At Reliant Testing Engineers, we offer a comprehensive range of geotechnical engineering services—offered throughout all phases of the project. Our professional team of geotechnical and civil engineers, engineering geologists, geophysicists and field technicians work closely with our client to provide a geotechnical solution that’s not only friendly to the design team, but also cost-effective to the owner.
Our geotechnical services include but are not limited to the following:
Geotechnical and Geological Field Explorations
Geotechnical Engineering
Comprehensive Geotechnical (Soils) Reports
Phase I and Phase II Environmental Reports
Geological Studies
Feasibility Studies
Foundation Inspection, Design and Recommendations
Earth Retaining Structures
Static Settlement Analysis
Shrinkage and Subsidence Analysis
Deep Foundation System Analysis
Lateral Earth Pressure Analysis
Ground Motion Response Spectra
Ground Water Analysis
Seismic Risk Analysis
Deterministic and Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis
Fault Hazard Evaluation
Landslide Mitigation, Geologic Hazard Evaluation
Seismic Deformation Analysis of Slopes
Instrumentation and Monitoring
Slope Stability Investigation and Analysis
Seismic Design
Liquefaction and Seismic Settlement Analysis
Pavement Design
Ground Improvement Design
Construction Inspection/Quality Control
Asphalt Lay Down Inspection/Quality Control
Forensic Evaluation and Expert Witness
Absorption (ASTM C128)
Atterberg limits (ASTM D4318-D84)
California Bearing Ratio (ASTM D1883)
Chloride
Cleanness Value (Cal 227)
Consolidation (ASTM D2435)
Direct Shear
Durability of Aggregates
Expansion Index (UBC 18-2, ASTM D4829)
Los Angeles Rattler (ASTM C131)
Maximum Density, Dry Density (ASTM D1557, Cal 218)
Moisture Content and Unit Weight 9ASTM D2216)
Permeability
pH
Resistivity
R- Value (Cal 301, ASTM 2844)
Sand Equivalent (ASTM D2419 and Cal 217)
Shrinkage Factors(ASTM D427)
Sieve Analysis (200 wash, ASTM D422, C136)
Soundness (ASTM C88)
Specific Gravity (ASTM C127, C128)
Sulfate
Swell (Cal 305)
Triazial
Unconfined Compression (ASTM D2166)
Unit Weight (ASTM C29)
Binder Content – Ignition Oven (Cal 382)
Combined Marshall and Retained Stability
Density and Thickness on Core Samples
Extraction, Gradation and %Asphalt
Hveem -S-Value (ASTM D1560 & D1561, Cal 304 & 306)
Maximum Lab Density (Marshall or Hveem)
Maximum Theoretical Unity Wt. – Rice Gravity (ASTM D2041)
Mimx Design by Marshall or Stabilometer Method
Apshalt Concrete (Stability and Flow) ASTM D1559