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LABORATORY TESTS

Construction Quality Control

Itecons is accredited to perform most of the tests required for construction quality control. The Institute has vast experience in construction management and project design review, as well as in the characterisation of construction materials’ properties.

Testing areas (15)
Products (101)

Reference Designation/Description Accredited
assay
Reference
standards
Product/
Material
Comments (Administrator)
ACO.18 Isothermal relaxation test ISO 15630-3:2019 (section 9) Prestressing steel wires and strands 120 or 1000 hours.
ACO.19 Deflected tensile test ISO 15630-3:2019 (section 12) Prestressing steel - strand
ACO.20 Axial force fatigue test ISO 15630-3:2019 (section 10) Pre-stressing-steel
ACO.30 Verification of post-installed anchors BS 8539:2012+A1:2021 - Annex B.3 Mechanical and chemical anchors
AGR.00 Aggregate characterization - Other tests (Standards EN, ASTM, LNEC…) Diversas
AGR.01 Determination of resistance to fragmentation - Los Angeles method EN 1097-2:2020 (section 5) Aggregates
AGR.02 Determination of particle size distribution. Sieving method EN 933-1:2012 Aggregates
AGR.03 Determination of the resistance to wear (micro-Deval test) EN 1097-1:2011 (except Annex A) Aggregates
AGR.04 Assessment of fines - Sand equivalent test EN 933-8:2012+A1:2015 Aggregates
AGR.05 Determination of particle shape - Flakiness index EN 933-3:2012 Aggregates
AGR.06 Determination of the particle density of filler by pyknometer method EN 1097-7:2022 Aggregate,Filler
AGR.07 Determination of Shape index EN 933-4:2008 Aggregates
AGR.08 Assessment of fines - Methylene blue test EN 933-9:2022 Aggregates
AGR.09 Determination of density and water absorption EN 1097-6:2022 (Except Annexes E and H) Aggregates
AGR.10.01 Determination of bulk density and void volume EN 1097-3:2002 (except Annex A) Aggregates