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• Field Moisture-Density (compaction) testing
• Excavation and Engineered Fill Inspections
• Shallow Foundation Inspection
• Drilled Pier Inspection (Wet and Dry Hole)
• Proofrolling Observation
• Pressure Grouted Pile Inspection
• Soil Analysis using Dynamic & Static Cone Penetrometer
• Percolation Testing & Soil Profile Analysis
• Standard & Modified Proctor Test
• Grain Size Analysis of Soils (Hydrometer)
• Liquid, Plastic Limit, & Plasticity Index (Atterberg)
• California Bearing Ratio of Compacted Soils (CBR)
• Permeability Test (Constant & Falling Head)
• Moisture, Ash, & Organic Content of Soils
• Permeability of Granular Soils
• Soil pH and Conductivity
• Moisture Density of Soil Cement Mixture
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CONCRETE |
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• Mix design
• Batch Plant Inspection
• Inspection of placement and curing
• Inspection of placement and curing
• Concrete Slump Test
• Unit Weight & Yield of Concrete
• Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete
• Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores of Concrete
• Compressive Strength of Concrete Cylinders
• Flexural Strength of Concrete Beams
• Rebound Number of Concrete (Schmidt Hammer)
• Strength of Concrete Using the Maturity Method
• Concrete Floor Flatness & Levelness Inspection
• Inspection of Reinforcing Steel & Bolts in Concrete
• Alkali Reactivity of Aggregates
• Chloride Content of Concrete
• Splitting Tensile Strength of Concrete
• Moisture Emission Rate of Concrete Slabs
• Relative Humidity in Concrete Floor Slabs
• Concrete Shrinkage Test
• Time of Set of Concrete by Penetration Resistance
• Guide to Hot & Cold Weather Concreting
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AGGREGATE |
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• Sieve Analysis Gradation
• Material Finer than No. 200 Sieve
• Specific Gravity and Absorption
• Organic Impurities
• Soundness of Aggregates |
• Resistance to Degredation using the LA Abrasion Machine
• Lightweight Particles in Aggregate
• Relative Density of Cohesionless Sand & Aggregate
• Clay Lumps & Friable Particles in Aggregate
• Uncompacted Void Content or Angularity of Aggregate |
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MASONRY |
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• Structural Masonry Inspection
• Consistency of Mortar by Flow Cone & Cone Penetration
• Compressive Strength of Mortar
• Compressive Strength of Masonry Prisms
• Sampling & Testing Concrete Masonry Units
• Sampling & Testing Grout
• Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortar Cubes
• Table Flow of Hydraulic Cement Mortar
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HOT MIX ASPHALT |
• Sampling asphalt material
• Testing & investigation of aggregate
• Inspection of handling, laying & rolling operations
• Determination of thickness of compacted mix
• Density & percent compaction of compacted samples
• Bituminous Mixing Plant Inspection
• Sampling Aggregates
• Bulk Specific Gravity & Density of Compacted Asphalt
• Extraction & Asphalt Content of ACC Mixtures
• Percent Air Voids of Asphalt Mixtures
• Theoretical Max Specific Gravity of Asphalt (Rice)
• Sand Equivalent Value of Fine Aggregate
• Percentage of Fractured Particles in Coarse Aggregate
• Asphalt Content of Hot-Mix Asphalt by Ignition Method
• Density of Hot Mix Asphalt by the Gyratory Compactor
• Moisture or Volatile Distillates in Asphalt
• Flat and Elongated Particles in Coarse Aggregate
• ACC Asphalt Marshall Stability and Flow
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METHODS & MATERIALS |
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• Inspection of Elastomer Joint Sealants
• Water Pipe Pressure Leakage Test
• IECC COM-Check Energy Envelope Inspection
• Firestopping Inspection
• Sound Transmission Testing
• Wood Framing and Shear Wall InspectionShear Wall Inspection
• GPR Concrete Thickness and Voids Testing
• Window Water Leakage & Penetraion Testing
• Petroleum Contamination Testing
• Geomembrane Testing |
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