SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17025:2005. HTS, INC. CONSULTANTS 416 Pickering Houston, TX Terry J. Jackson, P.E. Phone:

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1 SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17025:2005 HTS, INC. CONSULTANTS 416 Pickering Houston, TX Terry J. Jackson, P.E. Phone: Valid To: October 31, 2018 Certificate Number: In recognition of the successful completion of the A2LA evaluation process, accreditation is granted to this laboratory for: CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ENGINEERING ASTM: C1077 (Standard Practice for Agencies Testing Concrete and Concrete for Use in Construction and Criteria for Testing Agency Evaluation); D3666 (Standard Specification for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving Materials); D3740 (Standard Practice for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Engaged in Testing and/or Inspection of Soil and Rock as Used in Engineering Design and Construction); E329 (Standard Specification for Agencies Engaged in Construction Inspection, Testing, or Special Inspection) CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING Test Method: : ASTM C29/C29M ASTM C40/C40M ASTM C117 ASTM C127 ASTM C128 ASTM C131/C131M ASTM C136/C136M ASTM C142/C142M ASTM C535 ASTM C566 ASTM C702/C702M ASTM D5821 ASTM D75/D75M 1 Tex-400-A 1 Tex-401-A Bulk Density (Unit Weight) and Voids in Aggregate Organic Impurities in Fine for Concrete Materials Finer than 75-μm (No. 200) Sieve in Mineral by Washing Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), and Absorption of Fine Aggregate Resistance to Degradation of Small-Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Clay Lumps and Friable Particles in Resistance to Degradation of Large-Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine Total Evaporable Moisture Content of Aggregate by Drying Reducing Samples of Aggregate to Testing Size Determining the Percentage of Fractured Particles in Coarse Aggregate Sampling Sampling Flexible Base, Stone, Gravel, Sand, and Mineral Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregate (A2LA Cert. No ) 12/27/2016 Page 1 of 4

2 Tex-403-A Tex-404-A Tex-406-A Tex-409-A Tex-410-A Tex-413-A Bituminous: ASTM D979 1 ASTM D2419 ASTM D2726 ASTM D ASTM D3203 ASTM D ASTM D ASTM D5444 ASTM D6307 Tex-200-F Tex-201-F Tex-203-F Tex-204-F Tex-205-F Tex-206-F Tex-207-F Tex-208-F Tex-217-F Tex-222-F Tex-225-F Tex-227-F Tex-236-F Cement: ASTM C109/C109M (Compression Only) Concrete: ASTM C31/C31M 1 ASTM C39/C39M ASTM C42/C42M 1 ASTM C78/C78M Saturated Surface-Dry Specific Gravity and Absorption of Determining Unit Mass (Weight) of Material Finer than 75-μm (No. 200) Sieve in Mineral (Decantation Test For Concrete ) Free Moisture and Water Absorption in Aggregate for Concrete Abrasion of Coarse Aggregate Using the Los Angeles Machine Determining Deleterious Material in Mineral Aggregate Sampling Bituminous Paving Mixtures Sand Equivalent Value of Soils and Fine Aggregate Bulk Specific Gravity and Density of Non-Absorptive Compacted Bituminous Mixtures Density of Bituminous Concrete in Place by Nuclear Methods Percent Air Voids in Compacted Dense and Open Bituminous Paving Mixtures Thickness or Height of Compacted Bituminous Paving Mixture Specimens Practice for Random Sampling of Construction Materials Mechanical Size Analysis of Extracted Aggregate Asphalt Content of Hot-Mix Asphalt by Ignition Method Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Bulk Specific Gravity and Water Absorption of Aggregate Sand Equivalent Test Design of Bituminous Mixtures Laboratory Method of Mixing Bituminous Mixtures Compacting Specimens Using the Texas Gyratory Compactor (TGC) Determining Density of Compacted Bituminous Mixtures Test for Stabilometer Value of Bituminous Mixtures Determining Deleterious Material and Decantation Test for Coarse Sampling Bituminous Mixtures Random Selection of Bituminous Mixture Samples Theoretical Maximum Specific Gravity of Bituminous Mixtures Determining Asphalt Content from Asphalt Paving Mixtures by the Ignition Method Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Specimens) Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores and Sawed Beams of Concrete Flexural Strength of Concrete (Using Simple Beam with Third-Point Loading) (A2LA Cert. No ) 12/27/2016 Page 2 of 4

