Itecons is accredited to perform most of the tests required for construction quality control. The Institute has vast experience in construction management and project design review, as well as in the characterisation of construction materials’ properties.
| Reference | Designation/Description | Accredited assay |
Reference standards |
Product/ Material |
Comments (Administrator) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGR.10.02 | Determination of the apparent (bulk) density of filler in kerosene | EN 1097-3:1998 (Annex A) | Aggregate,Filler | ||
| AGR.11 | Determination of the water content by drying in a ventilated oven | EN 1097-5:2008 | Aggregates | ||
| AGR.13 | Determination of particle size distribution of granulated cork by mechanical sieving | ISO 2030:2018 | Aggregate,Granulated cork | ||
| AGR.14 | Determination of apparent bulk density of granulated cork | ISO 2031:2015 | Aggregate,Granulated cork | ||
| AGR.15 | Determination of the resistance to wear (micro-Deval test) | EN 1097-1:2011* (Annex A) or EN 1097-1:2023 (Annex A); EN 13450:2002 (Annex E), EN 13450:2005/AC:2004 | Ballast | The normative document indicated with * is void, and its tecnical validity is not in question. | |
| AGR.16 | Determination of resistance to fragmentation - Los Angeles method | EN 1097-2:2020 (Annex A); NP EN 13450:2005 (Annex C); NP EN 13450:2005/AC:2010 | Ballast | ||
| AGR.17 | Determination of the lenght of aggregates for railway ballast | EN 13450 (section 6.7) | Aggregate,Railway ballast | ||
| AGR.18 | Determination of particle size distribution of armourstone | Internal procedure based on EN 13383-2 (section 5) | Aggregate,Armourstone | The test can be performed according to EN 13383-2:2019 (section 5) or EN 13383-2:2002* (section 5). | |
| AGR.19 | Determination of particle size distribution. Sieving method | EN 933-1:2012, EN 13450:2002, EN 13450:2002/AC:2004 | Ballast | ||
| AGR.20 | Determination of drying shrinkage | EN 1367-4:2008 | Aggregates | ||
| AGR.26 | Determination of length-to-thickness ratio of aggregates for armourstone | EN 13383-2:2002* (section 7) | Aggregate,Armourstone | The normative document indicated with * is void, and its tecnical validity is not in question. | |
| AGR.27 | Determination of particle density and water absorption of armourstone | EN 13383-2:2002* (section 8) | Aggregate, Armourstone | The normative document indicated with * is void, and its tecnical validity is not in question. | |
| AGR.28 | Classification of recycled coarse aggregate constituents | EN 933-11:2011 | Aggregate | ||
| AGR.30 | Determination of harmful ballast elements | Internal procedure | Aggregate, Railway ballast | ||
| AGR.32 | Determination of the voids of dry compacted filler | EN 1097-4:2008 | Aggregates |