Masonry Materials Testing Services
Transform your masonry projects from uncertainty to absolute confidence with comprehensive materials testing services that ensure compliance, durability, and performance. Elements' advanced testing capabilities validate everything from traditional materials to cutting-edge composites, delivering the reliable data you need to move forward with certainty.
What is Masonry Materials Testing at Element?
Masonry materials testing evaluates the quality, strength, and performance of building materials and their binding components. At Element we provide comprehensive testing services for all types of masonry materials, anchoring systems, and cementitious products, ensuring they meet required standards and specifications for construction projects.
What Can Element Offer You For Masonry Testing?
Key tests offered
Key tests offered
Element provides testing for tensile strength, flexural strength, bond strength, and cement composition, including strength assessment, setting time, and chemical analysis. Our expertise extends to anchor performance qualification and cementitious material testing, ensuring conformity with EN 97-1 for Portland cement, blended cement, fly ash, GGBS, limestone fines, and silica fume.
Our tests include both physical and chemical analysis, covering:
- Strength
- Setting time
- Soundness
- Fineness
- Activity IndexMoisture content
- Loss on ignition
- Residual insoluble
- Sulphate
- Sulphite
- Chloride
- Manganese
- Major elements (SiO2,Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, Al2O3)
- Carbon dioxide
- Alkali (Na2O & K2O)
- Reactive silica
- Heat of hydration
- Pozzolanicity
- Specific surface area -BET method
- Chemical analysis by X-Ray Fluorescence
- Free Calcium Oxide
Components and materials we test
Components and materials we test
From traditional building blocks to advanced composites, we test virtually every type of masonry material including brick, stone, marble, granite, limestone, cast stone, concrete block, travertine, glass block, stucco, and ceramic tile. Our comprehensive testing covers both the materials themselves and the crucial binding components that hold them together.
Methods and solutions offered
Methods and solutions offered
We deliver precise testing methodologies aligned with international standards, providing detailed analysis of material properties, performance characteristics, and compliance requirements. Our approach combines traditional testing methods with advanced analytical techniques for comprehensive material evaluation.
Which labs offer this service
Which labs offer this service
Our team operates from materials testing labs across the world, providing global access to our expert capabilities. Find your nearest lab on our Locations Page.
Standards we test to and components we test
- ASTM C190 - Tensile Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars
- ASTM C348 - Flexural Strength of Hydraulic-Cement Mortars
- ASTM C482 - Bond Strength of Ceramic Tile to Portland Cement Paste
- ASTM C67 - Sampling and Testing Brick and Structural Clay Tile
- ICC-ES AC 01 - Expansion Anchors in Masonry Elements
- ICC-ES AC 58 - Adhesive Anchors in Masonry Elements
- ICC-ES AC 70 - Fasteners Power-Driven into Concrete, Steel, and Masonry
- ICC-ES AC106 - Predrilled Fasteners in Masonry
- EN 97-1 - Cement Testing Standards
- ASTM D559 - Wetting and Drying Compacted Soil-Cement Mixtures
- ASTM D558 - Moisture-Density Relations of Soil-Cement Mixtures
- ASTM D1633 - Compressive Strength of Molded Soil-Cement Cylinders
- ASTM C174/C174M-17 - Measuring Thickness of Concrete Elements Using Drilled Concrete Cores
Masonry units
- Brick and structural clay tile
- Stone (marble, granite, limestone)
- Cast stone and concrete block
- Glass block and ceramic tile
- Travertine and stucco
Binding materials
- Portland cement
- Blended cement
- Fly ash
- Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS)
- Limestone fines
- Silica fume
Anchoring systems
- Expansion anchors
- Adhesive anchors
- Power-driven fasteners
- Predrilled fasteners
Cement-treated base (CTB)
- Soil-cement mixtures
- Aggregate materials
- Granular soils
Your Challenges, Our Solutions
Meeting Industry Standards
Material performance validation
Ensuring Anchor Strength and Safety
Avoiding Material Failures
Why Choose Element
Comprehensive Testing Capabilities
Accredited to Leading Standards
Expertise in Masonry Anchors
End-to-End Support
20+physical and chemical analysis tests
4+ASTM test methods
4+CTB-Specific
4+ICC-ES acceptance criteria
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