Qualification tests
SMRL is accredited as a testing laboratory by the International Accreditation Services (IAS) according to ISO/IEC 17025:2017. This accreditation demonstrates technical competence for a defined scope and the operation of a laboratory quality management system. Our accreditation certificate and the scope of our accreditation may be found here.
Testing scope
Effective Date February 7, 2022
| AISI S905-13 | Test Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Connections | |
| ASTM A370 | Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products (only tensile testing) | |
| ASTM A615/A615M | Standard Specification for Deformed and Plain Carbon-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement (only tensile testing) | |
| ASTM A820/A820M | Standard Specification for Steel Fibers for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete | |
| ASTM C31/C31M | Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field | |
| ASTM C39/C39M | Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens | |
| ASTM C42/42M | Standard Test Method for Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores and Sawed Beams of Concrete (except ASTM C174) | |
| ASTM C78/C78M | Standard Test Method for Flexural Strength of Concrete (Using Simple Beam with Third-Point Loading) | |
| ASTM C109/C109M | Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Specimens) | |
| ASTM C136/C136M | Standard Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates | |
| ASTM C138/C138M | Standard Test Method for Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete | |
| ASTM C143/C143M | Standard Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic-Cement Concrete | |
| ASTM C157/C157M | Standard Test Method for Length Change of Hardened Hydraulic-Cement Mortar and Concrete | |
| ASTM C172/C172M | Standard Practice for Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete | |
| ASTM C173/C173M | Standard Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method | |
| ASTM C192/C192M | Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Laboratory | |
| ASTM C231/C231M | Standard Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method (only type B meter) | |
| ASTM C293/C293M | Standard Test Method for Flexural Strength of Concrete (Using Simple Beam With Center-Point Loading) | |
| ASTM C403/C403M | Standard Test Method for Time of Setting of Concrete Mixtures by Penetration Resistance | |
| ASTM C469/C469M | Standard Test Method for Static Modulus of Elasticity and Poisson’s Ratio of Concrete in Compression (except ASTM C174) | |
| ASTM C496/C496M | Standard Test Method for Splitting Tensile Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens | |
| ASTM C511 | Standard Specification for Mixing Rooms, Moist Cabinets, Moist Rooms, and Water Storage Tanks Used in the Testing of Hydraulic Cements and Concretes | |
| ASTM C531 | Standard Test Method for Linear Shrinkage and Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Chemical-Resistant Mortars, Grouts, Monolithic Surfacings, and Polymer Concretes | |
| ASTM C642 | Standard Test Method for Density, Absorption, and Voids in Hardened Concrete | |
| ASTM C947 | Standard Test Method for Flexural Properties of Thin-Section Glass-Fiber Reinforced Concrete (Using Simple Beam With Third-Point Loading) | |
| ASTM C1006 | Standard Test Method for Splitting Tensile Strength of Masonry Units | |
| ASTM C1018 | Standard Test Method for Flexural Toughness and First-Crack Strength of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (Using Beam With Third-Point Loading) (Withdrawn 2006) | |
| ASTM C1185 | Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Non-Asbestos Fiber-Cement Flat Sheet, Roofing and Siding Shingles, and Clapboards (except Sections 14 and 15) | |
| ASTM C1260 | Standard Test Method for Potential Alkali Reactivity of Aggregates (Mortar-Bar Method) | |
| ASTM C1314 | Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Masonry Prisms | |
| ASTM C1399/C1399M | Standard Test Method for Obtaining Average Residual-Strength of Fiber Reinforced Concrete | |
| ASTM C1437 | Standard Test Method for Flow of Hydraulic Cement Mortar | |
| ASTM C1567 | Standard Test Method for Determining the Potential Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Combinations of Cementitious Materials and Aggregate (Accelerated Mortar Bar Method) | |
| ASTM C1609/C1609M | Standard Test Method for Flexural Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (Using Beam With Third-Point Loading) | |
