Geotechnical Engineering
McClelland Consulting Engineers maintains a complete geotechnical division to provide support for projects requiring subsurface design considerations. Engineers provide interpretations of geological and geotechnical data to perform stability analysis, foundation design, dam design, and pavement design. The department’s efforts are enhanced by a CME-45B Drilling Platform mounted on a one-ton four wheel drive truck. This set-up provides us with more mobility in restricted areas than larger drill units. Applications include foundations, soil rock sounding, monitoring wells, and soil sampling for underground tank and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments. Our lab can perform the following functions:
- Atterberg Limits
- Seive Analysis
- Bearing Ratio of Soils
- Consolidation Tests
- Lime Stabilization Studies
- Moisture Content
- Particle Size Analysis
- Potential Volume Change
- Shrinkage Limits
- Unconfined Compressive Strength
- Unit Dry Weight