Portland
Cement Concrete Tests and Pipe Inspection Services
PORTLAND
CEMENT CONCRETE LABORATORY SERVICES:
• ASTM C136/CAL 202 Sieve Analysis (coarse,
fine, combined)
• ASTM C39/CAL 521 Compressive Strength PCC
Cylinders
• ASTM C42/CAL 531Compressive Strength of Cores
& Sawed Beams
• ASTM C40 Organic Impurities of Fine Aggregate
• ASTM C78/CAL 523 Flexural Strength of Concrete
Beams
• ASTM C29 Unit Weight and Voids in Aggregate
• ASTM C74/CAL 531 Measuring Length of Drilled
Cores
• Mix Design Review
PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE FIELD SERVICES:
• ASTM C31/CAL 540 Making Concrete Test Specimens
in the Field
• ASTM D75/CAL 201 Sampling Aggregate
• ASTM C138/CAL 518 Unit Weight and Yield
• ASTM C173/CAL 543 Air Content (Volumetric)
• ASTM C231/CAL 504 Air Content (Gravimetric)
• ASTM C360/CAL 533 Ball Penetration in Fresh
PCC
• Coring of PCC in the Field
• ACI 506.2 Shotcrete Field Quality Control
PIPE (RCP/VCP) INSPECTION SERVICES (ON SITE
ONLY):
•ASTM C301 Bearing Test on Vitrified Clay Pipe
(VCP)
•ASTM C301 Hydro Test (VCP)
•ASTM C361 Hydro Test on Reinforced Concrete
Pipe (RCP)
•ASTM C497 D-Load Test (RCP)
•ASTM C497 Absorption Test (RCP)
•ASTM C76 Visual Inspection of Fabricated Pipe
(RCP)
Pipe Test List
Department
of Public Works - Engineering and Construction Services
Division
Materials Testing Laboratory
1661 Senter Road, Building A, First Floor
San José, CA 95112
tel. (408) 975-7330 fax (408) 971-4880