Since 1959, Southern California Soil & Testing, Inc. (SCS&T) has provided comprehensive consulting services with professional expertise in the areas of geotechnical engineering, materials testing, special inspection, and third party QA/QC services. To obtain a detailed description of all our services please click on any of the following links:
Materials Testing
Material Testing services test, analyze, and certify a wide range of materials for purity, chemical compatibility, and environmental impact. SCS&T's state-of-the-art, full services laboratory provides the following services:
Soils
- Soils Classification
- Sieve Analysis
- Maximum Density
- Consolidation
- Collapse Potential
- Direct Shear
- Resistivity & PH Sulfate
- Plasticity
- Hydrometer Analysis
- Natural Density
- Soluble Sulfates
- Expansion Index
- R-Value
- Corrosivity
Aggregate
- Sieve Analysis
- Organic Impurities
- Soundness
- Cleanness Value
- Absorption, Coarse or Fine
- Specific Gravity
- Durability Index
- Lightweight Pieces
- Percent Crushed Particles
- Sand Equivalent
Asphalt Concrete
- Sieve Analysis
- Stabilometer
- Percent Swell
- Film Stripping
- Maximum Bulk (Specific Gravity)
- Stability & Flow
- Percent Bitumen
- Marshall
- Bulk Specific Gravity, Cores
- Mix Design/Review
Metals
- Tensile Strength
- Macro Etch
- Bend Test
- Elongation
- Hardness Testing
- Ultrasonic Testing
Concrete
Concrete
- Mix Design/Review
- Compressive Strength
- Linear Shrinkage
- Modulus of Elasticity
- Splitting Tensile
- Efflorescence
- Flexural Strength
- Light Weight Concrete
- Natural/Synthetic Stone Veneer
- Shear and Tile
- Water Retention
- Mortar
- Bond/Shear Test Shotcrete
- Nozzleman Certification
- Compressive Strength
Fiber Reinforced Polymer
- Tensile
- Modulus of Elasticity
- Adhesion
- Compressive Strength
- Absorption
- Shrinkage
- Efflorescence
- Shear
- Percent Moisture
- Modulus of Elasticity
Lab Certifications
- AASHTO Material Reference Laboratory (AMRL)
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- Caltrans
- Cement & Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL)
- City of Los Angeles
- City of San Diego
- Division of State Architect (DSA)
- US Army Corps of Engineers
- US Department of Agriculture
Inspector & Technician Certifications:
- American Concrete Institute (ACI)
- American Society of Non-Destructive Testing (ASNT)
- American Welding Society (AWS)
- Caltrans
- City of Los Angeles
- City of San Diego
- Division of State Architect (DSA)
- National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET)
- International Code Council (ICC)
- Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development (OSHPD)