Terra Testing, Inc. offers a wide spectrum of Geotechnical Services for site investigations.
Investigations - Test Boring & Exploratory Drilling
- Foundation Investigations
- Mine Development & Expansion
- Land Development
- Earth Mass Movements-(Landslides)
- Groundwater Monitoring
- Aquifer Pump Testing
- Rock Pressure Testing
- Confirmatory Sampling
- Highway Construction
- Marine Drilling using Barge Rental Services
- Marcellus and Ithica Support Drilling
Sampling Technologies
- Split Barrel Sampling - Standard Penetration Testing (SPT) using a 140lb. hammer (ASTM D-1586)
- Split Barrel Sampling with 3” Split Spoon and 300 lb. hammer buy bitrh control pills
- Continuous Soil Sampler for 3.25” and 4.25” Hollow Stem Augers (H.S.A.’s)
- Thin-Walled Tube Sampling / Undisturbed Soil Sampling (Shelby Tube) (ATSM D-1587)
- Piston Sampling (ATSM D-1587)
- Hand Sampling
- Continuous Diamond Rock Core Drilling (EX, NX, NQ, HQ, PQ) (ASTM D-2113) using air or water including split-inner barrels.
- Un-sampled Rock Drilling using 4, 6, 8, and 10” Air (percussion) Hammers
- Angle Drilling
Instrumentation & Down-hole Testing Equipment
- Piezometer Installations including Vibrating Wire
- Inclinometer Installations (AASHTO T-254)
- Packer Testing - Double or Single (ASTM D-4630)
-Rock Fractures
-Permeability
-Draw-down Pump Test