LABORATORY TESTS ON THE SAMPLES

EXTRACTED/COLLECTED DURING
INVESTIGATION & SELECTION OF REPAIR
MATERIALS

Dr. R. Nagendra

BUREAU VERITAS INDIA PVT LTD.

LABORATORY TESTS

TESTS ON EXTRACTED/COLLECTED SAMPLES

DURING INVESTIGATION
SELECTION OF REPAIR MATERIALS THROUGH
TESTING

INFERENCES & CONCLUSION DEPENDS ON TEST

RESULTS OF EXTRCATED/COLLECTED SAMPLES
SAMPLES- CONCRETE/SOIL CORES,PLASTER,
STEEL, BRICKS, BLOCKS,

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 TESTS ON SAMPLES COLLECTED DURING
INVESTIGATION

CONCRETE CORES

- Density

- Compressive Strength

- Water permeability

- Chloride permeability

- Chemical analysis for cement content, chlorides, sulphates, pH

Steel, Brick, Blocks - Water absorption & Strength tests

Test results are compared with permissible limits as per relevant

standards

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 REPAIR MATERIALS

CHEMICAL ADMIXTURES WHICH GOES INTO

CONCRETE

GROUTS, MICROCONCRETE, BONDING

EPOXY, EPOXY MORTARS, PROTECTIVE
COATINGS, SEALANTS .

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 BIS TEST STANDARDS &
SPECIFICATIONS

ADMIXTURES IS 9103
INTEGRAL WATER PROOFING
COMPOUND- IS 2645
POLYSULPHIDE SEALANTS- IS 12118
PARTS 1 & 2 POURING GRADE &
GUN GRADE

BS/EN/FIP/ASTM/DIN STANDARDS
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 TEST REPORT ON GROUT SAMPLE
Sl.
Test Conducted Test Results Test Method
No.
Laboratory Developed
1 Flow by BS Cone (mm) 245
Method
Wet Mix Density Laboratory Developed
2 2.18
(kg/cum) Method
Compressive Strength
(N/mm2)
a) 1 day 18.7
3 ASTM C109
b) 3 day 35.4
c) 7 day 47.9
d) 28 day 61.9
Flexural Strength (N/mm2)
4 a) 7 day 6.7 BS : 4551
b) 28 day 8.1
Tensile Strength (N/mm2)
5 a) 7 day 2.2 ASTM C307
b) 28 day 4.2
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 Self-Compacting Concrete(SCC)
- A most versatile repair material

A highly flowable, yet stable concrete that

can spread readily into place and fill the
formwork without any consolidation and
without undergoing any significant
separation

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Laboratory Test Facilities:

ACCREDITED BY NABL AS PER ISO 17025-2005 IN THE FOLLOWING FIELDS

FOR THE FACILITIES AT BANGALORE
MECHANICAL

--- Testing of almost all building materials, bitumen, cement, concrete mix design,
geotechnical tests.
Equipped with state-of-art testing machines
Facilities for carrying out testing of more than 100 construction materials as per
BIS/ASTM/BS/EN/MORT&H/NHAI/RAILWAY/CPWD/DRDO/FIP specifications
CHEMICAL

--- Tests on building materials

LABORATORY LOCATIONS ---- NOIDA, MUMBAI, BANGALORE , HYDERABAD , CHENNAI ,

MANGALORE, COCHIN, NAGPUR, JAMSHEDPUR WITH MANY COLLECTION CENTRES

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TYPICAL VIEWS OF MATERIAL TESTING LABORATORY AT BANGALORE

TESTING OF CEMENT UNDER CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY

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TYPICAL VIEWS OF MATERIAL TESTING LABORATORY AT BANGALORE

TESTING OF CONCRETE CUBE USING STATE-OF-ART ACTM

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TYPICAL VIEWS OF MATERIAL TESTING LABORATORY AT BANGALORE

TESTING OF REBARS/
PRESTRESSING STEELS/ PIPES

1200 kN CAPACITY
COMPUTERISED UNIVERSAL
TESTING MACHINE

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TYPICAL VIEWS OF MATERIAL TESTING LABORATORY AT BANGALORE

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF STEEL- ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY

