Foundation engineering on land

• Feasibility and impact studies of sub-surface construction and foundation solutions
• Pre-engineering, detailed engineering and follow-up during the construction phase
• Independent (third party) quality control of geotechnical design
• Risk and vulnerability analyses
• Damage assessment in conjunction with ground conditions

Geodynamics and vibrations

• Measurement of vibration, dynamic movements, pressure, forces and shock in soil, rock and structures
• Field and laboratory determination of dynamic properties of soil  and rock
• Solutions for vibration from transportation dynamics for high speed railway
• Foundations for machinery with dynamic loading
• Isolated foundations and solutions for vibration sensitive industry
• Threshold values for vibration impact on human beings, structures and sensitive equipment
• Countermeasures for sound induced vibration including the effect of the ground conditions on sound propagation
• Vibration of offshore structures and other structures exposed to wind, waves and currents
• Effect of blasting in soil and rock, shock waves phenomenon and countermeasures

GIT (Information technology) 

• Consulting
• Spatial analysis
• Calculations
• 3D visualisation
• Management of geospatial data
• Data modelling
• Map production
• Standardisation
• Development of GIS web and desktop applications

Site investigations on land 

Geotechnical field investigations:

• Geotechnical soil sampling (piston and block)
• Environmental sampling (augering, shafting)
• Rotary sounding
• Total sounding
• Cone Penetration Test (CPTU)
• Vaneshear test
• Pore pressure measurements

Soil laboratory testing:

• Routine tests and index tests
• Consolidation tests (odometer)
• Direct simple shear tests (DSS)
• Triaxial tests
• Dynamic soil properties ("resonant column" and "bender element")
• Frost heave tests
• Mineralogy determination
• Swelling
• Geological age determination

Groundwater and hydrogeology

• Groundwater well design, installation, sampling and testing
• Remedial measures against water intrusion in mines and tunnels

Eng. geology and rock mech.

• Engineering geology mapping
• Core logging
• Rock mass characterisation
• Rock Stress measurements /(hydraulic splitting)
• Laboratory and model tests
• Numerical analyses (UDEC, FLAC, Phase2, etc.)
• Rock support design
• Grouting design
• Criteria for water leakage into tunnels and caverns
• Foundation design of suspension bridges
• Follow-up during the construction phase

Instrumentation and monitoring 

• Geotechnical and structural monitoring for design verification during construction
• Long-term structural monitoring for performance evaluation
• Remote monitoring systems for field measurements with automated data collection and web presentation
• Design and delivery of custom monitoring systems for special applications and research projects

Soil and rock slides

• Geotechnical stability evaluation
• Hazard zonation related to national legislations and regulations
• Mitigation design

Earthquakes

• Dynamic soil properties using laboratory and geophysical investigations
• Stability of slopes under earthquake loading
• Ground response analysis and response spectra for earthquake analysis of structures
• Dynamic soil-structure interaction (SSI)
• Assessment of liquefaction potential during earthquake loading

 Tsunamis  

• Numerical analysis of tsunamis generated by submarine landslides, rock slides, and earthquakes
• Preparation of detailed tsunami hazard maps for smaller areas
• Detailed wave mechanics analyses
• Evaluation of wave loads and run-up run-up heights
• Tsunami mitigation and protective measures

Geophysics

• Marine and land-based geophysics
• Concept and methodology studies
• Modelling and analyses
• Comparison and testing of new sensor technology
• Design and assembly of prototypes
• Field work for geophysical investigations
• Processing and interpretation of geophysical data
• Geophysical laboratory work

Laboratory and model testing

Laboratory tests on soil:

• Classification
• CT scan
• Advances stress-strain strength tests
• Triaxial tests (static and cyclic, drained and undrained)
• Plane strain tests
• True Triaxial tests
• Direct simple shear tests (DSS) (static and cyclic)
• Ring shear tests
• Odometer tests; incremental/constant loading
• KO-odometer test with measurement of horizontal strain
• Resonant column and bender element tests (Gmax) in triaxial, direct simple shear  and odometer tests
• Special designed tests for sediments with gas, frozen soil, etc.
• Soil and filter/drain permeability tests
• Field laboratory tests (onshore and offshore)
• Model tests on soil-structure interaction (SSI) in the laboratory and field
• High-Low  temperature tests

Laboratory tests on rock cores:

• Index tests
• Simple strength tests
• Triaxial test (on rock cores and large scale aggregate)
• Direct simple shear tests (shear box tests)
• Ring shear tests
• Tests with CT-scanning
• Model test in polyaxial cell
• Special design tests for rock cores, for example temperature tests, etc.

Numerical modelling

• Numerical finite element (FEM, discrete element (DEM) or particle model simulations of static and dynamic geomechanical problems
• Deformation analyses
• Soil Structure-Interaction (SSI) analyses
• Capacity and stability analyses

Snow avalanches

• Hazard and risk assessment
• Design of safety measures

Subsea technology

• Measuring techniques and field applications