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CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING SERVICES:

Structural Dimensions, Inc.'s accredited, modern full-service Construction Materials Testing Laboratories are State-of-the-Art, with the newest and most technological advanced testing equipment available to date. We pride ourselves in being technologically advanced, and at the cutting-edge of technology.

We routinely provide Quality Assurance (QA) testing, Quality Control [QC] testing, and professional engineering inspections, for High-Rise Structures, Specialty & Innovative Structures, Spaceframes, Roadways, Bridges, Residential Developments, Governmental & Institutional Buildings, Airports, Convention Centers, Sports Stadiums & Venues, and others.

At Structural Dimensions, Inc., our Construction Materials Testing [CMT] Services, in compliance with requirements specified by the Construction Materials Engineering Council [CMEC], and others, include (but is not limited to), the following specialized services:
 
 

SOIL ANALYSIS & TESTING:

  • Aggregate Analysis [Incl.: Gradation/s]
  • Standard & Modified Proctor Testing
  • In-Place Moisture Content Testing
  • Soil Density Compaction Testing
    [Drive Cylinder & Nuclear Gauge]
  • Soil Density Compaction Testing
    [Balloon Method & Sand Cone]
  • Borrow-Pit Analysis & Site Inspections
  • Soil-Cement Base [Mix Design & Quality Control]
  • Soil Stabilization Analysis [Incl.: Slope Stability]
  • LBR - Limerock Bearing Ratio
  • FBV - Florida Bearing Value
  • CBR - California Bearing Ratio
  • Field & Laboratory Bearing Tests
  • Corrosion Potential [Corrosion Series]
  • Soil Resistivity & Soil pH
  • Aggregates [Carbonates, Soundness & L.A. Abrasion]
  • Soil Permeability & Soil Transmissivity Characteristics
  • Soil Cement [Compressive Strength , Wet/Dry]
  • Soil Cement [Compressive Strength , Freeze/Thaw]
  • Plate Load Testing [Settlement/Deflections Monitoring]

CONCRETE ANALYSIS & TESTING:

  • Field-Testing of Concrete [Slump, Temperature]
  • Field-Testing of Concrete [Air Content & Unit Weight]
  • Compressive Strength Testing [Incl.: Cylinders/Cubes]
  • Concrete Flexural Strength Testing [Incl.: Beams]
  • Concrete Split Tensile Strength Testing
  • Mortar & Grout-Cube Testing
  • Masonry Grout-Prism Testing
  • Light Weight Insulating Concrete Testing
  • "In-Field", In-Place" Concrete Coring
  • Concrete Pipe Testing & Inspection
  • Non-Destructive Testing & Evaluation
  • Mix-Design Verification & Review
  • Transit Concrete Mix-Plant Inspection
  • Drilled Shaft Inspections
  • Auger-Cast Pile & Displacement Pile Inspections
  • Pre-Stressed Pile Inspections
  • Floor Moisture Emission Testing
  • Floor Profiling [Flatness, i.e. "FF-Number"]
  • Floor Profiling [Levelness, i.e. "FL-Number"]
  • Pile Load Testing & Mapping
  • Floor Load Testing & Mapping
  • Crack Monitoring & Observations
  • Impact (Schmidt) Hammer Testing
  • Windsor Probe Testing

ASPHALT ANALYSIS & TESTING:

  • Asphalt Mix Designs
  • Asphalt Paving Quality Control
  • Asphalt Batch Plant Quality Control
  • Coring and Density Testing
  • Asphaltic Concrete Mix Designs
  • Batch Plant Inspection
  • Asphalt Paving Control
  • Subgrade Testing and Evaluation
  • Pavement Distress Evaluation
  • Soil Cement Field Control
  • Soil Cement Base Mix Designs
  • Extraction / Gradation
  • Bitumen Content
  • Marshall Stability
  • Bulk Specific Gravity
  • Superpave Gyratory Compaction
  • Asphaltic Permeability Testing

PAVEMENT ANALYSIS & TESTING

  • Soil-Cement Base Sampling & Soundings
  • Asphalt Pavement Monitoring & Asphalt Coring
  • Asphalt Batch Plant Inspection & Testing
  • Underdrain Installation Monitoring & Inspection
 

MASONRY ANALYSIS & TESTING:

  • CMU Masonry Block Testing & Certification
  • CMU Masonry Compressive Strength Testing
  • CMU Masonry Absorption Testing
  • Brick Compressive Strength Testing
  • Mortar Sampling & Testing

PRE-STRESS ANALYSIS & INSPECTIONS:

  • Precast & Prestressed Concrete Field-Inspections
  • Precast & Prestressed Concrete Evaluation & Analysis
  • Precast & Prestressed Concrete Plant Inspections

POST-TENSIONING ANALYSIS & INSPECTIONS:

  • Post-Tensioning Field Inspections
    [Incl.: Tendon Profiles & Anchors]
  • Post-Tensioning Evaluation, Analysis & Design
  • Post-Tensioning Manufacturing Plant Inspections

STRUCTURAL STEEL TESTING

  • Visual Inspection of Welded Connections
  • Tension Testing of High Strength Bolted Connections
  • Non-Destructive Testing [NDT]
  • Non-Destructive Evaluation [NDE]
  • Coating Thickness
  • Sprayed-On Fireproofing [Thickness, Density
    and Cohesion/Adhesion Testing]

STRUCTURAL SPECIALTY ANALYSIS & TESTING:

  • Windsor Probe and Impact Hammer Testing
  • Forensic Analysis & Site Inspections
  • Welding Procedures and Welder Certifications
  • Visual Weld Inspections [SCWI & CWI]
  • Bolt Torque Testing
  • Dye Penetrant Testing
  • Magnetic Particle Testing
  • Ultrasonic Testing
  • Structural Observations and Inspections
  • Full Service Metals Testing
  • Coatings Inspection/Testing
  • Fireproofing Inspection
  • Specifications for Contract Documents

STRUCTURAL THRESHOLD INSPECTIONS:

  • Threshold Inspections
  • Roof System Inspections
  • Pavement Investigations
  • Structural Steel Testing and Inspections
  • Geosynthetics Testing and Inspections
  • Pile Driving Inspections
  • Pile Load Testing [Compression Piles & Tensile Piles]
  • Vibration Monitoring with Monitoring Instrumentation
  • Coating Inspection [Thickness]
  • Forensic Evaluation of Structural Steel
  • Stucco Inspections, Specialty Finishes and others

NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND
NDT-EVALUATION SERVICES

  • Accoustic Emission Monitoring & Testing [AE]
  • Ultrasonic Testing & Evaluations [UT]
  • Fiber Optic Test Methodologies [FOTM]
  • Laser Speckle Interferometry [LSI]
  • Laser SpeckleMeteorology [LSM]
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy [SEM]
  • Polarized Electron Microscopy [PEM]
  • Magnetic Particle Testing [MP]
  • Liquid Penetrant Testing [LP]
  • Other Specialized Testing

SPACEFRAME ANALYSIS & INSPECTIONS

    All Types of Spaceframes & Domes
  • Large-Span Cantilevered Structures


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