Sinkhole Investigations Cheval What Equipment is Needed to Perform Sinkhole Investigations?

Many people are shocked to know that an insurance company will rarely be the one who goes out to a location to perform sinkhole investigations. Cheval residents might not know that insurance companies typically contract out the work to a professional geotechnical drilling company, as they are the ones who have the necessary equipment needed to find and correct an active sinkhole. Many homeowners do not know what type of equipment that is needed to perform sinkhole investigations, so here is a small portion of what professionals may be using, and how they go about correcting a sinkhole that is proven to have been growing. 

Sample Collection Equipment

Even though geotechnical drilling professionals deal with a lot of sinkholes, it can still be hard for someone to find one on the surface of the location, so their best course of action is to collect ground samples. In order to do this during an active sinkhole investigation, Cheval residents should know that a boring hole needs to be drilled and brought to the surface to be looked at. These samples will display different levels of sediments, or lack thereof if there is an active sinkhole that is present. Typically, more than one sample will be collected at a location to look at them collectively to see if there are any discrepancies.

Tools for Compaction Grouting

There are different ways to go about correcting sinkholes to make sure they will not cause damage in the future, and one of the most common methods is known as compaction grouting. This is when professionals will drill to where a sinkhole is losing sediment, and pump it with a compaction material, to stabilize the sinkhole and potentially prevent it from growing in the future. After Sinkhole Investigations, Cheval residents should know that an insurance company will only act when they have undeniable evidence for a sinkhole.

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