LABORATORY TEST

Petrographic Examination
(cores or fragments only)

Chemical analysis
(chloride content, cement content,
original water cement ratio,
sulphate content etc.)

Physical analysis
(compressive strength, density etc.)
Drilled Concrete Cores is
Coring Test The cores are visually described
and photographed, giving
required to determine specific attention to compaction,
the strength of hardened distribution of aggregates,
concrete in structure presence of steel

Concrete cores are The core samples can also be used for
usually cut by means the following:
•Strength and density determination
of a rotary cutting tool
•Depth of carbonation of concrete
with diamond bits •Chemical analysis
•Water/gas permeability
•Petrographic analysis
•ASHTO Chloride permeability test