Geotechnical Engineering Services

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SKA provides high-quality, cost-effective geotechnical engineering and construction phase services for new construction, expansion, or renovation of commercial, heavy industrial, utility, transportation, institutional, and governmental facilities. SKA conducts subsurface investigations, performs geotechnical analyses for design and construction of earthwork and foundations, provides shallow and deep foundation recommendations, and provides foundation and earthwork construction monitoring and observation services. 

Our geotechnical engineering services include:

  • Subsurface investigations, sampling, and testing
  • Design, installation, and analysis of geotechnical instrumentation (piezometers, groundwater monitoring wells, slope inclinometers, settlement points, deep strain gauges, etc.)
  • Shallow and deep foundation design recommendations
  • Earthwork design and construction recommendations
  • Slope stability and seepage analyses
  • Design and construction recommendations for earth dams and levees
  • Geotechnical recommendations for retaining structure design
  • Landslide assessment/remediation
  • Pavement evaluation, rehabilitation, and design
  • Geo-hazard assessments
  • Grouting and ground improvement
  • Geotechnical forensic engineering

Our construction inspection services include:

  • Earthwork and foundation construction inspection
  • Construction material testing (earthwork and concrete)
  • Borrow material assessment and approvals
  • Quality assurance/quality control testing