Laboratory
Our Lab is Your Lab
Our 4000 square foot state-of-the-art laboratory was opened in January 2023. It is climate controlled so that all ambient conditions can be reproduced for representative testing. We utilize both drum and pan mixers in order to accurately represent the ready-mix, paving, and precast industries. At Premiere, “Our lab is your lab,” and customers are encouraged to utilize our facility either by themselves, in collaboration with us, or, if preferred, we can handle the testing for you.
Mix Design Testing
The most widely utilized service we offer is mix design verification for project submittals. Regardless of where you are located, we have over 10,000 square feet of storage space dedicated to housing your local materials. This provides us the ability to run new mixes at a moments notice.
State-Approved Testing
Our laboratory is W.I.S.D.O.T. certified and approved to develop Wisconsin state mixes. Additionally, we can provide support for other D.O.T. specifications.
Customer Portal
When you are a Premiere customer, you gain access to a variety of features through our customer portal. Notably, customers can view various test results in real time or create their own mix designs.
Testing Services
ASTM C29 – Bulk Density (“Unit Weight”) and Voids in Aggregate
ASTM C40 – Organic Impurities in Fine Aggregates for Concrete
ASTM C117-23 – Materials Finer than 75-μm (No. 200) Sieve in Mineral Aggregates by Washing
ASTM C123 – Lightweight Particles in Aggregate
ASTM C126-23 – Potential Alkali Reactivity of Aggregates (Mortar-Bar Method)
ASTM C127-24 – Relative Density (Specific Gravity) and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate
ASTM C128-22 – Relative Density (Specific Gravity) and Absorption of Fine Aggregate
ASTM C131 – Resistance to Degradation of Small-Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine
ASTM C136 – Sieve Analysis of Fine and Course Aggregates
ASTM C142 – Clay Lumps and Friable Particles in Aggregates
ASTM C231 – Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method
ASTM C566-19 – Total Evaporable Moisture Content of Aggregate by Drying
ASTM D4791-19 – Flat Particles, Elongated Particles, or Flat and Elongated Particles in Coarse Aggregate
AASHTO T103 – Soundness of Aggregates by Freezing and Thawing
AASHTO T303 – Accelerated Detection of Potentially Deleterious Expansion of Mortar Bars Due to Alkali-Silica Reaction
ASTM C109 – Comprehensive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars
ASTM C185-20 – Air Content of Hydraulic Cement Mortar
ASTM C188-25 – Density of Hydraulic-Cement
ASTM C191-21 – Time of Setting of Hydraulic-Cement by Vicat Needle
ASTM C266-21 – Time of Setting of Hydraulic-Cement Paste by Gillmore Needles
ASTM C311 – Sampling and Testing Coal Ash or Natural Pozzolans for Use in Concrete
ASTM C348-21 – Flexural Strength of Hydraulic-Cement Mortars
ASTM C359-21 – Early Stiffening of Hydraulic-Cement (Mortar Method)
ASTM C260 – Air-Entraining Admixtures for Concrete
ASTM C494 – Chemical Admixtures for Concrete
ASTM C1582 – Admixtures to Inhibit Chloride-Induced Corrosion of Reinforcing Steel in Concrete
ASTM G109-23 – Determining Effects of Chemical Admixtures on Corrosion of Embedded Steel Reinforcement in Concrete Exposed to Chloride Environments
ASTM C31 – Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field
ASTM C39 – Comprehensive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens
ASTM C42 – Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores and Sawed Beams of Concrete
ASTM C78 – Flexural Strength of Concrete (Using Simple Beam with Third-Point Loading)
ASTM C157 – Length Change of Hardened Hydraulic-Cement Mortar and Concrete
ASTM C349-24 – Comprehensive Strength of Hydraulic-Cement Mortars (Using Portions of Prisms Broken in Flexure)
ASTM C642-21 – Density, Absorption, and Voids in Hardened Concrete
ASTM C666 – Resistance of Concrete to Rapid Freezing and Thawing
ASTM C1585-20 – Measurement of Rate of Absorption of Water by Hydraulic-Cement Concretes
AASHTO T259 – Prediction of Chloride Penetration in Concrete
ASTM C42 – Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores and Sawed Beams of Concrete
ASTM C457 – Microscopical Determination of Parameters of the Air-Void System in Hardened Concrete
Concrete Field Inspection by Engineering Technician
Material Sampling
