Materials Inspection and Testing Services
Registered Deputy Inspection
- Reinforced Concrete
- Structural Masonry
- DSA Masonry
- Structural Welding
- High Strength Bolting
- Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
- AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)
- Spray-applied Fireproofing
- Shotcrete
- Post-tensioned Concrete
- Reinforced Gypsum Concrete
- Insulating Concrete Fill
- Piling
Additional Inspection Services
- Concrete batch plant inspection
- Asphaltic concrete batch plant inspection
- Asphaltic concrete compaction and laydown
Field Testing Services
- Pachometer for locating rebar, post-tension cables, and anchors in concrete
- Coring of asphalt, concrete, masonry, and shotcrete
- R-value testing
- Roll-a-meter and air pressure meters for air content of concrete
- Concrete rebound hammer testing
- Windsor probe testing of hardened concrete
- Skidmore-Wilhelm tension gauge and torque wrench testing of high-strength A325 and A490 bolts
- Fireproofing density, cohesion, and adhesion
- Moisture testing of concrete, masonry, and wood
- Anemometer measurement of wind speed
Laboratory Testing Services
- Concrete compressive strength
- Concrete beam flexural strength and shrinkage
- Masonry grout compressive strength
- Masonry mortar compressive strength
- Masonry prisms compressive strength
- Masonry shear strength
- Shotcrete panel coring and compressive strength
- Reinforcing steel (rebar) tensile strength
- High-strength bolt tensile strength
- Cement
- Asphaltic concrete
- Fireproofing density
- Stone and masonry veneer
- Concrete pavers
Geotechnical Services
Geotechnical Design
Site Investigations
- Alternative site or alignment studies
- Evaluation of geotechnical parameters
- Geotechnical site characterization
- Field mapping and profiling seismic risk analysis and liquefaction potential
- Geologic hazard analyses
Engineering Analysis and Design
- Settlement evaluations
- Bearing capacity determination
- Slope stability evaluations
- Pile capacity analysis
- Earth structure design criteria
- Excavation support systems
- Groundwater control and dewatering systems
- Seismic response
- Earth pressures for retaining structures
- Rigid and flexible pavement design criteria
- Design cost feasibility
- Design options
- Mechanically stabilized earth walls
Laboratory Testing
- Classification
- Shear strength
- Permeability
- Consolidation
- Direct shear
Field Exploration
- Test boring and core drilling
- Cone penetrometer testing
- Percolation and infiltration
- Settlement gauges
Consultation During Design
- Assistance with preparation of construction specifications and documents
- Second and third party reviews
Construction Services
- Geotechnical observation and testing related to earthwork
- Foundation inspections (footing, drilled and driven piles)
- Shoring and tie-back anchor inspections and testing
- Consulting related to field conditions
- Final reports
Post-Construction
- Forensic investigation related to geotechnical conditions
- Long-term site performance monitoring/geotechnical instrumentation