🇵🇱 TPA Sp. z o.o. PL

PCA AB 937 • Pruszków, Poland • 125 methods

ConstructionWater & wastewater

TPA Sp. z o.o. is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 937 (Pruszków, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 125 test methods in the following areas: Construction, Water & wastewater. Test objects include: Aggregates E, Bituminous mixtures E, Concrete E, Fillers E. Most frequently used techniques: Gravimetric method, Leutner method, Los Angeles method.

At a glance

Accreditation number: PCA AB 937
Methods in scope: 125
Types of test objects: 16
Techniques used: 25
City: Pruszków, Poland

Accreditation number: AB 937
Accreditation body: PCA
Address: ul. Parzniewska 8, 05-800 Pruszków
City: Pruszków, Poland

What this laboratory tests (16)

Aggregates E — 55 methods
Bituminous mixtures E — 28 methods
Concrete E — 8 methods
Fillers E — 6 methods
Fresh concrete E — 6 methods
Bitumens and bituminous binders E — 5 methods
Aggregates / Concrete E — 3 methods
Cements E — 3 methods
Concrete - Core drillings E — 2 methods
Paving blocks E — 2 methods
Road pavements E — 2 methods
Aggregates — 1 method
Concrete — 1 method
Concrete kerbs E — 1 method
Concrete paving flags E — 1 method
and 1 more

Analytical techniques used (25)

Gravimetric method — 3 methods
Leutner method — 3 methods
Los Angeles method — 3 methods
2PB-TR method — 2 methods
Accelerated bar method — 2 methods
Beaker method — 2 methods
Method A — 2 methods
Pressure gauge method — 2 methods
Ring and ball method — 2 methods
Rotating bottle method — 2 methods
Slump test method — 2 methods
Air jet sieving method — 1 method
Delta ring and ball method — 1 method
Long-term bar method — 1 method
Marshall method — 1 method
and 10 more

Accreditation scope — test methods (125)

