Annex (1)
Updated on: 2010-06-06
To the Accreditation Certificate No. JAS Test – 032 Dated 2007-03-14
For the Testing Laboratory at Triple Corporation - Consultants Engineers/ Amman
Scope of Accreditation
Physical, Mechanical & Chemical Testing of Bituminous Mixtures, Fresh & Hardened Concrete,
Cellular Concrete Blocks, Pre-cast Concrete Kerb, Cement Tiles, Limestone,
Ceramic Floor and Wall Tiles, Granular Aggregate and Soil
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Tested Parameter/ |
Test Methods/ Standard
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Bituminous Mixtures |
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Quantitative extraction of bitumen from bituminous paving mixtures |
§ American Standard ASTM D2172:2005. |
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Bulk specific gravity and density of non-absorptive compacted bituminous mixtures |
§ American Standard ASTM 2726:2004. |
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Resistance of plastic flow of bituminous mixture using Marshall apparatus |
§ American Standard AASHTO T245:1997 (2004). |
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Theoretical maximum specific gravity and density of bituminous paving mixtures |
§ American Standard ASTM D2041:2003a. |
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Thickness / height of compacted bituminous paving mixture specimens |
§ American Standard ASTM D3549:2003. |
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Fresh & Hardened Concrete |
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Compressive strength of concrete cubes |
§ British Standard BS EN 12390-3:2009. |
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Concrete methods of sampling fresh concrete |
§ Jordanian Standard JS 575:1988. |
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Ready mixed concrete |
§ Jordanian Standard JS 498:2005 - clause 9.1 & 9.2. |
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Cellular Concrete Blocks |
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Compressive strength of the cellular concrete blocks of thickness (100,120,150,200) mm |
§ Jordanian Standard JS 84:1992. |
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Pre-cast Concrete Kerb |
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Water absorption |
§ Jordanian Standard JS 479:1994. |
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Dimensions |
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Breaking strength |
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Cement Tiles |
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Transverse strength and total water absorption for terrazzo tile for internal use |
§ Jordanian Standard JS 45-1: 2007 |
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Transverse strength and total water absorption for terrazzo tile for external use |
§ Jordanian Standard JS 45-2: 2007 |
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Natural Building Stone (Limestone) |
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Apparent relative density |
§ Jordanian Standard JS 851:1992. |
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Water absorption |
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Modulus of rupture |
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Breaking strength |
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Ceramic Floor and Wall Tiles |
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Apparent porosity |
§ Jordanian Standard JS 375-3:2000. |
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Apparent relative density |
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Bulk density |
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Water absorption |
§ Jordanian Standard JS 375-3:2000 - clause 5.1.1& 6.1. |
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Modulus of rupture & breaking strength |
§ Jordanian Standard 375-4:2000. |
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Granular Aggregate |
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Gradation of fine and coarse aggregates |
§ American Standard ASTM C136:2006. |
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Specific gravity and water absorption for coarse aggregate |
§ American Standard ASTM C127:2004. |
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Specific gravity and water absorption for fine aggregate |
§ American Standard ASTM C128:2007. |
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Abrasion Resistance of small size coarse aggregate by Los Angeles machine 500 revel and 100/500 rev. |
§ American Standard ASTM C131:2006. |
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Soil |
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Liquid limit |
§ American Standard ASTM D4318:2005. |
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Plastic limit |
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Plasticity index |
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Determination of dry density/moisture content relationship (using modified effort) |
§ American Standard ASTM D1557:2007. |
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California Bearing Ratio (CBR) of laboratory-compacted soil |
§ American Standard ASTM D1883:2007. |
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Field density test by the sand cone method |
§ American Standard ASTM D1556:2007. |
List of employees in the laboratory who are technically responsible for issuing the test reports in the scope of accreditation:
1- Quality Control Manager and Technical Manager/ Dr. Amin Abu-Baker.