Geotechnical: Foundation Design
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Ninyo & Moore routinely provides geotechnical foundation recommendations for support of all types of structures, including public and commercial buildings and facilities, bridges, utility plants, and waterfront structures.
Ninyo & Moore is experienced in providing site-specific recommendations that include:
- Foundation type and size
- spread footings
- mat
- driven piles
- drilled piles/caissons
- Allowable bearing, lateral, and uplift capacities
- Modulus of subgrade reaction
- Estimated settlements and settlement rates
- Construction recommendations for mitigation of:
- expansive soils
- compressible soils
- collapsible soils
- liquefiable soils
- corrosive soils
- saturated/weak soils
- Constructability considerations
- Subgrade preparation
- Lateral load resistance (passive pressures and friction coefficients)
- Dynamic or transient loads