Let us put our geotechnical engineering capabilities to work for you. From evaluating shallow foundations to complex ground improvement and displacement-based seismic design, our senior engineers and geologists have extensive experience with the full range of site conditions in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. ZGA can also provide expert witness litigation support and building and property damage insurance claim assistance.
On a typical consulting project, we:
- Work with you to get a thorough understanding of site, budget, and schedule constraints
- Prepare an exploration plan that accommodates your constraints, while meeting end user requirements
- Evaluate your site’s surface and subsurface conditions
- Develop specific solutions that consider local and global, short-term and long-term impacts
- Deliver clear, concise, practical recommendations
- Use our in-house geotechnical laboratory for quality, cost-effective testing
- Communicate often to keep you informed
Our geotechnical consulting services include:
- Shallow and deep foundations
- Pre-load design
- Laterally loaded pile analysis
- Flexible and rigid pavement design
- Geotechnical peer review
- Liquefaction analysis and mitigation evaluations
- LID stormwater management and groundwater mounding analysis
- Tower foundations
- LRFD analysis
- Ground improvement
- Failure causation analysis
- Forest practice evaluations