREGATE | |||
| REDUCING FIELD SAMPLES | T248-02 | C702-98 | C702-98 |
| MINUS NO. 200 WASH | T11-97 | C117-04 | C117-04 |
| UNIT WEIGHT /DRY DENSITY | T19-00 | C29-97 | C29-97 |
| SIEVE ANALYSIS OF AGGREGATE | T27-99 | C136-04 | C136-04 |
| SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF COARSE AGGREGATE | T85-91 | C127-04 | C127-04 |
| SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF FINE AGGREGATE | T84-00 | C128-04 | C128-04 |
| TOTAL MOISTURE CONTENT | T255-00 | C566-97 | C566-97 |
| LOS ANGELES ABRASION | T96-02 | C131-01 | C131-01 |
| FLATNESS AND ELONGATION | n/a | D4791-05 | D4791-05 |
| CONCRETE AND GROUT | |||
| CENTER POINT FOR BEAMS | T177-03 | C293-02 | C293-02 |
| CHLORIDE ION | n/a | C1152/C1152M-04 | C1152/C1152M-04 |
| COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH- CONCRETE CYLINDERS (4 or 6-inch) | T22-05 | C39/C39M-03 | C39/C39M-03 |
| COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE CYLINDERS (Reserved) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE CORES (2 Cuts and Capping) | T22-05 | C1542/C1542M-02 | C1542/C1542M-02 |
| FLEXURAL STRENGTH FOR BEAMS-CENTER POINT | T97-03 | C78-02 | C78-02 |
| GROUT CUBES (2X2X2) | n/a | C942-99 | C942-99 |
| GROUT PRISM (3X3X6) | n/a | C1019 | C1019 |
| CONCRETE MASONRY PRISM | n/a | C1314 | C1314 |
| MORTAR CUBES | n/a | C780-02 | C780-02 |
| PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION | n/a | C295-03 | C295-03 |
| SPLITTING TENSILE STRENGTH | T198-02 | C496/C496M-04 | C496/C496M-04 |
| FLEXURAL STRENGTH FOR BEAM-THIRD POINT | T97-03 | C78-02 | C78-02 |
| GYPCRETE MOISTURE CONTENT DETERMINATION | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| CYLINDER MOLD PER BOX | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| FIREPROOFING | |||
| FIREPROOFING DENSITY | n/a | E605-93 | E605-93 |
| HOT-MIX ASPHALT | |||
| BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY NON PARAFFIN COATED | T166-00 | D2726-04 | D2726-04 |
| BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF PARAFFIN SPECIMENS | T275-91 | D1188-96 | D1188-96 |
| EXTRACTION/GRADATION (Cores) | T319-03 | n/a | n/a |
| MARSHALL STABILITY | T245-97 | n/a | n/a |
| GYRATORY COMPACTION | T312-04 | n/a | n/a |
| SPECIAL TESTS PERFORMED WITH SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS | |||