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Construction Materials Testing: An Overview

<div><a href="/blog/overview-of-construction-materials-testing"><img src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2024/july/construction-materials-testing-blog.jpg" alt="Construction Materials Testing Resource" width="100%" /></a></div><p>The term construction materials testing sounds like a catch-all term for analyzing everything from nails to doorknobs. However, for the civil engineering industry, it has come to mean the characterization of a handful of things by using specific test methods in a construction materials testing laboratory: concrete, aggregates, asphalt, and soils. This blog will take a high-altitude view of what construction materials are, the most important properties to test for, and the right equipment to get the job done.</p>