At CETRS testing is conducted in accordance to Bureau of Indian Standards (IS) & norms specified by MORT&H, IRC & ASTM. CETRS has the resources & expertise to perform a full range of services related to:

• Testing of Steel, Aggregate, Bitumen, Cement Concrete, Hot mix asphalt, Soil & Rocks
• Hotmix & Concrete Batch plant calibration
• Quality Audit / Third Party Inspection for construction projects
• Technology Transfer/Training/Workshops in material testing
• Formulation of modified bitumen binders (CRBM, PMB)
• Research Projects

CONCRETE TESTING	AGGREGATE TESTING
Cement testing, Concrete Mix Design	Impact, Crushing, Abrasion
Compressive & Flexural strength of concrete	Moisture content, Specific Gravity
Concrete core cutting	Shape tests (Flakiness, Elongation)

STEEL TESTING
Tensile Strength

SOIL TESTING	BITUMEN & HOTMIX TESTING
Gradation Analysis & IS Classification	Penetration, Ductility, Softening point
Atterberg Limits (Liquid limit, Plastic limit, Plasticity Index)	Viscosity Test
Laboratory & Field CBR	Specific Gravity, Fire & Flash point
Soil compaction testing	Hotmix Job Mix design
Shear strength tests	Bitumen content & gradation, Stripping value
Field Density using Core cutter & replacement method	Marshall method testing
	Mastic Hardness
	Field density from cores

GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION
Complete feasibility assessment, design & project management service in all aspects of ground engineering. We are able to combine knowledge with experience to provide cost effective solutions.

NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING
Specialist services in non-destructive testing of structures, products & materials, e.g. concrete, & steel covering all test methods for diverse requirements including inspection & maintenance.

Rebound Hammer (Silver Schmidt) –Most advanced technology in the world with high measurement accuracy, independent of direction, wide range of measurements (10-170 N/mm2) & windows based software output for complete underst&ing of the concrete structure.

Concrete Ultrasonic Testing: Estimation of In Situ strength of concrete & precast concrete products, confirming the uniformity & quality of concrete to enable timely corrective actions before commencing serviceability & estimation of depth of crack or investigation of internal defects of concrete (range 8-10 m of concrete path length)

PAVEMENT EVALUATION STUDIES
We possess the latest equipment for performing functional & structural evaluation studies for highways. We have completed more than 1000 Km road evaluation studies for various organizations.

Testing we provide

1. Steel
   • Tensile Strength & Percentage Elongation
   • 90°/180° Bend Test
   • 135°/157.5° Rebend Test
   • Splice bar
   • Chemical test
2. Concrete
   • Compressive Strength
   • Water absorption of masonry block
   • Density of Masonry Block
   • Flexural test
   • Chemical test
3. Concrete Mix Design
   • Conventional Concrete mix design
   • Pumpable Concrete mix design
   • Self Compacting concrete
4. Hydraulic Cement
   • Standard Consistency
   • Fineness
   • Soundness
   • Initial and final setting time
   • Specific Gravity of Cement
   • Compressive strength
   • Chemical testing
5. Aggregate
   • Coarse Aggregate
     • Sieve analysis
     • Specific gravity and water absorption
     • Bulk density
     • Flakiness Index
     • Elongation Index
     • Crushing Value
     • Impact Value
     • 10 % Fines Value
     • Abrasion
   • Fine Aggregate
     • Sieve analysis
     • Slit content
     • Volume
     • Material finer than 75 micron
     • Specific gravity and water absorption
     • Bulk density
     • Moisture content
     • Coarse and fine aggregate chemical testing
6. Soil & Geotechnical Survey
   • Direct shear test
   • Laboratory CBR
   • Moisture content
   • Specific Gravity
   • Grain size analysis
   • Free swell index
   • Atterberg’s Limits ( LL & PL) and Plastic Index
   • Proctor Compaction test / MDD and OMC
   • FDT
   • Investigation of the site using various soil explora Field density/ In-situ bulk Density
   • Chemical test
7. Bitumen
   • Softening Point
   • Penetration Test
   • Specific Gravity
   • Ductility Test
   • Viscosity – Kinematic Viscosity & Absolute
8. Bituminous mixes
   • Bitumen Binder Content
   • Gradation for Extracted mix
   • Marshall Stability Test
   • Testing on material for Bituminous Concrete / Macadam Mix Design
   • Bituminous Job Mix
   • Bituminous Pavement core cutting 
9. NDT Testing
   • Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity method
   • Rebound hammer method
   • Half cell potentiometer (Corrosion Test)
   • Pull Off Test
   • Carbonation
10. Water
    • Water test for Drinking Purpose
    • Water test for construction purpose

We specialize in:

1. Material Testing physical & chemical ( Soil, aggregate , cement, fly ash, concrete mix design , steel, bitumen, bricks, paving block ,water, Concrete Core  etc.)
2. Non-Destructive Testing for structures and structural stability analysis.
3. Geo-technical investigations and reports.
4. Pavement evaluation studies (Benkelman Beam Deflection) and pavement and overlay designs as per IRC 37 2012, IRC 58 2015 and IRC 81 1997.
5. Roughness Index by Bump Integrator testing, DCPT etc.

 CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

Sr. No.	Particulars	Sample size required	Reference IS Code	Time Frame
1	Testing of material for mix design.	1 bag cement 3 bags sand 4 bags each size aggregate (Material per Design)	IS 10262 :2009 DOE Method	Interim report – 10 days Final report – 41 days
2	Conventional Concrete mix design
3	Conventional Concrete mix ( Based on Accelerated Curing Method )
4	Pump-able Concrete mix ( Based on Accelerated Curing Method )		IS 9103:1999	Interim report – 10 days Final report – 41 days
5	Pump-able Concrete mix design
6	Self Compacting concrete