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Materials Testing Labratory Services

BE’s Construction Materials field/laboratory testing personnel are experienced and proficient in all aspects of soils,aggregates, hot mix, and concrete testing. Our technicians are certified by AMRL, CCRL, NMDOT, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Our laboratory is inspected and accredited by the NMDOT, COE, AMRL, and CCRL. BE's Lab meets the requirements of AASHTO R18 (Quality Systems), ASTM C1077 (Concrete & Aggregate Laboratory), ASTM D3666 (Bituminous & Aggregate labroratory), and ASTM D3740 (Soils Laboratory).

BE's Specialized Testing Services

Soils

Sieve Analysis (C-131-03, T-11/T27)
Field Density Testing- Nuclear Densometer (D-2922, T-310)
Field Density Testing- Sand Cone
Moisture Content (D-2216-98, T-265)
Standard Proctors(D-698-00, T-99)
Modified Proctor (D1557-02, T-180)
Hydrometer Test (D-422-02, T-88)
Specific Gravity of Soils (D-854-02, T-100)
Atterburg Limits (T-89/T90)
R-Value (T190) (D-2844)
Field CBR testing (D-1883-99)

Aggregates

Flat & Elongated Particles(D-4791-99)
Fractured Faces (D-5821-01)
Specific Gravity & Absorptions (C-127/8, T-84/5)
Sand Equivalent (D-2419-02, T-176)
LA Abrasion (C-131-03, T-96)
Soundness (C-898-99, T-104)
Sieve Analysis (C-136-04, T-11/27)
Clay Lumps (C-14297, T-112)
Organic Impurities (C-40-04, T-21)
Dry Rodded Unit Weight
Uncompacted Voids (Angularity) (T-304)
Light Weight Pieces (C123-04, T-113)
Alkali Silica Reactivity (C-1260, T-303)
12 Month Alkali Silica Reactivity (C227)

Portland Cement Concrete

Field sampling (Slump, Air Content, Temp., Unit Weight, preparation of Cylinders)
Concrete Cylinder Compression Test(C-39, T-22)
Concrete Flexural Strength Test
Concrete Coring
Hardened Air Voids (C-457)
Rapid Chloride Penetrability (C-1202, T-277)
Portland Cement Concrete Mix Designs
Concrete Freeze Thaw (Durability Index C-215/C-666)
Concrete Mix Designs

Asphaltic Concrete

Asphalt Coring (D-3549)
Marshall Test (D-1559, T-245)
Superpave Gyratory Test (D-6925, T-312)
Max Specific Gravity (Rice) (D-2041, T-209)
Extraction (Binder Ignition) (D-6847, T-319)
Core Density Determination (D-2950)
Asphalt Extraction for Blending Curves (T319)
Marshall or Superpave Designs