| ASTM C1611/C1611M | Standard Test Method for Slump Flow of Self-Consolidating Concrete | |
| ASTM C1621/C1621M | Standard Test Method for Passing Ability of Self-Consolidated Concrete by J Ring | |
| ASTM D570 | Standard Test Method for Water Absorption of Plastics | |
| ASTM D792 | Standard Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement (only method A) | |
| ASTM D1141 | Standard Practice for the Preparation of Substitute Ocean Water | |
| ASTM D2344/D2344M | Standard Test Method for Short-Beam Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials and Their Laminates | |
| ASTM D2584 | Standard Test Method for Ignition Loss of Cured Reinforced Resins | |
| ASTM D2990 | Standard Test Methods for Tensile, Compressive, and Flexural Creep and Creep-Rupture of Plastics (tensile creep only) | |
| ASTM D3039 | Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials | |
| ASTM D3045 | Standard Practice for Heat Aging of Plastics Without Load | |
| ASTM D3165 | Standard Test Method for Strength Properties of Adhesives in Shear by Tension Loading of Single-Lap-Joint Laminated Assemblies | |
| ASTM D7205/D7205M | Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composite Bars | |
| ASTM D7264/D7264M | Standard Test Method for Flexural Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials | |
| ASTM D7522/D7522M | Standard Test Method for Pull-Off Strength for FRP Laminate Systems Bonded to Concrete Substrate | |
| ASTM D7565/D7565M | Standard Test Method for Determining Tensile Properties of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites Used for Strengthening of Civil Structures | |
| ASTM E4 | Standard Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines (only verification by elastic calibration devices) | |
| ASTM E8/E8M | Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials | |
| ASTM E72 | Standard Test Methods of Conducting Strength Tests of Panels for Building Construction | |
| ASTM E83 | Standard Practice for Verification and Classification of Extensometer Systems | |
| ASTM E518/E518M | Standard Test Methods for Flexural Bond Strength of Masonry | |
| ASTM E519/E519M | Standard Test Method for Diagonal Tension (Shear) in Masonry Assemblages | |
| ASTM E1640 | Standard Test Method for Assignment of the Glass Transition Temperature by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis | |
| ASTM G85 | Standard Practice for Modified Salt Spray (Fog) Testing | |
| ICC ES AC32 | Concrete with Synthetic Fibers (except Sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.7.1.2, 4.9 and Annex A, Annex B and Annex E) | |
| ICC ES AC125 | Concrete and Reinforced and Unreinforced Masonry Strengthening Using Externally Bonded Fiber-reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composite Systems (except ASTM D696 and ASTM E831 in Table 2, ASTM C581 and ASTM E104 in Table 3, Sections 5.10, 5.13, 5.14, 5.15, 5.16 and 5.19) | |
| ICC ES AC208 | Steel Fibers in Concrete (except Sections 4.6 and 4.7) | |
| ICC ES AC383 | Polyolefin Chopped Strands for Use in Concrete (except Sections 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 and 4.9) | |
| ICC ES AC434 | Masonry and Concrete Strengthening Using Fabric-reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) Composite Systems (except ASTM C581 and ASTM E104 in Table 3, and Sections 4.9, 4.10 and 4.11) | |
| ICC ES AC454 | Fiber-reinforced Polymer (FRP) Bars for Internal Reinforcement of Concrete Members (except ASTM D4475, ASTM D7617, ASTM E2160 and ACI 440.3R (B.3 and B.5) in Table 2, and Sections 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.2.3, 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 4.3.2, 4.3.4 and 4.6) | |
| ICC ES AC458 | Exterior Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Thin Wall Cladding Panels (except Sections 3.4.3, 3.4.6, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3) | |
| ICC ES AC490 | Concrete and Reinforced and Unreinforced Masonry Strengthening Using Externally Bonded Steel-Reinforced Polymer (SRP) Composite Systems (except ASTM D696 in Table 1, ASTM C581 and ASTM E104 in Table 3, and Sections 5.8, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12 and 5.13) | |
| ICC ES AC493 | Composite, Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) Panel Systems (except Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.8, 4.2.3 and 4.3.1 and Table 1) | |
| ICC ES AC509 | 3D Automated Construction Technology for 3D Concrete Walls (except Sections 3.3, 3.4, 4.3 and 4.5) |