MATERIALS
ENGINEERING AND
TESTING SERVICES

During a construction project, quality
control of construction materials and
methods is crucial to the success of the
project. Owners and project participants
have a need for precise and timely testing
and inspection of construction materials
and techniques. Patriot provides dedicated
full-time project engineers and
support staff to provide on-site information
whenever needed. The benefits of
Patriot project testing and inspection go
beyond collecting and reporting data.

They include:
• construction recommendations
• laboratory testing
• professional engineering consultation

CONSTRUCTION PHASE
Soil:
• Field Density Tests
• Proctors (Standard and Modified)
• California Bearing Ratios (CBR)
• Sieve Analysis
• Moisture Content
• Atterberg Limits
• Spread Footing Excavation Inspection
• Pile Load Tests
• Tie Back Inspections
• Auger-cast Pile Inspections
• Pile Installation Analysis
• Caisson Inspection
• Proofrolling Inspection
• Dynamic Cone Penetrometry

Concrete:
• Slump Test
• Air Test
• Yield Test
• Molding Cylinders and Beams
• Testing Cylinders and Beams
• LA Abrasion
• Mix Designs
• Shrinkage Evaluation
• Post Tensioned Testing and Inspection
• Precast Testing and Inspection
• Floor Flatness and Levelness
• Surveys Reinforcing Steel
• Placement Inspections
• Unit Weight
• Windsor Probe
• Swiss Hammer
• Coring
• Petrographic Analysis
• Batch Plant Inspection
• Sodium Sulfate Analysis
• Maturity Analysis
• Pull Out Strength
• Moisture Emission Testing

Steel:
• Anchor Bolt Pull Out Tests
• Weld Inspection
• Bolt Tightness Testing
• Ultra Sonic Testing
• Magnetic Particle
• X-Ray Inspection
• AWS-Certified Welding Inspection
• Ground Penetrating Radar

Roofing:
• Infrared Moisture Surveys
• Electrical Capacitance Moisture Survey
• Nuclear Moisture Survey
• Warranty Inspection
• Condition Surveys
• Failure Investigation
• Installation Inspection

Asphalt:
• Thickness
• Density In Place
• Coring
• Temperature Monitoring
• Biturnin Content
• Aggregate Gradation
• Aggregate Soundness

Masonry:
• ICBO Masonry Inspection
• Mortar/Grout Trial Batch
• Mortar Compressive Test
• Mortar Autoclave Expansion
• Mortar Density
• Block Prism Test
• Block Compressive Strength
• Block Absorption/Moisture
• Content Block Weight/Fire Resistance Rating
• Brick Compressive Strength
• Brick Modulus of Rupture
• Brick Absorption
• Brick Freeze/Thaw
• Brick Puncture Resistance

PRE-CONSTRUCTION PHASE:
• Materials Locations, Evaluation and Selection
• Materials Evaluation for Renovation
• Structural Testing for Renovation
• Roof Testing and Evaluation
• Specification Review
• Concrete Specifications
• Aggregate Evaluation
• Quality Control Parameters
• Testing Services Cost Estimate
• Assistance in Vendor and Contractor Selection.

POST CONSTRUCTION AND
OPERATIONS PHASE:
• Building Observation Surveys
• Grounds and Landscaping
• Parkng and Pavements
• Building Exteriors/Windows and Doors
• Structural System/Framing and Roofing
• Structural Load Tests.