GA Site Investigation Ltd
GROUND INVESTIGATION SERVICES AVAILABLE ACROSS THE UK
A COMPREHENSIVE TESTING AND INVESTIGATION SERVICE
Phase 1: Desk Studies
Desktop studies are undertaken using published historic data to identify and produce:
- Environmental Objective – Former use of the site and surrounding area which may have an impact on the proposed development, end-users, construction works and the local environment leading to an initial conceptual site model and qualitative contamination risk assessment.
- Geotechnical Objective – to assess the likelihood of the presence of any geo-hazards.
- Design of intrusive investigation – to allow a revised Quantitative site-specific contamination risk assessment.
Phase 2: Intrusive Site Investigation
An intrusive investigation by physical excavation. This includes:
- Utility plan review. Site-specific utility STAT packs provided as required.
- CAT scanning of all test locations in advance of breaking ground
- GPS locating of excavations to an accuracy of <10mm
- Trial pits – both hand and machine dug for shallow soil sampling and investigation of potential buried features or deposits which may affect the development
- Borehole excavation for use in foundation and ground floor option selection
- In-situ testing for soil strength
- Soil and groundwater sampling
- Monitoring point installation
- Groundwater and ground gas monitoring
- Geotechnical laboratory analysis of samples
- Contamination laboratory analysis of samples to determine site-specific levels of soil and water contamination
- Reporting of site-specific contamination levels and risks posed
- Reporting of geotechnical ground conditions, and the effects these will have on foundation and ground floor requirements for the development
- Reporting of geotechnical ground conditions, and the effects these will have on foundation and ground floor requirements for the development
- Initial contaminated land remediation requirements should these be required
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