No.	Test object	Methodology / Parameters	Technique	Reference document
Test methods
1	Aggregates E	Particle size distribution Range (0 – 90) mm		PN-EN 933-1
2	Aggregates E	Water content		PN-EN 1097-5
3	Aggregates E	Flakiness index		PN-EN 933-3
4	Aggregates E	Shape index		PN-EN 933-4
5	Aggregates E	Resistance to fragmentation	Los Angeles method	PN-EN 1097-2
6	Aggregates E	Density		PN-EN 1097-6
7	Aggregates E	Water absorption		PN-EN 1097-6
8	Aggregates E	Bulk density		PN-EN 1097-3
9	Aggregates E	Content of particles with crushed or broken surfaces Range (4 − 63) mm		PN-EN 933-5
10	Aggregates E	Light contaminants		PN-EN 1744-1
11	Aggregates E	Sand equivalent value		PN-EN 933-8
12	Aggregates E	Fines content – methylene blue test		PN-EN 933-9
13	Aggregates E	Flow coefficient of fine aggregate		PN-EN 933-6
14	Aggregates E	Frost resistance in water Range (10/20) cykli		PN-EN 1367-1
15	Aggregates E	Frost resistance in the presence of salt		PN-EN 1367-6
16	Aggregates E	Simplified petrographic description		PN-EN 932-3
17	Aggregates E	Presence of humus	Visual method	PN-EN 1744-1
18	Aggregates E	Total sulfur content Range (0,01 – 5,0) %	Gravimetric method	PN-EN 1744-1
19	Aggregates E	Content of acid-soluble sulphates as SO3 Range (0,01 – 5,0) %	Gravimetric method	PN-EN 1744-1
20	Aggregates E	Potential alkali reactivity	Gravimetric method	PN-B-06714-46
21	Aggregates E	Alkali reactivity	Accelerated bar method	Procedura Badawcza GDDKiA PB/1/18
22	Aggregates E	Sampling		PN-EN 932-1
23	Fillers E	Grading	Air jet sieving method	PN-EN 933-10
24	Fillers E	Particle density		PN-EN 1097-7
25	Fillers E	Void space		PN-EN 1097-4
26	Fillers E	Increase in softening point of the filler-bitumen mixture	Delta ring and ball method	PN-EN 13179-1
27	Fillers E	Solubility in water		PN-EN 1744-1
28	Fillers E	Bitumen number		PN-EN 13179-2
29	Aggregates	Water-soluble chloride content		PN-EN 1744-1+A1:2013-05 pkt 7
30	Bituminous mixtures E	Soluble binder content Range (2 − 10) %		PN-EN 12697-1
31	Bituminous mixtures E	Density in water	Method A	PN-EN 12697-5
32	Bituminous mixtures E	Bulk density	Method A, B, C, D	PN-EN 12697-6
33	Bituminous mixtures E	Susceptibility to deformation	Method: - wheel tracking by method B (in air), small device - large device	PN-EN 12697-22
34	Bituminous mixtures E	Water sensitivity	Method: A	PN-EN 12697-12
35	Bituminous mixtures E	Particle size distribution Range (0 – 31,5) mm		PN-EN 12697-2 \| PN-EN 933-1
36	Bituminous mixtures E	Binder drainage	Beaker method	PN-EN 12697-18
37	Bituminous mixtures E	Permanent deformation on cubic specimens		PN-EN 12697-20
38	Bituminous mixtures E	Particle loss		PN-EN 12697-17
39	Bituminous mixtures E	Stability and settlement	Marshall method	PN-EN 12697-34
40	Bituminous mixtures E	Stiffness Range (100 – 30 000) MPa	Method: IT-CY	PN-EN 12697-26
41	Bituminous mixtures E	Four-point bending test on prismatic specimens (4 PB-PR method) Range (500 − 35 000) MPa		PN-EN 12697-26
42	Bituminous mixtures E	Stiffness, Two-point bending test on trapezoidal specimens	2PB-TR method	PN-EN 12697-26
43	Bituminous mixtures E	Fatigue resistance, Two-point bending test on trapezoidal specimens	2PB-TR method	PN-EN 12697-24
44	Bituminous mixtures E	Affinity between aggregate and bitumen	Rotating bottle method	PN-EN 12697-11
45	Bituminous mixtures E	Interlayer bond strength	Leutner method	Zeszyt 66 IBDiM z 2004 r. Załącznik do zaleceń ”Metoda oznaczania wytrzymałości na ścinanie połączenia warstw asfaltowych”
46	Bituminous mixtures E	Interlayer bond strength	Leutner method	Instrukcja laboratoryjnego badania sczepności międzywarstwowej warstw asfaltowych wg metody Leutnera i wymagania techniczne sczepności, wyd. Politechnika Gdańska
47	Bituminous mixtures E	Sampling		PN-EN 12697-27
48	Bitumens and bituminous binders E	Needle penetration		PN-EN 1426
49	Bitumens and bituminous binders E	Softening point Range (28 − 150) oC	Ring and ball method	PN-EN 1427
50	Bitumens and bituminous binders E	Elastic recovery of modified bitumens		PN-EN 13398
51	Road pavements E	Thickness Range (0 − 500) mm		PN-EN 12697-36
52	Paving blocks E	Splitting tensile strength Force range (60 − 3000) kN		PN-EN 1338
53	Paving blocks E	Water absorption		PN-EN 1338
54	Concrete paving flags E	Water absorption		PN-EN 1339
55	Concrete kerbs E	Water absorption		PN-EN 1340
56	Concrete E	Compressive strength Force range (60 − 3000) kN		PN-EN 12390-3
57	Concrete E	Depth of penetration of water under pressure		PN-EN 12390-8
58	Concrete E	Flexural strength Force range (10,00 − 200,00) kN		PN-EN 12390-5
59	Concrete E	Splitting tensile strength Force range (100,00 − 3000,00) kN		PN-EN 12390-6
60	Concrete E	Resistance to freezing		PN-B-06265
61	Concrete - Core drillings E	Compressive strength Force range (60 – 3000) kN		PN-EN 12504-1
62	Concrete - Core drillings E	Sampling		PN-EN 12504-1
