Services

Our laboratory goes through regular reviews and certification processes by:
- American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
- Cement & Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL)
- International Accreditation Service (IAS)
- Special Inspection Committee of the Int’l Code Council (ICC)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- NorthEast Transportation Technician Certification Program (NETTCP)
- National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET)
- California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Our inspectors and technicians are certified by:
- American Concrete Institute (ACI)
- American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT)
- American Welding Society (AWS)
- International Code Council (ICC)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CQM
Engineering Certifications and Programs:
- Registered & Experienced Civil Engineers
- Registered & Experienced Geotechnical Engineers
- Quality Control Program
Special Inspections
- Structural Steel
- Nondestructive Testing
- Concrete
- Post-Tensioned Concrete
- Adhesion Testing
- Shotcrete
- Reinforcing Steel
- Masonry
- Soil Compaction
- Epoxy Bolts
- Batch Plant
- Wood Frame
- Roofing
- Waterproofing
- Torque/Pull Testing
- Fireproofing
- Smoke Control
- Asphalt
- High Strength Bolts
- Demolition Engineering Inspections
Geotechnical Engineering
- Site Investigations
- Feasibility Studies
- Earth Retention
- Slope Stability Analysis
- Soil Treatment
- Pavement Studies
- Laboratory Testing
- Gamma Gamma Logging (GGL)
- Crosshole Sonic Logging (CSL)
Specialized Engineering Services
- Forensic Investigations
- Floor Flatness (FF) and Floor Levelness (FL)
- Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
- Impact Echo Testing
- Corrosion
- Curtain Walls
- Modulus of Elasticity Testing (MOE)
- Windsor Probe
- Petrographic Analysis
Concrete:
- Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens (6×12)
- Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens (4×8)
- Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens (over 8000 psi)
- Cylinder molds. 6” x 12” and 4″ x 8″ (Per Case)
- Compressive Strength of Lightweight Insulating Concrete
- Obtaining and Testing Sawed Beams and Drilled Cores of Concrete (cores)
- Flexural Toughness of Fiber Reinforced Concrete (Round Panel)
- Flexural Strength of Concrete (Using Simple Beam with Third-Point Loading)
- Length Change of Hardened Hydraulic-Cement Mortar and Concrete (Shrinkage 1 Sample)
- Shotcrete Nozzleman Qualification
- Shotcrete Pre-Qualification Cores
- Shotcrete Production Cores
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
- Determining Density of Structural Lightweight Concrete (Cylinders)
- Standard Specification for Concrete Made by Volumetric Batching and Mixing
- Cement Quality Sampling
- Physical Testing of Gypsum, Gypsum Plasters and Gypsum Concrete
- Splitting Tensile Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens
- Static Modulus of Elasticity and Poisson’s Ratio of Concrete in Compression
- Grab Sample, Sealing and Storing in a Humidity and Temperature Controlled Room
- Density of Hydraulic Cement
- Testing of Controlled Low Strength Material (CLSM) Test Cylinders
- GFRC Pull Test
- GFRC Flexural Test
- Foaming Agents for Use in Producing Cellular Concrete Using Preformed Foam (Cell-Crete)
Masonry:
- Compressive Testing of Grout (Masonry)
- Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars Using 2″ Cube Specimens
- Compressive Strength of Masonry Prisms
- Testing Concrete Masonry Units and Related Units (Core Compression)
- Compressive Strength of Molded Masonry Mortar Cylinders and Cubes (2″ Sample)
- Testing Concrete Masonry Units (CMU) and Related Units (Full Unit)
- Linear Drying Shrinkage of Concrete Masonry Units (Per Unit)
- Masonry Core Shear Testing
- Testing Concrete Masonry Units (Absorption, Moisture Content, Unit Weight)
