LIST OF MANDATORY TESTS:

TESTS TO BE CONDUCTED:
BRICK TESTS:

LABORATORY

Every Fresh Lot of Bricks/ Any

change in quality felt/ Every 10000
bricks

LABORATORY

Every 1000 Bags

FIELD

Test with initial lot / Subsequent as

suggested at site

WATER ABSORPTION
COMPREESIVE STRENGTH
EFFLORESCENCE

CEMENT TEST:
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
INITIAL SETTING TIME
FINAL SETTING TIME
SOUNDNESS

AGGREGATE TEST:
Fine Aggregates:
SILT CONTENT TEST
BULKING OF SAND
FINENESS TEST

Coarse Aggregate:
FLAKINESS TEST
PARTICLE SIZE
DISTRIBUTION &
FINENESS MODULUS
IMPACT VALUE
ABRASION RESISTANCE

LABORATORY

REINFORCEMENT:
TENSILE STRENGTH TEST
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
TEST

CEMENT CONCRETE
OR REINFORCED
CONC. CEMENT
SLUMP TEST
CUBE STRENGTH

SOURCE

Test with initial lot / Subsequent as

suggested at site

FIELD
LABORATORY

Fresh lot/Every 15 Cum/As required

by Engineer- in Charge

LABORATORY

Fresh Lot/Every 500SqM/As Required

FIELD/LABORATORY

Minimum 1 in 500SqM

FLOOR TILES
TRANSVERSE STRENGTH
WATER ABSORPTION
ABRASION TEST

COMPACTION TEST
FOR PAVEMENT
SUBBASE:
CORE CUTTER TEST
SAND REPLACEMENT METHOD

WATER
PH VALUE

LABORATORY