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Geotechnical Site Investigation

The foundation of every project: open the borehole, measure strength and stiffness and recover the undisturbed sample of the subsoil.

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Geotechnical investigation reveals the characteristics and properties of the subsoil and its several strata. This understanding is essential for the proper design of a project and the consequent success of its execution.

Geotechnical Investigation

Tests and services in this area

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CPTu Piezocone

ISO-22.476-1

Cone resistance, sleeve friction and pore pressure measured in real time every 2 cm of depth, the continuous profile of the subsoil with no sampling required.

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SPT Drilling

NBR 6484

The benchmark test of Brazilian geotechnics: penetration resistance index and a soil sample every metre.

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Marchetti Dilatometer DMT

Marchetti

The Marchetti blade measures soil stiffness in situ with high repeatability, modulus, horizontal stress and stress history.

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Shelby Sampling

undisturbed sample

The thin-wall tube that recovers the undisturbed sample of soft soils, the sample the laboratory test requires.

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Diamond Core Drilling

rotary · RQD

Rotary drilling with a diamond crown that recovers continuous core from rock and strong soils.

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Vane Test

NBR 10905

Field vane test for the undrained shear strength of soft clays, measured in situ.

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Composite Drillingin preparation

percussion + rotary

Combines SPT in the soil and diamond rotary in the rock, in the same borehole, from the top to the founding level.

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Denison Sampler

double tube

Double-wall sampler for undisturbed samples in stiffer soils, where the Shelby does not penetrate.

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Block Sampling

NBR 9604

Undisturbed block hand-carved in an inspection pit: the highest-quality sample for advanced laboratory testing.

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Continuous Soil Sampler

continuous profile

Recovers a continuous soil profile, revealing the stratigraphy without the gaps of the SPT.

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Destructive Drillingin preparation

rapid advance

Advance drilling for the installation of instruments and access, with no core recovery.

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Hollow Auger (hollow stem)

dry drilling

Hollow helical auger that drills dry and allows sampling through the stem, ideal where water cannot be used.

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Ménard Pressuremeter (PMT)

ISO-22.476-4

Ménard pressuremeter test: the probe expands in the borehole and measures the pressure-strain relationship of the soil in situ, for modulus and limit pressure.

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