Whether highways, dams, buildings, or other structures, a thorough and accurate geotechnical evaluation ensures a safe and sound underlying terrain for whatever construction and development takes place upon it. The potentially unforeseen conditions of the subsurface geology and topography can impact a project’s economic feasibility, engineering capability, and ultimate project success. That's where we come in. While our geotechnical engineering services are versatile and custom-tailored to the needs of our client, they are typically performed in three phases: The Exploration Phase - Information is gathered and data is assimilated. The Laboratory Phase - Data is studied and more thoroughly examined The Engineering Analysis Phase - Inferences are drawn and recommendations are made based on our findings and analysis. We accomplish geotechnical analysis using a team of specialist engineers, our field services group, and our 5,000-square-foot AASHTO-accredited testing and laboratory facility.

Geotechnical engineering is the study of the behaviour of soils under the influence of loading forces and soil-water interactions. This knowledge is applied to the design of foundations, retaining walls, earth dams, clay liners, and geosynthetics for waste containment. The goals of geotechnical engineers could range from the design of foundations and temporary excavation support, through route selection for railways and highways, to the increasingly important areas of landfill disposal of wastes and groundwater contamination. As such, the geotechnical engineer is involved in field and laboratory investigations to determine the engineering properties of site soils and other geomaterials and their subsequent use in the analytical study of the problem at hand. Recent computational and computer advances are extending our ability to predict the behaviour of soil and soil-water systems under a wide variety of conditions. In recent years, the activities of geotechnical engineers have also involved geoenvironmental engineering. Geoenvironmental engineers design strategies for the clean-up of contaminated soils and groundwater and develop management systems for contaminated sites. Employment opportunities include geotechnical and engineering consultants, public utilities, governmental agencies, environmental agencies, specialized contractors and resource industry companies..