Geotechnical Services
ConformaTech provides a broad range of geotechnical and materials engineering, materials testing and QA/QC services for the design and construction of new projects, as well as the investigation of existing structures. ConformaTech’s technicians and engineers can perform standard test methods or modify or develop new test procedures to fit the needs of various projects. A summary of geotechnical services routinely performed by ConformaTech is presented below:
- Subsurface Soil Evaluations
- Settlement Analysis
- Foundation Design Recommendations
- Slope Stability Analysis
- Pavement Design
- Construction Monitoring
Typical Tasks
- Consultation with the architect/engineer/owner in planning geotechnical work.
- Site selection studies and preliminary investigations of alternative sites.
- Foundation design recommendations for various structures.
- Pavement design analysis for new streets, parking areas, and roads.
- Prospecting and development of sources for embankment borrow, and aggregates for asphaltic concrete, Portland cement concrete, and stabilized earth mixes.
Evaluation AND Analysis
ConformaTech is very proficient in the evaluation and analysis of geotechnical conditions. Computerized analyses are performed at all levels of our company. Computerized analyses routinely utilized by ConformaTech address shallow and deep foundation bearing capacity and settlement, slope stability and pavement section determination.
Explorations
Geotechnical exploration work encompasses drilling and sampling of soils and rock, installation of piezometers and construction of groundwater monitoring wells. ConformaTech has teaming arrangements with multiple drilling firms that can respond to various geotechnical conditions.
