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Materials Testing

BMJ Engineers & Surveyors, Inc. provides cost effective materials testing services tailored to meet specific project needs. Our clients include engineering consultants, construction contractors, municipalities, counties, and state agencies.

 

Construction materials performance testing is the backbone of any construction project. Reliability of the test data and confidence in the results are paramount for a reputable materials testing practice. These results are determined by BMJ’s experienced and trained staff.

 

 

Our Services

BMJ’s team of testing technicians is certified and knowledgeable in MDOT, ASTM, AASHTO, FHWA, and local government testing requirements and methods. Our field and laboratory technicians observe, test, and certify all types of aggregates, bituminous mixes, and concrete mixes required in today’s diversified construction environment. We also provide materials forensic analysis.

 

BMJ’s technicians, supervised by an experienced and licensed professional engineer, offer a full range of site testing, from Quality Control/Quality Assurance Testing to quality management programs. This allows our clients the opportunity to work with a single, reliable, and dedicated materials testing laboratory throughout the project. From initial project construction through final project closeout, BMJ’s testing services ensure rapid and timely test data turnaround.

Aggregates and Soils

  • Aggregate Stock Pile Testing

  • Borrow Source Testing

  • Mechanical (Sieve) Analysis

  • Modified Proctor Determination (ASTM D1557)

  • Standard Proctor Determination (ASTM D698)

  • Nuclear Gauge Density Testing

  • Bearing Capacity Testing

  • Subgrade (Proof Roll) Verification
     

Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA)

  • Quality Control/Quality Assurance Testing of Bituminous Mixes

  • Nuclear Gauge Density Testing

  • Bituminous Vacuum Extraction

  • Mechanical (Sieve) Analysis

  • Theoretical Maximum & Bulk Specific Gravity Determination

  • Coring Services
     

Concrete

  • Concrete Compressive Strength Testing

  • In-Place Non-Destructive Compressive Strength Evaluations

  • Cylinders (Slump, Temperature, Yield, & Air Content)

  • Floor Flatness and Floor Levelness Testing

  • Coring Service

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