Geotechnical

Gauffreau
Geotechnical Discipline Leader

Philip Gauffreau

The Geotechnical Discipline is home to CED’s geotechnical engineering, geo-structural design, construction observation and testing, and laboratory material testing service linesOur teams of geotechnical, construction, and laboratory professionals provide a broad range of conventional to innovative services related to subsurface explorations; earthwork procedures; slope stability; ground improvement; flexible and rigid pavements; foundation options & capacities; site retaining structures; support-of-excavation (SOE), underpinning & dewatering systems; earthen dam stability and rehabilitation; utilities; etc We engage in interactive collaboration with the design and construction teams throughout all phases of a given project, beginning with due diligence, to deliver practical, cost-effective solutions for the Client/Owner

Services

  • Braced Excavations
  • Construction & Special Inspections
  • Dam Design & Inspection
  • Dewatering Evaluations
  • Earthwork Procedures
  • Expert Testimony
  • Forensic Engineering
  • Geophysical Surveys
  • Ground Improvement Solutions
  • Ground Modification & Soil Stabilization
  • Groundwater Observation
  • Karst Studies & Sinkhole Repair
  • Marine Structures
  • Pavement & Underdrain Design
  • Retaining Structures
  • Shallow & Deep Foundations
  • Site Characterizations
  • Slope Stability Analysis
  • Soil & Rock Mechanics
  • Subsurface Explorations
  • Underpinning

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