Bureau of Reclamation Banner

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

Bill Kepler

445-2386

Cement/Pozzolan Testing

Kurt Mitchell

445-2387

Coatings Technology

Allen Skaja

445-2396

Concrete Pipe

Kurt von Fay

445-2399

Concrete Repair

Kurt von Fay

445-2399

Concrete Technology

Tim Dolen / Bill Kepler

445-2380/2386

Concrete, High Performance

Kurt von Fay

445-2399

Corrosion Technology

Daryl Little / Roger Turcotte

445-2384/2383

Electronics, Instrumentation

Fred Travers

445-2398

Failure Analysis

Steve Dominic

445-2379

Geosynthetic Materials

Jay Swihart

445-2397

Grouting

Kurt von Fay

445-2399

Materials Property Databases

Tim Dolen / Veronica Madera

445-2399/2424

Non-Destructive Testing

Bill Kepler

445-2386

Roller Compacted Concrete

Tim Dolen

445-2380

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

445-2396

 

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

445-2396