LABORATORY TESTING & ANALYSIS

We have extensive laboratory facilities for conducting standardized (ASTM, AASHTO, etc.) and specialized testing and analysis of most construction materials. This testing may be conducted to determine material properties of proposed materials in new construction projects, establish material properties in existing structures or to investigate material failure and performance problems including:

Concrete
Shrinkage
Chloride ion content and permeability
Alkali-silica reactivity
Petrographic examination
Mechanical properties
Compressive strength
Flexural strength

 Steel
Visual weld testing
Ultrasonic testing
Paint thickness
Corrosion identification
Mechanical properties		 Soil and Aggregates
Moisture-density relationship (Proctor)
Atterberg limits
Grain-size distribution (sieve and hydrometer)
Moisture content
Specific gravity
Direct shear
Soil classification
Permeability
pH
Shrinkage limit
California Bearing Ratio (CBR)
Consolidation
Unconfined compression
Asphalt
Thickness
Specific gravity
Extraction and gradation
Masonry
Permeability
Volume stability
Mechanical properties
Compressive strength
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with offices in Ranson, WV , Baltimore and Cumberland, MD
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