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IBM 300mm Project •East
Fishkill, NY
In October of 2000, Advance Testing was awarded the site-wide inspection
and testing services on this $2.2 billion state-of-the-art manufacturing
facility, deemed the
largest private sector project in New York State history.
The project encompasses the construction of several new buildings, the
rehabilitation and retrofitting of existing structures, and the
construction and installation of myriad trestle systems to carry piping
throughout the complex. Testing and inspection work includes soil,
concrete, structural steel and specialty coatings. Drilled caissons were
utilized to support the pipe trestle network, requiring extensive
inspection, subsurface exploration and confined space entry/monitoring
Charles River
Bridge • Boston, MA
 This elegant 10-lane
cable-style bridge will be the
widest of its kind in the world, and
the first in the United States with an asymmetrical design. It will also be the first cable-stayed bridge utilizing a combination of both steel and concrete in its frame. Advance Testing is providing Quality Assurance at Unistress Corp. in Pittsfield, MA, for precast fabrication of the main line bridge deck and deck beams. Technicians are dispatched to cover one plant for the duration, inspecting all aspects of the entire production process. While on assignment, they are responsible for overseeing production, general observation of procedures, post-pour inspections, and shipping inventory.Back to top
Massachusetts
Highway Department • Various Locations
Old Navy East
Distribution Center • Fishkill, NY
This $78 million project began in the spring of 1999 and is due to be completed in August of 2001. Clayco Construction Co. served as the designer and builder of this nearly 2 million square foot
facility, which was constructed
in three phases. Advance Testing was subcontracted by Clayco to perform
testing and inspection for concrete, structural steel, asphalt pavement,
roofing, water, sanitary and fire protection system piping, and floor
flatness on the concrete slabs. Cast-in-place concrete was produced
on-site and totaled over 67,000 cubic yards of material. Included in this
quantity was 65,000 square feet of tilt-up wall panels, making this the
largest tilt-up project in the United States.Back to top
Port Authority
of NY and NJ • Various Locations
 Advance Testing has provided technical support services for the
past seven years for Port Authority projects and properties. Services
included soil boring inspection, field density testing, concrete plant and
field inspection, asphalt plant inspection, asphalt and concrete coring
services, geotechnical and environmental services, and assistance in the
Port Authority’s Chemical and Soils Laboratory. Recently the Port
Authority has enlisted Advance Testing and its Lightweight Profilometer to
establish and monitor smoothness tolerances on several of its properties.
We have performed rideability surveys on runways at LaGuardia, JFK and
Newark Airports, and on several bridges in and around the metropolitan
area.Back to top
I-84 Reconstruction •
New York State Segment AirRail
Transit System • JFK International Airport |
Under a contract
awarded by the Massachusetts Highway Department in 1997, Advance Testing
Company has been providing Quality Assurance inspection and testing
services during fabrication of precast/prestressed concrete members for
use on hundreds of projects
throughout Massachusetts. PCI
Level II inspectors from Advance Testing are currently staffing projects
in plants throughout the Northeast and Canada. Plant inspectors are
responsible for the review of mix designs and shop drawings; inspection of
all fabricated pieces and components; and review of all plants, mixers,
trucks and stressing equipment for compliance to MassHighway
specifications. Inspectors witness sieve analyses, moisture tests and
aggregate sampling procedures prior to and during concrete batching. In
addition, material samples are obtained for departmental testing of
composition
The New York portion of
I-84 experienced failures of the concrete construction joints, resulting
in rocking of the concrete pavement panels and an infamously poor ride.
Beginning in the late 1980’s and continuing through the 1990’s, the entire
70-plus-mile section of roadway was reconstructed. Reconstruction included
cracking and seating of the concrete slabs, installation of underdrains,
and full depth asphalt paving over the concrete. Advance Testing Company
performed Quality Control testing for the New York State Thruway Authority
on each of these projects, virtually
developing the protocol for
bituminous field inspection and testing
as it is currently performed on New York State paving projects. Many of
these projects were pilot projects for new methods NYSDOT was enacting,
including QC/QA, Superpave and metrification.
The "AirTrain" is a
light rail transport system designed to provide unparalleled access to and
from John F Kennedy International Airport. Advance Testing Company is
providing Quality Control under subcontract at Bayshore Concrete in
Virginia for the fabrication of over
15,000 precast pieces for the AirRail system.
Technicians are responsible for inspection of all aspects of production:
general observation of procedures; form verification, rebar placement,
verification that stockpiled materials are not contaminated before going
into the mix, concrete batching and quantities; and materials testing
including -slump, air entrainment, temperature, test specimen fabrication,
casting of units, curing, compressive strength of test specimens,
stripping units, post-pour inspections, and shipping inventory.