Geotechnical Engineering

At GeoCore, we believe that geotechnical design must be rooted in accurate site data and tailored to each project’s unique requirements. Our focus is on delivering practical, economical, and technically robust solutions that keep projects safe, efficient, and constructible.

Our engineers have developed innovative approaches to foundation design, slope stabilization, ground improvement, and containment systems. By combining advanced analysis with value engineering, we identify opportunities to reduce risk, control costs, and support sustainable, long-term performance.

Slopes and Embankments

• Design of cut and fill slopes

• Slope stability assessments and reinforcement

• Base and subgrade reinforcement

• Erosion control and slope stabilization systems

• Tailings dam and water-retaining berm design

Shallow and Deep Foundations

• Soil bearing capacity and settlement evaluations

• Shallow foundations for structures and slabs

• Deep foundations: helical, driven, auger-injected piles, drilled shafts

• Underpinning and support for existing foundations

• Earth pressure assessments and retaining wall design

• Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) and gravity walls

• Advanced numerical modeling and construction drawings

Ground Improvement

• Geosynthetic and soil nail reinforcement

• Surcharge and staged preloading

• Rapid impact compaction and grouting methods

Facility Containment

• Engineered clay liners and composite systems

• Polymeric membranes for fluid containment

• Sand-bentonite liners for hydraulic control

• Cement-bentonite and soil-bentonite slurry walls

Utility Infrastructure

• Trench and tunnel design for buried utilities

• Pipe jacking support and bedding design

• Trench backfill and stabilization solutions

Deliverables

GeoCore provides clear, defensible designs backed by advanced analysis, engineering judgment, and constructability review. All reports and drawings are reviewed by senior engineers to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and practical application on-site.