Geotechnical Engineering

ITCO LAB offers a wide range of services with well-qualified and experienced personnel for the execution of onshore and offshore ground investigation projects. All Geotechnical procedures and operations conducted throughout the contract conform to ITCO LAB Quality Management System, which complies with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standards. This includes existing, proven quality documentation and procedures for geotechnical services. The services include site investigation planning, sub-surface exploration and in-situ tests (onshore & offshore), Geotechnical Instrumentation, Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Analysis, Finite Element Analysis, Seepage and Ground water studies, Pile capacity calculations. We also offer a wide range of Geotechnical field works and lab testing works for different project needs.

DRILLING RIGS & CPT MACHINE

ITCO LAB has best equipment to the demands of each project needs, time constraints and different site conditions.

  • Mobile Drill CME 75 mounted on GMC truck 1993, USA. Hydraulic light-weight drilling rig suitable for auger boring with direct circulation of Mud/water drilling to 100m depth.
  • Mobile Drill Model B47-1 mounted on GMC truck 2016, USA. Hydraulic light-weight drilling rig suitable for auger boring with direct circulation of Mud/water drilling to 50m depth.
  • Mobile Drill Model B47-2 mounted on Ford truck 2015, USA. Hydraulic light-weight drilling rig suitable for auger boring with direct circulation of Mud/water drilling to 50m depth.
  • Mobile Drill Model B40 mounted on Isuzu truck 2016, USA. Hydraulic light-weight drilling rig suitable for auger boring with direct circulation of Mud/water drilling to 40m depth.
  • Rubber Tire ATV Mounted Drill CME-550X (MUD BUGGY 1996, USA) with angle drilling system. Hydraulic light-weight drilling rig suitable for auger boring with direct circulation of Mud/water drilling to 100m depth, capable of drilling holes up to 14 inches [36 cm] in diameter.
  • Envi CPT (Sweden, 2010) Memocone with Portable Hydraulic 20 ton pusher/puller anchored into the ground for CPT test for measurement of Point resistance, Local Sleeve Friction and Pore Pressure

SAMPLING TOOLS

  • Standard Penetration Test (SPT) samplers - CME - USA
  • Shelby tubes samplers - CME - USA
  • Dames & Moore Type U ring liner samplers - CME -USA
  • Single and double tube core barrels - CME - USA

SOIL - FIELD TESTING EQUIPMENT

  • Plate load equipment ( PLT ) - Holmatro, Netherland
  • Dynamic Plate Load Equipment - Terratest & Zorn, Germany
  • Electrical resistivity equipment - AEMC, USA
  • Thermal resistivity test - Hukseflux Thermal Sensors
  • Piezometers and electronic water level indicators - Roctest - Telemac, Canada
  • Pressure meter equipment (capacity 20 Mpa) - Roctest - TeleMac, Canada
  • Packer equipment - Roctest - Telemac, Canada
  • Field Density equipment ( FDT ) - ELE, UK
  • Field CBR equipment ( CBR ) - ELE, UK
  • Field Van Shear test Equipment, H10 - Geonor, Norwegian

SOIL - LABORATORY TESTING EQUIPMENT

  • Lab Electric Resistivity test - AEMC, USA
  • Lab Thermal Resistivity test - Hukseflux Thermal Sensors
  • Lab PH test, JENWAY, SI. # 05459, UK
  • Proctor test (Maximum dry density & Optimum moisture content), ELE, SI. # 1099-34-1357, UK
  • Uncompacted & Compacted dry density molds - ELE, UK
  • Laboratory CBR test, SI. # 31517 - ELE, UK
  • Swelling index Apparatus - ELE, UK
  • Drying Oven 220ltr - ELE, UK
  • Relative Density Apparatus - Matest, Italy
  • Sieve analysis - ELE, UK
  • Sedimentation analysis - ELE, UK
  • Sand equivalent, SI. # S158-67*20*05 (Quantity Services) - ELE, UK
  • Specific Gravity, Pycnometer, Temper, Mold & Balance - ELE, UK
  • Atterberg limits Quantity Services, SI. # S170*121*05 - ELE, UK
  • Direct Shear Test, SI. # 1155-16-12013 - ELE, UK
  • Unconfined Compression test, SI. # 31517 - ELE, UK
  • One-dimensional consolidation test - ELE, UK
  • Constant Head Permeability Test - ELE, UK
  • Falling Head Permeability Test - ELE, UK
  • Triaxial test (CU, CD, UU) - ELE, UK
  • Point Load Index of Rock - ELE, UK
  • Chemical Testing of Soil (Sulphate, Chloride, pH, Carbonates, Magnesium, Organic content, Redox Potential, etc.)
  • Chemical Testing of Ground water (Sulphate, Chloride, pH, TDS, H2S, Salinity, Electrical Conductivity etc.)

SOFTWARE

  • GeoStru Software - Liquiter 2015
  • GeoStru Slope Stability 2015
  • GeoLogi Smiki - Cpet - IT
  • GeoStru Software - LoadCap 2015
  • Zorn Dynamic Plate Load Test
  • Terratest Dynamic Plate Load Test