Whiteford Geoservices Ltd is a specialist site investigation company offering many techniques applicable to the civil engineering sector and associated industries.

Implementation of a thorough ground investigation programme will save you money and avoid problems during the construction stage.

Whiteford Geoservices can employ one or more of the following techniques, to provide a comprehensive picture of underlying ground conditions.

Trial Pits

Allows a physical determination of site conditions to a depth in excess of 4m.

Boreholes

Used to determine site conditions to depths greater than 5m. Can also be used to conduct in-situ tests or take samples for laboratory testing.

Dynamic Probing

Rapid reconnaissance tool used to determine site conditions and allowing correlation of information between boreholes.

Window sampling

Used to gain geotechnical information to a depth of 3-4m on sites with difficult access or where disturbance must be kept to a minimum.

In-Situ Testing

Used to gain valuable on site information regarding bearing capacities for access roads, turbine bases etc; hydrological evaluation etc.

Laboratory Testing

Where sites are targeted for wind farm development it is often necessary to determin specific soil parameters to aid effective foundation design, analyse rock quarrying potential and calculate slope tability. All require laboratory testing which can be carried out within our own dedicated laboratory.

Topographic Surveying

A combination of Differential GPS and Total Station surveying is regularly used by our staff to gather topographic data over sites in excess of 7 square km. The resulting survey plan then forms the template for the wind farm design.

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