Testing + Inspection

SK&A offers a wide range of structural testing and inspection services, including field monitoring of structural construction work, specialty concrete testing, and field and laboratory testing of construction materials. Our Testing + Inspection team are fully trained, experienced, and certified under the appropriate WACEL, PTI, ACI, AWS, ICRI and ICC inspector or technician categories. Our inspectors are very familiar with structural construction and are skilled at effectively communicating required corrections.

Testing + Inspection Services

Laboratory Testing

  • Concrete and Aggregates Compressive Strength Testing
  • Statistical Analysis of Cylinder Test Results
  • Trial Batches
  • Masonry Grout and Mortar Compressive Strength Testing
  • Sprayed on Fire Resistive Materials Density Testing

Forensic Testing

  • Ground Penetrating Radar Test
  • Impact Echo Test
  • Chloride Ion Testing
  • Sonic Echo/Impulse Response Test
  • Petrography and Chemical Analyses
  • Carbonation Testing
  • Concrete Moisture Testing
  • Calcium Chloride Test/Moisture Dome Test

Special Inspections/Quality Control

  • Concrete
    • Steel Reinforcing
    • Post-Tensioned Reinforcing
    • Formwork, Shoring, and Reshoring
    • Concrete Placement Quality Assurance
  • Precast Concrete
  • Engineered Masonry
  • Metals
    • Bolted and Welded Connections
    • Metal Deck
    • Steel Joists
    • Cold Formed Steel
  • Product/Plant Quality Control and Inspection
  • Wood Framing Inspection
  • EIFS Observations
  • Roofing and Waterproofing Observations
  • Preconstruction Specification Review
  • Bridge and Roadway Testing & Inspection

Field Services

  • Core Drilling/Bond Strength Test
  • Drill Coring and Sampling
  • Anchor Pull-Out Test
  • Membrane Pull Test
  • High-Strength Bolt Testing
  • Torque-Tension Calibration
  • Sprayed on Fire Resistive Materials: Adhesion/Cohesion
  • Floor Flatness/Levelness Testing

 

NDT Services

  • Ultrasonic Testing
  • Magnetic Particle Testing
  • Liquid Dye Penetrant Testing
  • Windsor Probe Tests