Know everything about geotechnical reports and cost of soil testing

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Know Everything About Geotechnical Report and the
Cost Of Soil Testing

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Geotechnical Report means

• You may think of building a new home or an office
  on land about which you dont have any idea. So
  it is very important to have a clear idea about
  the soil on which the building is built. It will
  help you to decide whether the particular soil is
  suitable for your building or not. All these
  details about the soil and land is mentioned in a
  special report called a geotechnical report which
  is then used by the contractor till the
  completion of the construction process.  

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What does a Geotechnical Report offer?

• The geotechnical report describes a detailed
  analysis of chemical and geotechnical properties
  of your soil. Some of the findings included in
  the report are
• What type of soil is it?
• Some Geological data
• Details about strength and density of the soil
• Seismic design factors
• Foundation Design recommendations
• Solution to some foreseen problems

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What does a Geotechnical Report offer?

• Out of all these most important factors is
  identification of the type of soil as building
  construction is hugely dependent on the type of
  soil present on the land. Also some
  recommendations about the design of the building
  are given in the report. Some problems related to
  construction are predicted in the report itself
  and solutions to those are also provided.

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What to do if soil is indicated as Bad?

• The best solution to this is to consult an
  expert geotechnical engineer who can provide
  solutions to your problem after geotechnical site
  investigation. Some most commonly recommended
  solutions are 
• Installing wider,thicker or deeper footings
• Dig out pockets of bad soil and replace them with
  engineered fills
• Alternate forms of cement to counter corrosive
  effects

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Expected Cost of Soil Testing

• Fixing slope of the land to prevent structure
  sliding
• Also some recommendations are mentioned in the
  geotechnical report regarding the design of the
  building.So it is important to share it with the
  structural engineer and working inspector of the
  project in order to notify them.

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• The cost of the soil testing depends on the
  complications of the land size. In most of the
  cases soil is tested before the digging process.
  However, in some rare cases the testing is also
  done after the digging process. So for testing
  before the digging process geotech in
  Sydney approximately costs around 3000-5000
  which is quite an expensive process.
• But the perks and importance of this process is
  very much in context to construction so people
  tend to do it without any second thought. Now the
  cost for testing after the digging process is
  around 300-1000 which is very low compared to
  that of before digging. The reason for that is
  the very less importance of soil testing after
  the digging process.

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• Make sure the environmental engineering
  company you are hiring is well established.
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  Stronger Grounds
• 4 Advantages of Associating With The Right
  Environment Engineering Companies
• Importance of Hiring the Geotechnical Engineers
  for the Perfect Solutions

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