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Construction Product Testing

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Tests we can carry out...

Abrasion & wear Needle penetration
Accelerated ageing and colour stability Operating forces
A'Court abrasion Out of squareness
Adequacy of fill Parallelism
Adhesion of minerals Peel Resistance
Air flow Perforation
Air leakage Plasticiser content
Air permeability Ponding test
Airtightness Preliminary Impact
Apparent density Rain Penetration
Appearance and finish Recovery of polyester
Ash content Refractive Index
Bending modulus Resistance to chloride ion penetration
Bending strength Resistance to cracking
Bond strength Resistance to cyclic movement
Bowing under a thermal gradient Resistance to dynamic indentation
Box loading with thermal cycling Resistance to fatigue
Burst strength Resistance to hard body impact
Capillarity Resistance to horizontal point load
Charpy Impact Resistance to impact
Chisel impact Resistance to peeling of metal foil
Colour stability Resistance to slippage
Compression bending strength Resistance to slumping/sliding
Compression set Resistance to soft and heavy body impact
Compressive creep Resistance to static indentation
Compressive strength Resistance to static loading
Concentrated loads Resistance to UV radiation
Crack bridging Ring stiffness
Creep ratio Rodding resistance
Deformation Salt fog exposure
Delamination strength Security double casement
Density Security
Density of powder Security single casement
Depth of penetration Shear resistance of joints
DHC Shear test of thermal break
Diffusion Short term water absorption (immersion)
Dimensional changes with temperature Sieve analysis
Dimensional stability Sieve grading
Dimensions Slip resistance
Doorway Test Soft body impact
Drop test Softening point
Durability and operating forces Solids content
Dynamic indentation Squareness
Effect of heating Static indentation
Elongation of sealant Static loading
Emissivity Straightness
Emissivity (Indicative D&S test) Straightness of edges
Endurance Streaming water
Eosin Surface drying time
Fatigue cycling Tack-free time
Fixing pull out Tape tear test
Fixing pull through Tearing resistance
Flatness Tensile bending test
Flatness, bow and chamfer Tensile bond strength
Flexural properties Tensile bond strength of ceramic tiles
Foldability at low temperature Tensile impact control
Freeze-thaw resistance Tensile impact heat aged
Friction Tensile impact after UV ageing
Friction and ease of movement Tensile properties
Handle strength Tensile splitting
Hard body impact Tensile strength
Hardness Tensile strength and elongation
Heat / Spray Tensile strength of joints
Heat aging Tensile strength of mesh
Heat resistance Tensile strength perpendicular to faces
Heat reversion Thermal conductivity
Heat-spray Thermal cycling
Hot box test - U value Thermal stress test
Hydrostatic head Thickness
Ignition loss (Ash) Thickness mineral wool
Impact UltraViolet (UV) ageing
Infrared analysis UV and Heat Age
Leakage at joints (Air pressure) UV exposure
Length & Width U-value
Letter box attack Verification of visual aspects
Lightweight anchorage pull-down test Vicat
Lightweight anchorage pull-out test Viscosity
Liquid water permeability Volatile content
Load bearing capacity Water absorption
Long term loading Water exposure
Long term water absorption (diffusion) Water penetration
Long term water absorption (immersion) Water resistance
Longitudinal bending Watertightness
Low temperature flexibility Weathertightness
Measurement of bond strength by pull-off Weight loss
Mechanical loading Wind resistance
Melt flow index Wind suction
Nail tear Woodgrain peel
Natural weathering for compressive strength Water vapour permeability