North Avenue Bridge: Instrumentation, Monitoring, and Integrity Testing in a Live Urban Rail Environment
North Avenue Bridge replaces historic arches with a modern bridge to meet rising rail demand—with support from FTG.
North Avenue Bridge replaces historic arches with a modern bridge to meet rising rail demand—with support from FTG.
How do you test in-place concrete? The most common concrete inspection activities include testing the properties of fresh (wet) concrete and casting cylindrical specimens for strength testing, but these cannot directly verify the integrity of the concrete that makes up your structure. This is particularly problematic when dealing with large or inaccessible projects, such as
In Prince Georges County, Maryland, FTG routinely provides Special Inspection services as the Geotechnical Inspector of Record (GIR). One such project is a new self-storage project in Temple Hills, Maryland. In response to conditions encountered during construction, FTG teamed with the Geotechnical Engineer of Record ATC Group of Columbia, Maryland to assist in forging a