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Petrography of Concrete, Repair Materials, and Coatings
Length: 9 Minutes
We will provide a brief presentation on the AET team, the AET services and business, how we operate as a team and perform our testing services, and what benefits we can provide our customers. We strive to get to know our clients well, educate them, and provide innovative, multi-disciplinary, and personalized service.
Objectives
- Introduce petrography and chemistry of concrete.
- Tour our labs and see the equipment and processes involved in the analysis of concrete.
- Describe the value of these sciences in evaluating and diagnosing distress in concrete
Gerard Moulzolf, Vice President/Principal Petrographer, American Engineering Testing, Inc.
American Engineering Testing, Inc. (AET) is an employee-owned engineering consulting firm founded in 1971. We specialize in geotechnical, pavement, environmental, and forensic engineering; construction materials engineering and testing; building technology; and petrography/chemistry. Our technical expertise, in-house lab, and drilling resources, decades of experience, and rock-solid reputation attract quality-minded regional, national, and international clients from both public and private sectors. Headquartered in St Paul, Minnesota, we employ over 400 people in 18 offices. Our concrete/aggregate Petrographic and Chemistry team members are world-renowned for their expertise in identifying the root-causes of defects, failures and resolving tricky construction issues. By following ASTM C856 and several other guidelines, almost every concrete-related distress can be diagnosed through petrographic and chemical analysis of concrete and its aggregate mixtures.
