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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.

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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