GRS staff have extensive experience in site investigation design, implementation and supervision for a wide range of geotechnical projects including transportation infrastructure, water supplies, foundations, contaminated land and quarries in a variety of geological and geographical settings, both onshore and offshore.
GRS use engineering geological models, combined with the required engineering performance, to evaluate project specific geological uncertainty. As a result of this approach, site investigation targets areas of potential uncertainty and therefore minimises project risk.
GRS have recently been involved with site investigations for a major new port in Qatar (in association with Scott Wilson Ltd) and port redevelopment in Dubai (in association with Van Oord).
GRS are involved with each stage of the site investigation. Contractors are rarely provided with the results of the desk study or initial models and consequently, the resulting logs may lack critical details. GRS use the framework of engineering geological models to maxinise interpretation and therefore minimize uncertainty. (After Parry, S. & Campbell, S. D. G. (2007). Deformation associated with a slow moving landslide, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, China. Bull Eng Geol Env Vol 66 p135-141).