Our Services
Staff at Shad & Associates Inc. are experienced and specialize in Geotechnical Investigations and Assessments, Construction Support, Material Testing and Inspection Services, and Environmental Assessments.
Geotechnical Investigations
- • Visual Geotechnical and Geological Assessments
- • Geotechnical Investigations through advancement of boreholes, excavation of test/trench pits, rock-coring, collection of soil and rock samples, performing in-situ and laboratory testing for soil and rock characterization
- • Providing geotechnical design recommendations for shallow spread footings, mat foundations, piles and caissons, slab construction, pavement and retaining structures
- • Numerical modelling and stability analysis of slopes and retaining structures
- • Foundation distress investigations
- • Recommendations of ground improvement techniques and construction dewatering
- • Deformation Analysis and Monitoring
Construction Support, Material Testing and Inspection Services
- • Subgrade inspection/evaluation for footings and other foundation structures, floor slabs and pavements
- • Compaction quality control during the earthwork programs, underground site servicing, sub-base and base granular fill placement and pavement construction
- • Monitoring of caissons and pile installation
- • Baseline hydrogeological assessment
- • Water well monitoring plan during construction
- • Drinking water well monitoring plan and monitoring
- • Fill management plans
- • Preconstruction condition surveys
- • Laboratory and field testing of concrete, mortar and grout (with certified CCIL technicians and CCIL certified Laboratory)
- • Inspection of rebar placement
- • Inspection of structural steel erection in field or in shop fabrication
- • Laboratory testing for soil properties
- • Concrete and asphalt mix design reviews
- • Preparation of instrumentation plan and monitoring for tunnels, slopes and excavations
- • Building and pavement condition surveys
- • Permeability testing for ponds, infiltration galleries, septic systems
Environmental Site Assessments
With qualified and certified staff from Shad & Associates Inc. together with affiliated chemical testing laboratories and consulting firms, we provide the following services:
- • Excess soil management
- • Sampling and chemical analysis for water, soils and sediments
- • Phase I ESA
- • Phase II ESA
- • Filing of Record of Site Conditions
- • Environmental remediation
- • Tank removal, replacement and upgrading
- • Facility decommissioning
- • Asbestos inspection and abatement
- • Risk assessment
- • Water treatment