GROUND Engineering Consultants, Inc.

GROUND's geotechnical engineering services draw on more than four decades of experience across thousands of studies for public and private projects, covering subsurface exploration, foundation and pavement design, slope and retaining wall analysis, seismic assessment, and geologic hazard evaluation.

• Drilling and Subsurface Exploration
• Foundation and Floor System Design Parameters
• Pavement Design and Pavement Management
• Rock Slope Engineering
• Settlement Analysis
• Crane Pad Analysis
• Retaining Wall and Shoring Design
• Slope Stability Analysis
• Seismic Analysis
• Infiltration Testing
• Distress and Failure Analysis
• Geotechnical Instrumentation
• Geophysical Exploration
• Geothermal Consultation
• Engineering Geology
• Geologic Hazard Analysis

GROUND provides full-service construction materials testing, special inspection, and civil inspection without reliance on subconsultants. Its AASHTO-accredited and US Army Corps of Engineers-validated laboratory supports comprehensive in-house testing capability. The proprietary GROUNDops portal gives clients online access to scheduling and test reports.

• Soils, Aggregates, Concrete, Asphalt, and Masonry Testing
• Soil Stabilization (Lime, Cement, Fly-Ash)
• Reinforcing Steel Observation
• Deep Foundation Inspection (Drilled Piers, Screw Piles, Micro Piles, Helical Piers, Driven Piles, Geopiers)
• Visual Welding and Bolting Special Inspection
• Ultrasonic, Magnetic Particle, and Dye Penetrant Examination
• Post Tensioning
• Structural Masonry
• Fireproofing
• Floor Flatness and Floor Levelness
• Cross-Hole Sonic Logging, Sonic Echo Testing, and Pile Dynamic Analysis
• Civil Inspection
• Third Party Commercial Building Inspection
• Erosion Control Inspection