- Geotechnical investigations to identify soil, rock, and groundwater conditions
- Geological and pedological investigations
- Hydrogeological investigations
- Rock mechanics
- Photogeology
- Geotechnical modeling
- Behaviour evaluations of conventional foundations, piles, caissons, temporary and permanent earth retaining structures, supported slopes, landfill, earth dykes, raft foundations, highways, roads, large diameter culverts, wharves, storage tanks, etc.
- Preparation of reports pertaining to the design of all structural components bearing on or retaining soil or rock, including appropriate construction methods and precautions
- Instrumentation and analysis of foundations, earth-retaining structures, bedrock faces and embankments
- Construction inspection during the installation of foundations, piles, shoring, and earth structures
- Drainage, erosion control, and land layout
- Expertise in new and special construction methods such as ground stabilization fabrics, Styrofoam insulation, dynamic consolidation, reinforced earth and gabion earth retaining structures, grouted steel bars, and composite mass
- Failure analysis and remediation scenarios for retaining walls, slopes, shorelines, etc.
- Assessment, design, and supervision of the rehabilitation of pavement structures
- Cost analysis, budget estimates, management, and design of earthworks
- Analysis of existing designs and specifications
- Litigation support
Field Testing:
- Piezocone
- Piezometer
- Scissometer
- Pressiometer
Laboratory Testing:
- Granulometry
- Unconfined Compressive Strength Test
- Consolidation Testing
- Multi-stage triaxial shear tests
Analysis of pavement and pavement structures
- Qualitative statement (visual evaluation, general condition of the surface)
- Quantitative statement (rate and severity of deterioration, rutting, International Roughness Index (IRI))
- Statement on the mechanical characteristics (residual mechanical properties of the pavement structure
- and infrastructure: CBR Module, constraints and allowable deformations)
Diagnosis
- Origin and cause of deteriorations by section and sector
- Priority of interventions
Presentation of deterioration on a plan with geodetic references
Solutions adapted and optimized according to existing structural characteristics
- Reconstruction using recycled materials
- Rehabilitation
- Surface treatment
- Stabilized foundation
- Structural reinforcement
- Thin and structural re-surfacing
- System to reduce cracking
Technical analysis and economical solutions
- Empirical and mechanically determined conception approach
- Rehabilitation program amortized over time
Quality control of procedures
- Laboratory analysis
- Quality control on-site
- Quality control of evenness
- Standard quality control of materials
Evolving with the times (retrieving results, supervision, and assessment)
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