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