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This engineer has been a mentor figure for Robert Tadlock and still comes into the office occasionally.
Who is Randall Leong?
This Agency certifies inspectors on the safe use of nuclear density gauges.
What is the American Portable Nuclear Gauge Association (APNGA)?
An abbreviation used to describe masonry blocks or cinder blocks.
What is CMU?
This agency certifies welding inspectors and welding instructor's internationally.
What is the American Welding Society (AWS)?
This agency issues concrete sampling certifications as well as concrete lab testing certifications.
What is the American Concrete Institute (ACI)?
This book comes out every three years and is abbreviated "CBC."
What is the California Building Code?
A type of soil inspection used for the bottom's of footings where a density gauge may not work.
What is hand probing?
This agency certifies inspectors for Masonry, Reinforcing Steel, Bolting, and other structural inspections.
What is the International Code Council (ICC)?
This piece of equipment is designed to test the TC gun used in high strength bolting.
What is the Skidmore-Wilhelm Tension Calibrator?
This building material is used to reinforce concrete and is not post-tension cabling.
What is rebar?
The year that Matriscope's main office moved to 601 Bercut Dr.
What is 2010?
A method of soil compaction testing that does not use a nuclear gauge. It is most common on US Army Core projects and levees.
What is a sand cone test?
The material used to infill the masonry wall once the blocks and rebar have been placed and inspected.
What is masonry grout?
This type of weld is used to join two perpendicular pieces of steel and in most cases only requires periodic inspection.
What are fillet welds?
A type of test performed on wedge anchors placed in concrete.
What is torque testing?
Often refereed to as the "Blue Book" this book aimed to standardize inspection and reporting requirements in California.
What is the "Guidelines for Special Inspection in Construction"?
A material that's compaction is usually tested via the "Backscatter" method.
What is Asphalt?
The material used to adhere the masonry blocks to each other. This is typically sampled when the inspector looks at the rebar and block placement.
What is mortar?
A type of non-destructive testing for welds that requires couplant. This is most commonly done on full-penetration welds.
What is ultra-sonic testing?
This concrete field test determines the flow-ability of concrete as it is being placed.
What is a slump test?
This major even in 1971 strengthened and expanded the role of special inspections.
What is the 1971 San Fernando earthquake?
A type of soil treatment that is used to stabilize expansive materials.
What is Lime Treating?
The only type of masonry inspection that is continuous on non DSA jobs.
What is grout sampling and consolidation inspection?
A type of inspection where the welding inspector reviews the Mill Test Reports for the steel before fabrication begins.
What is Material Identification?
A type of concrete that is placed by shooting it out of a hose at high velocity.
What is shotcrete or Gunite?