63	Fresh concrete E	Consistency Range (10 − 210) mm	Slump test method	PN-EN 12350-2
64	Fresh concrete E	Air content Range (0,1 − 10,0) %	Pressure gauge method	PN-EN 12350-7
65	Fresh concrete E	Sampling		PN-EN 12350-1
66	Cements E	Standard consistence and setting times		PN-EN 196-3
67	Cements E	Soundness of cement		PN-EN 196-3
68	Cements E	Flexural and compressive strength of prisms of standard mortar Force range (10 – 200) kN		PN-EN 196-1
69	Concrete	Freeze-thaw resistance in the presence of de-icing salts		PN-B-06265:2022-08 Załącznik O
70	Fresh concrete E	Consistency Range (10 − 210) mm	Slump test method	PN-EN 12350-2
71	Fresh concrete E	Air content Range (0,1 − 10,0) %	Pressure gauge method	PN-EN 12350-7
72	Fresh concrete E	Sampling		PN-EN 12350-1
73	Concrete E	Compressive strength Force range (100 – 1800) kN		PN-EN 12390-3
74	Concrete E	Flexural strength Force range (5 – 100) kN		PN-EN 12390-5
75	Concrete E	Splitting tensile strength Force range (100 − 1800) kN		PN-EN 12390-6
76	Aggregates / Concrete E	Alkali reactivity	Accelerated bar method	Procedura Badawcza GDDKiA PB/1/18
77	Aggregates / Concrete E	Alkali reactivity	Long-term bar method	Procedura Badawcza GDDKiA PB/2/18
78	Aggregates / Concrete E	Petrographic analysis of aggregate for concrete with regard to alkali reactivity		Procedura Badawcza GDDKiA PB/3/18 p. 3
79	Natural stone and natural stone products E	Petrographic analysis		PN-EN 12407:2019-07
80	Aggregates E	Particle size distribution Range (0 − 90) mm		PN-EN 933-1
81	Aggregates E	Water content		PN-EN 1097-5
82	Aggregates E	Flakiness index		PN-EN 933-3
83	Aggregates E	Shape index		PN-EN 933-4
84	Aggregates E	Resistance to fragmentation	Los Angeles method	PN-EN 1097-2
85	Aggregates E	Density		PN-EN 1097-6
86	Aggregates E	Water absorption		PN-EN 1097-6
87	Aggregates E	Fines content – methylene blue test		PN-EN 933-9
88	Aggregates E	Sand equivalent value		PN-EN 933-8
89	Aggregates E	Bulk density		PN-EN 1097-3
90	Aggregates E	Flow coefficient of fine aggregate		PN-EN 933-6
91	Aggregates E	Optimum moisture content Range (2 − 20) % Maximum dry density of soil Range (1,400 − 3,000) g/cm3	Proctor method	PN-EN 13286-2
92	Aggregates E	California bearing ratio (CBR) Force range (2 − 50) kN		PN-EN 13286-47
93	Aggregates E	Sampling		PN-EN 932-1
94	Bituminous mixtures E	Density in water Range (2,200 – 3,300) Mg/m3	Method A	PN-EN 12697-5
95	Bituminous mixtures E	Permanent deformation on cubic specimens Range (1 – 25) mm	Punch loading method	PN-EN 12697-20
96	Bituminous mixtures E	Susceptibility to deformation under load	Wheel tracking method, method B (in air), small device	PN-EN 12697-22
97	Bituminous mixtures E	Soluble binder content Range (2 – 10) %		PN-EN 12697-1
98	Bituminous mixtures E	Bulk density	Method B	PN-EN 12697-6
99	Bituminous mixtures E	Particle size distribution Range (0 – 31,5) mm		PN-EN 12697-2 \| PN-EN 933-1
100	Bituminous mixtures E	Binder drainage	Beaker method	PN-EN 12697-18
101	Bituminous mixtures E	Affinity between aggregate and bitumen	Rotating bottle method	PN-EN 12697-11
102	Bituminous mixtures E	Sampling		PN-EN 12697-27
103	Bitumens and bituminous binders E	Needle penetration		PN-EN 1426
104	Bitumens and bituminous binders E	Softening point Range (28 – 150) °C	Ring and ball method	PN-EN 1427
105	Road pavements E	Thickness Range (0 – 500) mm		PN-EN 12697-36
106	Bituminous mixtures E	Interlayer bond strength	Leutner method	Instrukcja laboratoryjnego badania sczepności międzywarstwowej warstw asfaltowych wg metody Leutnera i wymagania techniczne sczepności, wyd. Politechnika Gdańska, 31.08.2014 r. Zeszyt 66 IBDiM z 2004 r. Załącznik do zaleceń ILBSMWA wg metody Leutnera
107	Aggregates E	Particle size distribution Range (0 – 90) mm		PN-EN 933-1
108	Aggregates E	Water content		PN-EN 1097-5
109	Aggregates E	Flakiness index		PN-EN 933-3
110	Aggregates E	Shape index		PN-EN 933-4
111	Aggregates E	Frost resistance in water Range (10/20) cykli		PN-EN 1367-1
112	Aggregates E	Frost resistance in the presence of salt		PN-EN 1367-6
113	Aggregates E	Resistance to fragmentation	Los Angeles method	PN-EN 1097-2
114	Aggregates E	Abrasion resistance	Micro-Deval method	PN-EN 1097-1
115	Aggregates E	Particle density		PN-EN 1097-6
116	Aggregates E	Water absorption		PN-EN 1097-6
117	Aggregates E	Bulk density		PN-EN 1097-3
118	Aggregates E	Content of particles with crushed or broken surfaces Range (4 − 63) mm		PN-EN 933-5
119	Aggregates E	Light contaminants		PN-EN 1744-1
120	Aggregates E	Sand equivalent value		PN-EN 933-8
121	Aggregates E	Fines content – methylene blue test		PN-EN 933-9
122	Aggregates E	Flow coefficient of fine aggregate		PN-EN 933-6
123	Aggregates E	Simplified petrographic description		PN-EN 932-3
124	Aggregates E	Sunscald		PN-EN 1367-3
125	Aggregates E	Sampling		PN-EN 932-1

