Roadway Construction Inspection & Testing
Can your roadway survive the test of time? Can it handle the intense weather we see every year in the Gulf Coast? Will the salty air degrade your surface? Will your roadway crumble during construction as heavy machinery brings important materials to and from your construction site? GeoCon Engineering will leave you confident that your roadway can last with our roadway construction inspection & testing.
Basics of Roadway Construction Inspection & Testing
There is a reason that the Federal Highway Administration has specific geotechnical engineering standards for roadway pavement design. That is because our roadways are the arteries of our nation, and any failure is catastrophic. If your Gulf Coast construction project requires roads or parking lots on site, or going to and from your site, make sure they last.
Roadways are not as solid as we would like to believe. Even small things like modest flooding or soil type can lead to catastrophic failures. If you don’t want your roadway to shift, buckle, degrade, form potholes, or collapse it is important to test them. Do not just assume that your roadway is stable. Make sure of it with roadway construction inspections and roadway construction testing.
Many factors determine whether or not your road can survive the stress and elements. First factor to consider is the makeup of the pavement and roadway. The design parameters of your roadway, including the mix of the pavement as well as the structural design, will shape its strength. This means figuring out what mix of materials to use, how many layers you need, the thickness, and flexibility of the road. Second, it is necessary to consider all of the features in and around the roadway, such as drainage, as well as the geotechnical makeup. This also includes factoring in the natural environment, such as moisture and temperature. Finally, the purpose of each road needs to be taken into account. Roadway pavement design must take into account how much traffic the road will receive and by what types of vehicles.
Roadway construction inspections and roadway construction testing requires a unique combination of expertise. Roadway construction sits at the intersection of civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, and materials engineering. In order to understand your roadway’s strength, you need to test the materials, the ground below, and the area surrounding. Materials testing, including concrete testing and pavement testing, will make sure that the components of the road are strong. Subsurface investigations and geotechnical testing can ensure that the road is on solid ground. Slope stability analysis can make sure that the roadway is not prone to landslide or other types of soil movement. Only a team of engineers can give you the answers you need, which is why you should have confidence in GeoCon Engineering.
GeoCon Brings Expertise and Technology to Roadway Construction Inspection and Testing
Damaged roads ruin construction projects, time projections, budgets, and put lives at risk. GeoCon Engineering makes sure that your roadway pavement design can stand up to the elements. Our Gulf Coast engineers can provide roadway construction support from inception, through installation, all the way to inspection after completion. Our engineers will monitor and provide oversight throughout the entire process to make sure all aspects are sound.
Trust us with your roadway construction testing and inspections because we are geotechnical engineering experts. With GeoCon Engineering, you can be confident that all of your engineering needs are met by working with our expert team. If you want to be confident that your roadway will hold up long after construction is completed, contact us. GeoCon Engineering is here to help pave the way for your Gulf Coast construction project.
