Porters Ridge, Georgia natives probably think of construction projects when they think of geotechnical drilling and while many drilling projects are performed as part of a construction or repair project, there are many other types of projects that can benefit from geotechnical drilling, including municipal projects and other engineering projects.

Whether you’re designing and engineering a new roadway, building a new structure or are in the midst of a flooding remediation project, you may benefit from geotechnical drilling. Porters Ridge developers, engineers and municipalities can glean lots of important data from a drilling project, from information on the ground density, water table, and soil saturation, to the quality of the underlying bedrock or the integrity of a levee or dam. So let’s explore how geotechnical drilling can benefit your project!

What Information Can You Get from Geotechnical Drilling?

Porters Ridge geotechnical drilling technicians can utilize a number of different types of drilling rigs, drill bits and drilling techniques to gather vital data from a site.

For a roadway project, drilling can be used to evaluate the stability of the ground and its propensity for shifting, which can cause costly damage the roadway or even cause accidents.  For many roadway construction projects, large sections of stone must be blasted away. Geotechnical drilling can identify the type of stone, its integrity and its depth. The site can also be evaluated for its integrity if you’re constructing large highway noise barriers.

In cases where an area has been filled in or built up with earth, such as in the case of a levee or a hill created to prevent flooding in a particular area, geotechnical drilling can be used to evaluate the integrity and the degree of compaction. In the case of a levee, dam, wetlands or an area that’s prone to flooding, you can also gain valuable insight into the water table and the amount of groundwater that’s present.

Geotechnical drilling is also helpful for identifying areas of contamination. So if a city was attempting to determine if a particular area is in need of soil contamination remediation, our geotechnical drilling technicians could extract samples that could be sent out for testing.

AmDrill also has experience with marine drilling projects – including projects on rivers, lakes, and the ocean and in wetlands – and more challenging drilling projects. This includes drilling inside existing structures, including homes, businesses, warehouses and other buildings.

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