GESTRA Engineering, Inc.

High-Quality & Cost-Efficient Geotechnical Engineering, Drilling, and Materials Testing

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About the firm

GESTRA Engineering, Inc. is a professional consulting practice specializing in geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, and environmental and geotechnical drilling. Founded in 2000 and based in Wisconsin, it serves government agencies, municipalities, engineers, architects, and contractors. GESTRA Engineering maintains fully equipped in-house laboratory testing facilities and has completed thousands of projects spanning transportation, municipal infrastructure, utilities, industrial, commercial, and healthcare developments.

Established
2000
Firm type
Geotechnical Engineering · Environmental Engineering · Materials Testing

Credentials

AASHTO Accreditation · WisDOT Qualifications

Capabilities

Geotechnical Engineering

Subsurface investigations, foundation analysis and design, soil bearing capacity assessments, and geotechnical report preparation for new construction, additions, and renovations.

  • Subsurface Exploration
  • Foundation Design and Analysis
  • Pavement Engineering
  • Soil Evaluation for Stormwater Infiltration
  • Feasibility Studies

Geotechnical and Environmental Drilling

Drilling services using track-mounted, truck-mounted, and ATV-mounted rigs for geotechnical exploration and environmental site investigations.

  • Track Mounted Drill Rig Operations
  • Truck Mounted Drill Rig Operations
  • Environmental Drilling

Construction Materials Testing

Quality assurance and quality control testing of construction materials to verify compliance with project plans and specifications, following ASTM standards.

  • Geotechnical Laboratory Testing
    • Triaxial Testing
    • Consolidation And Swell Testing
    • Unconfined Compression
    • Permeability Testing
    • Nuclear Density Gauging
  • Field Materials Testing

Industries

Commercial · Retail · Federal · Healthcare · Senior Living · Industrial · Power Generation · Power Transmission & Distribution · Transportation · Highways & Roads · Bridges · Airports · Rail · Water Resources · Utilities

Projects

I-94 East-West Corridor Reconstruction

Milwaukee County, WI · Highways & Roads · Client: WisDOT

Project details

Modernization of the stretch of I-94 between 70th and 16th streets to improve safety, replace aging infrastructure, and reduce congestion.

Zoo Interchange Final Design

Milwaukee County, WI · Highways & Roads · Client: WisDOT

Project details

Redesign of the freeway system to replace deteriorating pavement and bridges and accommodate future traffic volumes.

I-41 Corridor Evaluations

Wisconsin · Highways & Roads · Client: WisDOT

Project details

Evaluations north of CTH J for planned ramp and side road improvements at the CTH U and CTH S interchanges as well as the new Southbridge interchange.

East-West Bus Rapid Transit

Madison, WI · Transit

Project details

Geotechnical engineering analysis, subsurface exploration, laboratory testing, and report preparation for the design of signs, platforms, pavement, and stormwater basins.