Drilling

CAPABILITIES

  • Standard Penetration Test (SPT) borings
  • Dynamic cone penetration testing (DCP)
  • Hand augers
  • Field permeability using a Precision Permeameter
  • Cone penetration test (CPT) soundings with soil shear wave velocity testing
  • Dilatometer probes
  • Well installation
    • NQ Wireline core barrel assembly, five feet in length with three inch diameter NW casing advance
    • Diamond impregnated core bit series 6 for medium to hard rock, series 8 for hard rock, series 10 for quartz

BARGE

  • 36’ x 24’ Spud barge with 40’ spuds (self-propelled)

DRILL RIGS

  • One truck-mounted drill rig (CME 45)
  • Three all-terrain track-mounted drill rigs (CME55-300)
  • One all-terrain rubber-tire drill rig (CME550X)
  • One tripod-mounted drill rig

TRAFFIC CONTROL

  • Signs, cones, arrow board, etc.
  • Certified flaggers
  • Basic and intermediate work zone traffic control training
  • Crash truck

CREWS

  • Four drill crews to perform the required geotechnical sampling
  • The drillers and the equipment are under the direct supervision of a licensed engineer and/or project geologist

CORING

  • Asphalt
  • Concrete – Footings, pavement, slabs, and walls