How To Use BOT-3000E: Video
This video covers the basic use and operation of the BOT-3000E Digital Tribometer manufactured by Regan Scientific Instruments. This video tutorial provides a discussion of the basic use and features. This is intended help new and novice users learn or refresh their knowledge on how to operate and maintain the device. This video covers the preparation and reconditioning of sensors to be used with [...]
Michael Reighn Earns Hard Surface Flooring Inspector Certificate
Moore Engineering Services is happy to announce that our technician, Michael Reighn, has earned his Certificate for Hard Surface Flooring Inspector from Certified Flooring Inspectors University. After hours of training covering industry terms, product problems, and causes of flooring complaints, Reighn can assess the safety and properties of various floor surfaces, such as Luxury Vinyl Tile, laminate, resilient, and solid and engineered wood. Having already completed numerous hours in the field conducting other testing services, the [...]
Scott Moore Earns ASCA-C Certification
Mr. Moore recently obtained his ASCA-C certification. ASCA is an ANSI SDO developing snow and ice management industry specific standards and training materials. Specifically, ASCA’s ANSI A1000 standard provides guidelines for industry accepted practice along with a path for contractors to obtain ISO 9001 and SN 9001 certification. Standards are an important part of advancing many industries and like so many others, snow and ice management benefits from documented standard practice in unifying the industry and [...]
I Hate Concrete Moisture Testing
I hate moisture testing because it is a twelve-minute problem during every project. The spec page is only open for twelve minutes and unless someone asks for results, it is often ignored or left for the contractor to do on their own. The process is not particularly complicated, but it also isn’t mindlessly simple either. There are a multitude of factors that are all equally important to understand; like the ambient conditions on site, thickness [...]
Infrared Thermography Bringing Drone Inspections to New Heights
Infrared thermography may sound like something out of science fiction, but its uses are more grounded in common construction and utility services than you may think. Discovered in the 1800s, infrared imaging essentially is the visualization of temperatures releasing energy at different rates. Any object emits thermal energy. Gaining this knowledge has been imperative to common maintenance of utility and construction structures. Many inspections, whether for maintenance, construction, or even residential means utilizing infrared imaging [...]
Moisture Testing: What is it Good For? Absolutely Nothing.
Concrete is one of the main components of just about every building project. Typically, concrete is poured for the foundation of any project, but it is also used as floors, walls, and ceilings. All concretes include a binder or glue and an aggregate. The binder holds everything together while the aggregate provides strength and durability. Portland cement, stone, asphalt, and urethane are other common components. Careful attention needs to be paid to how moisture is [...]