The document provides an overview of ABCP Labs, a laboratory that aims to provide technical services and impartial solutions to the cement and construction industries. It describes the various certifications held by the laboratory, awards it has won, and the range of services it offers related to raw materials, cement, mortars, concrete, and more. The laboratory has different divisions focused on areas like mineralogy, cement, concrete, environment, metrology, and more. It provides testing, calibration services, product development support, training, and other services to cement plants and construction industry clients.
2. Laboratory - aims and activities
Technical services for impartial solution to the cement industry as well as
to the civil construction industry
Raw material, cement and based-cement product tests
Calibration services
Conformity mark
Environmental monitoring in cement plants
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3. Laboratory - Certifications
ISO 9001 by ABS – Quality Evaluation
Acreditation by INMETRO NBR ISO / IEC 17025
•RBC (calibration lab network)
•RBLE (test method lab network)
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4. Laboratory- Awards
Quality Award Sinaprocim /Sinprocim 2010
Vitória Prize, for physical and mechanical tests
– Prize indicated by means of an independ institute of public survey (IBOPE)
Winner team
ABCP President Renato Giusti
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5. Laboratory - Services
Technical assistance in production process
Technical assistance to the cement consumers
Development of products
Development of analytical tests
Concrete durability studies
Calibration of equipaments
Trainings
Standard reference materials
Raw materials
Cement and
SCM
Clinker
Mortars and
concrete
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12. Laboratory of Mineralogy
Cement characterization techniques
Conduction calorimetry
Cement pre hydration studies
Anomalous setting time and strength evolution
Cement – admixtures compatibility
Determination of slag and fly ash contents
Kiln system deposits
Selective solution
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13. Laboratory of Mineralogy – Optical Microscopy
SCM quality evaluation
Clinker grindability
Manucfacturing process
evaluation
Rocks and sands for
concrete aggregates
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14. Laboratory of Mineralogy – clinker microscopy
Detecting problems of
Raw meal grinding...
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15. Laboratory of Mineralogy – clinker microscopy
Reducing atmosphere inside the kiln
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16. Laboratory of Mineralogy – Microscopy of SCM
Calcium sulfate
Fly ash
Calcareous filler
Natural pozzolans
Determination of glass contents of ground
granulated blast furnace slag
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18. Laboratory of Mineralogy – Scanning Electron Microscopy
Sputter coater ( gold)
SEM
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19. Laboratory of Mineralogy – Scanning Electron Microscopy
Ca
Ca
1500
S
1000
S
Al
Si
500
Ca
Fe
keV
0
0
5
10
Concrete microstruture
Sulfate attack
Alkali –aggregate reaction
Fire damage
Acid attack
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21. Laboratory of Cement – Main facilities
Langavant calorimeter
Accelerated carbonation
chamber
ASTM flow table
Moisture chamber
Mortar compressive test machine
Setting Time apparatus
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22. Laboratory of Cement – Main facilities
Automatic Blaine apparatus
Mortar mixer
Cement densityLe Chatelier Flask
mini specimen compressive test
machine
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23. Laboratory of Cement – main tests
Performance of grinding aids
Bond grindability (clinker and raw feed)
Hardgroove grindability (coal and pet coke)
Durability tests
Accelerated carbonation tests
Phisico –mechanical tests
Autoclave expansion test
Heat of hydration
Cement test methods according to ASTM
Cement test methods according to EN and ISO
PSD by laser diffraction analysis
Accelerated carbonation tests
Alkali reactivity accelerated mortar
bar tests
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27. Laboratory of Concrete- main tests
Aggregates properties
Workability, water demand
Setting time
Strength control
Poison modulus of elasticity
Concrete mix design
Cement admixture compatibility
Self compacting concrete
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28. Laboratory of Concrete- Main tests
Cloride difusibility cell
DURABILITY TESTS
Concrete Ability to Resist Chloride Ion
Penetration
Concrete water permeability under pressure
Permeability apparatus
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29. Laboratory of Concrete
Examples of special reports for cement consumers companies
RESÍDUOS DE PERFURAÇÃO
DE POÇOS PETROLÍFEROS
CONCRETO DOSADO
CONCRETO
CONCRETO
EM CENTRAL
ESTUDO DE DOSAGEM DE
CONCRETOS CONVENCIONAIS E
BOMBEÁVEIS
ESTUDO DE VIABILIDADE DO USO DE
RESÍDUOS NA CONSTRUÇÃO CIVIL
ESPECIFICAÇÃO E APLICAÇÃO DO
CONCRETO EM OBRAS DE CÂMARA
TRANSFORMADORA SUBTERRÂNEA
ESTUDO DE DOSAGENS DE CONCRETO
JANEIRO 2003
JANEIRO 2003
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DEZEMBRO 2003
DEZEMBRO 2003
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DEZEMBRO 2003
DEZEMBRO 2003
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Manual of concrete
Mix design of special
Evaluation of
concrete
wastes of oil well specification for underground
drilling for building concrete structure of eletrical
network
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30. Laboratory of Concrete- cement based products
Flexural test on concrete roof tiles
concrete blocks and pavers
mix design
quality control
technical support to manufacturers
Dimensional test on concrete block
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32. Laboratory of Concrete- Examples of Technical Support
Concrete Pavement :
Castello Branco Road
Imigrants Road
São Paulo Road Ring
BR101 (training for Army )
Drilling of concrete core
Concrete placing monitoring
Troubleshooting inspection
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34. Laboratory of industrialized mortars
Slipping test
Pull out test
Pull out tests
Open time tests
Quality Certification
Development of product
Litigation support
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35. Laboratory of industrialized mortars
Examples of reports for litigation support and Programs of
Quality
ARGAMASSA DE
REVESTIMENTO
ARGAMASSA DE
REVESTIMENTO
DESCOLAMENTO DE REVESTIMENTO DE
ARGAMASSA
ARGAMASSA DE
REVESTIMENTO
FISSURAÇÃO EM REVESTIMENTO DE ARGAMASSA
PATOLOGIA EM ARGAMASSA DE REVESTIMENTO
MAIO DE 2003
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SETEMBRO DE 2003
ABRIL DE 2003
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Cracking and fall of rendering
mortars
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Sectorial program of quality of
dry set mortars .
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37. Laboratory of Environment
Materials tested
wastes
gas emissions
dust emissions
ordinary fuels
alternative fuels
Net calorific values
Carbon, hydrogen e nitrogen
Fluorides e clorides (selective ions )
Sulphur (SC apparatus)
Heavy metals (atomic absortion) and ICP
Water content of liquids (Karl-Fischer apparatus)
Emission analysis (SOx, NOx)
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38. Laboratory of Environment
AAS
ICP
Atomic Absortion spectrometry and ICP to detect heavy metal in industrial wastes
Cadmium, Arsenic,Selenium,Tellurium, Mercury, Lead, Cobalt,etc
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42. Laboratory of Chemistry
Chemical characterization
Reconstitution of the concrete mix
Chemical admixtures
Mixing water
Concrete durability
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43. Laboratory of Chemistry- facilities
.Sample Microwave Digester
.Apparaus for the Production of UltraPure Acids
.Water Purification System
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44. Laboratory of Chemistry
Sugar contamination detection: The formation of a dark pink halo in a solution of α naftol
suggests the presence of sugar .
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48. Laboratory of Metrology
Standard Reference Materials
SRM for Blaine apparatus calibration
SRM for sieve calibration
SEM (standard cement) for alkali aggregate tests
Concrete standard subsurface pieces for dry-set
Portland cement mortar tests
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