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.
| Reference | Designation/Description | Accredited assay |
Reference standards |
Product/ Material |
Comments (Administrator) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARG.08 | Determination of dry bulk density in hardened conditions | EN 1015-10:1999, EN 1015-10:1999/A1:2006 | Mortars | ||
| ARG.09 | Determination of adhesive strength of hardened rendering and plastering mortars on substrates (laboratory conditions) | EN 1015-12:2016 | Mortar | ||
| ARG.10 | Determination of adhesive strength by the pull-off in situ method | Internal Procedure ARG.10.IE.01 (version no. 5 of May 2020) equivalent to EN 1015-12:2016 | Coatings | ||
| ARG.12 | Determination of water absorption coefficient due to capillary action | EN 1015-18:2002 | Mortars | ||
| ARG.13 | Determination of adhesive strength by the pull-off method | EN 1542:1999 | Products and systems for the protection and repair of concrete structures | ||
| ARG.14 | Determination of compressive strength | EN 12190:1998 | Products and systems for the protection and repair of concrete structures | ||
| ARG.15 | Determination of modulus of elasticity in compression | EN 13412:2006 Methods 1 and 2 | Products and systems for the protection and repair of concrete structures | ||
| ARG.16 | Determination of resistance of capillary absorption | EN 13057:2002 | Products and systems for the protection and repair of concrete structures | ||
| ARG.17 | Determination of restricted shrinkage and expansion | EN 12617-4:2002 | Products and systems for the protection and repair of concrete structures | ||
| ARG.20 | Determination of flexural and compressive strength of "Grout" | NP EN 196-1:2006 e EN 12190:1998 | Mortar | ||
| ARG.21 | Determination of organic contaminators of aggregates by mortar method | EN 1744-1:2009 + A1:2012 (Section 15.3) | Mortar | ||
| ARG.22 | Determination of the composition of hardened mortars | Procedimento Interno ARG.22.IE.01 | Mortars | ||
| ARG.24 | Determination “in situ” of rebound number of mortar | Internal procedure based on EN 12504-2:2021 | Mortar | ||
| BET.01 | Compressive strength test of specimens | EN 12390-3:2019 | Hardened concrete | ||
| BET.04 | Determination of the compressive strength of hardened concrete specimens | LNEC E 226 | Hardened concrete test pieces |