Private and public sector clients trust Raba-Kistner for quality, reliable, timely Construction Materials Engineering and Testing (CoMET) Services. Our team of trained, experienced professional engineers and field technicians partner with clients to minimize costly construction delays and future project performance problems.

We design a Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) program specific to each project. Our QA/QC program focuses on the quality and suitability of materials used in construction, and the quality of workmanship. This attention to detail is reviewed by field representatives who earn certification from The American Concrete Institute (ACI).

Communicating with clients, CoMET technicians operate with minimal disruption to active sites (such as schools), and on an agreed schedule. Our level of staffing and resources allows us to respond to projects with short deadlines. Samples are taken following standard procedures. The accuracy of laboratory results depends that quality samples are obtained in the field. In-house, seasoned professionals and technicians conduct the required tests. Our laboratory staff’s combined experience totals over two hundred years.

All of our materials laboratories meet rigorous standards for testing and analysis procedures, and advanced equipment calibration. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) have accredited our facilities in asphalt, concrete, and soils. Few in Texas have earned this distinction. Raba-Kistner maintains a battery of materials testing capabilities for specialized needs including:

• Concrete Strength & Durability Testing

• Asphalt Laboratory & Field Testing

• Soils Characterization & Compaction Testing

• Customized Testing, upon request

• Reinforcing Steel Observation & Testing

Raba-Kistner’s laboratory services also support reuse and recycling of recoverable materials from construction or demolition. Our concrete coring, sampling, and laboratory-testing services can be used to research and recommend the best use of materials initially planned for disposal.

From power plants to local convenience stores, Raba-Kistner has provided a range of construction materials engineering, testing and observation services. We are one of the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) largest providers of CoMET services statewide. Other projects range from international airports to foundation reinforcement for urban high-rise facilities. Our engineers and technicians have provided foundation design and made construction materials recommendations for educational and healthcare campus expansions, construction of convention centers, sports complexes, and shopping malls. Raba-Kistner has also played a positive role in developing industrial parks and manufacturing facilities along the border and within México.