Solidbase offers a comprehensive range of geotechnical services, beginning with initial desk studies and walk-over surveys conducted by qualified geotechnical engineers. These studies provide crucial insights into the site’s characteristics, allowing Solidbase to offer informed advice on how the investigation should proceed to maximize its benefits in the context of the proposed project.
In the realm of on-site investigative techniques, Solidbase employs a variety of methods to gather essential data, including:
- Trial pit excavation and logging to enable detailed examination of soil composition
- Constant pressure open-hole drilling with meticulous recording of penetration time at specified intervals
- Drilling techniques with core recovery, utilising tools such as:
- Double-wall, triple-wall, or split-tube samplers for hard or fractured rock
- Denison samplers which are deployed for cohesive soils, sands, soft, and eroded materials
- Thin wall ‘Shelby’ samplers which are used for undisturbed sampling in clay
- Standard Penetration Tests (SPTs) to provide valuable data on soil resistance
- Down-Hole Permeability tests to assess the site’s permeability characteristics
Solidbase’s expertise in employing these on-site investigative techniques ensures a comprehensive understanding of the site’s geotechnical properties. Our geotechnical team excels in providing recommendations for cost-effective and secure construction methods by offering remedial interventions to address and rectify any damage caused by sub-surface movement in existing structures. Our services encompass:
- Borehole logs including the determination of rock mass parameters, such as rock quality designation, core recovery and fracture count
- Interpretation of trial pit, borehole, and in-situ and laboratory tests
- Determination of safe bearing capacity for different foundation types
- Rock mass classification
- Recommendations for foundation type
- Estimates of settlement for a proposed foundation based on test result data obtained
