Pelcon runs a specialised laboratory for aggregate and concrete testing, covering numerous test methods.
We are highly recognised within the fields of aggregate acceptance testing, concrete microstructure, air void structure and durability testing.
Your specimens and samples will be treated professionally and fast. Test results will be printed in a test report and send to you by e-mail.
We are updating this homepage – when descriptions of the respective tests and analyses are available, we will provide a link in the list below.
- Air void analysis (ASTM C-457)
- Chemical analysis
- Chloride resistance
- Durability
- Fibers
- Fire resistance
- Modulus of Elasticity
- Petrographic Analysis of Hardened Concrete
- Strength
A complete list of our accredited test methods:
| Parameter | Method | Name of Method |
|---|---|---|
| Alkali Reactivity | ASTM C1260 | Standard Test Method for Potential Alkali Reactivity of Aggregates (Mortar-Bar Method) |
| Alkali Reactivity | RILEM AAR-3 | Detection of potential alkali-reactivity – 38oC test method for aggregate combinations using concrete prisms |
| Alkali Reactivity | RILEM AAR-4 | Detection of potential alkali-reactivity – 60°C test method for aggregate combinations using concrete prisms |
| Petrographic analysis of sand | TI-B 52 | Petrographic analysis of sand |
| Chloride content in aggregates | DS/EN 1744-1.7 | Tests for chemical properties of aggregates – Part 1: Chemical analysis7. Determination of water-soluble chloride salts using the Volhard method |
| Chloride content in hardened concrete | NT BUILD 208 | Concrete Hardened: Chloride Content |
| Chloride content in hardened concrete | DS/EN 14629 | Products and systems for the protection and repair of concrete structures – Test methods – Determination of chloride content in hardened concrete |
| Chloride migrations coefficient | NT BUILD 492 | Concrete, mortar and cement-based repair materials: Chloride migration coefficient from non-steady-state migration experiments |
| DS/EN 12390-3 | Testing hardened concrete – Part 3: Compressive strength of test specimens | |
| Tensile splitting strength | DS/EN 12390-6 | Testing hardened concrete – Part 6: Tensile splitting strength of test specimens |
| Strength | DS/EN 1338, Annex F | Concrete paving blocks – Measurement of strength |
| Bending strength and breaking load | DS/EN 1339, Annex F | Concrete paving flags – Measurement of bending strength and breaking load |
| Elasticity | DS 423.25 | Testing of concrete – Hardened concrete – Modulus of elasticity |
| Freeze-thaw resistance | DS/CEN/TS 12390-9 | Testing hardened concrete – Part 9: Freeze-thaw resistance – Scaling, Slabtest (Reference method) |
| Freeze-thaw resistance | SS 137244 | Concrete testing – Hardened concrete – Scaling at freezing |
| Freeze-thaw resistance | DS/EN 1338, Annex D | Concrete paving blocks – Determination of freeze/thaw resistance with de-icing salt |
| Freeze-thaw resistance | DS/EN 1339, Annex D | Concrete paving flags – Determination of freeze/thaw resistance with de-icing salt |
| Freeze-thaw resistance | DS/EN 1340, Annex D | Concrete kerb units – Determination of freeze/thaw resistance with de-icing salt |
| Air void content in hardened concrete | EN 480-11 | Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout – Test methods – Determination of air void characteristics in hardened concrete |
| Air void content in hardened Concrete | ASTM C457/C457M | Microscopical determination of Parameters of the Air-Void System in Hardened Concrete |
| Production of fluorescence impregnated thin sections | DS 423.40 | Testing of concrete – Hardened concrete – Production of fluorescence impregnated thin sections |
| Silica fume in clumps | DS 423.36 | Testing of concrete – Hardened concrete – Determination of the amount of silica fume in clumps |
| Structural analysis of hardened concrete | DS 423.41 | Testing of Concrete – Hardened Concrete – Internal stability |
| Structural analysis of hardened concrete | 423.42 | Testing of concrete – Hardened concrete – Concrete composition |
| Structural analysis of hardened concrete | DS 423.43 | Testing of concrete – Hardened Concrete – Paste homogeneity |
| Structural analysis of hardened concrete | DS 423.44 | Testing of Concrete – Hardened Concrete – Paste cracks and bond cracks |
| Structural analysis of hardened concrete | DS 423.45 | Testing of concrete – Hardened concrete – Degree of compaction |
| Heat development | NT BUILD 388 | Concrete: Heat development |
| Compressive strength | DS/EN 12190:1999 | Products and systems for the protection and repair of concrete structures - Test methods - Determination of compressive strength of repair mortar |