Construction Materials Testing
SCE's testing and inspection program helps ensure that your projects meet the requirements set in place by the private, state, local, and federal entities. Our ability to quickly and accurately test the quality of your concrete, soil, asphalt, steel, and masonry will allow you to proceed confidently.
Soils Observation & Material Testing
Our certified technicians are trained to perform all levels of soil testing from monitoring fill placement, stripping topsoil, proof-rolling of sub-grades, testing compacted fill, moisture density relationships, and collecting soil samples for laboratory testing.
- Large and Small Scale Land Development for both residential and commercial sites.
- Site Testing and Inspections to monitor the placement of reinforced earth structures and specialty foundations.
Concrete Observation & Material Testing
Our certified concrete technicians will observe batch plant operations, pump truck discharge, chute truck discharge and hand-mixed concrete. During cold weather, concrete services are provided to ensure that your concrete is protected from the elements and cured in the proper environment.
Testing includes:
- Slump
- Placement Temperature
- Air Entrainment
- Field Specimen cylinders are taken for compression strength testing
Asphalt Observation & Material Testing
Our services include observation and testing for Base, Intermediate or Surface Asphalt installation for public or private streets or parking areas to include:
- Control Strip Testing
- Lot Density Testing / Nuclear Density Gauge
- Placement Monitoring for Quality Control
- Extraction of newly placed asphalt samples by coring method for thickness verification and other laboratory testing
- Specific Gravity Tests
- Investigation & Evaluation of Existing pavement
Masonry Observation & Material Testing
Our services include:
- Compressive Strength Testing (cubes and cylinders)
- Observation of Reinforcement Placement
- Observation of Mortar Bed Lay-up Operations
- Casting of compressive strength mortar cubes or cylinders for field mixed mortar