Hovering through the Atlantic Coastal Plain region, FTG’s drone services captured timber pile driving operations for a project in Southern Maryland. As the Geotechnical Engineer of Record for the pile foundations, FTG provided installation driving criteria to support anticipated structural loads. Through the soft tidal marsh deposits of the coastal area, timber piles are suitable […]
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Alex Bollinger joins team FTG, full-time, following his recent graduation from the University of Maryland, College Park with a Bachelor of Science, B.S. Geology. After three summers working on our team as a field technician, Alex discovered a particular passion for promoting project specific schedules by implementing design quality control. He especially articulated an appreciation
Concrete is the most common building material in the world due its strength and reliability. In modern times, with the incredible variety of concrete mix designs and uses, a good QA/QC program is integral to maintaining those characteristics. As strong as concrete can be, there are quite a few variables that can lead to reduced
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Philip Rund interned at Foundation Test Group throughout multiple summers while he attended college at UMBC in pursuit of his Bachelor’s Degree in Physics. During his time at FTG, Philip adapted to every challenge thrown his way with the support from leaders of Team FTG. Whether he was performing CSL testing in the field or
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SuperPile 2021 held in Philadelphia, PA from June 23rd-25th, 2021 was a great success. In the new world of Zoom and Teams meetings we often underestimate the importance of direct face-to-face meetings. While those platforms provide an important service, they can not recreate the full exchange of ideas that meeting in person does. It is
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Over the Potomac River, floating docks and suspended jacking systems were used to carry out lateral load testing of driven pipe piles for a proposed Public Safety Pier at the nation’s harbor. As an industry leader in deep foundation testing, FTG got the call to develop a load testing program for structural pile design confirmation
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Foundation Test Group, Inc. performed testing for bearing capacity of the soil that will be beneath a crane moving equipment at the CSX Coal Pier in Baltimore, MD. Checking the bearing capacity helps the contractor have important information to make sure they are using the correct crane mats to distribute the load of the crane
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A negative side effect of industry is pollution, often in the form of highly visible waste, though trace amounts of far more dangerous chemicals can also be released into the surrounding area. These chemicals can linger for as little as a few hours or as long as hundreds of years, and this a major concern
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Competent, quality people create value! At Foundation Test Group, Inc., our team is our power! Postured for quality action in all that we do, our team’s first response promotes project value at every level. Understand, cheap is not inexpensive! What do you look for when mobilizing people or streamlining quality? Do you identify with an
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FTG deep foundation testing experts were on site in Bronx, NY teaming with Civetta Cousins JV to perform static compression load testing of micropile foundations for a new residential building. The two micropiles being tested were designed at a higher capacity than typically allowable by NYC Building Code’s guidelines, so maintained cyclic tests were required
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