In one of a multitude of highway projects, ETTL provided
engineering services during the construction of the above
bridge across Lake Bob Sandlin, near Mt. Pleasant, Texas.
ETTL's many capabilities are available to prime consultants and contractors over a wide region who are carrying out services for governmental highway agencies such as the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) , the Arkansas Highways and Transportation Department (AHTD), and other like bodies, local and otherwise.
ETTL has TxDOT Precertification in a number of key areas. Click here to see listing.
Not only has ETTL had extensive experience over the years providing engineering and testing services for highway projects, but major ETTL staff members have themselves served on TxDOT's staff, including Doug Flatt, ETTL's President, who served with TxDOT from 1957 to 1965 as a Senior Laboratory Engineer and Senior Resident Engineer, before leaving to found ETTL; and Steve Richards, ETTL's Vice President and Manager of Engineering Services, who served TxDOT as a Design Engineer from 1988 to 1991, when he joined ETTL. Which is to say, the leadership of the Company is highly familiar with TxDOT requirements.
The box immediately below will lead you to three lists of testing procedures ETTL's Construction Materials Engineering (CME) group is set up to routinely perform as required by highway construction projects. Just below the box are brief summaries of the highway-oriented capabilities of ETTL's CME and other engineering service groups, including links to in-depth information about those services, as well as links to ETTL staff members who can discuss them with you in detail.
LINKS TO LISTS OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTS
THAT ETTL ROUTINELY PERFORMS IN ACCORD WITH
PROCEDURES OF THE TxDOT MATERIALS AND TESTS DIVISION
| Soils Section Testing Procedures |
Bituminous Section Testing Procedures |
Concrete Section Testing Procedures |
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ENGINEERING (CME) SERVICES: As noted above, ETTL can routinely perform a great variety of construction materials tests in conformity with governmental agency specifications, such as those set forth by TxDOT's Materials and Tests Division`and the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department. A2LA accredited, ETTL also participates in CCRL and ARML (AASHTO ) reference samples programs. The ETTL CME Group serves highway project clients in five major areas of expertise: (1) construction materials formulation; (2) construction materials testing; (3) monitoring the placement (as well as testing) of soil and concrete; (4) inspection of structural and reinforcing steel (including welds, bolts, rebar, post tension cables, etc.); and (5) evaluating and trouble-shooting such existing pavement installations as roads, bridges and parking lots. In-depth information about ETTL's CME services can be found by clicking here. For information on scheduling and costs, as well as on any other subject relating to the Company's CME capabilities, contact ETTL's Jack Whilden or Mark Miller.For scheduling of construction materials testing projects directly into ETTL's Texarkana Laboratory, contact Steve Burhenn
DRILLING SERVICES -- For highway projects, making available experienced field crews plus a full fleet of rigs for subsurface exploration. Click here for in-depth information about ETTL's drilling capabilities. You also can contact ETTL's Jim Farr for price data, as well as for scheduling arrangements and any other pertinent information.
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES -- Ranging from test borings and piezometer installations, to ground-water seepage studies, hydrogeologic studies, and foundation and earthwork recommendations for highways, bridges, dams and many related applications. ETTL has been providing such services since its inception in 1965. Click here for in-depth information about ETTL Geotechnical Services, or contact Jack Whilden or Robert Duke for pricing, scheduling, and other needful information.
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES -- Providing not only environmental site assessments (ESAs), but such assistance as assessing the economic and environmental feasibility of running highways through such contaminated areas as Superfund Sites (ETTL recently completed a project calling on its services for that specific purpose). Click here for more detailed information on ETTL's over-all Environmental Engineering Services. You also can contact Jack Holsomback for personal information on ESAs, Brandon Quinn for information on ETTL Superfund Services, and Jim Farr for information on ETTL Environmental Drilling Services.
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