Site Investigation

The need to understand the physical, chemical, and geotechnical nature of ground conditions can be necessary for a range of reasons and here at Kiwa CMT our Geo-Environmental team are here to assist you.

Whether it be for contamination, geotechnical profiling, coal authority rotary boreholes, trial pitting, etc. we can help you achieve your technical goals.

Our dedicated and qualified teams are only a telephone call away, so whatever your requirements, large or small, we are ready to help you deliver.

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This service is used by construction companies, contractors and civil engineers.

Methods employed include:

Trial Pit Investigation
Window Sampling
Dynamic Probing
Shallow Mine Working Investigation
Foundation Recommendation
Existing Foundation Investigation
Soil Infiltration Testing
Light Cable Percussive Drilling
Rotary Open Hole Drilling

We pride ourselves on our expertise, and being able to turn a job around quickly - we understand the time pressure ground workers, contractors and consultants can be under.

In situ CBR Testing
Plate Bearing Testing
In situ Density
Nuclear Density Testing
Ground Gas & Water Installation & Monitoring
Geotechnical Laboratory Testing
Particle Size Distribution
Plasticity Index
Moisture Content
Moisture Content vs. Dry Density
Undrained Triaxial
Bituminous Materials Testing
Laboratory CBRs
Los Angeles Abrasion
Bulk Density Determination
Aggregate Crushing Value (ACV)
Aggregate Impact Value (AIV)
Air Void Determination of Bituminous Cores
Permeability
Flakiness Index
Frost Susceptibility
Dry Density Moisture Content Relationship
Particle Density

We are a UKAS accredited testing laboratory (No.0529) for this scope of accreditations.

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