Renaissance Geotechnical Engineering

Assessing Ground Conditions for Your Construction Project

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About the firm

Renaissance Geotechnical Engineering provides professional geotechnical engineering solutions, including subsurface investigations, foundation evaluation, soil mechanics, slope stability, and pavement analysis. Serving clients across multiple states, the practice delivers detailed ground assessments, laboratory soil and rock testing, and engineering evaluations for infrastructure, commercial developments, and energy projects.

Firm type
Geotechnical Engineering · Materials Testing

Credentials

Model Based Engineering · Professional Engineering

People

Alseny DiopPresident

Donald J. SipherSenior Geotechnical Engineer

Capabilities

Geotechnical Engineering

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Comprehensive engineering evaluations, analyses, and design parameters for foundations, earthworks, and subgrades.

  • Subsurface Investigations & Field Services

    Conducting site investigations, desk reviews of geological data, and standard field explorations including push tube sampling, dynamic cone penetrometer testing, borehole infiltration, and slug tests.

  • Geotechnical Laboratory Services

    Performing standard and advanced laboratory testing on soil and rock samples, including Atterberg limits, gradation, triaxial compression, consolidation, Proctor tests, and California bearing ratio tests.

  • Foundation & Structural Evaluation

    Analyzing shallow and deep foundations, estimating bearing pressures, evaluating lateral load parameters, and performing total and differential settlement analyses.

  • Slope Stability & Settlement Analysis

    Evaluating stability for embankments, earthen dams, approach embankments, and design parameters against sliding, overturning, and seismic or ice loading.

  • Pavement Engineering & Design

    Performing resilient modulus testing, structural pavement thickness design, and developing subgrade stabilization and reinforcement recommendations.

  • Construction Inspection & Testing

    Providing field geotechnical special inspections, materials testing, and construction administration services.

Industries

Transportation · Aviation · Renewable Energy · Oil & Gas · Telecommunications · Water Resources · Commercial · Residential

Projects

Thompson Island Suspension Bridge

Saratoga County, NY · Transportation

Project details

Geotechnical evaluation and engineering services for the suspension bridge replacement project.

Laurel Bed Dam Seepage Mitigation

Russell County, VA · Water Resources

Project details

Designed a comprehensive grouting plan that reduced excessive seepage at the dam by 80 percent.

Wheeler District Phase Two

Oklahoma County, OK · Residential

Project details

Subsurface investigation and geotechnical engineering evaluation for the Phase Two development.