Universal's modern laboratories are routinely inspected by the Concrete Materials Engineering Council, AASHTO, and/or the Army Corps of Engineers. Most laboratories are also approved by the Florida Department of Transportation to perform materials testing on State funded highway projects. The firm's basic approach to Construction Materials Testing and Threshold Inspection Services is that our services are meant to enhance the construction element, and not to be detrimental to the timely completion of the project. Below are more detailed lists of Universal's Construction Material Services.

Testing of Concrete (slump, air content, temperature,           and compressive strength) Concrete Coring Concrete Pipe Inspection Flexural Testing of Beams Masonry Block Testing and Certification Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation Concrete Plant Inspection Aggregate Analysis Precast/Prestressed Plant Inspection Post Tension Inspection Windsor Probe and Impact Hammer Testing Forensic Analysis Mix Designs

In-Place Moisture and Density Earthwork Inspection/Fill Evaluation Borrowpit Analysis Soil-Cement Base (mix design and quality control) Stabilization Analysis (LBR, FBV, CBR) Field and Laboratory Bearing Tests Corrosion Potential Soil Resistivity Permeability

Asphalt Paving Quality Control Asphalt Batch Plant Quality Control Coring and Density Testing  Asphaltic Concrete Mix Designs Batch Plant Inspection Asphalt Paving Control  Subgrade Testing and Evaluation Pavement Distress Evaluation Soil Cement Field Control  Soil Cement Base Mix Designs

Threshold Inspection Roof System Inspection Pavement Investigations  Structural Steel Testing and Inspection Geosynthetics Testing and Inspection Pile Driving Inspection Pile Load Testing, Compression and Uplift Vibration Monitoring Coating Inspection (thickness & forensic evaluation        for structural steel, pipes, tanks, walls)  Stucco Inspection

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and NDE Services          - Welding Procedures and Welder Certifications       - Visual Weld Inspection (CWI)       - Bolt Torque       - Dye Penetrant       - Magnetic Particle       - Ultrasonic  Structural Observations and Inspections Full Service Metals Testing Coatings Inspection/Testing Fireproofing Inspection Development of Specifications for Contract Documents