Reference standards (67)

Instrukcja laboratoryjnego badania sczepności międzywarstwowej warstw asfaltowych wg metody Leutnera i wymagania techniczne sczepności, wyd. Politechnika Gdańska

Instrukcja laboratoryjnego badania sczepności międzywarstwowej warstw asfaltowych wg metody Leutnera i wymagania techniczne sczepności, wyd. Politechnika Gdańska, 31.08.2014 r. Zeszyt 66 IBDiM z 2004 r. Załącznik do zaleceń ILBSMWA wg metody Leutnera

PN-B-06265

PN-B-06265:2022-08 Załącznik O

PN-B-06714-46

PN-EN 1097-1

PN-EN 1097-2

PN-EN 1097-3

PN-EN 1097-4

PN-EN 1097-5

PN-EN 1097-6

PN-EN 1097-7

PN-EN 12350-1

PN-EN 12350-2

PN-EN 12350-7

PN-EN 12390-3

PN-EN 12390-5

PN-EN 12390-6

PN-EN 12390-8

PN-EN 12407:2019-07

PN-EN 12504-1

PN-EN 12697-1

PN-EN 12697-11

PN-EN 12697-12

PN-EN 12697-17

PN-EN 12697-18

PN-EN 12697-2

PN-EN 12697-20

PN-EN 12697-22

PN-EN 12697-24

PN-EN 12697-26

PN-EN 12697-27

PN-EN 12697-34

PN-EN 12697-36

PN-EN 12697-5

PN-EN 12697-6

PN-EN 13179-1

PN-EN 13179-2

PN-EN 13286-2

PN-EN 13286-47

PN-EN 1338

PN-EN 1339

PN-EN 13398

PN-EN 1340

PN-EN 1367-1

PN-EN 1367-3

PN-EN 1367-6

PN-EN 1426

PN-EN 1427

PN-EN 1744-1

PN-EN 1744-1+A1:2013-05 pkt 7

PN-EN 196-1

PN-EN 196-3

PN-EN 932-1

PN-EN 932-3

PN-EN 933-1

PN-EN 933-10

PN-EN 933-3

PN-EN 933-4

PN-EN 933-5

PN-EN 933-6

PN-EN 933-8

PN-EN 933-9

Procedura Badawcza GDDKiA PB/1/18

Procedura Badawcza GDDKiA PB/2/18

Procedura Badawcza GDDKiA PB/3/18 p. 3

Zeszyt 66 IBDiM z 2004 r. Załącznik do zaleceń ”Metoda oznaczania wytrzymałości na ścinanie połączenia warstw asfaltowych”