Drilling Progress Village What is Mud Jacking?

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Drilling companies have many drilling services because there are many geological conditions. For example, when it comes to professional drilling, Progress Village residents should be made aware that the services for fixing a sinkhole are not going to be the same as the services for foundational drilling. One of the services that many people are not aware of is known as mud jacking. Many reasons may cause concrete of homes like porches pool decks, and walkways, to sink deeper into the ground. This does not always mean that there is a sinkhole on the property, but it doesn’t imply that there is some sort of settlement issue.

What Causes Sinking or Uneven Concrete?

Even though the most common reason why a homeowner would be experiencing sinking or uneven concrete is because of a settling foundation, there are many other causes for this issue that can be corrected by geotechnical drilling. Progress Village residents should know that tree roots growing under the concrete can cause it to start sinking. Also, if the soil below the concrete is experience water erosion it can cause the soil to start sinking. Although in the state of Florida we do not have to worry about Earthquakes, this could potentially be another cause of sinking concrete in other areas of the United States.

How does Mud Jacking Work?

When drilling professionals are called to a project that involves mud jacking, there are two main aspects to consider when performing geotechnical drilling. Profess village residents should know that sinking concrete means that there is a void slowly forming underground. The first task in mud drilling is to fill the void in order to prevent more damage from occurring. Often times the voids are filled with a mixture of soil and cement. Once the void has been filled, the next aspect to mud drilling is to raise the posts that have started to sink into the ground.

*Disclaimer: The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of Amdrill Inc*

Geotechnical Drilling Progress Village Process and Uses for Geotechnical Drilling

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Progress Village is home to many builders and developers who can benefit from geotechnical drilling, which can be used to evaluate the integrity and the composition of the earth in a particular location.

Geotechnical drilling can be used to obtain lots of important information about a site’s underground geology, including evaluating the composition of the ground and the various layers, determining the thickness of the underground layers, evaluating the depth of the bedrock layer and even identifying sites that can be prone to sinkhole formation.

Why Do You Perform Geotechnical Drilling?

Progress Village geotechnical drilling services can perform a drilling project over the course of a couple days for a small site to weeks or longer for a large site with dozens of different drilling locations. The price of geotechnical drilling operations is largely dependent upon the extent and nature of the project.

Geotechnical drilling is a cost effective method for extracting core samples. Portable drilling rigs are brought to the site, where the drill penetrates into the ground, extracting a vertical tube of earth that depicts the various layers, their depth and thickness, and the exact composition. These are important factors when building a new structure or addressing a potential issue with an existing structure. The core samples are usually sent out for analysis to evaluate the integrity, strength and moisture content of the earth.

Using the data from the lab analysis, a developer can determine if a site is suitable for a building project or whether revisions may need to be made in order to accommodate the ground composition.

Geotechnical drilling is also used for sinkhole detection. Sometimes, the underground voids that collapse into a sinkhole are found accidentally during a drilling operation, while in other cases, a known void is evaluated for size and depth. Once discovered, a void can be pumped full of cement which reinforces the ground and prevents a collapse into a sinkhole.

Areas with limestone bedrock are especially prone to sinkholes because limestone is a soft rock that dissolves when exposed to acidic groundwater.

Sinkhole remediation efforts that follow geotechnical drilling efforts can also include the placement of metal rods, which are affixed to a structure’s foundation and sunk into the bedrock. The geotechnical drilling operation can identify the depth of the bedrock. Once complete, these reinforcements prevent the building from collapsing if the ground gives way.

*Disclaimer: The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of Amdrill Inc*