The SUMMIT Companies Materials Laboratory

Materials Laboratory

SUMMIT Laboratories is capable of performing the full range of advanced materials testing services to meet needs of our clientele and support our Construction Materials Testing, Special Inspections and Geotechnical Departments. Our laboratory is inspected by NCDOT, AMRL, CCRL and is accredited by AASHTO and ACI. Testing of soils and concrete for the determination of engineering properties are performed in accordance with the appropriate ASTM or AASHTO procedures as dictated by the project requirements.

Our 7,000 square feet primary laboratory facility houses state of the art equipment for consolidation, tri-axial shear testing, permeability and other advanced test procedures and is the primary materials laboratory for multiple local engineers and contractors who require accurate and timely test results.

Proctors (Standard and Modified)
 

Compressive Strength Testing of Concrete Mortar, and Grout Samples
 

Atterberg Limits
 

Grain Sizes Including Hydrometers
 

Triaxial Shear Testing
 

Soil Cement/Lime Mix Designs
 

Permeability
 

California Bearing Ratio (CBR)

Flexural Strength Testing of Concrete
 

Aggregate Testing for Organic Impurities
 

Aggregate Testing for Specific Gravity, Absorption, and Gradation
 

Laboratory Preparation of Concrete Mix Design per ACI 211
 

Roller Compacted Concrete Mix Design Natural Moisture Content
 

Hydraulic Conductivity on Cohesive Soils
 

Unconfined Compression on Rock
 

One Dimensional Consolidation

 

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