Geotechnics offers a full complement of geotechnical engineering services ranging from broad site assessments to detailed design. Our projects often extend from early conceptual design through final monitoring of construction. Services include:
- Site soil investigations.
- Retaining wall analysis and design.
- Foundation design - deep and shallow foundations.
- Building distress investigations.
- Soil infiltration testing and stormwater management.
- Earthquake engineering and seismic hazard studies.
- Slope stability, landslide evaluation, and repair design.
- Groundwater seepage studies.
- Design of ground improvement systems.
- Pavement evaluation and design.
- Instrumentation and monitoring of structure and/or slope movement.
- Property pre-purchase evaluations.
- Project feasibility studies.
- Peer review and expert testimony.
- Construction monitoring.
- Laboratory testing.
Project Types
Our goal at Geotechnics is to facilitate the construction and reconstruction of our built environment with a focus on quality and sustainability. Our services are utilized in the following types of construction:
- Buildings - single and multi-story.
- Retaining walls - soil nail, tieback, reinforced earth, gravity.
- Bridges.
- Pavements - flexible, rigid, permeable.
- Tunnels and microtunnels.
- In-water structures such as dams, weirs, and fish ladders.
- Levees, embankments and cut slopes.
- Stream bank enhancements.
- Waterfront structures such as piers, wharves, and docks.
- Water and wastewater systems, water tanks, pump stations, and pipelines.