Forensic Engineering in Abilene, TX

When something built on West Texas ground misbehaves, the usual suspects differ from the coast: settlement of fills over variably-cemented caliche, moisture introduced into ground that spent centuries dry, slaked shale under a bearing surface that was competent at excavation, and, on the newest generation of heavy slabs, construction-phase issues that scale with the placement sizes now being poured. The investigation runs on evidence regardless: cores per ASTM C42, elevation surveys that map the movement, borings that establish current bearing conditions, and petrographic examination per ASTM C856, including thermal-history questions on mass placements. Chain of custody holds, and licensed engineers are engaged for evaluation and testimony.

Introduced water is the recurring theme in semi-arid forensics: irrigation, utility leaks, and drainage changes wet ground that was stable dry, and the moisture profile at investigation time usually points straight at the source.

• Concrete distress investigation: cracking, scaling, spalling, low strength results
• Core sampling and testing of hardened concrete per ASTM C42
• Petrographic examination of hardened concrete per ASTM C856
• Foundation and pavement performance investigations
• Documented chain of custody and photo documentation built for litigation

ASTM C42ASTM C856ASTM C39