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Test Procedures (400-A Series)

Test Procedure Title Archive Form
Tex-400-A Sampling Aggregate and Stone Riprap X X
Tex-401-A Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregate
Tex-402-A Fineness Modulus of Fine Aggregate
Tex-403-A Saturated Surface-Dry Specific Gravity and Absorption of Aggregates X X
Tex-404-A Determining Unit Mass (Weight) of Aggregates X
Tex-405-A Determining the Percent of Solids and Voids in Concrete Aggregate
Tex-406-A Material Finer than 75 um (No. 200) Sieve in Mineral Aggregates (Decantation Test For Concrete Aggregates)
Tex-407-A Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete X
Tex-408-A Organic Impurities in Fine Aggregate for Concrete X
Tex-409-A Free Moisture and Water Absorption in Aggregate for Concrete
Tex-410-A Abrasion of Coarse Aggregate Using the Los Angeles Machine
Tex-411-A Soundness of Aggregate Using Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate X
Tex-412-A Lightweight Pieces in Aggregate
Tex-413-A Determining Deleterious Material in Coarse and Fine Aggregate X
Tex-414-A Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method X
Tex-415-A Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete X
Tex-416-A Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method X
Tex-417-A Unit Weight, Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete X
Tex-418-A Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens X
Tex-419-A Compressive Strength of Concrete using Portions of Beams Broken in Flexure X
Tex-421-A Splitting Tensile Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens X
Tex-422-A Measuring Temperature of Freshly Mixed Portland Cement Concrete X
Tex-423-A Determining Concrete Thickness, Depth of Reinforcement, and Saw Cut Depth by Direct Measurement X
Tex-424-A Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores of Concrete X
Tex-425-A Determining Moisture Content in Fine Aggregate by the "Speedy" Moisture Method
Tex-426-A Estimating Concrete Strength by the Maturity Method X X
Tex-427-A Correlating Concrete Strength Tests X
Tex-428-A Determining the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Concrete X
Tex-429-A Determining the Percent Solids in Lightweight Coarse Aggregate
Tex-430-A Slump Loss of Hydraulic Cement Concrete X
Tex-431-A Pressure Slaking Test of Synthetic Coarse Aggregate
Tex-432-A Coarse Aggregate Freeze-Thaw Test
Tex-433-A Absorption and Dry Bulk Specific Gravity of Lightweight Coarse Aggregate
Tex-434-A Breaking Strength of Traffic Buttons
Tex-436-A Measuring Texture Depth by the Sand Patch Method X
Tex-437-A Test for Flow of Grout Mixtures (Flow Cone Method) X
Tex-438-A Accelerated Polish Test for Coarse Aggregate
Tex-439-A Absorption Test for Concrete Pipe X
Tex-440-A Initial Time of Set of Fresh Concrete X
Tex-441-A Wick Induced Bleed Test of Freshly Mixed Grouts X
Tex-442-A Determining Compressive Strength of Grouts X
Tex-446-A Rebound Number of Hardened Concrete X
Tex-447-A Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens X
Tex-448-A Flexural Strength of Concrete Using Simple Beam Third-Point Loading X
Tex-449-A Determining Crazing Resistance of Ceramic Raised Pavement Markers X
Tex-450-A Capping Cylindrical Concrete Specimens X
Tex-451-A Density of In-Place Unhardened and Hardened Concrete by the Nuclear Methods X
Tex-452-A Rotational Capacity Testing of Fasteners Using a Tension Measuring Device
Tex-460-A Determining Crushed Face Particle Count
Tex-461-A Micro-Deval Abrasion of Aggregate X
Tex-470-A Optimized Aggregate Gradation for Hydraulic Cement Concrete Mix Designs X
Tex-471-A Lithium Dosage Determination Using Accelerated Mortar Bar Testing X
Tex-472-A Uniformity of Concrete X
Tex-475-A Determining the Tensile Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Using Double Punch Test
Tex-498-A Minimum Standards for Acceptance of a Laboratory for Concrete and Aggregate Testing X
Tex-499-A Aggregate Quality Monitoring Program X

Contact the Rigid Pavements and Concrete Materials Section at (512) 506-5858 for more information pertaining to test procedures for portland cement concrete, reinforcing steel, and seven wire strand.

Contact the Soils and Aggregates Section at (512) 506-5907 for more information pertaining to testprocedures for aggregates.