Cement
Initial and final setting time
Fineness
Soundness
Heat of hydration
Compressive strength
Chemical analysis
Alkali content

Fresh concrete
Mix design
Temperature monitoring
Slump test
Compacting factor
Air content
Bleeding
Density
Cement content
Aggregate content
Water content
Chemical analysis (including chloride and alkali content)
Chemical analysis of water, suitability for making concrete

Hardened concrete
Strength Testing
Compressive strength (cubes, cylinders and cores)
Tensile splitting strength
Flexural strength
Terrazzo Tiles (dimension, transverse strength, water absorption)
Precast concrete masonry units (dimension and compressive strength)
Precast concrete paving blocks (dimensions and compressive strength)
Precast concrete flags, kerbs, channels edgings and quadrants (dimension, transverse strength, water absorption)
Durability Studies
Water absorption
Initial surface absorption of concrete (ISAT)
Water permeability (DIN)Porosity (RILEM)
Rapid determination of chloride ion permeability

Building Investigations
Concrete coring, with or without compressive strength
Concrete dust sampling
Chemical analysis (including sulphate and chloride contents)
Bond strength (concrete, mortar)
Surface hardness using rebound hammer
Hammer sounding surveys
Carbonation depth surveys
Covermeter depth to reinforcement surveys
Half cell potential surveys (reinforcement corrosion potential)
Ultrasonic pulse velocity measurements (PUNDIT), concrete quality, cracks and void detection · Crack monitoring and investigation
Radar surveys

Ceramic tiles
Bond strength (pull-off test)
Dimensions
Flatness, straightness of sides, rectangularity
Water absorption/Porosity
Modulus of rupture/Flexural strength
Compressive strength
Moh's scratch hardness
Resistance to thermal shock
Chemical resistance(including acids and alkali's)
Abrasion resistance
Robinson floor system rating tests

Steel
Tensile strength (including ultimate stress, yield point stress, elongation and deviation from nominal mass)
Bend and rebend
Chemical analysis
Epoxy coating thickness

Asphalt
Marshall stability
Binder content / mix analysis (rotary extraction)
Bulk density
Theoretical maximum specific gravity
Air voids content
Coring

Chemistry
Analysis of soil, water, aggregates, cement, concrete
pH value
Sulphate content (water and acid soluble methods)
Chloride content (water and acid soluble methods)
Organic matter content
Calcium carbonate content
Potassium
Mass loss on ignition
Cement and aggregate content of hardened concrete
Cement fineness
Cement heat of hydration
Redox potential
Dissolved oxygen
Electrical conductivity
Salinity
Silica
Suspended solids
Total dissolved solids
Total alkalinity