Cenken Group, LLC

CenKen Group, LLC (CenKen) is a full-service geotechnical engineering consulting firm located in Odenton, Maryland.  The firm was founded in 2009 to offer practical and cost effective solutions to problems related to the earthworks aspect of a project.  Our mission is to be the most efficient and reliable engineering firm of choice in the markets we serve.  We provide a complete spectrum of Geotechnical and Quality Assurance services to both public and private sector clients.  Those services include:

• Geotechnical/geo-environmental engineering,
• Construction management,
• Quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC),
• Acceptance testing,
• Civil and materials inspection,
• Laboratory materials testing, and
• Comprehensive subsurface explorations.

As a professional and innovative firm, we are committed to provide those services through innovative approaches, quality services and engineering excellence.  Our personnel hold professional engineering and geology licenses, and advanced certifications including NICET, ACI, MARTCP, WACEL and other nationally recognized agencies.  We are highly experienced in managing and delivering complex geotechnical and construction testing/ inspection projects successfully.

CenKen is a minority owned small business and is certified as a MBE/DBE/LDBE firm by several public agencies that include:

• Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT)
• District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT)
• Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC)
• Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
• Metro Washington Airport Authority (MWAA)
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and
• Several County jurisdictions in the State of Maryland

Services  

Laboratory Soil, Rock and Concrete Testing Services

Our laboratory is equipped to handle most civil engineering material testing requirement.  We have the resources and equipment to perform in a timely manner a wide array of material testing, which includes, but is not limited to:

• Natural density and moisture content determination
• Atterberg limits
• Grain size distribution (sieve and hydrometer)
• Moisture density (proctor) testing
• California Bearing Ratio (CBR)
• Soil unconfined compressive strength testing
• Concrete compressive strength testing

Construction Monitoring, Field Inspection and Testing Services

Our inspection staff is well trained and consists of project teams led by an experienced Professional Engineer, who is the single point of client contact, and a high degree of principal involvement.  The services provided include:

• Soil Sampling and Laboratory Analysis
• Sub-grade Evaluation
• Grading and Fill Placement Monitoring
• Compaction Testing of In-Place Soils
• Footing Inspection
• Bearing Capacity Verification
• Shallow & Deep Foundation Inspection and Monitoring
• Concrete Sampling and Testing
• Reinforcing Steel Inspection

Geotechnical Engineering Services

We offer services that begin from the initial site characterization to providing the most suitable/economic foundation system that will finally support your structure.

CenKen has the capacity to offer the following services:

• Subsurface Investigations and In-Situ Testing
• Soils and Groundwater Characterizations
• Shallow and Deep Foundation  Design and Evaluations
• Earthwork and Soil Stabilization Engineering
• Pavement Evaluation and Design
• Slope Stability Analysis and Slope Failure Correction
• Failure Investigations and Remedial Recommendations

CenKen has provided geotechnical engineering and construction inspection services for the design and construction of buildings, roads, storm and water/waste water treatment plants, bridges and associated infrastructure projects.  Additionally, we have developed an intimate working knowledge of the local area geological make-up and have amassed a large database of the soils/subsurface conditions in the region.

At CenKen, we are committed to provide a service that will exceed the clients’ expectation and to win their loyalty for repeat jobs.  Our pledge is to provide safely a Quality Service, Within Budget and On Schedule.