The nucleus of the laboratory is a 50,000-pound capacity test frame, manufactured by Instron, comprising the most advanced digital technology system currently available. This closed-loop, servo-hydraulic machine is capable of providing a wide range of frequencies and amplitudes (up to a 10-inch stroke), for versatile testing of a multitude of low-to-medium strength materials, in both tensile and compressive modes of testing.

Specializing in dynamic testing, Boudreau Engineering's laboratory operation is primarily focused upon soil, aggregate, concrete and asphalt used as pavement materials in road construction. The laboratory also enables Boudreau Engineering to provide clients with additional capabilities in the areas of fatigue testing and analysis services for other materials such as plastics, composites and metals.

As a complement to the traditional, full-service geotechnical and construction materials laboratory (soil, rock, aggregate, concrete, asphalt and metals), Boudreau Engineering offers the additional, advanced testing capabilities highlighted below:

Material Test Description Method(s)
Soil (Roadbed - Subgrade) Resilient Modulus AASHTO T-292,
T-294, T-307: SHRP/FHWA P46
Soil Cyclic Triaxial (shear modulus, damping ratio and liquefaction potential) ASTM D3999,COE EM 1110-2 1906
Aggregate Resilient Modulus (used to derive AASHTO structural layer coefficients) AASHTO T-292,
T-294, T-307: SHRP/FHWA P46
Asphalt Concrete SuperPave Mix Design w/ Loaded Wheel Tester TAI SP-2 (State DOT adaptation)
Asphalt Concrete Dynamic Modulus (Compression) ASTM D3497
Asphalt Concrete Resilient Modulus (Indirect Tension) ASTM D4123, AASHTO TP7
Concrete (fiber reinforced) Residual Strength (flexural) ASTM C1399
Concrete (fiber reinforced) Flexural Toughness ASTM C1018


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