QUALITY CONTROL
We have concrete labs at our Columbiana Plant and Steubenville Plant.
At our lab in Columbiana we have the equipment and ability to perform the following tests:
• Trial Mixes
• ASTM C 39 (AASTHO T 126) Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens.
At our labs, (Columbiana and Steubenville). We have the equipment and ability to perform the following tests:
1. Field Tests
- ASTM C 31 (AASTHO T 23) Practice for Making & Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the field.
- ASTM C 138 (AASTHO T 121) Test Method for Unit Wt., Yield, & Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete.
- ASTM C 143 (AASTHO T 119) Test Method for Slump of Hydralic Cement Concrete.
- ASTM C 172 (AASTHO T 141) Practice for Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete.
- ASTM C 173 (AASTHO T 196) Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method.
- ASTM C 231 (AASTHO T 152) Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method.
- ASTM C 805 Test Method for Rebound Number of Hardened Concrete.
- ASTM C 1064 Test Method for Temperatures of Freshly Mixed Portland Cement Concrete.
2. Lab Tests
- ASTM C 29 (AASTHO T 19) Test Method for Unit Wt. & Voids in Aggregate.
- ASTM C 117 (AASTHO T 11) Test Method for Materials Finer than #200 Sieve in Mineral Aggregates by Washing.
- ASTM C 127 (AASTHO T 85) Test Method for Specific Gravity & Absorption of Coarse Aggregate.
- ASTM C 128 (AASTHO T 84) Test Method for Specific Gravity & Absorption of Fine Aggregates.
- ASTM C 136 (AASTHO T 27) Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine & Coarse Aggregates.
- ASTM C 566 (AASTHO T 255) Test Method for Total Moisture Content of Aggregate by Drying.
- ASTM C 702 (AASTHO T 248) Practice for Reducing Samples of Aggregate to testing size.
- ASTM D 75 (AASTHO T 2) Practice for Sample Aggregates.
Rick Pittenger is our Quality Control Mgr. and is ACI Certified (ODOT) – Concrete Technician, Field Testing Technician – Grade I, and Flatwork Technician. Also Certified by WV DOH – Concrete Technician, Concrete Inspector, and Aggregate Inspector.