Forensic Engineering in Conroe, TX

The distress patterns that reach us from Conroe usually trace back to the county's variable ground: a building spanning a sand-to-clay transition, a pavement over a pocket of unsuitable material nobody characterized, a slab whose fill came from three sources but was tested against one. Untangling that takes measurement. Cores per ASTM C42 establish the in-place concrete; borings and samples beneath the distress establish what the structure is actually sitting on; a floor elevation survey maps the movement itself. Petrographic examination per ASTM C856 addresses the concrete when it is in question. The record is kept under chain of custody, with licensed engineers engaged for the evaluation and any testimony.

Differential movement across a soil transition is the signature Conroe failure, and it is invisible in the original test reports if the borings and Proctors never sampled both sides of the transition.

• 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