- Brick and Clay Tile (modulus of rupture, compression, saturation coefficient, suction rate, efflorescence)*
- Mortar Molds. 2” x 4”. Single Use
- Mortar or Grout, Stored and Cured, Not Tested (including mold)
Aggregates (Soils and Concrete):
- Determining Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates (Coarse Only)
- Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates (Fine Only)
- Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates (Wash Included)
- Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates (200 Wash Only)
- Evaluating Cleanness of Coarse Aggregate
- Soundness of Aggregates by Use of Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate
- Unit Weight of Aggregate
- Clay Lumps and Friable Particles in Aggregates
- Flat Particles, Elongated Particles or Flat and Elongated Particles in Coarse Aggregate
- Organic Impurities in Fine Aggregates for Concrete
- 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
- Percentage of Crushed Particles/Standard Test Method for Determining the Percentage of Fractured Particles in Coarse Aggregate
- Uncompacted Void Content of Fine Aggregate (as Influenced by Particle Shape, Surface Texture, and Grading)
- Sand Equivalent Value of Soils and Fine Aggregate
- Durability Index (Fine)
- Durability Index (Coarse)
- Durability Index (Fine and Coarse)
- Lightweight Particles in Aggregate
- Resistance of Rock to Wetting and Drying
Soils:
- Direct Shear Test of Soils Under Consolidated Drained Conditions ASTM D3080
- Determining Field and Laboratory Resistivity and pH Measurements for Soil and Water CT643
- Soils and Waters for Sulfate Content CT417
- Soils and Waters for Chloride Content CT422
- Swell Test Under 60psf Surcharge (per SNV Amendments to IBC) ASTM D2435 (Modified)
- Particle-Size Analysis of Soils (with Hydrometer) ASTM D422
- Pore Water Extraction and Determination of the Soluble Salt Content of Soils by Refractometer ASTM D4542
- Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils (without Hydrometer) ASTM D422
- Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of Soils ASTM D4318
- Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Modified/Standard Effort ASTM D1557/D698
- Field Density Test for Compaction
- Hydrometer Only ASTM D422
- pH of Soils ASTM D4972
- Relative Compaction of Untreated and Treated Soils and Aggregates CT216
- Determining the Resistance “R” Value of Treated and Untreated Bases, Subbases, and Basement Soils by the Stabilometer ASTM D2844
- Laboratory Determination of Water(*moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass ASTM D2216
- Density of Soil in Place by the Drive-Cylinder Method ASTM D2937
- Expansion Index of Soils ASTM D4829
- Hydraulic Conductivity of Saturated Porous Materials Using a Flexible Wall Permeameter (Permeability) ASTM D5084
- Lab Compaction Characteristics of Soil 1 Point Proctor (Check Point) ASTM D698/D1557
- Maximum Index Density and Unit Weight of Soils Using a Vibratory Table ASTM D4253
- Minimum Index Density and Unit Weight of Soils and Calculation of Relative Density ASTM D4254
- Density of Hydraulic Cement ASTM C188
- Volatile Organic Content EPA 8260B
- Semi Volatile Organics by GC/Ms (Basic Target List) EPA 8270C
- Total Organic Carbon ASTM 2974/EPA 5310Bm
- ICP Metals Concentration EPA 6020 – CAM/CCR 17
- Total Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons: TPH, MTBE, Benzene,Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Zylenes, %SS EPA 8015B
- ICP Metals Concentration EPA 6020
- pH EPA 9045D
- Sequential Batch Extraction of Waste with Acidic Extraction Fluid ASTM D5284
- Chromium Soluble EPA 7196A
- Moisture, Ash and Organic Matter of Peat and Other Organic Soils (Organic Content) ASTM D2974
- Universal Soil Classification System (USCS) Test ASTM D2487
- California Bearing Ratio Test ASTM D1883
- Unconfined Compressive Strength of Cohesive Soil ASTM D2166
Asphalt:
