Geotechnical Services

Before a building, bridge, highway, subdivision, and before any other facility breaks ground, a geotechnical evaluation needs to be performed. The results of the evaluation can bring to light unique subsurface conditions and characteristics with the findings often influencing the suitability of a site for a specific project and the construction requirements needed to create a safe and structurally sound structure.

Our team is comprised of highly experienced, licensed professional engineers with the unique knowledge of area soil and groundwater conditions, as well as the requirements of many local entities who continue to create the infrastructure of Nevada. 

With over three decades of experience, GES regularly investigates projects involving unstable ground, bridges and retaining walls, significant cuts and fills, and the crossing of wetlands, washes, and other soft ground. Our clients depend on us for the development of pipelines, construction of highways, parking garages, high rises, and bridges. 

 Our most requested geotechnical engineering services include:

  • Geotechnical Reports (Geologic Investigations/Studies, Subsurface Soil 

            Investigations)

  • Foundation Design
  • Pavement Evaluation & Design
  • Settlement Evaluations Slope Stability Analysis
  • Retaining Walls/Structures
  • Geologic Hazard Evaluation
  • Rippability Studies
  • Pipeline Design
  • Parameters
  • Utility Clearance Permitting
  • Seepage Evaluations
  • Seismic Studies (Seismic Refraction, Refraction Microtremor (ReMi Evaluations)
  • Geophysical Resistivity Surveys
  • Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
  • Groundwater Modeling
  • Groundwater Permitting
  • Utility Clearance Permitting
  • Liquefaction
  • Field Instrumentation & Monitoring
  • Soil Management and Erosion Control
  • Forensic Evaluations