Geotechnical Services

Blackstone Engineering offers investigative, design, and construction monitoring services. Our goal is to provide our clients with cost effective and innovative engineering solutions.

Subsurface Investigations and Reporting

Blackstone Engineering has experience is 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 we are familiar with 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 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

Design Services

Blackstone Engineering offers a variety of design services.

• Shallow Foundation Design
• Retaining Wall Design
• Slope Stability Analysis
• Ground/Soil Improvement
• Grout Mix Design and Testing

Field Review and 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, saving time and money.