Engineering-geological surveys
- Subjecting solid rocks to drilling operations:
< 30 metres – the diameter of core – 42 mm;
< 100 metres – the diameter of core – 34 mm;
Field equipment: Minex, Winkie Drill
- Determining the density ratio of soil and unstable rocks, such as clay, sand, and gravel: the depth of penetration: <5 m;
- Determining the density ratio of soil and unstable rocks, such as clay, sand, and gravel: the depth of penetration: <10 m (under favourable geological conditions);
Field equipment: portable dynamic penetrometer, FD-645, HEAVY-DUTY
Geological survey
- Geoogical mapping
- Existing maps (geological, tectonic, geomorphological, et) in foundations. Classification scales:
- 1:50 000;
- 1:25 000;
- 1:10 000;
- 1:5 000;
- 1:2 000
- Digital database of the maps id foundation materials
Creation of a digital model of existing maps in foundation materials and their classification;
Field equipment: GEO POCKET TRANSIT COMPASS, BRUNTON
- Active tectonic survey
- Identifying active fractures through analyzing maps and digital models;
- Analysis of historic and hardware data;
- Studying geological structures;
- Paleo-seismological studies.