CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING AND INSPECTIONS

Testing and inspections during any phase of construction.

Our engineering technicians will keep you on track by evaluating site conditions and ensuring strict adherence to project specifications.

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We perform construction materials testing onsite.

At any point during construction, our certified engineering technicians can evaluate site conditions and review project specifications. Based on our understanding of the project and your needs, we can:

  • Test bearing capacity of subgrade soils for building foundations

  • Test and observe fluid concrete

  • Observe the installation of formwork and reinforcing steel

  • Observe the placement of post-tensioned tendons and verify the required

  • design drapes and elongation

  • Observe structural steel connections, including bolt and weld connections

  • Observe the application of spray fireproofing for structural steel members

We also provide in-house testing resources, including a complete moisture curing room, compressive strength testing equipment, and a comprehensive soils laboratory.

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Structural Inspections

A building is only as good as its load-bearing components. Our team will ensure each one meets design specifications and local building codes.

  • Structural steel 

  • Post-tensioning 

  • Retaining Walls 

  • Deep foundations

  • Underpinning

  • Helical piers 

  • Caissons 

  • Structural masonry

  • Structural wood framing

  • Reinforced concrete 

  • Fireproofing

  • Welding

WELCOME TO WASHINGTON DC’S ONLY CONCRETE CURING LAB

Construction Materials Testing Room

An optimal lab for curing and storing concrete specimens.

When faced with the challenge of properly testing concrete and masonry, we created our own solution: an in-house moisture curing room. 

This enclosed environment allows us to control temperatures and humidity levels to ensure materials are fully cured before testing. Only with proper curing can we accurately test the strength and durability of materials such as concrete cylinders and beams and masonry cubes and prisms.

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Why cure concrete in our lab environment?

We meticulously track each project, so you will be alerted quickly if any anomalies are found during testing. We will:

  • Test materials for pre-qualification, certification, or quality assurance purposes

  • Determine the characteristics of concrete that has recently been placed and compare concrete that was cast and cured in the field versus in the last 

  • Catch and quickly address flaws in concrete, such as the use of an improper concrete mix design or sub-par or weak structure concrete