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2. Why Geo-Technical Investigation is Important?

3.  The very main purpose of Geo-Technical
Investigation is to conduct soil investigation
for the site where building construction
needs to take place.

4.  Geotechnical investigation is one of the major
actions to be followed in the field of
constructions.
 A Geotechnical Company has a key role in
setting up a team investigation with the
geotechnologist.

5.  Soil exploration is a part of site investigation
and it determines suitability of the site
proposed construction.
 This mainly helps in knowing which type of
foundation is required for the proposed project
making the safety measures before piling.

6.  Soil parameters testing for design purposes.
 Field geotechnical investigations.
 Laboratory testing of soil for design
construction.

7.  The effort and detail of the geotechnical site
investigation to obtain sufficient and correct
site information to select and design a
foundation for a building in permafrost is
complex.
It depends on:
a) Design criteria of the proposed structure;

8. b) Historic knowledge of general site conditions
and building performance;
c) Drilling equipment availability;

9. d) Time of year the work needs to be done may
determine the geotechnical site investigation
method and finally;
e) The overall costs.

10.  The collection of geotechnical data and the
preparation of a report for a proposed structure
should be considered in four phases:
1. Project definition prepared by the owner in
conjunction with an architect, if selected.
2. The project definition consists of
architectural/engineering foundation criteria
such as loading and settlement; on or above
ground structure; service life of structure, and
proposed design/construction schedule.

11. 3. Preliminary site and project evaluation
conducted by the geotechnical consultant
selected for the geotechnical site investigation.
4. It consists of preliminary site review of past
geotechnical investigations of nearby sites and a
selection of likely foundation design(s) based on
published literature and the geotechnical
consultant knowledge of the site.

12. 5. This preliminary evaluation and a consensus by
the owner are used to develop the detail of the
proposed geotechnical site investigation.
6. Geotechnical site investigation (test holes and
sampling) and laboratory testing for soils
characteristics.
7. Geotechnical report preparation with
recommended foundation system options.

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