We assist our clients in implementing cost effective quality assurance programs for construction and developing cost-saving approaches to construction challenges posed by site conditions and geotechnical restraints. TTL recently designed and monitored installation of the first Load Transfer Platform constructed in the State of Alabama.

Geotechnical Services:
Comparison of Alternative Foundation Support Systems
Deep Foundation Design
Settlement of Shallow and Deep Foundations
Dynamic Soil Properties Analysis
Bearing Capacity for Shallow Foundations
Ground Improvement Systems
Post-Tensioned Mats, Micropiles, Helical Anchors, Load Transfer Platforms
Geotechnical Instrumentation and Monitoring
Evaluation of Reinforced and Non-Reinforced Slopes
Design of Soil and Rock Anchors
Soil Nailing
Sheet Pile Design
Earth Retention Systems

Shear Wave Testing for Seismic Design:
Recent changes in the International Building Code adopted by most local governing bodies requires the geotechnical engineer to determine the site seismic classification. This analysis can have a significant impact on the structural design costs for a building project. TTL can perform a geophysical analysis of the shallow subsurface soils that can frequently allow an improvement of the code requirements, thus effecting a more economical structural design, and in many cases allow an owner to realize a substantial saving in construction costs. TTL has invested in the equipment and technology that permits us to quickly and unobtrusively assess the site specific seismic response and determine the seismic shear wave velocities at the site.