Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. offers a variety of professional geotechnical and construction materials testing services to public, commercial, and residential construction industries. Working from a high standard of quality buy soma control we provide clients with accurate results needed for design and specification. We offer the following professional services to test construction materials:
Field Inspection – Construction Materials Testing (below) – Geotechnical Testing
We offer the following professional services to test construction materials (laboratory locations and contact information):
Aggregate Testing
- Sieve Analysis Coarse and Fine Aggregate – ASTM C136/AASHTO T27
- Particle-Size Analysis of Soils (Hydrometer) – ASTM D5519
- Large Rock Gradation
- Specific Gravity and Absorption of Fine and Coarse Aggregate – ASTM C128, C127/AASHTO T84, T85
- Los Angeles Abrasion – ASTM C131, C535/AASHTO T96
- Friable Pieces Aggregate – ASTM C142/AASHTO T112
- Lightweight Particles – ASTM C123
- Flat and Elongated Particles – ASTM 04791
- Sodium or Magnesium Soundness – ASTM C88/AASHTO T104
- Soundness of Aggregate by Freeze and Thaw – AASHTO T103
- Micro-Deval Coarse and Fine Aggregate – ASTM D6928, C7428/AASHTO T327
Compaction Testing
- Standard Proctor (Moisture-Density) – ASTM 0698, D558
- Modified Proctor (Moisture-Density) – ASTM D1557, D558
- California Bearing Ratio (CBR) of Laboratory Compacted Soils – ASTM D1883, AASHTO T193
Portland Cement Concrete and Masonry Testing
- Compressive Strength of Cylinders, Concrete Beam, Concrete Core, Mortar Cube, Grout Prism, CMU Prism – ASTM C39, C42, C109, C1019, C1314
- Fresh Concrete or Grout Testing – ASTM C143, C281, C1064, C31, C39
General Testing
- Atterberg Limits – ASTM D43181/AASHTO T88, T89
- Organic Content by Loss-on-Ignition – ASTM D2947/AASHTO T257
- Moisture Content and Unit Weight from Liner – ASTM D2216, D2937
- Moisture Content – ASTM D2216/AASHTO T265
Hot Mix Asphalt
- Asphalt Content and Gradation
- Asphalt Content – AASHTO T308, T30/ASTM D6307, D5444
- Marshal Stability, Flow, and Unit Weight – AASHTO T245, T166/ASTM D6927, D2726
- Unit Weight of Asphalt Core Sample – AASHTO T166/ASTM D2726
- Theoretical Maximum Specific Gravity – AASHTO T209/ASTM D2041
- Complete Design for a Given Asphalt and Aggregate
- Marshall Test, Including Asphalt Content, Gradation, and Air Voids – AASHTO T245/ASTM D6926, D6927
- Superpave Volumetric Mix Design (Complete)- AASHTO T312, ASTM D6925
- Superpave Volumetric Mix Design (Trial) – AASHTO T312, ASTM D6925
- Superpave Consensus Aggregate Test – Various AASHTO/ASTM Methods
- Modified Lottman Test – AASHTO T283/ASTM D4867
- Cover Aggregate Physical Properties/Application Rate
- Field Verification of Grade S Mixes, Includes Volumetrics, % Bitumen Unit Weight, Gradation – ASTM D6925
- Immersion-Compression Test – AASHTO T167/ASTM D1074, D675
- Volume Swell of Bituminous Mixtures – MT-305
Certifications and Laboratory Accreditations – NICET, ACI, AASHTO, ASTM, and WAQTC.
