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Universal Engineering Sciences | 34 <br />E. Qualification Information and Assigned Personnel <br />FIELD SERVICES <br />Soils <br />By conducting on-site tests and monitoring, UES <br />can analyze the suitability of soils for structural fill, <br />determine the need for moisture adjustment, and <br />provide an overview of earthwork activities. <br />Concrete <br />Our inspection services also include sampling <br />concrete for air content, slump, temperature and <br />unit weight; making cylinders for compressive <br />strength tests; and observing concrete placement. <br />Asphalt <br />Our asphaltic concrete inspection services are <br />designed to ensure that our client’s asphalt <br />pavement system is constructed per project <br />requirements. UES can provide field quality <br />control to determine and monitor temperature, lift <br />thickness, and compaction using core samples, as <br />well as verification of aggregate gradation, asphalt <br />content, bulk specific gravity, stability and flow. <br />UES also provides more advanced inspection <br />services such as: <br /> ■Aggregate Mine and Terminal Evaluation <br /> ■Asphalt and Concrete Coring and Evaluation <br /> ■Asphalt and Concrete Batch Plant Inspection <br /> ■Contractor Quality Control (CQC) <br /> ■Drilled Shaft <br /> ■Floor Flatness/Levelness Evaluation <br /> ■Maturity and Relative Humidity of Concrete <br /> ■Pavement Marking <br /> ■Prestress/Precast <br /> ■Threshold Inspection <br /> ■Welding and Metals Fabrication <br />THRESHOLD INSPECTION <br />In order to assure structural component <br />conformance of larger structures, the State of <br />Florida Building Construction Standards enacted <br />Chapter 553, which defines a threshold building as: <br />“Any building which is greater than three stories <br />or 50-feet in height, or which has an assembly <br />occupancy classification that exceeds 5,000 sf in <br />area and an occupant capacity of greater than 500 <br />persons.” This standard also specifies that a building <br />of this size must have threshold inspector services. <br />On a typical threshold project, an agent of the <br />licensed Special Threshold Inspector conducts a <br />majority of the inspections. This agent is specially <br />trained and qualified to perform structural element <br />inspection. They perform their duties under the <br />supervision and authority of the Special Inspector. <br />Because our threshold agents are trained in <br />materials testing procedures, they have the ability <br />to provide this service to supplement our field <br />technicians. <br />This can reduce manpower requirements for staffing <br />the project, thereby saving our clients money. When <br />construction schedule dictates that the agent of the <br />Special Inspector is needed for threshold inspection <br />services, we are capable of supplying additional <br />engineering technicians to perform the materials <br />testing in coordination with the agent of the Special <br />Inspector. We have the staff ready and available. <br />GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING <br />UES offers a full range of geotechnical engineering <br />services designed to help architects, engineers, <br />and developers meet local, state, national, and <br />international environmental regulations. <br />Our world-class geotechnical team works in <br />multiple sectors throughout the United States, <br />including theme parks, hospitality, transportation, <br />residential, higher education, healthcare, and retail. <br />UES’ specialists are supported by a comprehensive <br />set of resources, including one of the largest fleets <br />of energy-efficient field vehicles, high-capacity drill <br />rigs, and state-of-the-art laboratories performing <br />AASHTO, ASTM, FM, and USACE accredited testing <br />on soils, rock cores, and water samples. <br />We are pre-qualified with both the Florida <br />DOT and Georgia DOT allowing us to conduct <br />geotechnical and materials testing work related