Services

Geotechnical Analysis & Design

Douglas Partners provides geotechnical analysis and design services to meet our clients needs on a range of building and infrastructure projects.

We can provide geotechnical analysis and design services for a range of building and infrastructure projects including:

  • Industrial, commercial and residential buildings, both low and high rise;
  • Deep basements;
  • Roads and railways including pavements, bridges, tunnels, embankments and cuttings; and 
  • Mines and dams together with associated infrastructures.

These services can cover:

  • Foundation design (including capacity and settlement of shallow footings, slabs, driven and bored piles, pile test review);
  • Retaining structure design (including gravity walls, anchored, propped or cantilevered walls, reinforced soil walls);
  • Slopes and excavations (slope stability assessment, soil nail and anchor design);
  • Earthworks and embankments (stability analysis and settlement analysis);
  • Pavement investigation (flexible and rigid);
  • Ground improvement techniques and options; and
  • Design of temporary piling platforms and crane pads.