Geotechnical Engineering and Construction
Quality Control for Waste Management Facilities

Hydrogeologic Investigation for Design and Permit

• Planning and implementation of explorations to determine site specific parameters
• Soil and rock borings, Monitoring wells
• Piezometers, In-situ tests

Laboratory Testing

• Hydraulic permeability
• Soil strength and consolidation properties
• Ph, fabric, swell potential, and dispersive characteristics
• Cation exchange capacity, activity, and organic content
• Atterberg limits, grain size distribution

Engineering Analysis and Reporting

• Construction recommendations, earthwork specifications
• Slope stability, soil stabilization
• Geotextiles
• Observation well construction specifications

Operational Site Services

• Installation of groundwater monitoring systems
• Field tests - density and moisture
• Laboratory tests - moisture, density, and permeability
• Development and implementation of quality assurance programs for field and laboratory testing of site preparation and construction of soil liners

Special Services

• Specialized laboratory applications including fabrication of specialized testing equipment, permeability and soil stabilization studies
• Quality control of Soil-Bentonite Slurry Walls- including mix design studies, compatibility studies, field inspection and production control
• Quality control of Solidification Operations- including mix design studies, compatibility studies, field inspection and production control
• QA/QC materials testing and documentation