Materials Testing and Construction Inspections
SALEM Engineering Group, Inc., offers an extensive array of materials testing & construction inspection services that enable us to support your project during construction. With local knowledge, and available resources in mind, our materials testing and construction inspection engineers and field inspectors work closely with our clients, their design team and general contractors, and respond quickly to ever-changing construction needs and schedules.
Our construction inspection and material testing services most frequently include:
Deep Foundation Observations and Inspections
- Observation and Inspection of Pile Driving Operations
- Observation and Inspection of Cast-In-Drilled-Hole Concrete Caissons
- Observation and Inspection of Stone Columns and Geo-Piers
- Observation and Inspection of Helical Pier Installations
- Observation and Inspection of Micro Pile Operations
Earthwork
- Cut & Fill Slope Observation and Testing
- Building Pad Preparation Observation and Testing
- Engineered Fill Observations
- Hillside Grading Observation and Testing
- Mass Grading Observation and Testing
- Retaining Wall Construction Observation and Testing
- Site Demolition Observation and Documentation
- Soils Compaction Testing
- Subgrade and Aggregate Base Compaction Testing
- Underground Utility Trench Backfill Observation and Testing
Materials Testing
- Aggregate Compliance Testing
- Asphalt Concrete Compliance Testing
- Asphalt Laboratory Testing
- Asphalt Mix Design Preparation and Review
- Chemical Stabilization Assessment and Testing
- Concrete Compressive Testing
- Concrete Mix Design Preparation and Review
- Import Suitability Testing
- Masonry, Mortar, & Grout Compressive Testing
- Masonry Coring
- Mortar Flow and Strength Testing
- Reinforcing Steel Tensile, Bend and Elongation Testing
- Soil-Cement Design Preparation
Special Inspections
- Bolt Torque Inspection
- Concrete Flatwork and Pavement Observation and Testing
- High-Strength Bolt Inspection
- Fire-Proofing Inspection
- Masonry Inspection
- Post-Tensioned Concrete Observation
- Reinforced Steel Inspection
- Shotcrete Placement Observation
- Structural Masonry Inspection
- Welding and Structural Steel Inspection
- Wood Shearwall and Roofing Inspection
Quality Control / Quality Assurance
- Review of Contractor Quality Control Program
- Preparation and/or Review of Quality Assurance Program
- Implementation of QA/QC Program
- Verification of Quality Plan Processes during construction
