Geotechnical Services, Gross Pollutant Traps and Non-Destructive Digging Methods
by Jayden Holden Service ProviderBecause the ground for building and infrastructure
projects may consist of various types of soils and structures such as the
foundation, land reclamation, excavation pit, and so on, geotechnical testing
service should be contacted to assist construction engineers with data
collection, laboratory testing, field investigation and sampling, and
geotechnical investigation report. Types of foundations include piles, drilled
shafts, piers, caissons, and earth stabilised columns. Knowledge of these
ground foundations is crucial for the feasibility and durability of a
construction project.
Geotechnical testing is performed by geotechnical
engineers, geotechnical technicians, or engineering geologists to collect data
about the physical properties under a worksite. Geotechnical testing services
help building engineers in determining the suitability of the ground for a
construction project, and for identification and marking of underground
services as well as sampling and testing of different kinds of soils and rocks.
Aussie Hydro-Vac Services provides its geotechnical
testing services with respect to project specifications such as type and
difficulty of structure, expected ground conditions, geotechnical site
investigations, groundwater sampling, and more. Undisturbed samples are taken
at certain intervals to the borehead depth termination, and at the change of
strata in borehole. Disturbed samples can be derived from selected recovered
cores of standard penetration test (SPT). Undisturbed sampling using the
open-tube sample as thin-walled or thick-walled tube samplers can be applied by
the geotechnical testing service team, depending upon the soil conditions
encountered.
SPT and CPT tests
Standard Penetration Test (SPT) is performed in
boreholes by a geotechnical testing services team in order to estimate
consistency, relative density, and strength-deformation parameters of soils.
SPT is performed at certain numbers and intervals to the borehole depth
termination for all boreholes. Cone Penetration Test (CPT) can be performed by
Aussie Hydro-Vac Services’ geotechnical testing service team to effectively
evaluate the site characterisation. CPT is a valuable method to assess
subsurface stratigraphy associated with organic soils, discontinuous lenses,
soft materials, potentially liquefied materials, and strata containing cobbles
and boulders.
Geotechnical laboratory testing
Geotechnical laboratory testing done via geotechnical
testing services includes index property tests for the classification of soils,
and engineering properties tests to determine the strength and deformation
methods. Also, rock strength properties tests and chemical analysis of
groundwater is performed by Aussie Hydro-Vac Services’ geotechnical testing
service team within the scope of its geotechnical investigations.
Geotechnical investigation services provided by Aussie
Hydro-Vac Services include test pitting, tube sampling, augering, pavement and
asphalt reinstatement, site characterisation, laboratory testing and
professional interpretation of data obtained for site improvement.
Gross pollutant traps
Gross pollutant traps are structures that use physical
processes to trap solid waste such as litter and coarse sediments. They are
commonly used as the primary treatment method as the traps mostly remove large,
non-biodegradable pollutants. These filtration systems are designed to prevent
stormwater pollution from entering the waterways. These are usually designed to
catch the larger trash, debris and larger sedimentation.
Gross pollutant traps are most commonly used as part
of a treatment train with other stormwater treatment measures, such as wetlands
or bio-retention systems. A variety of gross pollutant traps can be used by
Aussie Hydro-Vac Services based on your requirement but all of them trap litter
and sediments above 5 mm in size for removal from the water system.
Advantages of gross pollutant traps
The advantage of gross pollutant traps is that they
have a relatively small lateral footprint and are hidden from view. The traps
also remove non-biodegradable, larger pollutants that would restrict, clog or
block the flow of water in the downstream system. These are commonly installed
with secondary or tertiary systems as a treatment train as gross treatment
pollutants cannot remove fine sediments, dissolved and attached pollutants.
Most gross pollutant traps are suited to pre-treatment of small to medium-sized
systems but these are not effective in removing nutrients, and provide limited
removal of fine sediment and dissolved pollutants. Aussie Hydro-Vac Services is
servicing all types of gross pollutant traps in a variety of settings including
tunnels, mills, restaurants, airports, shopping malls and through council contracts.
Non-destructive digging services
In addition to gross pollutant traps and geotechnical
investigation services, Aussie Hydro-Vac Services also offers non-destructive
digging services for various construction projects in Australia. The company uses
the best-in-class equipment and tools for non-destructive digging that ensures
that there is minimum damage to the underground utilities and infrastructure,
while the surroundings remain relatively clean. Non-destructive digging is an
environment-friendly method as it creates less debris, and most of the debris
can be used for refilling or reuse. Moreover, the equipment and trucks used by
Aussie Hydro-Vac Services for its non-destructive digging operations can be
placed away from the excavation site. This way, non-destructive digging is a
preferred method of digging in congested areas as there is minimum disruption
to the traffic.
Aussie Hydro-Vac Services also offers a range of
non-destructive digging and non-destructive excavation services that include
industrial cleaning and shutdowns, drain cleaning and culvert cleaning, and
liquid & solid waste disposal. Technical services provided by Aussie
Hydro-Vac Services include subsurface engineering & maintenance, surveying
services, cable & pipe location, and engineering capabilities.
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