Materials Testing Services

Alpha Adroit's advanced materials testing centers provide materials testing (such as concrete testing and grout testing) and materials engineering services for accurate determination of representative in-situ material properties, building materials design, proper selection and quality control of construction materials (as part of construction quality control services or geotechnical engineering field review), and their compliance with design and engineering specifications, including:

• • • Conducting standard, advanced, and custom-designed field and laboratory tests on soil, concrete, rock, aggregate, asphalt, and waste materials per ASTM, CSA, AASHTO, BS, DIN, ASME, GOST, ACI, ISO, Alberta Transportation/Infrastructures Specifications, City of Edmonton Specifications, and City of Calgary Specifications 
      
      
    • Laboratory testing, field testing, testing review, interpretation of test results, development of technical specifications, and mix design for Portland cement concrete, grout (including Sika grout), mortar, shotcrete, plastic concrete, soil-cement, lime-treated soil, fly-ash treated soil, RCC (Roller Compacted Concrete), zero-slump concrete, light-weight concrete fills, and recycled materials
      
      

We provide construction Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) for concrete construction, earthworks, and other geo-constructions to ensure the construction procedures and materials conform to the design specifications and engineering assumptions, as well as, to the proper construction practices. Some examples include:

• Inspection and materials testing services for utility line placement, site grading, and construction of embankments, engineered fills, excavations, and retaining walls
  
  
• Monitoring, inspection (pile inspection), and materials testing services for driving of steel piles and construction of concrete shafts, caissons, belled piles, Compacto piles, CFA piles, footings, and mat foundations
  
  
• Rebar and form inspection and materials testing services for fresh and cured concrete for reinforced concrete constructions
  
  
• Soil testing and proof rolling inspection for pavements and sub-grades
  
  
• Soil compaction testing using nuclear density gauge (densometer) for sub-grades, site grading, engineered fills, and structural fills
  
  
• Concrete testing services for structural concrete, plastic concrete, zero-slump concrete, light-weight concrete, grout concrete, Sika grout, cementitious grout, non-shrink grout, shotcrete, roller-compacted concrete (RCC), cementitious materials, and asphalt concrete materials
  
  
• Materials engineering and design, lab tests, research, interpretation of test results, and development of technical knowledge databases for new engineering materials 
  
  
• Materials testing for Forensic Geotechnical Engineering applications (failure investigation, expert witness, remedial and repair engineering)
  
  
• Total Quality Management (TQM) and Registered Professional Engineer of Record Services for design review and field review of geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing aspects of building projects in compliance with Alberta Building Code (ABC), National Building Code of Canada (NBCC), and International Building Code (IBC)  
  
  

As a minimum, Alpha Adroit Engineering Ltd complies with the following standards as necessary: 

• ASTM D3740 — Standard Practice for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Engaged in Testing and/or Inspection of Soil and Rock as Used in Engineering Design and Construction
  
  
• ASTM E329 — Standard Specification for Agencies Engaged in Construction Inspection, Testing, or Special Inspection
  
  
• CSA A283-06 — Qualification Code for Concrete Testing Laboratories

— Call us Toll-Free: 1-844-4-ADROIT (1-844-4-237648) or please contact us here for more information (for Materials Testing Services in Alberta, please contact 780-708-4110).

The below list provides a summary of our materials testing and construction quality control services (click each item to expand):

Alpha Adroit's Alberta Materials Testing lab in Edmonton is one of the most advanced laboratories in Western Canada for soils and concrete testing. We provide our materials testing and materials engineering services throughout Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. We also offer services in international locations directed through our headquarters office in Edmonton, Alberta. Major cities include Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer, Fort McMurray (AB— Alberta), Vancouver (BC— British Columbia), and Saskatoon (SK— Saskatchewan). Alpha Adroit offers services to international locations (particularly the Middle East) through its headquarters and advanced laboratories in Edmonton, Alberta. Projects in Alaska, Iceland, Greenland, Yukon, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Manitoba, Newfoundland, and Labrador would be considered based on the project's merits and Alpha Adroit's unique advantages. Service requests for Materials Testing Edmontondirect here.