Drilling
Cable-percussion (shell and auger) rig
× 3 units
- Capacity
- Boreholes to about 40 m
Equipment and laboratory
The rigs, instruments and laboratory we own, run and maintain ourselves.
Drilling· 2 types, 5 units
Drilling
Rotary rig, truck or skid mounted
× 2 units
- Capacity
- Soil and weathered rock, to about 50 m
In-situ testing· 2 types, 4 units
In-situ testing
Cone Penetration Test rig with piezocone
× 1 unit
- Capacity
- 20 t reaction
In-situ testing
Standard Penetration Test kit with automatic trip hammer
× 3 units
- Capacity
- 63.5 kg hammer, 760 mm drop
Sampling· 1 type, 2 units
Sampling
Thin-wall tube and piston samplers for undisturbed samples
× 2 units
- Capacity
- Soft to firm clays
Geophysics· 2 types, 2 units
Geophysics
Multi-electrode resistivity imaging system
× 1 unit
- Capacity
- 48 electrodes
Geophysics
Seismograph for refraction and MASW surveys
× 1 unit
- Capacity
- 24 channels
Laboratory· 1 type, 1 unit
Laboratory
Triaxial, oedometer, direct shear, Atterberg limits, sieve and hydrometer, compaction, unconfined compression
× 1 unit
- Capacity
- Full classification and strength suite
- Supplied as
- 1 set
Piling· 2 types, 2 units
Piling
Hydraulic bored piling rig
× 1 unit
- Capacity
- 600 to 1,200 mm diameter, to about 40 m
Piling
Service crane, casing, tremie pipes, bentonite mixing plant
× 1 unit
- Capacity
- Supports one rig
- Supplied as
- 1 set
Pile testing· 2 types, 2 units
Pile testing
Low-strain pile integrity tester
× 1 unit
- Capacity
- All pile types
Pile testing
Static load test system (jacks, reaction frame, gauges)
× 1 unit
- Capacity
- Up to 1,000 t test load
Survey and support· 1 type, 1 unit
Survey and support
Total station, GPS, generators, dewatering pumps
× 1 unit
- Capacity
- Setting out and site support
- Supplied as
- 1 set
Laboratory
Laboratory tests
Our laboratory turns site samples into the parameters engineers design with.
- Moisture contentClassification
- Atterberg limitsPlasticity
- Particle size distribution (sieve)Grading
- Hydrometer analysisFine grading
- Bulk and dry densityDensity
- Specific gravityClassification
- Compaction (Proctor)Earthworks
- California Bearing Ratio (CBR)Pavements
- Unconfined compressionStrength
- Triaxial (UU and CU)Strength
- Oedometer consolidationSettlement
- Direct shearStrength
Borehole log · BH-03Sheet 1 of 2
Sample report
See what a borehole log looks like
Every log we issue follows the same layout, so engineers can read it at a glance.
- Depth, strata descriptions and legend
- SPT N-values every 1.5 m
- Samples taken and groundwater strikes
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