Equipment

GEOPHYSICAL EQUIPMENT

Geophysical investigation methods can be implored during geohydrological, environmental and geotechnical investigations. The main use is to determine geological setting and structural geology during a site suitability investigation. To this end the Geophysical equipment owned and used comprises state-of-the-art equipment, software, Laptops & GPS’s.

GEOTECHNICAL EQUIPMENT

Standardized Geotechnical Equipment owned and used by Geocon and their associate companies include: DCP, DPL, Hand & mechanical Augers, plate load & DPSH Tests

Specialized Geotechnical Equipment

Memocone CPTu, Marchetti Dilatometer DMT & Seismic Dilatometer SDMT:

The specialized equipment includes: DMT Equipment and Memcone – CPTu

The primary use is a non-invasive, fast, soil characteristic / parameter identification tool available in a report format, containing graphs and tabular outputs. Typical applications include:

• Settlements prediction
• Soil type determination (silt, sand, clay)
• Un-drained shear strength – cohesive soils
• Compaction control
• Detection of slip surfaces in slopes
• P-y curves for laterally loaded piles
• Liquefaction potential
• Friction angle f in sandy soils
• Coefficient of consolidation and permeability
• Subgrade reaction modulus (diaphragm walls)
• OCR and Ko in clays
• Subgrade reaction modulus for pavements
• Operative soil modulus M – equivalent to constrained modulus

Associated companies

• Geobella – Expert Engineering Geologist Consultant
• Geologica CC – Expert Engineering Geologist Consultant
• Geo-Dynamic Systems – GIS Consultant
• JWE – Agricultural Design Professionals
• Zulmap – GIS Consultant & Drone Surveys
• JMEX – Agricultural Design Professionals
• Highlands Hydrology – Hydrology Professionals