Services | Geotechnical Engineering

obtain information on the physical properties of soil and rock around a site to design earthworks and foundations for proposed structures and for repair of distress to earthworks and structures caused by subsurface conditions.

assess the safe design of a human-made or natural slopes (e.g. embankments, 
road cuts, open-pit mining, excavations, landfills etc.) and the equilibrium conditions.

assess pile resistance at End-of-Drive, or at Beginning-of-Restrike to provide proof or reassurance of pile capacity.

Soil mechanics site investigations are conducted to discover the characteristics of the soil at the particular location. There are different methods of soil investigation.

A retaining wall is a specially designed structure that holds soil on one side and is free standing on the other. They help to accommodate changes in grade in a landscape with uneven topography.

(MSE or reinforced soil) is soil constructed with artificial reinforcing. It can be used for retaining walls, bridge abutments, seawalls, and dikes.

Successful rehabilitation requires an evaluation of soil and site conditions to determine the goals of rehabilitation and the techniques to be used.

A septic tank is a chamber used for the retention and partial treatment of domestic wastewater. Effluent from the tank is discharged to the land through perforated pipes beneath the ground surface.

Groundwater is monitored and observed through the use of monitoring wells and water quality samples. Hydrogeologists install monitoring wells to better understand where the water is beneath the surface.