Summary of Testing Services available at Simtec*
Asphalt Site Testing
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Temperature Measurement (Contact and Infrared).
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Sampling (Loose Material).
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Diamond Coring.
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Tack/Bond Coat Rate of Spread.
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Pre-Coated Chipping Rate of Spread.
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Texture Depth (Sand Patch)
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Surface Macrotexture (Glass Beads).
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Rolling Straight Edge.
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3 Metre Beam.
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Non Nuclear In-Situ Density.
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Asphalt Laboratory Testing​​​​
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Binder Content By Difference (Pressure Filter).
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Binder Content Directly Determined (Centrifuge).
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Particle Size Distribution (Grading).
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Maximum Density (Volumetric Procedure).
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Maximum Density (Calculation).
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Bulk Density.
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Voids content.
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Percentage Refusal Density (PRD).
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Layer Thickness.
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Pavement Thickness.
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Bitumen Recovery (Rotary Evaporator).
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Bitumen Needle Penetration.
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Softening Point (Ring and Ball).
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Earthworks and Aggregates Site Testing
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Riffle Box & Quartering (Sample Preparation).
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Incremental Plate Loading (Crane Base, Building Foundations).
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Plate Bearing CBR Testing.
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Sand Replacement (In-Situ Density).
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Core Cutter (In-Situ Density).
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Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP).
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Non Nuclear In-Situ Density and Moisture Content.
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Hand Shear Vane.
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Earthworks and Aggregates Laboratory Testing
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Flakiness Index.
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Shape Index.
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Moisture Content.
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Liquid Limit.
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Plastic Limit.
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Plasticity Index.
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Particle Size Distribution (Wet).
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Particle Size Distribution (Dry).
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Optimum Moisture ContentMoisture Conditioning Value (MCV).
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Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC).
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Concrete and Hydraulically Bound Mixtures Site Testing
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Sampling Fresh Material (Spot and Composite).
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Slump Testing.
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Concrete Cube Making.
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Diamond Coring.
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CBGM Cube Manufacture (Vibrating Hammer).
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Concrete and Hydraulically Bound Mixtures Laboratory Testing
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Cube Density.
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Core Density.
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CBGM Reference Density (Calibration Box).
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Air and Water Curing of Specimens.
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*UKAS accreditation is limited to activities listed in our UKAS schedule of accreditation.