Construction Materials Testing
Helping designs translate into quality construction through responsive field testing, accredited laboratory services, and analytical expertise.
At Metro Consulting Associates (MCA), our materials testing professionals ensure that the quality of construction matches approved design specifications through comprehensive analytical testing, extensive field testing, and AASHTO-accredited laboratory services.
Delivering accurate, reliable results and high-quality reporting, our team serves projects across a 22-county area in Michigan bounded by the cities of Detroit, Monroe, Coldwater, Battle Creek, Lansing, Bay City, and Port Huron.
Materials Testing Team Certifications
- Concrete Construction Inspector, Michigan Concrete Association
- Concrete Strength Testing Technician, American Concrete Institute
- Certified Special Inspector, International Code Council (ICC)
- Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Certified Materials Testing Technician (Density, Aggregate, and Hot Mix Asphalt)
In addition, MCA is Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) prequalified for construction testing specific to aggregates, density, and concrete and welcomes teaming opportunities for project bids.
Key Analytical Testing Services
Serving as a trusted partner, MCA’s laboratory professionals deliver data to support durable design and construction decisions for buried concrete, steel, utilities, infrastructure, and foundation systems.
- Soil Corrosion Analysis
- Chloride ion testing
- Sulfate ion testing
- Soil pH testing
- Sulfide ion testing
- Oxidation-reduction potential (ORP)
- Soil Resistivity Testing
Key Field Testing Services
MCA prioritizes punctuality, arriving on time and remaining steadfast until project completion, respecting client schedules every step of the way.
- Concrete Testing
- Slump
- Air content
- Temperature
- Mortar proportions and grout strength
- Unit Weights
- Concrete strength
- Flexural strength or beam testing
- Concrete submittals testing
- Concrete Mix Design Submittals
- Includes all required testing and completion of the concrete submittal document to obtain mix approval.
- Soil Testing
- Soil stabilization
- Soils density
- Surface bearing strength
- Proof roll
- Standard and modified proctor
- Asphalt Testing
- Density testing
- Certified hot mix sampling
- Special inspections
- Floor flatness
- Asphalt and concrete coring/sampling
Key Lab Services
MCA operates one of the few CMT labs within Detroit City limits, offering expedited sample processing and results for soils, concrete, and aggregate testing.
- Soils
- Organic impurities
- Atterberg limits
- Sieve analysis
- Soils classification
- Standard/modified proctor
- Soil resistivity
- Concrete
- Concrete compression
- Core compression
- Beam flexure
- Mortar and grout testing
- Trial batching
- Aggregate
- Sieve/loss by wash
- Clay lumps and friable particle
- Fractured particles
- Flat and elongated
- Specific gravity
- Unit weight
- Standard/modified proctor
- Oversized particle correction
- Asphalt: bulk density of cores
QMS
R18
C1077
D3666
D3740
E329
SOILS
D412 D698
D1140
D1557
D2216
D2487 D2488 D4318
D4718 D5084
D6938
AGGREGATE
C29
C40 C88
C117
C127
C128
C136
C142
C566
C702
D75
D4791
D5821
CONCRETE
C31
C39
C138
C143
C172
C173
C192
C231
C511
C1064
C1231