Ground Investigation Services

JOMAS offer a full site investigation service nationwide, including:

• Inspection pits - Shallow hand dug holes to inspect near surface soils or existing foundations
• Mechanically excavated trial pits – for deeper trial holes
• Window/windowless sampling - Narrow diameter boreholes that can be undertaken in confined spaces, and used to drill shallow boreholes.
• Cable percussive boreholes - The drilling method for deep boreholes in soils and soft rocks.
• Rotary core boreholes - Method for drilling in hard rock.
• Dynamic probing - A method of measuring the penetration resistance of the soil.
• California Bearing Ratio (CBR) testing - An in-situ test undertaken to assist in the design of road construction.
• Laboratory analysis - Chemical and geotechnical testing of samples.
• Groundwater monitoring - Measuring water levels and retrieving samples for laboratory testing.
• Gas monitoring - Portable analyser used to measure ground gases such as methane, carbon dioxide and oxygen.
• Soakage tests - A soil permeability test used to design soakaways for surface water disposal.

We would be pleased to provide our competitive price for conducting a ground investigation.