Precision Drilling Jacksonville How Precise Do Geotechnical Drilling Companies Needs to be?

When someone calls upon a professional geotechnical drilling company for some sort of service, a drilling company needs to be as precise as possible with their equipment, as it can make or break the project in some instances. Many people mistakenly think that as long as geotechnical drilling professionals are close enough with their drilling, that everything will work out fine or for the best, but this is not true. There are some instances where a geotechnical drilling professional can be a little less precise, but in most cases a geotechnical drilling professional needs to know what they are doing in order to get the job done properly.

Foundational Drilling

One of the instances where a geotechnical drilling professional needs to be precise when they are out on location drilling is when they are asked to perform foundational drilling. Foundational drilling is done on most of the new buildings and homes that are constructed, and it helps to protect the structure and all people who will be inside it. When it comes to precision drilling, Jacksonville residents should know that if they are off slightly when drilling for a foundation, it can be a huge problem. It can cause an issue with the structural integrity of the building, which is a big safety issue.

Well construction and drilling

Apart from foundational drilling, drilling for a well in residential areas is one of the most common services requested by homeowners. Drilling for a well may not need to be as precise as foundational drilling, but a drilling professional needs to be precise with well construction because it can mean the difference in having water and not having it. When it comes to services that are related to precision drilling, Jackson drilling professionals will have to drill at a certain depth or need to drill within a certain diameter for the best results.

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Geotech Environmental Jacksonville Geotech Environmental Tools Used by Drilling Professionals

Geotechnical drilling is a much larger discipline or field than most people realize. Many people falsely believe that there is nothing more to geotechnical drilling other than digging a deep hole in the ground, but there is a lot more that goes into the task than that. One of the biggest aspects of geotechnical drilling is the tools that professionals use for services related to geotech environmental. Jacksonville residents may be bettering themselves by knowing what are the most important tools for professionals in order to perform geotechnical or environmental drilling.

Assorted Drill Bits

One of the most common tools that are needed for a geotechnical drilling professional to be successful at their job are drill bits. These are similar to drill bits on power drills that people have at their homes, but they are much larger and need to be designed to go through tough rocks and sediments. Some drill bits are designed for loose or shifting soils and sediments like sand, while others are designed to cut through tough sediments like quartz. When it comes to professionals’ drillers doing something with Geotech environmental, Jacksonville residents should know how important these different types of drill bits are. If someone was to use the wrong drill bit for a specific sediment, it can cause the task to be much longer than it has to be and can potentially damage the drilling equipment.

Tools for Penetration Testing

In order for geotechnical drilling professionals to know what is lying below the surface of a location to use the right drilling equipment, it is important for them to perform tests related to Geotech environmental. Jacksonville drilling professionals will use penetration testing to take a sample of the ground, so they have a good idea of what types of geological and sediment conditions they can expect throughout the location. These tools and tests are often used when a drilling professional is asked to perform work in a place that they have never done work in.

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Foundation Drilling Jacksonville Foundational Drilling for Newly Constructed Homes

Many people wrongly think that a professional geotechnical drilling company is concerned with getting a specific resource out of the ground, such as with oil or gas, but this is not accurate. It is more common that a geotechnical drilling company will be involved with new construction projects or improving on pre existing infrastructure. One common service that is offered by these professionals is foundational drilling. Jacksonville residents should be made aware that all buildings need to have some form of foundational drilling, as the foundation is one of the most important aspects of any building regardless of its purpose.

Why is Foundational Drilling Done?

There are two main reasons why foundational drilling services are so important when constructing new buildings or homes. The first reason that foundational drilling is important to construction companies is that geological anomalies can be discovered during foundational drilling. Jacksonville geotechnical drilling professionals may find evidence for a sinkhole while performing foundational drilling, which would put the project on hold. The other main reason why foundational drilling is done is to ensure the structural integrity and safety of the building. No one wants to live or work in a building that is not safe, and one of the best ways to go about making a safe building is starting with a solid foundation.

How to Ensure a Safe Foundation

Creating a safe foundation is not as simple as building a new home on a concrete slab instead of on the ground. When it comes to foundational drilling, Jacksonville geotechnical drilling professionals will start with drilling many boring holes to create support for the structure. A lot of support is needed in order to make a structure safe. For example, if a sinkhole is underneath the location of a building, it can easily wreak havoc on a building that has little or no support at all. However, when there are many points of support, there is a good chance that if one place of support is compromised, it is not going to affect the building because it is being supported by other points.

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Drilling Jacksonville What Drilling Services are popular in Northern Florida?

