Cement and Mortar Laboratory

Cementitious materials are one of the building blocks for the concrete industry. At Braun Intertec we work with a range of clients from ready-mix producers to manufactures of new cementitious materials by testing their products in accordance with current industry standards and consulting on the results.

Our laboratory and staff are ready to test your cementitious materials, aggregates, or admixtures. We have helped develop multiple new products used for grout and mortar nationwide, along with new supplementary cementitious materials.

Braun Intertec provides cement and mortar laboratory testing for the following ASTM methods:

• C452, “Standard Test Method for Potential Expansion of Portland-Cement Mortars Exposed to Sulfate”
• C1038, ‘Standard Test Method for Expansion of Hydraulic Cement Mortar Bars Stored in Water”
• C452, “Standard Test Method for Potential Expansion of Portland-Cement Mortars Exposed to Sulfate”
• C114, “Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cement”
• C305, “Standard Test Method for Mechanical Mixing of Hydraulic Cement Pastes and Mortars of Plastic Consistency”
• C204, “Standard Test Method for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement be Air-Permeability Apparatus”
• C188, “Standard Test Method for Density of Hydraulic Cement”
• C191, “Standard Test Method for Time of Setting of Hydraulic Cement by Vicat Needle”
• C266, “Standard Test Method for Time of Setting of Hydraulic-Cement Paste by Gillmore Needles”
• C187, “Standard Test Method for Amount of Water Required for Normal Consistency of Hydraulic Cement Paste”
• C204, “Standard Test Method for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement by Air-Permeability Apparatus”
• C430, “Standard Test Method for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement by the 45-µm (No. 325) Sieve”
• C451, “Standard Test Method for Early Stiffening of Hydraulic Cement (Paste Method)
• C359, “Standard Test Method for Early Stiffening of Hydraulic-Cement (Mortar Method)
• C311, “Standard Test Method for Sampling and Testing Fly Ash or Natural Pozzolans for use in Portland-Cement Concrete”
• C618, “Standard Test Method for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete”
• C151, “Standard Test Method for Autoclave Expansion of Portland Cement”
• C185, “Standard Test Method for Air Content of Hydraulic Cement Mortar”
• C441, “Standard Test Method for Effectiveness of Pozzolans or Ground Blast-Furnace Slag on Preventing Excessive Expansion of Concrete Due to the Alkali-Silica Reaction”
• C1012, “Standard Test Method for Length Change of Hydraulic-Cement Mortars Exposed to a Sulfate Solution”
• C150, “Standard Specification for Portland Cement”
• C270, “Standard Specification for Mortar for Unit Masonry”
• C780, “Standard Test Method for Preconstruction and Construction Evaluation of Mortars for Plain and Reinforced Unit Masonry”
• C109, “Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. Or [50 mm] Cube Specimens)”