Geotechnical Drilling, Sampling and Field
Testing
A Geotechnical Engineering
report provides general information regarding subsurface
conditions at a project site. The Geotechnical report is
based on subsurface conditions encountered at discrete
sample boring and/or test pit locations, the results of
laboratory testing performed on samples obtained from the
borings and/or test pits, and on engineering judgment.
The report provides information for the project owner,
architect, structural engineer, general civil engineer and
contractor to use for project cost estimating and design.
In
general, this information includes: the presence/absence of
problematic soils below the planned building and pavement
areas; the presence/absence of rock or hard layers which
would require rock excavation techniques to penetrate;
foundation support options; pavement and floor slab support
options; pavement designs; and anticipated undercut depths
during wet and dry periods of the year.
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Environmental Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Construction Materials Testing Services
Non-Destructive Testing Capabilities
Special Inspection Services
Certifications/Memberships/Licenses
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- Yanmar Mounted CME 55 Track Vehicle
- Mobile B30
- Truck mounted CME 75
- Marooka mounted Diedrich D-50
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Interior Drilling
GTS, Inc. has the
capability of drilling inside of existing
structures with ceilings as low as eight feet.
The equipment is mounted to the existing floor
and hydraulic jacks work in combination with
samplers to extract soil samples. |
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Field Vane Shear Testing
Field
investigation of undrained shear strength of
soft to medium stiff clays. |
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Borehole Packer
Testing ASTM D4630 - 96(2008)
Method for
Determining Transmissivity and Storage
Coefficient of Low-Permeability Rocks by In Situ
Measurements Using the Constant Head Injection
Test |
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Field Resistivity Testing
The resistivity of
soil varies throughout different soil types.
Soil resistivity is mainly influenced by the
type of soil (clay, shale, etc.), moisture
content, and the amount of electrolytes
(minerals and dissolved salts). At GTS, Inc. we
can provide soil resistivity testing
incorporated with geotechnical borings to locate
different soil and rock strata and to map
geologic structures.
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Ground Penetrating Radar
- Locating
buried utilities
- Detection
of voids beneath slabs on grade
- Detection
of ground cavities
- Mapping of
bedrock depth
- Scanning
of reinforced concrete and masonry block
structures
- Road
pavement and airport runway inspection
- Foundation
investigation
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Archaeological and Geological surveys
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Contract Drilling Services |
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GTS can also
provide contract drilling services. |
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