Our Materials Investigation, Testing, and Research expertise includes:

• Glass and Glazing
• Masonry and Stone
• Wood
• Steel
• Concrete
• Adhesives and Tiles
• Sealants
• Roofing and Waterproofing
• Structural Plastics
• Composite Materials and Laminated Assemblies

Our services include:

• Forensic and diagnostic investigation
• Petrographic examination
• Metallurgical analysis
• Stress, deformation, and vibration analysis and measurement
• Fracture surface analysis
• Scanning electron microscopy
• Finite element analysis
• Measurement and mitigation of corrosion
• Weldment defect investigation
• Environmental and mechanical testing of plastics

Testing capabilities that will blow you away.

The SGH structural and materials lab and wind tunnel offer comprehensive and confidential testing capabilities.

Gilding brings richness of appearance along with a one-of-a-kind engineering challenge for the 75 State Street office tower.

Test designed for measuring "maximum grasp force" for the Stairway Manufacturers Association.

Asbestos concerns result in product failures.

Organic fibers, used to replace asbestos, have led to failure of certain building products.

Solving problems with petrographic analysis.

Petrography at SGH includes the microscopic examination and analysis of concrete and other related construction materials used in parking structures, roadway and bridge structures, and building exteriors.