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TYPICAL VIEWS OF MATERIAL TESTING LABORATORY AT BANGALORE

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF STEEL- ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY

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TYPICAL VIEWS OF MATERIAL TESTING LABORATORY AT BANGALORE

CHEMICAL TESTING LABORATORY WITH EXPERIENCED ANALYSTS

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 EPOXY BONDING AGENT

IT IS A TWO COMPONENT SYSTEM

1. EPOXY RESIN (COMPONENT A)

2. HARDENER (COMPONENT B)

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 TESTS PROPOSED BY FIP

1. POT LIFE
2. OPEN TIME
3. THIXOTROPY
4. SQUEEZABILITY
5. COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
6. BOND TESTS
7. TENSILE BENDING
8. SHEAR STRENGTH
Contd......

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 TESTS PROPOSED BY FIP (Contd...)

9. HEAT RESISTANCE
10. SHRINKAGE
11. COMPRESSIVE AND SHEAR MODULUS
12. CREEP
13. WATER ABSORPTION AND SOLVABILITY

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Laboratory Test Facilities: range of testing offered
TESTING OF STEEL PRODUCTS TESTING OF CEMENT AND SCMS TESTING OF CONCRETE PRODUCTS
REINFORCING STEEL (HYSD) CEMENT PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL, CUBES/CORES/BEAMS-
HEAT OF HYDRATION PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL
STRUCTURAL STEEL
FLYASH SUITABILITY AS SCM & HOLLOW/SOLID CONCRETE
PRESTRESSING STEEL
ADMIXTURE BLOCKS
MS TUBES
GGBS PAVER BLOCKS/KERB
METAL ROOFING SHEETS STONE/FLAGGING BLOCKS
SILICAFUME
DOOR FRAMES CONCRETE PIPES
METAKAOLIN
BARBED WIRE R.C. MANHOLE COVER WITH
RICE HUSK ASH FRAME
CORROSION RESISTANT STEEL
COATED BARS LIME DRAIN COVER SLABS

(GALVANISED,EPOXY COATED) PRECAST

CONCRETEWALL/ROOF PANELS

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 Laboratory Test Facilities: range of testing offered
TESTING OF CONSTRUCTION CHEMICALS CONCRETE MIX PROPORTIONING DURABILITY TESTS ON CONCRETE

SUPER PLASTICISERS STANDARD CONCRETE - M20 to

M55
CEMENT WATER PROOFER
CORROSION INHIBITORS HIGH STRENGTH/ HIGH
PERFORMANCE CONCRETE- M60
CURING COMPOUNDS to M80
CEMENTITIOUS GROUTS
SELF-COMPACTING CONCRETE
EPOXY GROUTS
GEO-POLYMER CONCRETE
POLYSULPHIDE SEALANTS
BONDING EPOXIES /LOW LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE
VISCOUS
FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE
PROTECTIVE COATINGS
ANCHOR GROUTS HIGH VOLUME FLYASH
CONCRETE
WATER PROOFING SYSTEMS
ANTI TERMITE CHEMICAL HIGH DENSITY CONCRETE

PAINTS DRY LEAN CONCRETE AND PQC

FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION

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Laboratory Test Facilities: range of testing offered
TESTING OF FLOORING MATERIALS TESTING OF WOOD PRODUCTS HIGHWAY MATERIALS
BITUMEN/ PMB/ CRMB /MASTIC
MOSAIC TILES FLUSH DOORS
ASPHALT
CERAMIC/VITRIFIED TILES MDF PARTICLE
ANTI STRIPPING AGENT
BOARDS/PLYWOOD
MARBLE/GRANITE TILES INDUSTRIAL BITUMEN
BLACK BOARDS
EPOXY FLOORING SYSTEMS EMULSIONS
FRP DOORS
SPECIAL FLOORING SYSTEMS SEALING COMPOUNDS
JOB MIX FORMULA FOR AC/ SDBC
/ DGBC /BUSG / PREMIX CHIP
CHEMICAL TESTS CARPET/BM/DBM AS PER MORT&H
OTHER MATERIALS
MARSHAL STABILITY TESTS
PVC PIPES CEMENT
BITUMEN CONTENT
STONES WATER
DETERMINATION
TARFELT FLYASH
GRADATION / INSITU DENSITY
APP MEMBRANES CONCRETE
STONEWARE PIPES STEEL
ROOFING TILES SOIL
BOLTS ADMIXTURE
BONDED MINERAL WOOL