- Quantitative Extraction of Bitumen from Bituminous Paving Mixtures (Solvent) ASTM D2172
- Determining Low Temperature Performance Grade (PG) of Asphalt Binders ASTM 6816
- Thickness/Height of Compacted Bituminous Paving Mixture Specimens (Cores) ASTM D3549
- Method of Prep of Bituminous Mixture Test Specimens ASTM D6926
- Bulk Specific Gravity and Density of Compacted Bituminous Mixtures (LTMD) ASTM D1188 and D2726
- Indirect Tensile (IDT) Strength of Bituminous Mixtures (TSR) ASTM D6931
- Mechanical Size Analysis (Coarse and Fine) of Extracted Aggregate ASTM D5444
- Marshall Stability and Flow of Bituminous Mixtures ASTM D6927
- Theoretical Maximum Specific Gravity and Density (Rice) ASTM D2041
- Measuring the Permeability of Bituminous Pavements and Seal Coats CT341
- Swell of Bituminous Mixtures CT305
- Moisture Vapor Susceptibility of Bituminous Mixtures/Moisture or Volatile Distillates in Asphalt ASTM D1461
- Stabilometer Value (1 sample) CT366
- Determination of Asphalt Content of Bituminous Paving Mixtures by the Ignition Method ASTM D6307
- Determination of Correction Factor of Bituminous Paving Mixtures by the Ignition Method ASTM D6307
- Determination of Asphalt and Moisture Contents of Bituminous Mixtures by Microwave Oven
Effect of Water on Compressive Strength of Compacted Bituminous Mixtures (Set of 6) ASTM D1075 - Compressive Strength of Bituminous Mixtures ASTM D1074
Materials Mechanical Tests
- Mechanical Testing of Steel Products (General Tensile) ASTM A370
- Fillet Weld Break Test for Qualification (Welding) AWS B4.0
Tension Testing of Metallic Materials, Tension Testing Wrought and Cast Aluminum and Magnesium-Alloy Products, (Welding Coupon Tensile) ASTM E8, B557 and AWS B4.0 - Mechanical Testing of Steel Products (Couplers) ASTM A370
- Impact Testing of Miniaturized Charpy V-Notch Specimens, Notched Bar Impact Testing of Metallic Materials ASTM E2248 and ASTM E23
- Testing, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products ASTM A751
- Mechanical Testing of Steel Products & Bend Testing of Material for Ductility; #3-#8 ASTM A370 and E290
- Mechanical Testing of Steel Products & Bend Testing of Material for Ductility; #9-#11 ASTM A370 and E290
- Mechanical Testing of Steel Products & Bend Testing of Material for Ductility; #14+ ASTM A370 and E290
- Mechanical Testing of Steel Products, Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Plain, for Concrete Reinforcement ASTM A370, A82 and A185
- Guided Bend Test for Ductility of Welds, Mechanical Testing of Welds ASTM E190 and AWS B4.0
- Determining the Mechanical Properties of Externally and Internally Threaded Fasteners, Anchor Bolts Only (Tension and Yield) ASTM F307, F1554 and F606
- Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials ASTM E18
Proof Test for Carbon and Alloy Steel (Nuts Only) ASTM A194 or A563 - Radiographic Examination of Metallic Castings/Weldments ASTM E94, E1030 and E1032
- Macroetching Metals and Alloys ASTM E340, E381 and AWS
Determining the Mechanical Properties of Externally and Internally Threaded Fasteners, Washers, Direct Tension Indicators, and Rivets (HSB Assemblies) ASTM F606 - Mechanical Testing of Steel Products (Terminators Tensile) ASTM A370
- Strength for Sewn or Bonded Seams of Geotextiles ASTM D4884
- Tearing Strength of Fabrics by the Tongue (Single Rip) Procedure ASTM D2261
- Breaking Strength and Elongation of Textile Fabrics (Grab Test) ASTM D5034
- Tensile Properties of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composite Bars ASTM D3039
- Steel Strand, Uncoated Seven-Wire for Prestressed Concrete ASTM A416 and A1061
Fireproofing:
- Thickness and Density of Sprayed Fire-Resistive Material (SFRM) ASTM E605
- Cohesion of Sprayed Fire-Resistive Materials (Test Kit Only) ASTM E736
- Adhesion of Sprayed Fire-Resistive Materials (Test Kit Only) ASTM E736
- Cohesion/Adhesion of Sprayed Fire-Resistive Materials (Test Kit Only) ASTM E736