Concrete
- Review delivery tickets
- Field sampling of fresh concrete (slump, air, temperature, cylinders, unit weight, etc.)
- Laboratory curing & strength testing of cylinders and cores
- Soluble chloride ion content testing
- Placement and curing monitoring
- Inspection of erection of pre-cast concrete elements
- Reinforcing steel placement inspection
- Concrete aggregate testing
- Concrete coring & testing
- Floor flatness/levelness testing
- Form work inspection
- Vapor emission testing
MASONRY
- Sampling and testing
- Mortar field sampling and curing
- Grout field sampling and curing
- Laboratory curing and compression strength testing mortar
- Laboratory curing and compression strength testing grout
- Maintaining records, reviewed and approved by a Professional Engineer
- Reinforcing steel placement inspection
- CMU Compressive strength testing
SOIL
- Field density testing
- Laboratory testing
- Sub-grade stability determination and proof rolling
- Sub-grade improvement and stabilization design
- Backfill placement monitoring
Roofing Inspection
- Asphaltic shingle
- Ballast roofing
- Ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM)
- Modular roofing systems
- Recycled roofing
- Slate roofing
- Standing seam metal roofing
- Thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO)
- Vegetative roof systems
AGGREGATE
- Unit Weight
- Gradation
- Soundness
- LA Abrasion
- Specific gravity
- Compaction
- Moisture density
- CBR testing
ASPHALT
- Asphalt content and aggregate gradation
- Unit weight
- Roller pattern control strip, density
FIREPROOF TESTING
- Cohesion/adhesion testing
- Density and thickness testing
- Substrate evaluation and placement observation
EXTERIOR INSULATION AND FINISH SYSTEMS (EIFS)
- Observe the substrate prior to application
- Observe application process
- Material verification and storage
- Observe installation for conformance with specifications and manufacturer’s recommendations
STRUCTURAL STEEL
- Fabrication shop inspection and review of quality control procedures
- Welded and bolted connections inspection
- Magnetic particle & ultrasonic testing
- Welders certification
- Decking inspection, mechanical fasteners and tack welds
- Inspect details in field and at fabricator shop for compliance with contract documents
- Visual inspection of steel erection
- Bolt torque testing
TEST AND PRODUCTION PILE INSTALLATION MONITORING (PDA)
- PDA testing
- Static load monitoring/evaluation (PDA)
- Production pile capacity verification
- Pile driving installation monitoring (including saximeter) instrumentation
- Pile integrity testing
- Auger cast pile installation monitoring
- Cross-hole sonic logging of drilled shaftsPrecast Plant Inspections under Hampton Roads SI program
Subsurface Instrumentation
- Piezometers
- Extensometers
- Inclinometers
- Titlometers
- VW Strain Gauges
- Remote Sensing and Reporting
Pre/Post Construction Condition Surveys
- Photographic survey of existing structures
- Documentation of existing cracks/settlement issues
- Installation/reading of crack monitors
VIBRATION MONITORING
- Portable vibration monitors to measure peak particle velocity (PPV)
- Continuous monitoring of vibrations during pile driving
GROUND PENETRATING RADAR
- Mapping of subsurface voids, debris
- Identify in-situ concrete reinforcement