Geotechnical Engineering
Ground Investigation & Geotechnical Solutions
Investigative, design, and construction monitoring services — practical, cost-effective engineering solutions for projects across BC.
Understanding What's Below the Surface
Blackstone Engineering offers investigative, design, and construction monitoring services. Our goal is to provide our clients with cost-effective and innovative engineering solutions. We build long-term relationships with clients and contractors, working with them to help projects succeed.
Investigation
Subsurface Investigations & Reporting
Blackstone Engineering has experience planning and conducting subsurface investigations. We evaluate the requirements of the project and develop a cost-effective plan to acquire the information needed for design. Following site investigations we prepare a geotechnical report summarizing the site conditions and investigation results.
Investigation methods include:
- Test pitting using backhoe/excavator and hand methods
- Auger and mud-rotary drilling and sampling
- Sonic drilling and sampling
- Becker hammer drilling and testing
- SPT and CPT testing
- Cone Penetration Testing (CPT)
- Permeability testing
- Groundwater monitoring
- Settlement and deformation monitoring
- Down-hole and crosshole seismic shear wave velocity measurements
- In-situ and laboratory testing
- Instrumentation installation and decommissioning
Field Work
Test pitting, drilling, and in-situ testing conducted by experienced field technicians across BC.
Engineering
Design Services
Blackstone Engineering offers a variety of design services.
Shallow Foundation Design
Bearing capacity analysis, settlement predictions, and foundation type recommendations for residential and commercial structures.
Owner’s Engineer Services
Independent technical oversight to ensure project requirements, design basis, and proposed work align with the owner’s best interests. We review design documentation, validate engineering assumptions, and confirm that all deliverables meet performance, regulatory, and site‑specific needs.
Instrumentation & Monitoring
Planning and installation of geotechnical instrumentation and development of monitoring plans. From fully automated systems with alarms to a simple standpipe piezometers.
Ground / Soil Improvement
Engineered ground improvement solutions to enhance bearing capacity, reduce settlement, groundwater flow and mitigate liquefaction risk.
Grout Mix Design & Testing
Custom grout mix design and field testing for grouting programs and ground treatment applications.
Quality Assurance
Field Review & Quality Assurance
Blackstone Engineering develops relationships with our clients and contractors to provide field review and testing for all our designs. We believe effective communication with the project team allows us to foresee challenges, develop mitigation strategies early, and save time and money.
Starting a Development or Building Project?
A geotechnical investigation early in your project saves time and cost downstream.
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