Homeowners
Contract us to determine probable causes for defects such as cracks in your residential concrete structures (i.e. driveway, foundation).
Who We Serve
Property Managers
Work with us to effectively maintain the concrete structures of the properties you manage.
Public Agencies
Hire us to assess the quality and integrity of existing public concrete structures and material evaluations for infrastructures and capital projects.
Private Enterprises
Employ us to evaluate defects in concrete of private owned properties.
Engineers
Consult with us for expert advice relating to concrete structures during design.
Construction Companies
Partner with us to ensure quality upfront during the planning phase as we advise about sourcing and qualifying materials.
Featured Projects
Customers & Partners
S. Ebow Coleman, Ph.D., P.E., MBA
Dr. Coleman founded the company in 1991 about ten years after graduating from Purdue University in 1981
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana (1972), a Master of Science degree in Cement Production Technology from the institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Czech Republic (1977), a Ph.D. from the school of Civil Engineering, Purdue University (1981) and an MBA from University of Houston in Texas (2000)
He has more than 35 years’ experience in cement, concrete and related materials. He has worked in research and development of oil well cements and holds two patents in this field. His work in producing durable concrete for structures covers the entire spectrum of concrete construction, namely, project planning phase, construction phase and maintenance of structures.
Dr. Coleman performs forensic evaluations for several concrete structures in distress. He has been designated as expert witness on more than ten occasions.
Testimonials
Our company worked with C3S Inc., on several projects. The services provided by C3S Inc. in regards to Petrographic Analysis of concrete cores from damaged areas were vital to the evaluation.
In our opinion, C3S, Inc., not only provided reliable information, they also did it within a short amount of time to help maintain timeframe and budget limitations.
MTA Engineers consulted with C3S on several commercial, state and federal projects. Most of the projects have been related to issues with concrete or quarried stone. The response from C3S has been timely and accurate. MTA will continue to contract with C3S on future projects.
C3S, Inc. was contracted on our Harbor Villa Project. This property in Honolulu, HI, required evaluation of the structure to determine the existing damage and remaining service life pending a planned renovation. The report was very comprehensive and was received in a timely manner which enabled the project to move forward quickly.
