Geotechnical & Geophysical Services
Reliable subsurface investigation and testing for safe and optimized engineering design.
INTRODUCTION
Comprehensive Geotechnical Investigation & Testing
We offer comprehensive geotechnical investigation and testing services designed to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective foundation and earthwork design. Our expertise covers the full spectrum of geotechnical studies from preliminary site characterization to advanced laboratory and in-situ testing. We assess soil, rock, and groundwater conditions to provide accurate data and engineering recommendations that support design optimization and compliance with international and local standards. Operating across Oman and the wider GCC region, we deliver tailored Geotechnical Solutions for Infrastructure, Oil fields, Roads, Industrial, Over Head Lines, Commercial and Energy projects of all scales.
Our Services
- Borehole drilling: Vertical (up to 400m), Inclined (up to 200m) with recovery of 90% to 95%
- Sampling: Disturbed, undisturbed, and relatively undisturbed via augers, SPT, Shelby tubes, Piston samplers
- Recommendations: Safe Bearing Capacity (SBC) for foundation including settlement calculation, ground improvement techniques.
- SPT & DCPT for soil classification and subgrade evaluation
- Permeability: Lefranc Test (Constant/Falling Head), Lugeon (Double Packer)
- Plate Load Test, In-Situ CBR, Electrical/Thermal Resistivity, Pile Integrity, Infiltration (Double Ring).
- Piezometer installation: Standpipe & Vibrating-Wire
- Groundwater level and pore pressure monitoring
- Sampling for chemical and microbiological analysis
- Physical: Water Content, Grain Size Analysis, Atterberg limits, Hydrometer, CBR, Shear, Consolidation, Swelling, Triaxial, UCS and Point Load.
- Chemical: Soil and Water Analysis for Trace Metals, Organics and routine parameters
- Static and dynamic analysis of natural and engineered slopes including protection of slopes.
- Modelling and mitigation design by qualified geologists and engineers
- Drilling of the bore holes to install the earthing materials upto 150 mm diameter.
Geophysical Surveys
Downhole and Crosshole seismic tests to determine Dynamic Soil and Rock properties, supporting the design of Machine Foundations, Vibration-Sensitive Structures and Critical Infrastructure.
Seismic Refraction Test (SRT), Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT), Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), and Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) for comprehensive subsurface profiling and detection of Cavities.
Site-Specific Seismic and Geophysical Analysis to assist engineers in developing safe, economical, and sustainable designs.
Drone-based Topographical and Magnetic Surveys and DGPS surveys for high-precision surface mapping and spatial data acquisition.
