Geo-technical investigation shown a substantial importance in structural safety that prevents human and material damages. It also helps in achieving structural reliability against foundation cracks, earthquake, and other catastrophes through thorough investigation. Geo-technical investigation can be achieved through the simple visual inspection for small structures while a detailed investigation for the large structure or infrastructure projects. It requires a on site (in-situ) testing may be manual or computer aided as per requirement. Further, laboratory investigation of soil and rock in much more essential to achieve a control environmental testing to address major insights of material.
The purposes of a Geotechnical Investigation are to investigate the soil and geologic conditions of a property and to provide recommendations and design criteria for construction.
The scope of a Geotechnical Investigation includes review of available literature; conducting in-situ exploration, mapping/logging of each details and sampling; and laboratory testing of samples obtained in the field.
The collected data is analyzed and geotechnical criteria for foundations, retaining walls, site grading and site drainage are developed.
Lab investigation 
Plate load test 
Samples 
Standard Penetration test 
Bore hole sample collections 
Dams and Tunnels 
Builders and Land Developers
A major criteria in Geo-technical investigation is load bearing capacity, and respective lateral stresses from the onsite soil and rocks. The report includes a summarisation of the field and laboratory findings, comments on geotechnical impacts of the site, and recommendation for the suitable foundation or suggestion for improving ground conditions, if required. It includes a detailed investigation of the soil to determine the soil strength, composition, water content, and other important soil characteristics.
A geotechnical examination includes surface and subsurface exploration, soil sampling, and laboratory analysis. Geotechnical investigations are also known as foundation analysis, soil analysis, soil testing, soil mechanics, and subsurface investigation. The samples are examined prior to the development of the location.
Geotechnical investigations should be executed by highly experienced geotechnical engineers and geologists to acquire information regarding the physical characteristics of soil and rocks. The purpose of geotechnical investigations is to design earthworks, pilings and foundations for structures, and to execute earthwork repairs necessitated due to changes in the subsurface environment.
GeoEnviroVision provides services in the Nashik and whole Maharashtra. Also, we had provided testing and consulting solutions in Gujarat and Karnataka. GeoEnviroVision has a specialized members which are doctorate in field of civil engineering with specialization in environmental engineering, soil and foundation (geotechnical) engineering, Structural engineering.