Test Services

Full-Scale Rainfall Simulator with 5 Variable Slope Test Bays

  • Rainfall intensities from 0 to 12 inches per hour
  • Variable flat to 2:1 slope testing capability
  • Soil-filled test beds that allow for testing of any and multiple soil types
  • ASTM D6459 & ASTM D8297 test protocol compliant
  • Multiple test bed sizes – 6’x 30’ x 9” and 8’ x 40’ x 12”
  • Product approval and R&D testing

Sediment Control Device Evaluation Facility

  • Testing and evaluation of proprietary and non-proprietary sediment control products
  • Flow rate, turbidity, mass loading evaluation and monitoring

Other Testing Services Offered

  • D6475-17 Standard Test Method for Measuring Mass per Unit Area of ECBs
  • D6525-00 Standard Test Method for Measuring Nominal Thickness of RECPs
  • D6567-06 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Light Penetration of  RECP
  • D6575M-16 Standard Test Method for Determining Stiffness of Geosynthetics Use as TRMs
  • D1117-01 Method for Testing Non-Woven Fabrics
  • D1388 Standard Test Method for Stiffness of Fabrics
  • D5035 Standard Test Method for Breaking Force and Elongation of Textile Fabrics (Strip Method)
  • D5199 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Nominal Thickness of Geosynthetics
  • D6524 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Resiliency of TRMs
  • D6549 Standard Test Method for Determination of RECP Performance in Protecting Hillslopes for Rainfall-Induced Erosion
  • D6566 Standard Test Method for Measuring Mass Per Unit Area of TRMs
  • D6818-02 Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of RECPs
  • D792-20 Standard Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Replacement
  • D6567 -18 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Light Penetration of a RECP – ECTC modified
  • D586 – 19 Standard Test Method for Ash and Organic Matter Content of Degradable Erosion Control Products
  • Smolder Resistance – ECTC-TASC 00197
  • Porosity (Calculation – no standard)
  • Open Volume (Calculation – no standard)

For more information, download our SEC Lab information sheet.