There are many types of sediments that drilling professionals can drill into. This is very important because not all geological conditions are the same from state to state or region to region. Different types of soils and sediments can dictate what type of drilling services or what type of drilling equipment that will be the most important during geotechnical drilling. Jacksonville residents might not know that there are some drilling services that are more popular in their area simply because of the geological conditions that are consistent throughout northern Florida.

Bore Drilling in Sandy Conditions

Throughout the state of Florida, and including north Florida, it is very common to come across loose and sandy soils instead of rocky geological conditions. While most people might think that it would be easier to drill into loose soil conditions, it can actually be pretty hard, especially if it is a deep hole like a boring hole for geotechnical drilling. Jacksonville residents should know that drilling a boring hole can be extremely challenging if the sediment you are drilling into keeps shifting and moving around. Special drilling equipment has to be used in order to drill into these locations, depending on the task that needs to be done.

Sinkhole Investigations

Although a drilling company does not drill for sinkholes, they may be contracted to perform sinkhole investigations on someone’s property. Many drilling companies will take samples of the ground at these locations and look to see if there are any signs of sinkhole activity, such as the loss of specific sediments. Many sinkholes start because limestone sediment has been eroded away by water and creates a hole or cavity which can turn into a sinkhole, and this is why so many sinkholes are found in Florida while drilling. Jacksonville residents should be made aware that sinkholes may take many years until they are noticeable by anyone, while other sinkholes seem to develop overnight. This depends a lot on the geological conditions and the amount of rain or groundwater present.

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Difficult Access Drilling Jacksonville What can Make it Hard for Drilling Professionals Around Northern Florida?

Geotechnical drilling is something that can be done in many locations and under very different conditions. This also includes the geological conditions of a site that can vary from time to time. Every drilling location will have its own unique challenges that professionals will have to deal with, and this includes in and around the city of Jacksonville known commonly difficult access drilling. Jacksonville residents might not see what would be the big problem with a professional drilling company making holes in the ground, but even in north Florida there are certain issues that many other areas of the country do not have to deal with.

The Probability of Finding Sinkhole Activity

The state of Florida is one of the most active states to see sinkhole activity. This has all to do with the type of geological conditions that are common throughout the state that can be susceptible to water erosion. These sediments are easy to drill into, but if there are signs of water erosion or sinkhole activity, it can lead to difficult access drilling. Jacksonville drilling professionals need to go out and take samples of the location to see if there are any signs of sinkhole activity to without for. IF there is a sinkhole on a specific location, there is a good chance that construction cannot proceed until that sinkhole is taken care of.

The Amount of Water That is in the Ground

Another thing that geotechnical drilling professionals have to watch out for when drilling in the state of Florida is the amount of water that is present. Drilling professionals can drill through some water in the ground, but when the ground is saturated, it can be very hard to keep a boring hole and creating a situation with difficult access drilling. Jacksonville drilling professionals know that much of the state of Florida is at or only a couple feet above sea level, making it much more likely they will have to deal with some water, but too much water can put a project on hold.

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Marine Drilling Jacksonville Marine Drilling Performed in Large Cities

Being that the state of Florida is surrounded by the ocean water on three sides, there is no doubt that some of the more popular drilling services are related to marine drilling. Jacksonville residents might think that people in their city could not possibly benefit from these types of services because they do not live on the coast of the state, but this kind of logic is faulty. This is because even in large cities, people can benefit from marine drilling services even if it does not seem as obvious. Here are some ways that drilling professionals may be performing some form of marine drilling in large cities around the state.

Development on a Large River

The city of Jacksonville is a little different from other large cities because it is built on the banks of the St. Johns River. There are many houses, apartments, and commercial buildings that are built along this river, and most of them have been improved or benefited from by marine drilling. Jacksonville residents might not know the extensive process that must happen to a structure that is built on the water or next to it. Consider if a large city needs a new bridge built. They are going to have to drill into the river the bridge passes over in order to ensure that the structure will be safe for people to use regularly.

Wetland Development in Larger Cities

Most of the larger cities in the state of Florida as well as the rest of the United States are constantly growing. All of these new people need to be accommodated with a place to live, and this often involves turning rural and underdeveloped areas into urban ones. In many areas of Florida, these underdeveloped areas are marshlands and wetlands which need to be started with services related to marine drilling. Jacksonville residents might not know that even in shallow water areas, and not just large bodies of water, can marine drilling services and equipment be useful.

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Environmental Drilling Jacksonville Where Does Urban Environmental Drilling Happen?

When someone is asked to think about where a company performs environmental drilling, Jacksonville residents might be quick to assume these are in areas that are underdeveloped or rural. They imagine a plot of land somewhere that needs drilling services, but they are hard to perform because of environmental conditions, but this is not always the case. In fact, it is even possible to see a professional drilling company performing services related to environmental drilling in urbanized areas, including large metropolitan areas or cities. Here are some of the more common ways environmental drilling happens in more developed places in our community.

