Core Engineering & Consulting, Inc.
Engineering with Integrity, Honesty & Highest Standard of Care
About the firm
Core Engineering & Consulting, Inc. (CEC) is a geotechnical and materials testing firm founded in 2008 and based in Fort Thompson, South Dakota. CEC serves clients across South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Iowa, offering geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, forensic evaluations, and environmental services. With a central location in the Missouri River Valley region and deep knowledge of local soil conditions, CEC provides engineering design tailored to Great Plains and Midwest projects of all scales, from residential foundations to large commercial, industrial, government, and agricultural projects.
- Established
- 2008
- Firm type
- Geotechnical Engineering · Materials Testing · Forensic Engineering · Environmental Engineering
Credentials
ACI Field Testing Technician (principal) · High Strain Dynamic Pile Testing (principal) · SD Licensed Well Driller (principal) · SD DOT certified field and laboratory technicians
People
Patrick EngelsGeotechnical Engineer / President
Capabilities
Geotechnical Engineering
Service websiteSubsurface investigation and geotechnical analysis for construction projects throughout the Great Plains and Midwest, with deep expertise in Missouri River Valley soils. CEC maintains the most well-equipped private geotechnical laboratory in the region.
- Subsurface Exploration
Standard penetration test borings, flight auger borings, and boring layout planning.
- Laboratory Testing
Aggregate quality, hydraulic conductivity, pavement design testing, consolidation, swell and collapse, physical properties, and soil strength testing.
- Field Services
Dynamic cone penetration testing, slope stability monitoring, ground/earth resistivity testing, double ring infiltration testing, settlement monitoring, and geotechnical instrumentation installations.
- Sand/Gravel Source Evaluations
- Pavement Design
California Bearing Ratio, Marshall density, flow and stability, RICE, bituminous content, core thickness and density.
Construction Materials Testing
Service websiteField quality control and laboratory testing for commercial and residential construction projects, performed in accordance with ASTM standards and applicable specifications.
- Field Quality Control
Field testing of soil, aggregates, and asphalt; sand cone and nuclear densitometer density testing; excavation observations and bearing capacity verification; proof roll testing; in-tact pavement cores; geotextile inspection; Portland cement concrete, masonry grout, and mortar testing; impact hammer testing; floor flatness surveys; grade and elevation surveys; deep foundation installation observation.
- Laboratory Testing
Soil and aggregate testing (Proctors, gradation, PI, fractured faces, specific gravity, absorption, soundness, shale content); asphalt pavement testing (core density, Marshall, RICE, bituminous content); Portland cement concrete, CMU assemblies, masonry grout, and mortar strength testing.
Forensic Evaluations
Service websiteProfessional forensic and condition assessment services for residential and commercial properties throughout CEC's service region.
- Building Condition Surveys
- Settlement and Heave Monitoring
Monitoring of foundation settlement and heave, plus geotechnical remediation evaluations and recommendations.
- Home Inspection Services
- Groundwater Monitoring
- Expert Witness Testimony
- Floor Flatness Surveys
Environmental Services
Service websiteEnvironmental consulting and site services supporting sustainable and resilient project outcomes for clients across the five-state region.
Industries
Commercial · Residential · Industrial · Government · Agriculture · Transportation · Sports & Recreation
Projects
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