Construction Services

Construction services provided by KTI include all the required on-site observation and testing as well as laboratory testing. Our staff of trained technicians is always prepared to meet our clients’ needs. We offer the highest quality services by following the standards set forth by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). We believe our qualified staff along with excellent communication will provide our clients with project schedule achievement, overall cost savings, and quality projects with long-term performance. Find a complete list ASTM tests performed by KTI here.

Field Services
Concrete
  • Concrete Placement Inspection
  • Compressive & Flexural Strength
  • Specimens Preparation
  • Slump, Air Content & Unit Weight
  • Gunite Placement Inspection & Coring
  • Reinforcing Steel Inspection
  • Special Inspection
Structural Steel
  • Steel Frame Inspection
  • Field Welded/Bolted Connections
  • Fabrication Shop QA Inspections
  • Special Inspections
Masonry
  • Structural Masonry Inspection
  • Compressive Strength Specimen
  • Preparation-Mortar & Grout
  • Slump
  • Concrete Masonry Units/Block
  • Special Inspection
Aggregates
  • Nuclear Compaction
Soils
  • In-situ Moisture and Density
  • Penetrometer
  • Nuclear Compaction
  • Sand Cone
  • Subgrade Placement & Proofrolling Inspections
  • Pier and Pile Inspections
  • Special Inspections
Asphalt
  • Nuclear Compaction
  • Coring
Miscellaneous Inspection
  • Spray-Applied Fireproofing
  • Density/Thickness/Adhesion
  • Special Inspection per IBC, Section 1704
  • Dry Film (Paint) Thickness/Magnetic Substrate
Laboratory Services
Concrete
  • Mix Design & Trail Batches
  • Storing & Curing
  • Compressive & Flexural Strength
Masonry
  • Compressive Strength
  • Moisture/Absorption/Density-Lineal
  • Shrinkage & Efflorescence of CMU
Aggregates
  • Sieve Analysis
  • Proctor
  • Minimum/Maximum Density
Soils
  • Atterberg Limits/Classification
  • Moisture Content/Dry Density
Asphalt
  • Marshall Density
  • Thickness/Density
  • Extraction/Gradation

About KTI

KTI is a full service professional consulting and testing facility, offering a broad spectrum of design through construction phase services to the owner, contractor, and their professional consultants. KTI was founded in 1986 in Knob Noster, Missouri, and is headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas. KTI serves the better part of Kansas and Missouri from its various locations.