Subsurface Investigation



GEI prodives the following serivces to explore the subsurface conditions:


● Test borings

● Probe and auger borings

● Test pit

● Core drilling for concrete and rock

● PID Screening tests

● Groundwater level tests as per CB-94-2004 (Prince George’s County, MD)

● Soil typing tests for Montgomery County

● Infiltration tests (Falling/Constant Head)

● Cone Penetration Test (CPT)

● Dialotometer Test (DMT)


Material Testing and Inspection


GEI performs materials testing services during construction to ensure the materials being used meeting the specification and county building codes as well as industrial standards. The quality of construction materials used today is an essential part of the overall performance and longevity of the project, no matter what its type or size is. Our experienced professional staffs are readily available for providing such services. Our ability to provide a quick response with accurate testing demonstrates our commitment to customer services in a time of demanding schedules and budgets.

During construction, the following services will be provided by us as a part of quality control:


Approved DOB Special Inspector for Residential & Commercial

Special Inspection Service (Montgomery Co., MD; Fairfax, Prince William and Loudon Counties, VA)

Approved residential inspectors for DC, Montgomery, Fairfax, Gaithersburg, Calvert, Prince William,       Fauquier Counties.

TPIP inspection (Prince George’s Co., MD)

Concrete tests for strength, slump, temperature, air content and unit weight.

Footing & Underpinning Inspection

Floor Flatness & Levelness Testing (FF/FL)

Field Density Testing

Masonry Inspection & Grout Strength Test

Modular Block Wall & Retaining Wall Inspection

Structural Steel and Welding Inspection

Reinforcing Steel Inspection

Caisson & Pile Inspection, Load Test

Structural Steel & Welding Inspection

Light Gauge Framing Inspection (CFMF)

Lime & Cement Stabilization

EIFS Inspection

Waterproofing Inspection

Sparyed & Thin Film Fireproofing Inspection

Roofing Inspection

Calicum Chloride Testing

Air Barrier Inspection


Laboratory Testing




Our laboratory has been accredited by AASHTO. GEI provides the following services to measure a wide variety of soil properties:


Soil and Aggregate

Atterberg Limits Test

Grain size analysis

Hydrometer test

Proctor

California Bearing Ratio (CBR)

Consolidation

Permeability

Unconfined compression

Topsoil analysis

Soil Typing Tests


Concrete and Masonry

Concrete cylinder break

Concrete beam break

Grout prism tests

Cube tests

Core tests


Chemical

Chlorine contents

pH tests


Geotechnical Engineering Services




GEI provides the following geotechnical engineering serivces:

Shallow and deep foundations

Tower foundation

Earthwork requirements

Subdrainage analysis

Seepage analysis for dam

Pavement design

Damage study for building, roadway, pavement and slope

Excavation sheeting, underpinning and tieback analysis

Compaction grouting

Infiltration study

Groundwater study

Slope stability analysis

Pile dynamic analysis

Special foundations

Value engineering

constructability study

Retaining wall design

Helical pier design

Geopier system

Piles including Steel H piles, auger cast-in-place piles, concrete piles, timber piles, steel tube piles,
    micro piles, ect.

Sink hole study


Damage Investigation




Cracked wall

Basement water seepage

Sink holes

Settlement issues

Pavement damage

Concrete damage

Surface drainage problem

Erosion problem



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