GeoTechnic

Geotechnical engineers analyze a site's soil and underground environment in order to determine the way these could react to the stress and pressure of planned construction work. Geotechnical studies include:

• Preliminary studies
• Surface and subsurface assessment:
  • borehole drilling and sampling
  • geophysical surveys
  • geological mapping
  • laboratory testing
  • development of geotechnical and groundwater models
• Data analysis and design advice for foundations and footings for civil and indu
  strial constructions;
• Land slide risk

Monitoring construction work from the geotechnical point of view means that specialists examine deformation of buildings as a result of changes in the soil's properties and characteristics, analyzing risks and proposing remedial action, if necessary.

For its geotechnical services, our company uses a combination of classic geotechnical methods and specific geophysical methods. Therefore, as opposed to creating a borehole network, the same results can be attained by drilling a lot less boreholes and applying geophysical measurements in between. This method is much more cost efficient. Considering the cost of drilling to be very high, using less boreholes brings costs down. In addition, considering the time needed to drill, using less boreholes also shortens the execution time of a geotechnical project, which is definitely a major benefit when developing major projects. Using less boreholes also offers a great advantage from an environmental point of view, because the area where a borehole is drilled (approximately 50 sqm) has to be returned to its original state.

Therefore, if geotechnical studies are conducted on a land that is intended to be bought, and the studies show it is not fit for the intended construction projects, rehabilitation of the land must be paid by the potential buyer. Drilling fewer boreholes means that there is less land to be rehabilitated and therefore the cost of the entire project goes down.

Geotechnical studies are extremely useful when designing and building any type of construction but also for monitoring its behavior in time.