Concrete Failure
October 30, 2008, 2:19 pmTestwell Laboratories, which is a pretty high-profile concrete testing agency, was indicted on corruption and fraud charges on Thursday. The company may have provided false test results, improperly billed state groups, or simply didn’t do the tests that they were supposed to do. I’m reporting on this because Testwell had originally tested the concrete at the new Yankee Stadium. Luckily, the stadium’s concrete was retested and was deemed “structurally sound”.
I mean, it did take them an entire Sunday to dig up some of the concrete in search of that David Ortiz jersey, so I guess we already knew everything was OK.
[...] Finally, a few months ago I reported on a concrete-testing company that apparently performed fake tests on concrete and steel at the new [...]
[...] Finally, a few months ago we heard about a concrete-testing company that apparently performed fake tests on concrete and steel at the new YS. [...]