Old Material Testing Blog
Winter is tough on roads. Between countless freeze/thaw cycles and the onslaught of chemical deicers, asphalt can quickly crack and crumble in a number of troublesome ways before spring rolls arou
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Beakers and graduated cylinders are bare essentials that every laboratory, classroom and research facility needs to have on hand. But while they serve a similar purpose, they are not always interc
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Soil permeability refers to the rate at which soil allows water to flow through it due to its grain structure and void spaces. Knowing how easily water can travel through the layer structure of a
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The concrete hammer test is useful for determining a variety of concrete characteristics in a
non-destructive way. With it, a techn
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Asphalt and concrete aggregates need to be able to stand up to the relentless wear and tear that comes from years of use and constant exposure to the elements. For the most part, the strength of
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The concrete compression test is a simple procedure that can reveal a lot about the quality of a concrete sample, including the overall strength it will provide to the final structure and the adequac
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