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Our Services

Construction Materials Laboratory

Concrete & Masonry Testing

NTI’s in-house laboratory has been inspected and approved by the Oregon Building Officials Association (OBOA), the City of Portland Bureau of Development Services (COP-BDS), the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA Lab Certificate #3087.01 Scope of Accreditation), the Washington Association of Building Officials (WABO), the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

Concrete & Masonry Testing

  • Concrete or Grout Mix Design
  • Compression Test, 4” x 8” or 6” x 12” Cylinder ASTM C39; AASHTO T22
  • Compression Test, Core ASTM C42; AASHTO T24
  • Compression Test, Grout Prism ASTM C1019; UBC 21-18
  • Compression Test, Mortar Cube or 2” x 4” Cylinder ASTM C109/C780;
  • UBC 21-15 or 21-16; AASHTO T106
  • Compressive Strength of Masonry Block ASTM C90; UBC 21-4
  • Compressive Strength of Masonry Prism – Grouted or Ungrouted
  • ASTMC1314; UBC 21-17
  • Density, Absorption, and Voids in Hardened Concrete
  • ASTM C642
  • Flexural Test, 6” x 6” x 22” ASTM C78; AASHTO T97
  • Moisture Content, Unit Weight, Percent Net Area & Absorption
  • of Masonry Block ASTM C140
  • Split Tensile Testing of Concrete ASTM C496
  • Potential Alkali Reactivity of Aggregates (Mortar-Bar Method)
  • ASTM C1260/C1567
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