Geotechnical Engineering
Shaping sustainable infrastructure
Geotechnical engineering informs designs for foundations, retaining walls, embankments, slope stability, and structural loads. Transport corridors, strategic site developments, commercial developments, water infrastructure, energy networks¡ªall of them rely on geotechnical design.
Combining ground condition research with ground investigations and proprietary software, our geotechnical design specialists model site materials and recommend efficient and robust use of these assets to deliver site development.
Working across the development lifecycle of a project¡ªfrom initial concept and site investigation to supporting contractors during construction¡ªcan unlock challenging sites and enable project delivery. With an approach based on lean, efficient, and sustainable design, we support developer and contractor teams to make sites viable.
Our work focuses on providing sustainable solutions and reducing carbon impacts. We model material suitability to identify their best use across the site, based on development priorities, contamination risks, and the properties of the site materials. Let us help you unlock your site and move forward with development.
Site sifting
Through desk-based studies and site-based analysis, our geotechnical engineers contribute to early-stage site feasibility studies that inform acquisition strategies and planned development programmes. At this site sifting stage, we assess ground conditions and their likely impact on foundation design, slope stability, and structural load-bearing design. Let us support your decision-making progress and help you identify sites to take forward.Geotechnical modelling
From our ground investigations, we develop a digitised ground model which can be explored and interpreted to provide the most appropriate commercial and sustainable geotechnical design solution for foundations, retaining walls, embankments, and slopes.Future proofing sites
Our approach to geotechnical engineering includes temporary and permanent works design, land remediation strategies, earthworks, demolition programmes, ground improvement design, and foundation and sub-structure design. It¡¯s an approach that covers the full lifecycle of a project and supports long-term sustainable use.
Jeremy Coulton, Director, Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental
We share our customer¡¯s goals and are invested in delivering successful outcomes.
James Weddle, Senior Associate
Helping clients solve complex geohazard challenges to help them make effective risk mitigation decisions is what drives me.
Mark Campbell, Director & Practice Lead, Geotechnics and Geohazards
Passionate about the communication of temporal and spatial risk, I specialise in applying my knowledge of geo-hazards and slope instability.
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