Cities with Empty Plots of Land

Most people imagine that cities are going to be covered with buildings and industrial areas that there is little to no places to find under developed land or plots of land that could benefit from environmental drilling. Jacksonville residents should know that if an area does not have any type of building or urban build up, grass and other forms of plant life will come back. This is when the tools and equipment used in environmental drilling could become important in some instances for drilling companies that find themselves working in large cities.

Marine Drilling in Cities

Apart from the environment of the land that drilling companies have to worry about, many people often overlook the parts of a city that are coastal or have access to a large body of water. There is a good chance that a drilling company will have to drill in water if they are using equipment that is used in environmental drilling. Jacksonville residents should be made aware that drilling into a large body of water is never easy, even with the right equipment. It is also important to keep in mind that if this body of water is a source of drinking water they have to be careful how much work is done because it can affect the lives of many people.

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Geotechnical Drilling Jacksonville Beach How Can You Fix an Unstable Structure With Geotechnical Drilling?

Jacksonville Beach, Louisiana geotechnical drilling firms are kept quite busy because the Gulf Coast is one of the most challenging regions of the continent when it comes to geotechnical engineering. This is because regions of Louisiana, Florida, Alabama and Texas (amongst other regions) are plagued by loose, sandy soil, combined with soft bedrock and a higher than average frequency of sinkholes.

When it comes to site investigations that utilize geotechnical drilling, Jacksonville Beach area developers and builders only started utilizing this form of site investigation in recent decades. This means that there are many older structures that are on unstable ground and at risk of catastrophic failure or collapse. But this is an area where geotechnical drilling can be useful, as you can gain the information you need to make modifications that can repair a structure’s instability.

How Do You Repair a Damaged Structure Using Geotechnical Drilling?

Jacksonville Beach area builders, engineers and architects frequently hire a geotechnical drilling firm to perform an investigation at a site where you have a structure that’s ailing. Some of the most common situations include:

  • A building that is showing signs of “sinking” and shifting
  • A building that is atop a known underground void, which could collapse into a sinkhole at any time
  • A structure in a location that was damaged by an earthquake, flood or other natural event
  • A structure that’s showing unexpected or premature structural degradation that cannot be attributed to the architectural design (and is therefore believed to be a result of a change in the underlying earth.)

All of these cases share one thing in common: the underlying earth appears to be lacking integrity and strength, resulting in damage and a serious safety risk in many cases.

With geotechnical drilling, Jacksonville Beach natives can evaluate the ground composition, the stone and bedrock integrity, the moisture content and the overall stability of the earth. In cases where an underground void is present and at risk of collapse, the drilling team can evaluate the void, which may then be pumped full of cement to prevent collapse.

Based on the findings of the drilling operation, engineers and architects can develop a plan to modify the structure, by adding reinforcements, supports and other measures to render the structure safer and more stable. It’s also possible to drive poles down into the bedrock, affixing those poles to the foundation for support.

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Geotechnical Drilling Jacksonville What Happens if You Find a Potential Sinkhole During Geotechnical Drilling?

Jacksonville clients often wonder what happens if one of our geotechnical drilling crews encounters signs of an underground void, which could potentially be the site of a future sinkhole if that void were to collapse. Well, there are a number of different measures that you can take if our drilling experts encounter a potential sinkhole site.

What Can I Do if You Find a Sinkhole Danger Zone via Geotechnical Drilling?

Jacksonville property owners are immediately notified if we discover evidence of a potential sinkhole site. In virtually all cases, additional investigation is required in order to evaluate the size, depth and approximate dimensions of the underground void. This may entail some additional drilling, which can provide greater insight into the size and location of the void.

It’s also possible to use other techniques, such as ground penetrating radar, which is used just like aerial radar, except it evaluates the various densities at different depths in the ground. Ground penetrating radar can be used to determine the precise size and dimensions of the underground void.

Sinkhole remediation experts will evaluate the underground cavity, considering factors such as its depth, the size and the risk of collapse. The nature, size, location and overall integrity of the overlying structures will also be evaluated.

Once a void is located and evaluated, there are a few courses of action. One option is to simply monitor the void, looking for signs of progression toward a collapse into a sinkhole. It’s also possible to fill the potential sinkhole site with cement, thereby making it impossible for the void to collapse. One or more holes are drilled into the void and tubes are extended down and into the cavity, which is then pumped full of cement. Of course, the voids can be extremely large, so it’s not always practical or possible to pursue this option. We are the number one geotechnical drilling company in Florida. Contact us today and see how we can help you with all of your geotechnical drilling needs.

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