3 ASTM C138/C138M 1 ASTM C143/C143M 1 ASTM C172/C172M 1 ASTM C173 1 /C173M ASTM C174/C174M ASTM C192/C192M ASTM C231/C231M 1 ASTM C495 ASTM C617 ASTM C805/C805M 1 ASTM C1064/C1064M 1 ASTM C1231/C1231M Tex-407-A Tex-414-A 1 Tex-415-A 1 Tex-416-A 1 Tex-417-A 1 Tex-418-A Tex-422-A Tex-424-A Tex-447-A 1 Tex-448-A Fireproofing 1 : ASTM E605 Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete Slump of Hydraulic-Cement Concrete Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method Measuring Thickness of Concrete Elements Using Drilled Concrete Cores Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Laboratory Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method Compressive Strength of Lightweight Insulating Concrete Capping Cylindrical Concrete Specimens Rebound Number of Hardened Concrete Temperature of Freshly Mixed Hydraulic-Cement Concrete Unbonded Caps in Determination of Compressive Strength of Hardened Concrete Cylinders Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method Unit Weight, Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens Measuring Temperature of Freshly Mixed Portland Cement Concrete Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores of Concrete Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens Flexural Strength of Concrete Using Simple Beam Third-Point Loading Thickness and Density of Sprayed Fire-Resistive Material (SFRM) Applied to Structural Members Soils: ASTM C977 (Appendix XI) Quicklime and Hydrated Lime for Soil Stabilization ASTM D421 (Withdrawn 2016) 2 Dry Preparation of Soil Samples for Particle-Size Analysis and Determination of Soil Constants ASTM D422 (Withdrawn 2016) 2 Particle-Size Analysis of Soils ASTM D558 Moisture-Density (Unit Weight) Relations of Soil-Cement Mixtures ASTM D698 Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Standard Effort ASTM D854 Specific Gravity of Soil Solids by Water Pycnometer ASTM D1140 Amount of Material in Soils Finer than No. 200 (75-μm) Sieve ASTM D Density and Unit Weight of Soil in Place by Sand-Cone Method ASTM D1557 Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Modified Effort ASTM D1633 Compressive Strength of Molded Soil-Cement Cylinders ASTM D2216 Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass ASTM D Classification of Soils for Engineering Purposes (Unified Soil Classification System) ASTM D Description and Identification of Soils (Visual-Manual Procedure) ASTM D2974 Moisture, Ash, and Organic Matter of Peat and Other Organic Soils ASTM D4318/D4318M Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of Soils (A2LA Cert. No ) 12/27/2016 Page 3 of 4

4 ASTM D4643 ASTM D4718 ASTM D4959 ASTM D4972 ASTM D6938 Tex-103-E Tex-104-E Tex-105-E Tex-106-E Tex-107-E Tex-108-E Tex-110-E Tex-111-E Tex-112-E Tex-113-E (2004) Tex-113-E Tex-114-E (Part I only) Tex-118-E Tex-120-E Tex-121-E Tex-128-E Tex-600-J (Part 1 and ph) Steel (Shop & Field) 1 : AWS D1.1 (Clause 6, Inspection) AWS D1.3 (Clause 6, Inspection) AISC (Ch N, QA/QC)/RCSC (Section 9, Inspection) Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil by Microwave Oven Heating Unit Weight and Water Content for Soils Containing Oversize Particles Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil by Direct Heating ph of Soils In-Place Density and Water Content of Soil and Soil-Aggregate by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth) Determining Moisture Content in Soil Materials Determining Liquid Limits of Soils Determining Plastic Limit of Soils Calculating the Plasticity Index of Soils Determining the Bar Linear Shrinkage of Soils Determining the Specific Gravity of Soils Particle Size Analysis of Soils Determining the Amount of Material in Soils Finer than the 75-μm (No. 200) Sieve Admixing Lime to Reduce Plasticity Index of Soils Relationship of Subgrade, Embankment Soils, and Backfill Material Triaxial Compression Test for Undisturbed Soils Soil-Cement Testing Soil-Lime Testing Determining Soil ph Sampling and Testing Lime Fabrication & Erection (Visual Welding) Manual of Steel Construction (Fabrication & Erection Visual & Bolting) 1 This laboratory meets A2LA R104 General Requirements: Accreditation of Field Testing Laboratories for these tests. 2 This laboratory s scope contains withdrawn or superseded methods. As a clarifier, this indicates that the applicable method itself has been withdrawn or is now considered historical and not that the laboratory s accreditation for the method has been withdrawn. (A2LA Cert. No ) 12/27/2016 Page 4 of 4

5 Accredited Laboratory A2LA has accredited HTS, INC. CONSULTANTS Houston, TX for technical competence in the field of Construction Materials Testing This laboratory is accredited in accordance with the recognized International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. This accreditation demonstrates technical competence for a defined scope and the operation of a laboratory quality management system (refer to joint ISO-ILAC-IAF Communiqué dated 8 January 2009). Presented this 27 th day of December President and CEO For the Accreditation Council Certificate Number Valid to October 31, 2018 For the tests to which this accreditation applies, please refer to the laboratory s Construction Materials Scope of Accreditation.