Sample Reduction by Quartering (Water Content)

Sample Reduction by Quartering (Grading)

Testing for Water Content

Particle size distribution 

Flakiness Index 

Percentage of Crushed & Broken surfaces in Coarse Aggregate

Percentage of Shells in Coarse Aggregate

 Constituents of Coarse Recycled Aggregates 

Particle Density and Water Absorption for Aggregates 63mm – 31.5mm

Particle Density and Water Absorption for Aggregates 31.5mm – 4mm

A Particle Density and Water Absorption for Aggregates 4mm – 0.063mm  

Moisture Content (Oven Drying Method)

Liquid limit – cone penetrometer (definitive method) BS 1377-2:1990

Liquid Limit – cone penetrometer (one-point method) BS 1377-2:1990

Plastic limit BS 1377-2:1990

Plasticity index and liquidity index BS 1377-2:1990

Particle size distribution- wet sieving BS 1377-2:1990

 Particle size distribution- dry sieving BS 1377-2:1990

Particle Density – gas jar method BS 1377-2:1990

Saturated moisture content of chalk BS 1377-2:1990

Dry density / moisture content relationship (2.5kg rammer) BS 1377-4:1990

Dry density / moisture content relationship (4.5kg rammer) BS 1377-4:1990

Dry density / moisture content relationship (Vibrating Hammer) BS 1377-4:1990

MCV / moisture content Relationship BS 1377-4:199

Preparation of Samples For Binder Content & Grading

Preparation of Samples For Water Content 

PRD (Percentage Refusal Density) - Vibratory Compaction

Air Void Content

Maximum Density (Volumetric Procedure)

Bulk Density of Cores (Dry Method)

Bulk Density of Cores (Saturated Surface Dry (SSD) Method)

Bulk Density of Cores (Sealed Specimen Method)​

Measurement of Layer Thickness, Visual Examination & Description of Bituminous Core Samples (Core Logging)