GEOTECHNICAL COnsulting & ENGINEERING
- Feasibility/Planning
- Site suitability evaluation
- Project feasibility studies
- Preliminary subsurface investigation
- Design Development
- Subsurface exploration
- Laboratory testing of earth materials
- Foundation engineering
- Embankment design
- Erosion control design
- Slope stability analyses
- Earth dam and levee design
- Fill material evaluation
- Groundwater hydrology
- Design of permanent dewatering system
- Pavement design
- Machine foundation analysis
- Seismic engineering
- Tunnel and shaft analysis
- Specification preparation or review
- Construction
- Earthwork monitoring
- Design and installation of instrumentation
- Review of excavation bracing systems
- Foundation installation monitoring
- Pile driving monitoring
- Evaluation of materials
- Post-Construction
- Failure investigation
- Foundation underpinning consultation
- Expert testimony
- Landslide remediation
- Instrumentation program development
- Landfill Services
- Design and construction certification for landfill caps and liners
- Hydrogeologic studies and groundwater control
- Landfill closure
- Mining Reclamation Design
Geotechnical Design
- Design Recommendations for:
- Shallow, deep, ring and mat foundation systems
- Retaining walls
- Pipelines, tunnels and other buried structures
- Roadways and pavements
- Design of shoring or tieback retention systems
- Design and evaluation of earth structures
- Earthwork recommendations and specifications
- Soil improvement requirements
- Review of construction specifications
- Groundwater modeling and control
- Ground improvement/modification techniques and specifications
Geotechnical Analysis
- Cone penetration test (CPT) data processing
- Standard penetration test (SPT) data processing
- Geophysical surveys
- Lateral displacements of foundations
- Slope stability with external loads
- Settlement analysis
- Earthquake-induced slope deformation
- Lateral load capacity of caissons and piles
- Axial load capacities of piles and caissons
- Settlements of piles and pile groups
- Retaining walls
- Helical piers and sheet piles
- Underpinning using pin piles and push piers
- Vibro compactions and stone columns
- Groundwater flow modeling
Sinkhole Assessment & Repair
- Historical data review
- Structural survey
- Geophysical survey
- Ground penetrating radar (GPR) and/or
- Electrical resistivity imaging (ERI)
- Confirmatory soil test borings (SPTs)
- Supplemental Exploration Techniques (CPTs)
- Sinkhole remediation and repair
- Excavation and throat plugging
- Compaction grouting
- Underpinning using helical piers
- Underpinning using pin piles
- Sinkhole monitoring