Foundation design and associated recommendations for projects ranging from simple residential extensions to large industrial units on greenfield, previously used or reclaimed former brownfield/quarry sites specifically tailored to the individual requirements of the site based on ground and groundwater conditions, level of data collection required and budgetary constraints.
TSL provide:
- Bespoke software to improve accuracy and efficiency for design of shallow foundation options and deeper foundation parameters using specialist contractors
- Preferred specialists academics for complex design and assessment
- Excavation and basement design
- Liaison with building control services provided by Local Authorities, NHBC or other Insurers
The typical geotechnical appraisal report for the site includes:
- Soil profile (borehole logs/dynamic probes/CPT’s)
- Soil classification testing
- Shear strength and moisture content versus depth profiles
- Consolidation characteristics
- Assessment of volume change potential of fine grained soils – favoured by NHBC on residential developments
- Recommendations on type and depth of foundations
- Recommendations on the type of cement to use in buried foundation concrete
- Recommendations for excavation for foundations, services and drainage
The geotechnical appraisal can also be combined with a site contamination assessment where deemed necessary in a cost effective manner.