Construction Materials Testing

Our construction materials testing staff is recognized for successful performance of projects involving challenging design requirements and difficult site conditions.  All-Terra’s fully equipped laboratory is A2LA accredited (Cert. No. 2852.01) and is capable to do work in concrete, soil, aggregates and asphalt. In addition, All-Terra Engineering, Inc. participates in AMRL and CCRL Proficiency Sample Programs. All-Terra’s full service in-house laboratory facilities are equipped for conducting tests of soils, concrete, aggregates, 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), or the TxDOT Hot Mix Asphalt Center.

Some of the laboratory and field tests we do:

CONCRETE

• Portland Cement Concrete and its constituent components
• Concrete Batch Plant Inspection
• Cylinder and beam testing
• Cylinder compression testing, Beam flexural testing.
  

STRUCTURAL STEEL

• Fabrication shop inspection
• 
Erection observation
  
• Nondestructive testing

SOIL

• Soils classification, compaction inspection and associated laboratory tests
• 
Nuclear gauge density testing
• Subgrade stabilization, Sieve analysis

MASONRY

• Sampling and compression testing
• Block shrinkage
• Block prism testing
  

ASPHALT

• HMAC plant inspection
• Rolling patterns,  compaction testing by nuclear gauge
• 
Other tests typically associated with asphalt placement