Testing and Inspection Services
- Deputy Inspection Services
- Earthwork and Compaction Inspection Services
- Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Inspection
- Flexible and Rigid Pavement Inspection
- Testing Capabilities
Deputy Inspection Services
The range of geotechnical engineering and materials testing services could include:
- Monitoring earthwork activities
- Sampling and testing for compaction
- Verify acceptance of imported materials
- Batch Plant Inspection
- Observe placement of structural and reinforced steel
- Review PCC and AC mix designs
- Observe placements and perform sampling of Portland cement concrete
- Observe placement of masonry grout
- Observe placement and perform testing of aggregate base and asphalt concrete
- Perform inspection and testing of bolts and grouted anchors
- Welding inspection
- Perform non-destructive steel inspection (UT, MP, DP)
- Observation of site construction for compliance with the SWPPP
- Verify materials and placement compliance in accordance with CBC, Green Book, and City specifications
- Provide daily field inspection reports
- Provide final compliance testing report for project closeout
- Provide additional inspections for roofing and fireproofing as directed
Earthwork and Compaction Inspection Services
The range of geotechnical engineering and materials testing services could include:
- Review and Accept Design Geotechnical Engineering Report
- Accept Engineer-of-Record Position for Project
- Monitoring earthwork activities
- Monitor dewatering activities
- Verify limits of earthwork, excavations, and fill slopes
- Sampling and testing for soil compaction
- Verify acceptance of imported soil materials
- Observation placement and perform testing of aggregate base
- Observation of site construction for compliance with the SWPPP
- Verify materials and placement compliance in accordance with CBC, Green Book, and City specifications
- Provide daily field inspection reports
- Provide final compliance testing report for project closeout
- Provide additional inspections as directed
Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Inspection
Deputy Inspection Services include:
- Batch Plant Inspection
- Aggregate Source Sampling
- Review concrete mix designs
- Observe placements and perform sampling of Portland cement concrete
- Slump testing
- Entrained Air testing
- Compressive strength cylinders
- Observe placement of masonry grout
- Make grout cubes/cylinders
- Observe placement of structural and reinforced steel
- Perform inspection and testing of bolts and grouted anchors
- Welding inspection
- Perform non-destructive steel inspection (UT, MP, DP, Ground Penetrating Radar)
- Verify materials and placement compliance in accordance with CBC, Green Book, and City specifications
- Provide daily field inspection reports
- Post-Construction Coring
Flexible and Rigid Pavement Inspection
Deputy Inspection Services include:
- Batch Plant Inspection
- Aggregate Source Sampling
- Review AC mix designs
- Observe placements and perform sampling of asphalt
- Compaction Testing
- Verify materials and placement compliance in accordance with CBC, Green Book, and City specifications
- Provide daily field inspection reports
- Post-Construction Coring
Testing Capabilities
- Sieve Analysis
- Hydrometer
- Sand Equivalent
- Liquid Limit
- Plastic Limit
- Shrinkage Limit
- Specific Gravity
- Durability
- Moisture/Density
- Sulfate Content
- Corrosion Series
- pH
- Consolidation
- Collapse Potential
- Swell
- Expansion Index
- Maximum Density & Optimum Moisture
- Compaction (California Impact)
- Unconfined Compression
- Direct Shear
- Torsional Shear
- Triaxial Shear
- Permeability
- R-value
- A.C. Gradation
- A.C. Extraction
- A.C. Stability
- A.C. Marshal Density
- Concrete Cylinder and Grout Cube Compression