Technical Service Center
Materials Engineering and Research Lab
MERL Services
Staff members in the Materials Engineering and Research Laboratory Group are experts on the various materials Reclamation uses to build and maintain its structures. This group provides a wide variety of services, including troubleshooting construction problems, specification preparation and review, material submittal approvals, expertise in state-of-the-art construction materials and practices, research on material problems, and training.
Services
Subject |
Name |
Phone: (303) + |
| Aggregate Quality Evaluation | Bret Robertson | 445-2386 |
| Cement/Pozzolan Testing | Kurt von Fay | 445-2387 |
| Coatings Technology | Allen Skaja / Bobbi Jo Merten / David Tordonato | 445-2396/2380/2394 |
| Concrete Pipe | Kurt von Fay | 445-2399 |
| Concrete Repair | Kurt von Fay / Westin Joy | 445-2399/2382 |
| Concrete Technology | Janet White | 445-2373 |
| Concrete, High Performance | Kurt von Fay | 445-2399 |
| Construction Support | Katie Bartojay | 445-2374 |
| Corrosion Technology | Daryl Little / Roger Turcotte | 445-2384/2383 |
| Electronics, Instrumentation | Fred Travers | 445-2398 |
| Failure Analysis | Veronica Madera | 445-2379 |
| Geosynthetic Materials | Jay Swihart | 445-2397 |
| Grouting | Kurt von Fay | 445-2399 |
| Mass Concrete | Katie Bartojay | 445-2374 |
| Materials Property Databases | Veronica Madera | 445-2424 |
| Non-Destructive Testing | Bill Kepler | 445-2386 |
| Roller Compacted Concrete | Veronica Madera | 445-2424 |
| Sealants/Sealers | Rick Pepin | 445-2376 |
| Shotcrete | Kurt von Fay | 445-2399 |
| Soil Cement | Katie Bartojay | 445-2374 |
| Water Stops | Jay Swihart | 445-2397 |
Specifications
Subject |
Name |
Phone: (303) + |
| Concrete - General | Katie Bartojay | 445-2374 |
| Concrete - High Performance | Kurt von Fay | 445-2399 |
| Concrete Repair | Kurt von Fay | 445-2399 |
| Corrosion Protection/Monitoring | Daryl Little / Roger Turcotte | 445-2384/2383 |
| Geosynthetics | Jay Swihart | 445-2397 |
| Paint/Coatings | Allen Skaja / David Tordonato | 445-2396/2394 |
Materials Testing
Subject |
Name |
Phone: (303) + |
| Concrete | Bill Kepler | 445-2386 |
| Geosynthetics | Jay Swihart | 445-2377 |
| Instrumentation | Fred Travers | 445-2398 |
| Other Materials | Kurt von Fay | 445-2399 |
| Paint/Coatings | Allen Skaja / Bobbi Jo Merten / David Tordonato | 445-2396/2380/2394 |