Material Engineering

Our Materials Division features an independent testing labratory accredited by AASHTO Materials Reference Labratory (AMRL), Concrete and Cement Reference Labratory (CCRL) and by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). Illinois Construction & Environmental Consulting, Inc. Materials is a signatory to the Material Testing Technician and Drillers Labor Alliance with the International Union of Operating Engineers – Local 150. Our key personnel have a combined 47 years of extensive professional experience in the material inspection and testing industry.

Professional Engineering Services

Product evaluation and documentation
Expert professional engineering witness testimony
Post construction forensic evaluation and professional recommendation
Materials coordinator
Monitor and update all material certifications on projects
Inspect incorporated materials for compliance with the requirements of the project documents
Update and issue material test reports log
Coordinate and monitor material testing firms to achieve timely and accurate reporting of such tests
Review all comparison test between QC/QA

Laboratory Services

Aggregate Testing

ASTM C117-Standard test method for materials finer than no. 200 by washing
ASTM C127-Standard test method for density, relative density and absorption of coarse aggregates
ASTM C128-Standard test method for density, relative density and absorption of fine aggregates
ASTM C136-Standard test method for sieve analysis of fine and coarse aggregates
ASTM C566-Standard test method for evaporable moisture content of aggregate by drying
ASTM C702-Standard practice of reducing sample of aggregate to testing size

Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Testing

ASTM C31-Standard practice for making and curing concrete test specimens in the field
ASTM C39-Standard test method for compressive strength of cylindrical specimens
ASTM C138-Standard test method for density (unit weight), yield and air content of concrete
ASTM C143-Standard test method for slump of hydraulic cement concrete
ASTM C172-Standard practice for sampling freshly mixed concrete
ASTM C231-Standard test method for air content of freshly mixed concrete by pressure method
ASTM C617-Standard practice for capping cylindrical concrete specimens
ASTM C1231-Standard practice for use of un-bonded caps in determination of compressive strength of hardened concrete cylinders
Development of PCC Mix Design-IDOT, ACI and PCI methods

Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) / Bituminous Labratory Testing

AASHTO T30-Standard test method for mechanical analysis of extracted aggregate
AASHTO T164-Standard method of test for quantitative extraction of asphalt binder from HMA
AASHTO T166-Bulk specific gravity of compacted hot mix asphalt (Superpave gyratory compactor)
AASHTO T209-Theoretical maximum specific gravity and density of hot mix asphalt
AASHTO T269-Standard test method of test for percent air voids on compacted asphalt mixtures
AASHTO T308-Determining the asphalt binder content of HMA by the ignition method
AASHTO T312-Preparing HMA specimens by means of Superpave gyratory compactor
Development of HMA/SMA Mix Design-IDOT Superpave Methods

Inspection Services

Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Inspection Services

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