Services

LR Geotech provides geotechnical services across southern Africa for private individuals, civil engineering consultants, developers, town and regional planners or any other individual or company that requires the following services:

NHBRC Geotechnical Investigations

Carried out as per NHBRC requirements utilising the National Department of Housing’s Geotechnical Site Investigations for Housing Developments Generic Specification GFSH-2.

Foundation Investigations

Provides foundation solutions for specific structures ranging from artificially surfaced playing fields to large structures such as silos, mills and multi-storey buildings.

Centreline Investigations

Centreline investigations for powerlines, roads, railway lines, pipelines and canals. Can be carried out according to client specifications.

Dolomite Stability Investigations

Carried out as required by SANS 1936. Used to determine the potential for sinkholes and subsidences to develop. This establishes the hazard level and determines the type of development that will be allowed as well as the density of development.

Dolomite Risk Management Systems

Compiled in accordance SANS 1936 requirements for some developments.

Investigation of Damaged Buildings

Geotechnical investigations carried out using multiple techniques to ascertain the geotechnical reasons for cracks in buildings and provide remediation solutions.

Location & assessment of construction material

Locate borrow pits and hard rock quarries for use in constructing roads and railway lines.

Land Use Evaluation

Used for zoning land in terms of its potential to be developed.

Solid Waste Disposal & Cemetery Site Evaluation

Required for new waste disposal sites and cemeteries, to ensure that the site is feasible and to eliminate pollution.