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RxS – Rock Solid Safety

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By Diana Goodwin, President, Foundation Test Group, Inc. Building Stronger Partnerships Through Safety, Leadership, and Opportunity In today’s construction market, success depends on more than completing projects on time and within budget. Engineers and contractors must navigate evolving safety standards, labor shortages, insurance requirements, scheduling demands, and increasing expectations from large construction management firms. RxS […]

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Geotechnical drilling rig performing subsurface investigation inside an arena to evaluate soil conditions for foundation design

What Happens Before a Foundation Is Designed? A Simple Look at Geotechnical Investigations

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Before any foundation is designed, engineers must understand exactly what is happening underground. A geotechnical investigation studies soil, rock, and groundwater conditions so that foundations can be designed safely and efficiently. This critical step helps reduce risks like settlement, instability, or construction delays. At Foundation Test Group (FTG), we treat this work as a comprehensive

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Route 7 Corridor Improvements

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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

Drilled Shaft Installation for College of Health Building – Towson University, MD

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Drilled shaft installation continues for the foundation of the new College of Health building at Towson University. Foundation Test Group, Inc. is working with Gilbane and Atlantic Caisson to implement a drilled shaft program that satisfies the structural demands of the building foundations. FTG is on site to verify that the shafts are drilled to

Phase II Environmental Site Assessment – Baltimore County, MD

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Environmental science, and in particular our understanding on pollution and long-term contamination, is constantly evolving. Only recently have we been able to determine just how long certain contaminants generated from activities as seemingly benign as dry-cleaning can remain, often at dangerous levels, in mediums like soil and groundwater. Phase II Environmental Site Assessments involving soil

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Foundation Test Group (FTG) is a certified Women-Owned (WBE) engineering and testing company networked to support design and construction projects for a diverse group of Engineers, Architects and Contractors as well as multiple state and local governments. Our firm seeks new relationships with teaming partners to provide state of the art support in a strong, but niche market.

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