E2CR Inc.

Laying the Groundwork for Tomorrow

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About the firm

E2CR Inc. is a full-service geotechnical engineering and drilling firm with more than 30 years of experience in the Mid-Atlantic region - Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, and Delaware. Three Maryland-licensed Professional Engineers, each with more than 20 years of experience, lead the engineering work. Five drill crews execute land and water investigations, and an AASHTO-accredited laboratory provides soil, rock, and materials testing reviewed by licensed engineers. Projects span major rail tunnels, marine terminals, federal installations, and highway interchanges across the region.

Firm type
Geotechnical Engineering · Materials Testing

Credentials

AASHTO Accredited Laboratory

Capabilities

Geotechnical Engineering

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Backed by three Maryland-licensed Professional Engineers with a combined 60-plus years of experience, E2CR delivers investigations and design solutions from initial site characterization through construction monitoring.

  • Geotechnical Data Report Preparation

    Site investigation planning and execution with written evaluation of subsurface conditions and engineering recommendations.

  • Foundation Design

    End-to-end foundation design for structures of all types, including shallow footings, deep foundations, and earth-retention systems.

  • Slope Stability Assessment
  • Construction Monitoring
  • Advanced In-Situ Testing

    Pressuremeter (PMT), cone penetrometer (CPT), Marchetti Dilatometer (DMT), and In-Situ Vane Shear testing with data reduction and interpretation.

Drilling Services

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Five drill crews handle land and water investigations across the Mid-Atlantic, executing standard and specialty geotechnical drilling in challenging terrain and water environments.

  • Geotechnical Drilling

    Hollow stem auger, mud rotary, air rotary, and NQ rock coring for a broad range of subsurface conditions.

  • Marine Drilling

    Water-based drilling using a fleet of three boats and barges; a jack-up barge supports in-situ testing in water up to 40 feet deep.

  • Environmental Drilling
  • In-Situ Testing

    CPT, Pressuremeter, Marchetti Dilatometer, and In-Situ Vane Shear testing paired with data reduction and interpretation.

Laboratory Testing and Inspections

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An AASHTO-accredited soil and materials laboratory staffed by PE-supervised technicians delivers quick turnarounds with engineer-reviewed results across a comprehensive menu of soil, rock, and pavement material tests.

  • Soil Classification and Index Testing

    Specific gravity, moisture content, and organic content determinations per AASHTO standards.

  • Compaction and Moisture-Density Testing

    Standard and modified Proctor compaction testing per AASHTO T 180 and T 134.

  • Strength and Bearing Capacity Testing

    California Bearing Ratio (CBR) and unconfined compressive strength testing for pavement design and foundation assessment.

  • Consolidation Testing

    One-dimensional consolidation properties and settlement analysis per AASHTO T 216.

  • Soil-Cement Treatability Testing

    Moisture-density, wetting-and-drying, and freezing-and-thawing tests on compacted soil-cement mixtures per AASHTO T 134, T 135, and T 136.

  • Soil Resistivity Testing

    Minimum laboratory soil resistivity determination per AASHTO T 288.

Industries

Infrastructure · Federal · Defense · Rail · Transportation · Ports & Harbors

Projects

B&P (Frederick Douglass) Tunnel

Baltimore, MD · Rail

Project details

More than 250 borings throughout Baltimore City, including vacuum excavation, utility location, NQ coring, packer testing, and traffic control.