FDAE's laboratory employs a rigorous Quality Management System (QMS), so that the testing results you receive are accurate, precise, and meet all required technical standards. All of our equipment is calibrated and inspected in accordance with the most up-to-date quality management standards. FDAE holds accreditations for the following quality management standards: R18, C1077 (Concrete), D3740 (Soil), and E329 (Concrete).
- FDAE's Baton Rouge laboratory holds accreditation through the AASHTO Accreditation Program (AAP) and adheres to the standards for which the laboratory is accredited, and also participates in CCRL inspections and Proficiency Sample Programs.
- FDAE is validated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
- FDAE is certified by the Louisiana Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (LELAP) in Solid Chemical Materials. LELAP is granted through the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.
Our dedicated team of technicians are fully qualified to serve your construction materials testing needs.
FDAE LAB AND FIELD SERVICES
Soil and General Field Services
- Soil/Aggregates Sampling
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Soil Compaction Testing
- Two-Stage Borehole Permeability Test
- Construction Surveying
Soils Testing Laboratory Services Accredited Through AASHTO
- ASTM D421 Dry Preparation of Soil Samples
- ASTM D422 Particle Size Analysis
- ASTM D1140 Amount of Material in Soils Finer Than The No. 200 (75-µ) Sieve
- ASTM D6913 Soil Particle-Size Distribution Analysis
- ASTM D7928 Particle-Size Distribution of Soils Using the Hydrometer Analysis "Grain Size Sieve"
- ASTM D698 Standard Proctor Compaction Tests
- ASTM D854 Specific Gravity Determination
- ASTM D1557 Modified Proctor Compaction Test
- ASTM D2166 Unconfined Compressive Strength
- ASTM D2216 Moisture Content
- ASTM D2435 One-Dimensional Consolidation
- ASTM D2487 USCS Soil Classification
- ASTM D2488 Visual-Manual Soil Classification
- ASTM D2850 Unconsolidated-Undrained Triaxial Compression
- ASTM D2974 Organic Content
- ASTM D4318 Atterberg Limits
- ASTM D4767 Consolidated-Undrained (CU) Triaxial Compression
- ASTM D4972 Soil pH Determination
- ASTM D5084 Hydraulic Conductivity by Flexible Wall Permeameter
- ASTM D6938 Unit Weight and Moisture Content Determination by Nuclear Methods
- ASTM D7263 Unit Weight Determination
- ASTM T215 Hydraulic Conductivity by Rigid Wall Permeameter
Concrete Field and Laboratory Services Accredited Through AASHTO
- M201/ASTM C511 Moist Cabinets, Moist Rooms, and Water Storage Tanks Used in the Testing of Hydraulic Cements and Concretes
- R60/ASTM C172 Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete
- T22/ASTM C39 Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens
- R100/ASTM C31 Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field
- T119/ASTM C143 Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete
- T121/ASTM C138 Density (Unit Weight), Yield and Air Content of Concrete
- T152/ASTM C231 Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method
- T309/ASTM C1064 Temperature of Freshly Mixed Portland Cement Concrete
- ASTM C1231 (7000 psi and below) Use of Unbonded Caps in Determination of Compressive Strength