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Metro Station Pullout and Torque Testing – Baltimore, MD

There’s no derailing #TeamFTG! Our field and NDT technicians were back on site at the Charles Center and State Center Stations in Baltimore, MD to perform pullout and torque testing services on anchor inserts for improved metro tracks. This testing ensures the anchor inserts are properly installed and can sustain the loads required for a

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Tunneling Operations – SC-940 in Baltimore, MD

Staff Geologist, Derek Seibel mobilized to support NE Remsco with preconstruction soil borings and rock core drilling for SC-940, located in Baltimore, MD. FTG is also providing on-call vibration monitoring and instrumentation services during the tunneling operations. Test borings allow Team FTG to examine and identify the native material, with minimal ground disturbances, before tunneling

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Geotechnical Investigation – Temple Hills, MD

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

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Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments, Sykesville, MD

Real estate transaction screens, Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments (ESA), were conducted by FTG for a limited partnership in an effort to finalize the property sale for a mixed use facility in Sykesville, Maryland. Zoned for industrial purposes, the site inspection allowed our Environmental Scientist, Patrick Spehnkouch, to see what, if any, current risks to

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Quality System Management, the Hallmark of Foundation Test Group

Within construction, quality management is the system used to deliver user safety. It assures that buildings are built to code and that users will be safe inside them. Quality assurance and quality control together build quality systems management. QSM helps inspection processes move smoothly. Without proper oversee and application, a project might not be built

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Freedom Road Bridge – Butler County, PA

Our team is on site to perform quality assurance testing for drilled shafts in the two abutments for a new bridge located on PennDOT’s ECMS 67185 SR 3020, Freedom Road over Interstate 76 in Butler County, Pennsylvania. FTG is performing both Crosshole Sonic Logging (CSL) and Thermal Integrity Profile (TIP) testing for McCrossin Foundations. Testing

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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.

Foundation Test Group., Inc.
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11408 Cronridge Drive, Suite K
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Phone: 410-517-0715 Fax: 410-517-0716