GZA Services

Geotechnical Engineering
GZA maintains a strong service base and expertise in our original core business and specialty of geotechnical engineering. Through the focused integration of geotechnical and environmental expertise, GZA routinely addresses a variety of complex ground-related conditions. We provide engineering analyses and design services for foundations, tunnels, dams, buried utilities, marine facilities, highways, railroads, site development and temporary underground structures. From site selection through construction, GZA provides each client with site-specific solutions for their below ground construction.  Our engineers are experienced in a wide range of geotechnical engineering applications, including:
  • Subsurface Exploration Programs
  • Footing and Mat Foundations
  • Piles and Caisson Foundations
  • Tunnels
  • Drilled Shafts
  • Retaining Walls
  • Braced Excavations
  • Soil and Rock Slope Stability
  • Earth and Rock Fill Embankments
  • Groundwater Control
  • Preloading and Surcharging
  • Deep Soil Densification
  • Ground Improvement
  • Pavement Design
  • Seismic Design
  • Geotechnical Instrumentation

  • GZA's design approach is focused on reducing foundation and earthwork construction costs while providing our clients with a technically sound project. This often involves evaluating the costs and benefits of ground improvement alternatives to traditional structural solutions (i.e., deep foundations and structural slabs).

    The construction oversight and management we provide our clients is as important as the up front work, and is a key element in keeping a project on track. GZA's field engineers combine technical expertise, quality control and project understanding to confirm that the job gets done. We work as our clients’ eyes and ears on the site, monitoring construction for conformance with project specifications and providing immediate engineering input when design or field conditions change. Our goal is to address on-site issues before they turn into problems.

     

    For more information, contact Robert J. Palermo, P.E.
    E-Mail: robert.palermo@gza.com
    Telephone: (781) 278-3812
    or David R. Carchedi, Ph.D., P.E.
    Telephone: (401) 421-4140
     
     
     
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