Testing Laboratory

Asphalt core samples

NCAT Laboratory Services

NCAT technicians are highly skilled with the latest mix design, binder, and performance testing equipment. Our AASHTO-accredited laboratory is equipped to provide independent performance testing for asphalt mixtures, ensuring quality and reliability for industry professionals.

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Comprehensive Testing Capabilities

Our laboratory is fully equipped to perform routine and advanced asphalt testing, including:

Binder & Mix Design Testing

  • Dynamic shear rheometers
  • Bending beam rheometers
  • Pressure aging vessel
  • Direct tension tester
  • Brookfield viscometer

Aggregate Testing

  • Digital aggregate imaging system
  • Micro-Deval abrasion equipment
  • LA abrasion
  • British polishing wheel and pendulum tester

Advanced Asphalt Mixture Testing

  • Dynamic modulus
  • Repeated load deformation
  • Hamburg wheel tracking
  • Asphalt Pavement Analyzer rutting
  • Indirect tensile creep compliance and strength
  • Repeated-load shear
  • Bending beam fatigue
  • Fracture energy
  • Permeability testing
  • Interlayer bond strength

Contact Our Lab

For more information about our independent testing and analysis, contact Jason Moore, assistant director of NCAT lab research by clicking the link below or at moore02@auburn.edu

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