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Geoinvestigate Provides Engineering Geological And Geotechnical Engineering Services Relating To Construction Projects Impacted by Natural And Artificial Geological Hazards – Roads, Cuttings, Excavations, Pipelines, Drainage, Telecoms Masts, Solar Farms, Wind Farms And Grid Energy Battery Storage Stations. Basements And Embankments. Housing And Building Developments, Commercial & Retail Projects. Landfill Sites. Shallow & Piled Foundations, Ground Treatment And Stabilisation. Building Subsidence, Soil & Rock Slopes, Peat Landslide Hazard And Risk Assessment, Retaining Walls, Abandoned Mine Workings, Mine Shafts, Mine Adits, Natural Karst Limestone, Chalk, Gypsum Dissolution Voids And Sinkhole Hazards, Infrastructure Decay, Artificial Ground Collapse. Geotechnical Risk Assessment, Due Diligence And Asset Appraisal Surveys….. and much more!
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Geoinvestigate’s experts have been providing specialist technical Coal Mining Risk Assessments for over 25 years to home-owners, house buyers, self-builders estate agents, developers, architects, engineers, Councils and the public. Our team can provide a top-quality, fast turn-around CMRA report within a week or less.
Geoinvestigate’s experts are highly experienced and fully qualified to carry out CMRAs. By doing it right the first time and complying with current government planning guidance we can save you TIME and MONEY by avoiding unnecessary delays caused by inadequate risk assessment.
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Land Quality Surveys, Greenfield, Brownfield, Contaminated Land Risk Assessment including DQRA. Radon Gas, Landfill Gas & Mine Gas Surveys. Groundwater And Ground Gas Risk Assessment. Phase 3 Remediation Strategy Formulation And Phase 4 Validation Inspection And Closure Reporting. Gas Membrane Testing. WACs Testing and Advice On Waste Classification For Landfill Disposal Provided. Geoinvestigate’s Geoenvironmental Services and Reporting is carried out in accordance with Current Best Practice Guidance. Due Diligence And Asset Appraisal Surveys Also Undertaken.
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Phase 1 Desk Top Studies, Aerial (UAV) Drone Surveys. Topographic Land Surveys. GIS & Lidar Terrain Analysis. Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Surveys. Phase 2 Site Investigation Walkover /Reconnaissance Surveys. Intrusive Ground Investigation Trial Pits, Test Pits, Trenching, Site Scrape And Site Strip. In-Situ Plate Bearing & CBR Testing. Drilling, Window & Windowless Sampling Boreholes. Restricted Access Hand-Held Mini Boreholes. Restricted Access Mini-Tracked Drilling Rig – Dando Terrier, Archway Competitor, Global Tracker. Modular Window Sampling. DCP Dynamic Cone Penetrometer Testing -TRL. Heavy & Super Heavyweight DPH & DSPH Dynamic Probing. Restricted Access Rotary Microdrilling & Probing. Cable Tool Drilling, Cable Percussion Boreholes, Shell & Auger Boring, Soil Description & Logging. Multi-Functional Mini & Maxi Rotary Drilling & Coring Rigs. Standard Penetration Testing (SPT). Borehole Instrumentation. Water & Gas Well Installation, Gas Monitoring And Water Sampling. Soakaway, Infiltration, Percolation & Permeability Testing To BRE 365 & BS 5930.
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Soakaway or percolation tests are used in the design of Sustainable Drainage Systems SuDS including soakaways, permeable paving and drainage fields. Testing is carried out by falling head tests in a borehole according to BS 5930 or in a larger pit to BRE 365. Geoinvestigate carry out a desk study assessment for every site to ensure the most appropriate test procedure and duration is proposed and this is reflected in our quote. It is not “one size fits all” when it comes to measuring permeability, and often a combination of methods is adopted to assess both near-surface and deeper soils. “Percolation Testing” most often refers to Building Regulations Part H (or BS 6297). This is a shallow depth test carried out to determine a site’s suitability for shallow drainage fields serving septic tanks or package treatment plants. Here, soils must not be too permeable or too slow. If drainage is too slow a system will not function and cause flooding, but if drainage is too fast there is a risk of effluent affecting groundwater systems: there is a fine balance. Geoinvestigate offer all of the above services, including soakaway design calculations and drainage field design, together with advice regarding the most feasible and effective SuDS options and combinations for any given development.
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Plate bearing, plate load testing or CBR testing simulates larger scale loading on engineered fills and cohesive and granular soils. The tests are used to establish the safe carrying load of piling mats, crane bases & outriggers and to check compaction and subgrade strength for road and pavement design.
Testing is carried out in accordance with BS 1377: Part 9: 1990. Kentledge is provided by-on site or hired-in construction plant 360 excavator, JCB 3CX or dumper.
Geoinvestigate provides national coverage with results issued at site or on the same day. Prices start from £450 + VAT excluding kentledge to be provided by the client.
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This FREE Helpline Was Created To Assist The Public Seeking Information And Advice On Mine Shaft And Sinkhole Hazards and was another first in the UK geohazards sector when Geoinvestigate introduced it in 2018. It Is Intended For Those Buying And Selling Houses And Solicitors And Estate Agents Dealing With Mine Shaft And Sinkhole Proximity Hazard. Builders & Property Developers Are Also Welcome To Use It.
Since its introduction Geoinvestigate has responded to 100s of varied and interesting enquiries from house buyers experiencing problems with mortgage lending, properties inherited with mine shaft proximity hazard, cash buyers and properties purchased at auction and subsequently found to have mine shaft problems. An issue which has raised particular concern is the buy-to-let and rental markets where tenants may not be made aware of the presence of mine shafts and sinkholes within their properties though this is known to their landlord or agent.
Keep the calls coming in folks!
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Plasticity and soil moisture determination, strength and compressibility testing, soil and water contamination analysis, pH and sulphate testing, WACs & waste disposal classification. In house and accredited out-source.
