Testing

3PE offers Laboratory Testing services for Concrete, Steel, Admixtures, Cement, Aggregate, Soil, Rocks, Tiles and Others. Please find the tests performed listed below and click here to download the PDF file for our Laboratory Services.

Concrete
Fresh Concrete Tests
  • Static Segregation
  • Dynamic Segregation
  • Rate of Evaporation
  • Flow Tests
  • Slump Test
  • Air Content Test
Chemical and Durability Tests
  • Sulfate Content of Concrete
  • Chloride Content of Concrete
  • Cement Content of Concrete
  • ISAT: Initial Surface Absorption Test
  • Water Permeability
  • RCP: Electrical Indication of Concrete’s Ability to Resist Chloride Penetration
  • Depth of Carbonation
  • Shrinkage of Concrete
  • Sulfate Expansion
  • Freezing and Thawing
  • Microscopic Detection
  • Petrographic Analysis 
Mechanical and Physical Tests
  • Compressive Strength of Concrete Specimens
  • Compressive Strength of Masonry Blocks (Gross & Net Area)
  • Extraction and Testing of Concrete Cores
  • Concrete Setting Time (Initial and Final)
  • Concrete Mix Design and Trial Mix
  • Flexural Strength of Concrete Specimens
  • Tensile Strength of Concrete Specimens
  • Direct Tensile Strength of Concrete Specimens
  • Uniaxial Compressive Strength of Concrete Specimens
  • Rebound Number of Hardened Concrete (Schmidt)
Steel

  • Weight Per Linear Meter
  • Tensile Test for Reinforcing Steel/ PT Strands
  • Chemical Analysis for Steel
  • Degree of Corrosion
  • Bend and Re-Bend Test for Steel
  • Ductility

Admixture

  • Sulfate Content of Admixture
  • Chloride Content of Admixture
  • PH, Specific Gravity and Solids Content of Admixture
  • Conformity of Admixture as per ASTM and EN
  • Bonding Strength
  • Slant Shear
  • Setting Time
  • Air Entraining Spacing Factor
  • Freezing and Thawing
  • Flow Test
  • Waterproofing
  • Shrinkage

Cement

  • Chemical Analysis of Cement
  • Fineness of Hydraulic Cement-Blaine
  • Compressive Strength of Grout Cubes
  • Density of Hydraulic Cement
  • Heat of Hydration

Aggregate
Chemical and Durability Tests
  • Soundness of Aggregates by Use of Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate
  • Chloride Content
  • Sulfate Content
  • Potential Alkali Reactivity of Cement Aggregate Combinations (Mortar Bar Method)
  • Shell Content
  • Organic Impurities in Fine Aggregates for Concrete
  • Methylene Blue
  • Carbonate Content
  • Drying Shrinkage
Mechanical and Physical Tests
  • Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates
  • Materials Finer than 75 μm (No. 200) Sieve in Mineral Aggregates by Washing
  • Clay Lumps and Friable Particles in Aggregates
  • Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate
  • Water Absorption of Coarse Aggregates
  • Lightweight Particles in Aggregate
  • Los Angeles- Abrasion
  • Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), and Absorption of Fine Aggregate
  • Water Absorption of Fine Aggregates
  • Total Evaporable Moisture Content of Aggregate by Drying
  • Fineness Modulus
  • Combined Grading
  • Sand Equivalent Value of Soils and Fine Aggregate
  • Ten Percent Fines (TFV)
  • Flakiness and Elongation
Soil and Rock

  • Atterberg Limits (liquid and plastic)
  • PH of Soil
  • Organic Matter in Soil (Loss on Ignition)
  • Particle Size Analysis of Soil
  • Wet Sieve Analysis of Soil- up to 25 mm
  • Specific Gravity of Soil
  • Modified Proctor
  • Field Density-Sand Cone
  • CBR Tested at 100% MMD
  • Group CBR test at 90.95 and 100% MMD
  • Bulk Density
  • Moisture Content
  • Resistance to Staining
  • Resistance to Thermal Shock

Stone and Tile

  • Modulus of Rupture of Dimension Stone
  • Pull Out Test
  • Absorption and Bulk Speciļ¬c Gravity of Dimension Stone
  • Water Absorption of Tiles
  • Testing Tiles for Breaking Strength
  • Compressive Strength of Dimension Stone
  • Flexural Strength of Dimension Stone
  • Uniaxial Compressive Strength
  • Breaking Load at Pin Hole Locations
  • Pull off Test on Installed Anchors

Water
Chemical and Physical Analysis of Water for Use in Concrete and Portable Use
  • Calcium Hardness
  • Sulfate Content
  • Chloride Content
  • TDS
  • Total Hardness
  • Magnesium Hardness
  • Total Ion
  • Nitrate
  • Manganese
  • Copper
  • Zinc
  • Bacterial Tests
Asphalt

  • Bulk S.G. & Density of Paving Mixture
  • Extraction of Bitumen (Centrifuge)
  • Gradation of aggregates in asphalt mix
  • Marshall Stability and Flow
  • Theoretical Max. Specific Gravity of asphalt
  • Ash content of  bituminous materials

Glass

  • Glass Impact Test (Chock Test)

Rubber

  • Flammability Test on Rubber Material Through Direct Flame
  • Deformation at Elevated Temperature

Plaster and Grout

  • Determination of Shrinkage
  • Determination of Flexural and Compressive Strength
  • Water Absorption Test
  • Abrasion Test 

Thermal Insulation

  • Compressive Strength
  • System Performance Under Loading

Tile Adhesives

  • Tensile Adhesion Strength
  • Open Time
  • Determination of Slip
  • Determination of Wetting Capability
  • Shear Adhesion Strength
  • Transverse Deformation 

Water Proof Membrane

  • Mass Per Unit Area
  • Low Temperature Flexibility
  • Tensile Properties
  • Tearing Resistance

Epoxy

  • Impact Resistance Test
  • Solvent Free Epoxy Resin Primer
  • Solvent Free Epoxy Resin Floor Coating
  • Determination of Coating Thickness by Microscopical Identification
  • Pull-off Method

Fire Tests

  • Concrete
  • Precast Panels
  • Masonry Blocks