Construction Inspection and Testing and Concrete Testing.
Bob Taylor Engineering, Inc. (BTE) is a Lexington Park, Maryland-based geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing firm. Founded in 1981, BTE delivers construction inspection and testing services for concrete, soils, asphalt, and aggregate. BTE maintains an accredited laboratory and a certified technical staff holding ACI, MARTCP, AASHTO, ASTM, and MDE credentials, and serves transportation, highway, airfield, and public-sector clients across southern Maryland.
ASTM E 329 (laboratory accreditation) · ASTM C 31, C 39, C 78, C 138, C 143, C 172, C 0173, C 231, C 511, C 617, C 1064, C 1077, C 1231 (concrete testing) · ASTM D 1077, D 3740, D 3666 · ACI Concrete Field Testing · ACI Concrete Strength Testing · ACI Aggregate Testing · ACI Concrete Laboratory Testing · MARTCP Soils and Aggregate Compaction Testing · MARTCP Plant Tech Level 1 · MARTCP HMA Field Testing · MARTCP HMA (D2950, D5444, D6307) · APNGA Nuclear Gauge Certification · MDE Radioactive Materials License (renewed through 2029) · MDE On-Site Wastewater Professional · MDE Sand Mound Systems Installation Certification (valid through December 2028) · Airfield Asphalt Pavement Inspector (Asphalt Institute / Asphalt Academy) · Airfield Asphalt Pavement Control Manager (National Center for Asphalt Technology) · Anne Arundel County Third-Party Inspection Approval (footing, backfill, slab) · Maryland State Highway Soils Recertification
Bob TaylorFounder & Principal Engineer
Joe TaylorEngineer
BTE provides on-site construction inspection and accredited laboratory testing for concrete, soils, asphalt, and aggregate. Services include job site inspections, field reports, compressive strength testing, soils classification, sieve analysis, in-place field density testing, and laboratory mix design.
On-site concrete sampling with beams, cylinders, mortar, and grout; compressive strength testing; laboratory mix design; and field reporting. BTE maintains a calibrated compression test facility at its Lexington Park laboratory. ACI and ASTM certified.
Soils classification and sieve analysis, in-place field density testing, compaction verification, and soils analysis for compliance with construction specifications. MARTCP Soils and Aggregate Field certified staff.
Field and laboratory asphalt mixture testing per MARTCP and ASTM standards, including HMA field and plant testing and airfield asphalt pavement inspection.
Aggregate compaction and field testing per MARTCP and ASTM protocols.
BTE conducts pre-construction investigations and prepares preliminary designs, estimates, and proposals in accordance with industry standards and best practices in its accredited facilities.
Design, installation, operations, maintenance, pumping, repair, and property transfer inspection of on-site wastewater systems. Bob Taylor and Joe Taylor are licensed On-Site Wastewater Professionals in Maryland. BTE is certified to install Sand Mound Systems in Maryland (MDE certification valid through December 2028).
Highways & Roads · Aviation · Historic Preservation · Government
St. Mary's City, MD · Historic Preservation · 2017 · Client: Historic St. Mary's City
BTE provided pro-bono civil engineering services for the design of the crypt structure at Historic St. Mary's City, enabling the re-interment and interpretation of 17th-century lead coffins discovered at the Brick Chapel. The project earned a 2017 Maryland Historic Trust Preservation Award.