Typically occurring on busy projects where multiple mixes are being placed, placing non-compliant concrete mixes occurs quite frequently or...
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Frequently on construction projects, project specifications require “No addition of water to be added to the concrete onsite.” Why...
As a Special Inspector, your role is to verify compliance with the approved construction documents. However, in addition to...
Unfortunately, the nuclear density gauge does not magically know whether the soils are passing or failing by sticking a...
There a many good reasons a Special Inspector should be certified, ranging from legality to competency purposes. Of Course,...
According to the Masonry Institute of America (Inspectors Handbook 7th Edition), the suggested grout testing frequency is one test...
Too many times we have seen concrete cylinders rolling back and forth in the back of a pickup truck,...
Every year contractors deal with unstable moisture disturbed soils whether it’s due to a rainy season or freeze thaw...
On many occasions, contractors will elect to “Bank Pour” the foundation instead of using wood frames. Bank pouring is...
In the early 1900s, an american researcher named Duff Abrams invented the Abrams Cone, which is now known today...
A better way to state this question would be “should all placed concrete be consolidated.” Why? There is more...
Blacks soils have a bad reputation in the construction industry. Over the years, contractors and inspectors have been trained...