Geotechnical Engineering

SolidEarth Geotechnical provides a wide range of geotechnical engineering services for industrial, commercial, infrastructure, and residential developments. Our expertise includes pre-development evaluation, FEED assessment, detailed engineering evaluation and recommendations, and engineering support during design and construction.

Our services include desktop reviews and air-photo interpretation, terrain analysis, subsurface exploration and sampling, laboratory testing, instrumentation and monitoring, and engineering evaluation and modeling. We are specialized and practice in the areas of:

Foundation Engineering

Bearing capacity and settlement for shallow and deep foundations; heavy industrial foundations; above ground storage tank foundations; foundations on weak soils, seismic site classification and loading, dynamic and machine foundations, and load-settlement foundation response.

 

Geohazards and Slope Stability

Geohazard identification, stability evaluation of natural slopes, top of bank development, setback restrictions, drainage and dewatering requirements, shoring and excavation support, and slope stabilization measures.

 

Geotechnical Instrumentation and Monitoring

Installation and performance monitoring of slope inclinometers, multi-point extensometers, settlement gauges, and vibrating wire piezometers.

 

Pipeline Development

Terrain analysis and routing, problematic soil identification and mitigation, geohazard identification and mitigation, and HDD installation evaluation and requirements.

 

Roadway and Pavements

Alignment review and terrain analysis, subgrade preparation, embankment fill design and construction considerations, pavement structure requirements, pavement condition assessment, and rehabilitation strategies.

 

Earthworks and Infrastructure

Developments over muskeg and soft soils, subgrade densification and improvement, fill placement requirements and settlement evaluation, preloading and settlement monitoring, deep excavations and borrow pit developments, and dewatering and bottom blow-out evaluation.