Construction Materials Testing
Ensuring Long-Term Performance of the Built Environment
During a construction project, the quality assurance/quality control of construction materials and methods used is critical to the overall success of the project. Patriot’s construction materials team ensures the materials used meet or exceed performance standards and design specifications. Our goal: To ensure the long-term success and performance of the built environment.
Patriot – With you every step of the way to ensure the safety of the communities and environment we build.
Experience You Can Count On
Patriot’s construction materials testing team, led by Engineers with over 20 years of experience, is supported by engineer aids, technicians, chemists, and inspectors who have the training, experience, and certifications to observe, oversee and monitor the installation of materials and systems. This breadth of knowledge gives us the flexibility and responsiveness to identify problems immediately on-site and bring solutions that save millions of dollars and precious time.
Patriot provides valuable assistance in the construction of foundations, highways, dams, bridges, buildings, airports, industrial plants, water supply, sewage treatment facilities, landfills, power plants, and many other construction projects.
Patriot – Ensuring the accurate and timely testing and inspection of construction materials and techniques to ensure project success.
Pre-Construction Phase Services
Patriot’s pre-construction services ensure your next project is set up for success
- 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
Our Construction Materials Testing Services
For decades you have trusted Patriot to build the buildings that have earned us a reputation for excellence as an industry leader in our field.
Today, we carry that responsibility proudly.
Patriot – Leading the future, one project at a time.
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
- Pile Installation Analysis
- Caisson Inspection
- Proofrolling Inspection
- Dynamic Cone Penetrometer
- ICC Certified Soils Technicians
CONCRETE
- Slump Test
- Air Test
- Yield Test
- Molding Cylinders and Beams
- Testing Cylinders and Beams
- LA Abrasian
- Mix Designs
- Shrinkage Evaluation
- Post Tensioned Testing and Inspection
- Floor Flatness and Levelness
- Reinforcing Steel Surveys
- 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
- ACI Level I Certified Field Technicians
- ACI Certified Laboratory Technicians
- ICC Certified Structural Concrete Inspectors
STEEL
- Anchor Bolt Pull Out Tests
- Weld Inspection
- Bolt Tightness Testing
- Ultrasonic Testing
- Magnetic Particle
- Inspection
- AWS-Certified Welding Inspection
- ICC Certified Fireproofing Inspectors
ROOFING & FAÇADE
- Infared Moisture Surveys
- Electrical Capacitance Moisture Survey
- Nuclear Moisture Survey
- Warranty Inspection
- Condition Surveys
- Failure Investigation
- Installation Inspection
- E.I.F.S. Inspection
- Certified E.I.F.S. Inspector
ASPHALT
- Thickness
- Density in Place
- Coring
- Temperature Monitoring
- Bitumin Content
- Aggregate Gradation
- Aggregate Soundness
MASONRY
- ICC Certified Masonry Inspectors
- 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
Post-Construction & Operations Phase Services
After your construction phase, your project can benefit from all the following services:
- Building Observation Surveys
- Grounds and Landscaping
- Parking and Pavements
- Building Exteriors / Windows and Doors
- Structural System / Framing and Roofing
- Structural Load Tests
- Ground Penetrating Radar
Our Next Office Is On Your Project
Patriot welcomes the opportunity to assist you on your next project. With nine (9) offices located throughout Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky, our projects span across the United States and into Canada and Mexico. Patriot is proud to stand with you as your partner in the field. Together we are building our communities, one project at a time.