Material Testing, Inspection, and Engineering Services
Materials testing and engineering inspection is required for many aspects of construction in order to maintain the quality control and quality assurance of the materials used. EGC support our clients by providing testing to ensure materials meet quality control standards, comply with regulations, and exhibit the physical characteristics required for construction including testing of concrete, asphalt, soil, and aggregates.
EGC is an accredited laboratory by the Canadian Council of Independent Laboratories (CCIL) and Alberta Transportation. Our laboratory is well equipped to conduct construction materials testing on soil, aggregates, asphalt, and concrete. Our Lab follow standard methods as by the Ministry of Transporation (AB, SK, BC) , ASTM, USCS, AASHTO, CSA, CCIL and ACI. EGC Participates Concrete Alberta and CCIL Correlation program for Concrete .
EGC has capability to handle significant volumes of the common laboratory tests including, but not limited to, the following:
COMPACTION RELATED TESTING-SOIL & AGGREGATES
Nuclear Field Density Testing (moisture content & degree of compaction)
Standard or Modified or One Point Proctor Test
SOIL LABORATORY TESTING
Moisture content & Soil Classification
Organic Content
Sive Analysis plus Hydrometer Analysis
Atterberg Limits /Plasticity Index
Standard or Modified or One Point Proctor
Water Soluble Sulphates
Density Test using Shelby Tube
pH, Chloride and Resistivity
Thermal Conductivity Test
Hydraulic Conductivity / Permeability Test using Triaxial Flexi Cell
California Bearing Ratio (CBR)
Unconfined Compression Strength (UCS)
Bulk Density
Unit Weight
Specific Gravity
Core Loggings
SOIL FIELD TESTING
Compaction Field Density Testing
Percolation Test
Slug Test
AGGREGATE TESTING
Sieve Analysis (Fine and coarse Aggregate)
Fracture Counts
Specific Gravity
Clay Lumps
Low density material
Absorption
Freeze-thaw loss
Los Angeles Abrasion (LA)
Flat and Elongated Particles
Magnesium Sulphate Soundness
Sand Equivalent
Lightweight Particles
Detrimental Matter
Plasticity Index
AGGREGATE FIELD TESTING
Gravel Crusher Control
Density (Compaction) testing of granular materials
CONCRETE TESTING
Concrete Mix Design and Review
Plastic Concrete Test (casting cylinders, temperature, density, slump, air, strength)
Grout Test (temperature, density, slump, air)
Compressive and flexural beam strength of concrete
Compressive strength of mortar, grout or shotcrete
Zero Slump Concrete Test
Coring & Impact Hammer Testing
ASPHALT TESTING
Marshal Mix Analysis (asphalt content, stability, flow, airvoids, VMA, VFA bulk specific gravity, granular gradation)
Filterless Extraction
Coring of Asphalt Pavement with thickness and density Testing
Tensile Strength Ratio (TSR)
MATERIALS INSPECTION & ENGINEERING
Earthworks Quality Control
Material (Soil/Aggregate) Suitability Evaluation
Ground Improvement
Asphalt Marshall Mix Design and Review
Concrete Mix Design and Review
Site Preparation Monitoring
Inspection (Foundation, Concrete, Steel Reinforcement/Rebar Installation)
Proof Roll Test
Damage and Failure Analysis (Pavement, Slab and Foundation)
Structural Assessments
Frost Inspections and Monitoring
Sub-grade inspection
Specialty Testing Services
Elctrical Resistivity Test
Linear Traverse(microscopic voids in harden concrete as per ASTM C457)
Petrographic Analysis of Aggregates
Non-destructive Testing
Mohs’ Hardness Test
Forensic Examination of Concrete Core
Detection of alkali-silica reactive of Aggregates
CSA Table 12 (Physical Properties)
Certification of Concrete Production Facilities