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PHYSICAL TESTS ON CONCRETE
Depending on the
composition, degree of hydration, special characteristics etc., concrete can be
divided to different types of concrete, e.g. according to
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density:
light-weight concrete, normal concrete, heavy-weight concrete |
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the degree of
hardening: fresh concrete, green concrete and hardened concrete |
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consistence:
rigid, soft and fluid concrete |
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place of
production and use: e.g. site-mixed concrete, ready-mixed concrete, cast-inplace
concrete, concrete ware, precast concrete |
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texture: e.g.
single-size material concrete, gas concrete, foamed concrete, aerated concrete |
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reinforcement:
e.g. plain and reinforced concrete, pre-stressed concrete |
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concrete
composition: e.g. gravel sand concrete, chips concrete, basalt concrete,
barytes aggregate concrete, pumice concrete, styrofoam expanded polystyrene
concrete, fibre reinforced concrete, no-fines concrete |
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properties and
uses: e.g. high strength concrete, water tight, refractory concrete, concrete
with high resistance against chemical attacks, concrete with high resistance
to abrasion, heat-resistant concrete, pavement concrete, shield concrete,
fair-faced concrete, hard-aggregate concrete, mass concrete, expanding
concrete, insulating concrete |
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haulage, placing
and compacting: e.g. pumpcrete, shotcrete, prepact, colcrete, underwater
concrete, tamped concrete, spun concrete, rolled concrete, concrete placed by
compressed air, concrete compacted by jolting and vacuum concrete.
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In addition to the
usual EN standards we also carry out tests on, for example, gas and water
permeability, rheological behaviour of cement, mortar and concrete, heat of
hydration of cement and concrete, and on admixtures and additives in mortar and
concrete. We would be pleased to advise you on the selection of the tests most
suitable for you from a technical and economic point of view.
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