Construction support service
We enhance the quality and value of construction projects.
The end product in construction depends on the quality of materials, construction practices, and the level of care and quality control in the construction process. The Construction Support Services offered by AMEC are directed at enhancing the quality and value of construction projects.
AMEC has provided dependable construction services from office locations throughout the world.
Construction Materials Services
- Construction Specification
- Compliance Testing
- Quality Assurance/Quality Control Programs
- Comprehensive Testing and Inspection Plans
- On-site (Mobile) Laboratories
- Portland Cement Concrete and Shotcrete Testing
- Soil Compaction and Soil Cement Testing
- Asphalt Concrete Testing
- Non-Destructive Testing
- In-situ Materials Evaluations
- Admixture Optimization
- Post-Tensioned/Pre-Stressed Concrete Testing
- Masonry Testing
- Structural Steel Testing
- Fire Proofing Evaluation
- Aggregates Testing
- Speciality Testing
- RMCAO Production Facility Audits
- Condition Surveys
- Cement Testing
- Fly Ash, Slag
- Wallboard
AMEC provides Construction Support Services to a wide range of projects of all sizes.
Projects include: dams, tunnels, bridges, pavements, water and sewer facilities, airports, parking structures, marine structures, industrial, commercial, institutional and residential buildings.
- To maintain high standards for construction services, AMEC is an active member of the following:
- American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Certified Laboratories.
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Certified Concrete Testing Laboratories
- Canadian Council of Independent Laboratories
- Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
Construction Monitoring
AMEC´s construction monitoring services are provided by trained technicians and project/field engineers who ensure that construction materials and practices conform to project plans and specifications.
Services
AMEC provides a broad range of materials engineering, testing and inspection services and can perform standard tests or develop new tests or procedures to fit the needs of a particular project. The following outlines some of the services AMEC routinely provides.
Earthwork, Soils and Aggregates
- Soil, Subgrade, and Backfill Compaction Monitoring
- Foundation and Pile Construction Monitoring
- Tie Back and Rock Anchors
- Drilled Caisson Observation
- Moisture-Density Curves
- Permeability
- Gradations and Hydrometer
- Atterberg Limits
- California Bearing Ratio (CBR)
- Resilience Modulus Value
- Soil/Lime/Cement Mix Designs
- Freeze/Thaw Analysis
- Alkali Aggregate Reactivity (AAR)
- Hardness of Rock Test
- Aggregate Qualification
- Soundness Testing
- L A Abrasion
- Micro deval Testing
Asphalt
- Field and Construction Inspections
- Asphalt Plant Sample
- Aggregate Sampling from Stockpile
- Extraction and Gradation by Chlorinated Solvent
- Extraction and Gradation by Ignition furnace
- Marshall Compliance (Air Voids, Voids in Mineral Aggregate, Stability and Flow)
- Compaction / Thickness Coring
- Full SHRP PGAC compliance testing SHRP binder verification
- Tack Coat, Emulsion Quality and Cutback Quality
- SHRP AASHTO Stripping Testing Immersion Marshall Testing
- Abson Recovery and Penetration
- Marshall Mix Verification
- Aggregate Physical Properties for Hot Mix and Granular
- Superpave Mix Verification
- SHRP Aggregate Testing
- Waterproofing of Bridge Decks and Parking Garages
- Soil Investigation and Soil Classification
- Pavement Traffic Survey
- Deflection Measurements
- Roughness Measurements
- Friction Resistance Measurements
- Conventional Mix Design
- SMA Mix Design
- Large Stone Hot-mix
- Surface Treatment
- Superpave Mix Design
- Asphalt OGDL Mixtures
- Cold In-place, Hot In-place, Full Depth Reclamation
- Pavement Structural Design for Rigid and Flexible Pavement
- Overlay Design for Asphalt and Concrete Pavements
- Life Cycle Cost Analysis
- Asphalt Maintenance Techniques
- Rehabilitation Strategies
Concrete, Shotcrete and Masonry
- Compression and Flexural Strength
- Shrinkage Testing
- Post Tensioning and Prestressed Concrete Inspection
- Reinforcing Steel Inspection
- Slump, Air Content, Density Yield, and Temperature
- Mix Design/Verification
- Batch Plant Inspection
- Modulus of Elasticity
- Concrete Pullout Testing
- Masonry Mortar, Grout, Block and Prisms
- Masonry Inspection
- Petrographic Examination
- R-Meter Surveys
- Windsor Probe/Schmidt Hammer
- Corrosion Potential Surveys
- Freeze / Thaw Durability
- Chemical Admixtures
- Lok Testing
- Fibre Reinforced Concrete/Shotcrete Toughness Testing
- Reinforced Concrete Corrosion Surveys
- Underwater Concrete Inspection
- Fire Damage Surveys
Structural Steel and Non-Destructive Testing
- Structural Steel Special Inspection
- Sprayed on Fire Proofing
- Welder Qualification
- Bolt Torque Testing
- Visual Weld Inspection
- Bend Testing
- Steel Shop Inspections
- Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE): Radiography, Ultrasonic, Magnetic Particle and Dye-Penetrant
- Paint and Coating Thickness Testing
Speciality Testing
- Floor Flatness/Levelness
- Blast and Vibration Monitoring
- Floor Moisture Testing
- Structural Instrumentation
- Built-Up Roofing Inspection
- Flooring Materials
- Fire Resistance Evaluations
- Admixture Optimization
- Liner/Sheet Membrane Testing
- Foundation/Pile Load Testing
- Forensic Evaluations
- Condition Surveys
- Abrasion Testing
- Load Testing Structures
- In-situ Sorptivity
- External Storm and Sanitary Connection Inspections