Geotechnical Design

Ground Investigations

PSA Design's services include feasibility studies, designs, interpretation and expert assessment in the following technical areas for ground investigations:

  • Construction

  • Foundations and piling

  • Difficult and unstable ground

  • Contaminated land

Geological Assessment & Design

  • Geotechnical engineering and stability assessment

  • Geological mapping, assessment and interpretation

  • Slope stability design

  • Ground improvements

  • Retaining wall design and other geotechnical structures

  • Specialist laboratory testing analysis

  • Hydrogeological assessment and surveys

  • Poor ground, surcharging and use of lightweight fill


Contaminated Land

  • Phase 1 Land Quality Assessments (Desk studies)

  • Site investigation

  • Risk Assessment - conceptual models, generic and detailed quantitative risk assessment

  • Gas monitoring programmes

  • Remediation Strategies and Implementation Plans

  • Verification of remedial works

  • Application Site Reports and Site Protection and Monitoring Programmes

Earthworks Design

  • Materials control of site materials including use of recycled construction and demolition materials within new construction, operations and restoration works.

  • Computer modelling of material volumes.

  • Specification and amendment of design during construction phases

  • Construction supervision and quality control.

  • Cuttings and slope

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Wrexham Project

Food production facility – Wrexham

Geotechnical and Structural design services. This project consisted of a large extension to an existing food production facility in Wrexham.

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