Consulting geologists who specialise in geotechnical site investigations, soil profiling and testing, and exploration and wellsite geology are based in Florence, Italy. The service that GeoSolutions provides is efficient, effective and professional and the highest quality standards are adhered to. Principal areas of operation are Europe and Africa. Wellsite geological services are offered on a rotational basis for the drilling of all types of petroleum and natural gas wells all over the world.

GeoSolutions specialises in two major areas of geotechnical site investigations:

1) Foundation Investigations are carried out in order to determine suitable sub-surface founding strata and appropriate ground improvement techniques. Ground settlements are calculated for the intended structures. All relevant geotechnical soil properties are noted.

2) Materials Investigations determine the geotechnical characteristics, quality, quantity and 3D spatial orientation of potentially suitable soil or rock bodies for use as construction material.

All field-work is carried out by qualified engineering geologists and geotechnicians with years of experience. Our geologists are skilled at the profiling of all soil types. Various drilling and testpitting methods are used to gather geotechnical data. In-situ or disturbed soil or rock samples taken on site are tested by an approved soil testing laboratory.

Geotechnical laboratory testing includes:

Shear Strength

Grain Size Determinations

Atterberg Limits

Moisture Content

Density

Consolidation

Swell Potential

Compaction Tests (Proctor)

California Bearing Ratio (CBR)

Construction materials laboratory testing includes:

Aggregates

Concrete

Asphalt

Our subsurface exploration methods include:

Soil Borings (auger, pneumatic, diamond-bit)

Piezometers

Groundwater/Gas Monitor Wells

Coal/CBM diamond drilling

Testpitting

Soil/Groundwater Probes