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Laboratory Test Facilities: special tests offered

PULL-OUT TEST EPOXY

COATED SPECIMENS

ELCOMETER- ADHESION STRENGTH OF COATINGS

REBARS SUBJECTED SALT SPRAY TEST

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SAFETY AND DURABILITY ARE TWO IMPORTANT
REQUISITES FOR ANY CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION.
THESE REQUISITES CAN BE ENSURED ONLY THROUGH
SELECTION OF RIGHT MATERIALS, GOOD DESIGN
AND GOOD CONSTRUCTION

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CONCRETE DURABILITY TESTS
1. Water Permeability as per DIN-EN-12390-8-2009
(Former DIN 1048) and M.O.R.T&H Specifications

2. Rapid Chloride Penetration Test as per ASTM C 1202

3. Determination of the carbonation resistance of concrete

Accelerated carbonation method (Draft ISO/DIS 1920)

4. Sulphate attack

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 DURABILITY TEST ON CONCRETE - RCPT

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TEST IS CONDUCTED FOR SIX HOURS

CHARGE PASSED CHLORIDE ION

COULOMBS PERMEABILITY
>4000 HIGH
2000-4000 MODERATE
1000-2000 LOW
100-1000 VERY LOW
<100 NEGLIGIBLE

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 WATER PERMEABILITY TEST ON CONCRETE SPECIMEN AS PER DIN 1048

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 Depth of water penetration
Max. 25mm as per MORT & H 2013 5th Revision
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 MINIMUM CEMENT CONTENT
IRRESPECTIVE OF THE TYPE AND GRADE OF
CEMENT USED, TO ENSURE DURABILITY, MINIMUM
CEMENT CONTENTS HAVE BEEN SPECIFIED IN
IS:456-2000 AND SPECIALIST LITERATURE AS
FOLLOWS :
MILD & MODERATE - 300 KG/Cu.m
SEVERE EXPOSURE 320 Kg/Cu.m
VERY SEVERE EXPOSURE 340 Kg/cum

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 ANALYSIS OF WATER
TECHNICAL REFERENCE IS: 456-2000 & IS:3025-1983

Sl Stipulations of
Particulars
No IS:456-2000
1. Quantity of 0.02N NaOH required to Shall not be
neutralise 100ml of water sample more than 5ml
using phenolphthalein as an
indicator (ml)

Quantity of 0.02N H2SO4 required to Shall not be

2. neutralise 100ml of water sample more than 25ml
using mixed indicator (ml)
Contd/.
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 ANALYSIS OF WATER
TECHNICAL REFERENCE IS: 456-2000 & IS:3025-1983

Sl Stipulations of
Particulars
No IS:456-2000
3. Inorganic solids (mg/l) 3000 Max.
4. Sulphates as SO4 (mg/l) 400 Max.
5. Chlorides as Cl (mg/l) 500 Max. for R.C.C.
2000 Max. for P.C.C.
6. Suspended matter (mg/l) 2000 Max.

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 ANALYSIS OF WATER
TECHNICAL REFERENCE IS: 456-2000 & IS:3025-1983

Sl Particulars Stipulations of
No IS:456-2000
7. Organic Solids (mg/l) 200 Max.
8. pH value Shall not be less
than 6

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 A GOOD LABORATORY FACILITY IN
COMBINATION WITH FIELD TEST
FACILITY IS A MUST FOR ANY
INVESTIGATION. THESE TEST RESULTS
FORMS THE BASIS FOR SUCCESSFUL
IMPLEMENTATION OF REMEDIAL
MEASURES

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