Construction Materials Testing
Our Construction Materials Testing (CMT) staff is recognized for the successful execution of projects involving complex design requirements and challenging site conditions. All-Terra’s fully equipped laboratory is A2LA-accredited (Certificate No. 2852.01) and fully capable of performing testing services for concrete, soils, and asphalt. In addition, All-Terra Engineering, Inc. actively participates in the AMRL and CCRL Proficiency Sample Programs, ensuring consistent quality, accuracy, and compliance with industry standards. All-Terra’s full service in-house laboratory facilities are equipped for conducting tests of soils, concrete, and asphalt. All laboratory equipment is regularly calibrated and maintained in quality working condition. The majority of All-Terra’s technicians are certified by the American Concrete Institute (ACI), the National Institute of Construction Engineering Technology (NICET), and the TxDOT Hot Mix Asphalt Center.
All-Terra Engineering has provided geotechnical engineering services to a diverse range of public and private sector clients. Our project experience includes commercial developments, planned communities, industrial facilities, roadways and freeways, pedestrian bridges, storage tanks, hydropneumatics tanks, and a wide variety of other transportation and infrastructure projects.
- Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) testing, including constituent materials
- Concrete batch plant inspection and monitoring
- Concrete placement observation
- Sampling and testing of concrete cylinders and beams
- Compressive strength testing (cylinders)
- Flexural strength testing (beams)
- Slump, air content, temperature, and unit weight testing
- Soil classification, compaction inspection, and associated laboratory testing
- Nuclear gauge density testing
- Moisture–density relationship testing (Proctor testing)
- Atterberg limits (plasticity index testing)
- Sieve analysis
- Proof-roll observation
- Subgrade stabilization testing and evaluation (including lime or cement stabilization when applicable)
- Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete (HMAC) plant inspection
- Asphalt mix sampling and laboratory testing
- Rolling pattern observation and placement monitoring
- Compaction testing using nuclear gauge methods
- Asphalt density and thickness verification
- Temperature monitoring during asphalt placement
- Sampling and compressive strength testing of masonry materials
- Concrete masonry unit (CMU) block shrinkage testing
- CMU block prism testing
- Mortar and grout sampling and testing
- Masonry construction observation
- Fabrication shop inspection
- Structural steel erection observation
- Welding inspection (visual and nondestructive)
- High-strength bolting inspection
- Nondestructive testing (NDT), including ultrasonic, magnetic particle, and penetrant testing
- Structural steel special inspections