Our investigations and reports follow the Australian Standard AS 1726 Geotechnical Site Investigations and provide a clear explanation of the observations and interpretations associated with the geology, geomorphology, hydrogeology, hydrology, and engineering characteristics of a project site that are relevant to the proposed structure.

We typically conduct Geotechnical Investigations for houses, sheds, commercial buildings, roads, culverts, bridges, dams, retaining walls, earthworks, and geotechnical engineering.

We have the capability for high quality field and laboratory testing and our construction material testing facility is NATA accredited which assures quality of results.

Field testing includes geotechnical drilling, standard penetration test (SPT), dynamic cone penetrometer (DCP), stockpile sampling, compaction testing, Level 1 earthworks inspection and testing, Level 2 earthworks sampling and testing, proof roll, bearing capacity testing, resistivity testing, soil aggressivity testing, and salinity testing.

Our NATA accredited laboratory is accredited for a wide range of tests on soil, concrete, and aggregate.

If you are building a house or a major renovation, you will need a soil test. A site classification involves a thorough investigation including a desktop study, field sampling, and laboratory testing of the foundation material for residential buildings. Foundation material being the substrate that supports footings and slabs.

The results provide guidance on the design of footing and slab systems around predicted movement of the foundation material due to moisture change and the strength of the foundation material relative to moisture content.

Our work is done to the Australian Standard AS2870 Residential Slabs and Footings.

If you are building a septic system, you will need a Land Capability Assessment (or a Septic Test). Our residential Land Capability Assessments adopt the approach outlined in Australian Standard 1547 On-site Domestic Wastewater Management to achieve sustainable and effective on-site domestic wastewater management, to protect public health and the environment.

Our role is designated as a site evaluator and assessor to evaluate the capacity of a site and its soil for accepting treated wastewater.

Waste is defined as any substance that causes an alteration in the environment including any surplus material. In the construction industry this includes any fill material generated from or imported to a site. It is the responsibility of the generator of the waste to meet the waste classification and characterisation legislative requirements and it is the responsibility of the consumer of the waste to maintain records of re-use.

The classifications and characterisations typically applicable to the construction industry include Virgin Excavated Natural Material (VENM), Excavated Natural Material (ENM), General Solid Waste (GSW), Restricted Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste, and Special Waste.