Geotechnical Engineering

Geotechnical engineering is the foundation of all infrastructure projects; often, a project’s risk lies in the ground. Our geotechnical engineers seek to reduce this risk, by investigating and understanding the sites subsurface conditions, and it's behaviour under different loading conditions.

Overview

Our large team of geotechnical engineers, geologists and engineering geologists have international experience in research, contracting and consulting. We can provide the full spectrum of geotechnical engineering capability, from desk study through field investigation, factual reporting, geotechnical interpretation, stability analysis, foundation assessment, design and supervision.

Our geotechnical services support and complement SLR’s civil and structural engineering, landscape architecture, water resources, environmental science, planning, and transportation services.

Geotechnical Engineering Services

  • Our services include
    • Geotechnical investigations & characterisations
    • Pavement evaluation & design
    • Temporary lateral support design
    • Foundation underpinning
    • Ground improvement
    • Dam evaluation & design
    • Waterfront improvements
    • Retaining wall evaluation & design
    • Shallow & deep foundation design and testing
    • Soil & rock characterisation & stability
    • Dewatering design
    • Vibration monitoring
    • Geotechnical construction observation
    • Peer review services

Geotechnical Engineering Projects

  • Project

    Revere, Massachusetts, USA

    Hines Interests, LP

    Built Environment

    Revere Beach Apartments


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  • Project

    Sweden

    Talga AB

    Mining & Minerals

    Mining technical support for the Vittangi Project


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Australia

    Hyne Timber

    Manufacturing & Industry

    Transport and Operational Improvements for the Tumbarumba Timber Mill


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  • Project

    Fullerton, California, USA

    Confidential

    Built Environment

    Fullerton College Building 300 Seismic Retrofit


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  • Project

    Various Waste Management Companies

    Infrastructure

    Landfill Leachate Methane Stripping Plants (MSP)


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland, Australia

    ProTen Pty Ltd

    Manufacturing & Industry

    Lead consultant for ProTen Broiler Poultry Farms


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  • Project

    North-West Queensland, Australia

    Chinova Resources Pty Ltd

    Mining & Minerals

    Osborne Mine and Cloncurry Project


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  • Project

    Central Queensland, Australia

    (Aeris) Lion Mining Pty Ltd

    Mining & Minerals

    Cracow Gold Mine design, operation and closure


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  • Project

    Victoria, Australia

    Verus Energy Limited

    Power, Renewables & Energy

    Waste to energy facility environmental and planning due diligence


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Australia

    Tomingley Gold Operations Pty Ltd

    Mining & Minerals

    Tomingley Gold Mine Closure Cost Review


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  • Project

    Northern Territory, Australia

    Department of Industry, Tourism and Trades - Mines, Northern Territory Government

    Mining & Minerals

    Sandy Flat Mine Rehabilitation


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  • Project

    Western Central Namibia, Africa

    Husab Uranium Mine

    Mining & Minerals

    Husab Uranium Project


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  • Project

    Western Australia, Australia

    Argyle Diamond Mine (Rio Tinto)

    Mining & Minerals

    Argyle diamond mine closure planning


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  • Project

    Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    SA Water

    Infrastructure

    Murray River flood geotechnical support


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  • Project

    Northern Territory, Australia

    Confidential

    Mining & Minerals

    Former Rum Jungle Uranium mine rehabilitation – stage 2A detailed engineering design


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  • Project

    Ghana, Africa

    Tarkwa Gold Mine

    Mining & Minerals

    Tarkwa Gold Mine Tailing Storage Facilities support services, PLAXIS modelling and dam safety review


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  • Project

    Western Australia, Australia

    Bauxite Residue Disposal Area

    Mining & Minerals

    Worsley Alumina tailings storage facility pre-feasibility


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  • Project

    Central Queensland, Australia

    Goonyella Riverside Coal Mine

    Mining & Minerals

    Goonyella Riverside Coal Mine construction record report and design record report


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Australia

    Newcrest Tailings Stewardship Program

    Mining & Minerals

    Newcrest Tailings Stewardship initial detailed safety inspection phase


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  • Project

    Townsville, Queensland, Australia

    Glencore Coal Assets Australia

    Mining & Minerals

    Copper Refinery Dam safety review and dam engineering actions


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  • Project

    Central Queensland

    Confidential

    Mining & Minerals

    Blackwater Mine Dam Safety Review (DSR)


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  • Project

    Connecticut, USA

    Confidential

    Built Environment

    Subsurface exploration programme for proposed automobile dealership


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  • Project

    San Francisco, USA

    Confidential

    Infrastructure

    Slope repair with geocells


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Australia

    Confidential

    Infrastructure

    Thredbo slope remediation design


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  • Project

    New South Wales

    Brennans Creek Dam

    Mining & Minerals

    Brennans Creek Dam - dam safety review


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  • Project

    Grafton, New South Wales, Australia

    Clarence Valley Council

    Built Environment

    Support for Grafton Landfill footprint extension


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  • Project

    Queensland & New South Wales, Australia

    Kaufland Australia

    Built Environment

    Retail chain site selection due diligence


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  • Project

    Queensland, Australia

    Goldman Sachs

    Manufacturing & Industry

    BrisWest - Swanbank environmental due diligence


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  • Project

    Rhode Island, USA

    Fortuitous Partners

    Built Environment

    Pawtucket downtown redevelopment


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