Forensic Engineering in Dallas, TX

Dallas supports one of the largest foundation repair industries in the country, which tells you what the forensic docket looks like: movement claims on Blackland clay, disputes over whether the original construction or the soil is responsible, and repair-on-repair cases where the second fix is being litigated against the first. Our role is the physical record. Floor elevation surveys map what moved and in what shape; cores per ASTM C42 establish the slab; borings recover the fill, the stabilized layer, and the native clay for testing against what the design assumed; petrographic examination per ASTM C856 answers concrete-specific questions. Chain of custody holds throughout, with licensed engineers engaged for evaluation and testimony.

Prior foundation repairs complicate North Texas investigations: pier spacing, installation records, and post-repair elevation behavior become evidence themselves, and distinguishing failed repair from continuing soil movement is frequently the actual question.

• 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