Concrete Testing Services

Element specializes in testing fresh and hardened concrete, including standard grades, high-performance concrete, shotcrete, self-compacting, and modified mixes.

We test all types of concrete and masonry anchors, including chemical, mechanical, screw, channel, cast-in specialty, and power-driven anchors. Our expertise extends to various cement types, including Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), sulfate-resisting cement, Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBS), fly ash, and silica fume mixes.

Detailed Testing Coverage:

• Fresh concrete mixes
• Hardened concrete specimens
• Modified and specialty concrete formulations

• All anchor types for concrete/masonry

• Various cement and admixture combinations

We provide end-to-end concrete testing—from fresh workability assessments to hardened durability analysis. Our core testing services include:

Concrete Testing:

• Chloride penetration resistance and chloride permeability
• Compressive and flexural strength testing
• Initial Surface Absorption Test (ISAT)
• Chloride and sulfate testing
• Water permeability testing
• SCRF flexural tensile strength testing
• Limit of Proportionality (LOP)
• Static creep testing
• Core drilling and testing
• Pull-off and pull-out testing
• Concrete bond strength tests
• Drop test (BRE screed tester)
• Rebound hammer / Schmidt hammer test
• Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV)
• Concrete cover measurement
• Carbonation depth analysis
• Half-cell potential testing
• Alkali-silica reaction assessments
• Petrographic examination
• Alkali reactivity of aggregates
• Drying shrinkage analysis
• Static Modulus of Elasticity and Poisson’s Ratio
• Sulfate resistance
• Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) testing
• Flash ash content analysis in PCC
• Concrete curing compound assessments
• Bleeding test of concrete
• Blaine air permeability cement fineness
• Cement consistency and setting time
• Heat of hydration testing
• Cylinder compressive strength testing
• Chloride diffusion coefficient testing
• Durability and crack width/movement evaluations
• Testing High-Strength Concrete (HSC) for compressive strength

Anchor Bolt Testing:

• Static Tension
• Static Shear
• Static Oblique
• Seismic Shear
• Seismic Tension
• Cracked Concrete Testing (static, cyclic)
• Environmental Condition Testing (freeze-thaw, elevated/decreased temperatures, alkaline exposure, sulphur exposure, etc.)
• Chemical and Metallurgical Analysis
• Failure Analysis
• Creep Testing
• Wet/Submerged Installation Testing
• Hydrogen Embrittlement Testing (Method A)

Our services cover everything from pre-construction reviews to existing structure assessments, with both laboratory and on-site testing capabilities. We use destructive and non-destructive testing solutions to evaluate structural performance and compliance with industry standards.

How our team supports your testing:

• Pre-construction consultation
• On-site testing and monitoring
• Laboratory analysis
• Quality control programs and Compliance documentation
• Digital reporting systems
• Full trial mix facilities
• Non-destructive evaluation techniques

Our laboratories are equipped with industry-leading testing technology, including specialized adiabatic calorimeters for temperature control testing and custom equipment for cracked concrete anchor testing and durability assessments.

Element operates accredited materials testing laboratories worldwide, including key hubs in Singapore (Tuas Loop) and Malaysia (Johor)—formerly known as Admaterials. Our anchor bolt testing expertise is led by Element St. Paul. With over 20 years of experience our ICC-certified scientists and engineers actively contribute to the development of industry testing procedures and standardization efforts.