Site Investigation

Boring

Boreholes are drilled using rotary mechanical boring machines that are able operate in all ground conditions. The machinery is operated to ensure the highest possible recovery of bored volume

Drilling Equipment

One mobile drill (B57), mounted on a Bedford 4-wheel truck (USA)

One Zalzgitter SG 750 machine (Germany)

Two Bauer UBW 08 S Universal multi-purpose drilling machines (Germany) with Domin vibro rotary drilling heads (France)

Five Atlas D750 drilling machines (Sweden)

Sampling

Single Core - Double Core barrel – Mazier Sampler with plastic lines – Densen Sampler

Field Testing

All testing in accordance with ASTM or BS standards.

Field Testing Equipment

Standard penetration test with automatic release hammers (USA)

Field vane equipment (Norway)

One Menard pressure meter apparatus (France)

One 20-ton CPT machine, truck mounted (Netherlands)

One seismic cone (Netherlands)

One piezocone (Netherlands)

One flat dilatometer test (Italy)